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Telephone Operators of the World, Rejoice

Thanks to Paul English, whose crusade against automated phone systems is still going strong, it's a great time to be in the call center business. Since I ...  Read more

Major Leagues -- Minor Markets

It was the high point of Worth Sports Co.'s spring tour: Bryant Gumbel, of NBC-TV's "Today" show, resplendent in the inevitable navy blazer and grey flann...  Read more

Entrepreneurs' Dreams Really Do Come True

This morning one of my dearest friends appeared on the Today Show to discuss the growing influence of Digital Moms...  Read more

The Man Who Wanted a Live Operator

An entrepreneur campaigns against automated customer service.  Read more

Pay-as-you-go Pr

A little public relations was just what David X. Manners Co. needed, and -- as luck would have it -- PR was Manners's stock-in-trade. For 17 years, the ti...  Read more

From Lifeguard to CEO

How my first job as a lifeguard ultimately prepared me for running an e-mail marketing business.  Read more

The Today Show Welcomes Inc. Cover Boys

Why do some ideas lodge themselves in our minds while others slip in and out? That's the question that authors Chip and Dan Heath explore in their new boo...  Read more

Move Over, Snuggie

Each day, Inc.'s reporters scour the Web for the most important and interesting news to entrepreneurs. Here's what we found today: ...  Read more

Aspen Food & Wine Fest: Day 2

Is a boozy breakfast good for a conference? Plus, how a TV celebrity chef wins stomachs in real life.  Read more

Who's Next

They are transforming the Web, empowering other start-ups, and turning your conference room into one big whiteboard. A sneak preview of the latest generation...  Read more

Things I Can't Live Without: David Horvath

Why the creator of Ugly Dolls wants to visit the home of a monster.  Read more

How to Become a Household Name

Forget expensive advertising campaigns. The best way to reach the masses is often through free media coverage. So what does it take to get on Oprah?  Read more

Getting Attention to Get Businesss

I have an official announcement to make: I am not a candidate for Governor of the state of California. I did, however, give serious consideration to the i...  Read more

Welcome to the Unconference

Why more industry associations and trade groups are letting members organize their own free-form "unconferences."  Read more

The Alphebetizer: Barbara Corcoran, Barbara Corcoran Inc.

Barbara Corcoran made her mark building one of New York's largest real estate companies. Today, she is a panelist on the ABC program Shark Tank...  Read more

When a Product's Too Good

Each day,  Inc .'s reporters scour the Web for the most important and interesting news to entrepreneurs. Here's what we found today: <...  Read more

PAYjr Gets Kids and Teens to Pay With Plastic

Can it raise $7.5 million?  Read more

Secrets of a Novice TV Star

Small business is big news again. When Today calls, make sure you're ready for prime time.  Read more

How to Raise $10 Million in One Day

Each day, Inc.'s reporters scour the Web for the most important and interesting news to entrepreneurs. Here's what we found today: ...  Read more

Big Easy Entrepreneurs and Turning Buzz Into Bucks

Entrepreneurs help to revive The Big Easy. Four years after Hurricane Katrina flooded nearly 80% of New Orleans, the historic city is in the midst ...  Read more

Getting Noticed

It was an event that attracted camera crews and spectators alike -- 26 people stuffing themselves into a BMW MINI. The publicity stunt, created by Rubenst...  Read more

Rochelle Behrens, Founder of The Shirt by Rochelle Behrens

When Rochelle Behrens was a lobbyist for a Washington, D.C., public affairs firm, she'd pin her conservative button-down shirts from the inside so ...  Read more

26 Most Fascinating Entrepreneurs: Warren Brown

because only in America will someone quit a secure job as a lawyer to start a bakery  Read more

How to Take a Local Brand National

"It's all about Facebooking, Tweeting and friending people," says Elaina Scotto of Scotto restaurant in New York City.  Read more

How to Market a Brand New Product

What the Snuggie, the Roomba, and other innovative products can teach you about turning an unknown name and product into a consumer success.  Read more

The Rebranding Game

If at first you pick the wrong name, you can always try, try again.  Read more

Smog Lifters

There are people out there who are even more information deluged than you are. Eleven of the smartest--and most beleaguered--reveal their personal regimens f...  Read more

Warren Brown, Cake Love and Love Cafe

because only in America will someone quit a secure job as a lawyer to start a bakery  Read more

The Biggest TV Network You've Never Heard Of

Michael Stern started PRN with this insight: If most people make their buying decisions inside the store, why not show them commercials inside the store? Bec...  Read more

2. The Product Makeover

For years, OMI sold its odor-masking chemicals to big, stinky factories. Did it make sense to target Whole Foods as well?  Read more

Hamburger Heaven

How McDonald's created modern-day franchising  Read more

Never Work for Chump Change

How much you should pay yourself, how to make the most of empty space, and what to do when under legal attack  Read more

Changing How The Game Is Played

Bringing space-age technology to the world of sporting goods lets tiny Worth Sports Co. leapfrog its giant competitors and capture a new market  Read more

First Aide

Melba J. Duncan knows what makes for a world-class executive assistant. Her one-of-a-kind recruiting business may even help you learn how to find a superstar...  Read more

Play Money

Founder of simulated stock market confronts decision among three different long-term growth strategies.  Read more

Child's Play

Start-up attempts to sell a positive-message-stuffed doll to kids.  Read more

Oil Slicks

Tim Marquez and Rod Eson were on their way to revolutionizing the oil industry when they ran into Erin Brockovich, Katie Couric, Enron, and a confluence of p...  Read more