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Small Kombucha Brewers Find Themselves in Hot Water
Dozens of small brewers suddenly in dire straits as the government weighs whether the popular bottled tea should be regulated as an alcoholic beverage.
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Young Entrepreneurs, Cool Products
The entrepreneurs featured on Inc.com's 30 Under 30 list this year have brought to market a variety of products including bespoke suits, anti-gravity treadmills, and (yes) healthful jam.
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John Mackey of Whole Foods on Hiring Leaders
He used to be impressed by people who were articulate. Not anymore.
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Would You Pay More to Go Green?
As I've written in this blog previously, I believe the "green premium" works against green businesses, limiting their growth and thus their collective imp... Read more
Lessons from a Target Vendor; An Investor Search Engine
Betting on green, even in this economy. Rob... Read more
Business Uses for Twitter
Microblogging tools like Twitter are enabling direct communication with customers. Should you be developing a Twitter strategy? Read more
Editor's Letter
When I think about customer service it's usually because I'm not getting enough of it. Waiting forever for a service rep to pick up the phone, twiddling m... Read more
A Startup To Help Startups and the Stork Visits Twitter
The dark side of micro-lending . The Wall Street Journal has a long, fascinating story on a new credit bubble in India. On the surface it sounds fam... Read more
The Best Little Handbook in Texas
How to make your company's employee handbook one of your most important tools. Read more
Green 50: Recycline [Audio]
Recycline's toothbrushes, razors, and plastic flatware can be found on the shelves of Target and Whole Foods. Founder Eric Hudson explains the challenges ... Watch video
Getting Green Products on More Retail Shelves
Big retailers tend to be afraid of start-ups that make eco-friendly products.Here's a proposal on how to change that mindset. Read more
The (Handbook) Handbook
A guide to writing the perfect manual for employees you care about. Read more
Wal-Mart Goes Organic
The small companies that make their livelihood growing and peddling organic food fear the entrance of major retailers will destroy the industry. Read more
Innovating Schools, One Lunch at a Time
How this socially responsible business is transforming school lunch programs across the country to attack the obesity epidemic Read more
Building America’s Most Innovative Brands
Harvard's guru on outstanding American entrepreneurship analyzes the country's best brands, ponders the challenges of Groupon-era consumer empowerment, and e... Read more
30 Under 30: The Granola Guys
Jason Osborn and Jason Wright started Feed Granola Co. out of their New York apartment. Today their healthy snacks can be found on the shelves of Whole Fo... Watch video
How to Bring a Food Product to Market
So you can cook, preserve, brew, pickle, or roast with the best of 'em. But is your product ready to compete with the other artisanal goods on the market she... Read more
The Ultimate Business Tune-up for Times Like These
In a tough economy with credit extremely tight, big investments are not an option for most companies. Yet no business can afford to stand still. We asked our... Read more
The World Cup Bump
The big business behind the World Cup . Today marks the first day of the 2010 World Cup and soccer fans aren't the only ones who are excited. Here i... Read more
Packaging's Folk Revival
As folk art grows in popularity, marketers are using folk imagery to sell goods ranging from cookies to CDs. Read more
Will Whole Foods succeed?
The Whole Foods/Wild Oats merger is still up in the air, as a federal appeals court Read more
Charity Begins at Home
Various ways in which small businesses give back to their communities and why. Read more
Local Hero or Tax Cheat?
Gus Rancatore's ice cream shop, Toscanini's, is a fixture in Cambridge, Massachusetts. When it was seized for nonpayment of taxes, the community responded. Read more
Case Study #3: The Taste Maker
The Start-up: Ventana Health The Founder: Tim Avila San Clemente, California The business proposition: ... Read more
What's In That Diaper?
In 2002, Jason and Kimberley Graham-Nye faced a decision: cloth (a hassle) or disposable (wasteful). "We looked at each other and said, 'That's it?'" says Ki... Read more
Twitter Gets GM's Attention; Second Life Lives Again
GM bows to the power of Twitter. Hard to believe that the once powerful auto giant would ever listen to feedback from a bunch of microbloggers, but... Read more
The Business of Gluten-Free
Gwyneth Paltrow wrote on her lifestyle website Goop that she's "kind of in ... Read more
The Entrepreneurial Year That Was
The subprime mortgage meltdown. Extinction-threatening climate change. Presidential debates with fields of candidates larger than your high school graduating... Read more
From the Editor...
When I think about customer service it's usually because I'm not getting enough of it. Waiting forever for a service rep to pick up the phone, twiddling ... Read more
How to Take Advantage of Online Review and Answer Sites
A look at using customer forums and review sites such as Yelp to generate sales, tips on responding to negative feedback, plus how and why to make it simple ... Read more
World's Funniest Trade Association?
My vote would have to go to the Organic Trade Association. Surprised? Yes, I know, I used to think the Whole Foods crowd was mostly humor deprived--lots o... Read more
Things I Can't Live Without: Kara Goldin of Hint Water
The entrepreneur’s essentials include a mosquito zapper and a pocket video cam. Read more
Lauren Bush and Ellen Gustafson, Founders of FEED Projects
The former president's niece embraces social entrepreneurship with a growing line of bags sold online and at Whole Foods. Watch video
Organic Industry Fuming Over Obama Ruling
New government rules allow farmers to use genetically modified alfalfa, which has many in the organic food industry concerned about their trade. Read more
Looking Out for the Health of Our Babies
After realizing there was a shortage of organic baby food brands on the market, two moms decided to make it their mission to provide healthier alternatives. Read more
Things I Can't Live Without
A master chocolatier's fancies. Read more
Hanft: No One Asked Me, But...
Adam Hanft is the Inc.com Marketing Resource Center columnist. Interstate Ba... Read more
10 Inspiring Success Stories
May is Small Business Month, and to celebrate we're honoring 31 inspiring stories of small business success. Here's a look at ten of them. View slideshow
Dos and Don’ts of Raising Money From Angels: The Devil Is in the Details
Honest Tea president, co-founder, and TeaEO Seth Goldman highlights the Honest dos and don'ts of raising money from angel investors. Read more
Organic Snacks
Think your organic pretzels would sell in a snap? This growing natural foods niche might just prove you right. Read more
You're Fired: Getting Rid of Bad Customers
How to deal with difficult customers Read more
Building a Company That Wins
Inc . recently sat down with Arthur Rubinfeld, the mastermind behind Starbucks' meteoric growth and the founder of ad agency AIRVISION, to discuss hi... Read more
Building a Company That Wins
Inc . recently sat down with Arthur Rubinfeld, the mastermind behind Starbucks' meteoric growth and the founder of ad agency AIRVISION, to discuss hi... Read more
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