In August 2009 Jeff Smith, then a Missouri State Senator, pled guilty to two counts of obstruction of justice and resigned his seat. Five months later he went to federal prison–and found it bustling with resourceful men with shrewd business instincts.
Read moreThese programs offer prisoners around the country an opportunity to start new lives through entrepreneurship. Read more
Confounding the paparrazzi who hoped to get a picture of America's most celebrated jail bird, Paris Hilton surrendered to prison officials on Sunday eveni... Read more
A measure passed by the House would allow businesses to compete for contracts once reserved for prison labor. Read more
Accelerating EPA small business prosecution the expense of compliance. Read more
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With its carpeted cubicles and computer terminals, Stillwater Data Processing Systems Inc. looks like any other modern, high-technology office. At 5 p.m.... Read more
The head of a marketing firm that sent millions of spam e-mails is convicted of mail fraud. Read more
Jerry B. Heftler showed a new client what he was capable of by jumping into action during a prison riot. Read more
For his tireless work training the less fortunate - including ex-felons - to become entrepreneurs, Todd Pemberton receives an award. Read more
Thomas Noe, the rare coin entrepreneur convicted of stealing as much as $13.7 million from the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation, was Read more
Your top rival? He may well be a guy serving 10 to 20. Read more
Quick takes on the Web economy's impact on the business world. Read more
New federal ethics rules apply to all companies, regardless of size. Read more
Inc. Magazine Entrepreneur of the Year Ping Fu discusses her software firm Geomagic. Having survived Chinese prisons, she came to America and built Geomag... Watch video
A Detroit financier this week pleaded guilty to charges of fraud and making false statements in acquiring more than $70 million in fraudulent loans from t... Read more
Louisiana State penitentiary inmates produce an award-winning publication. Read more
A new network of ATM-like touch-screen kiosks automates routine probation interviews for convicted felons. Read more
The former IT director of LifeGift Organ Donation Center in Texas has just been sentenced to 2 years in prison for intentionally deleting organ donation ... Read more
Inc. staff write Patrick Sauer recently profiled Benecard Services, based in Lawrenceville, N.J., a company where the game of chess has become a large ... Read more
Carl Rupp lost it all when his drug addiction landed him in prison. Well, almost everything--he never lost his determination to be a successful entrepreneur.... Read more
Showing up to work in the right outfit makes the Segway a necessity. Read more
As the earth completes yet another revolution around the sun, it's time for reflection. What did you learn about the state of the entrepreneurial union in 2003? Read more
Brian Hamilton, co-founder and CEO of Sageworks, teaches entrepreneurship to prisoners. Read more
What was once thought of as a "bad management decision" can now land executives in jail. Read more
Quick takes on the Web economy's impact on the business world. Read more
Meet the IRS halfway when trouble's afoot Here's some comforting news if you're in hot water with the IRS: not all transgression... Read more
Send Lawyers, Guns, and Money "Tell Ahu-kinum: Immediately after you left for the trip, Imgur-Sin arrived here and claimed: "He owes me one-third of... Read more
He trained for his job by lifting his barbell company to $43 million in sales. Read more
How Sweet Beginnings offers a second chance to those who need it most Read more
August 30, 2005 --After five months in prison, and another five months of home detention, Martha Stewart will resume working fulltime on W... Read more
Because the federal government has been so slow to act, 21 states have passed their own computer crime legislation, most of it related to defining computer c... Read more
Your correction on S corporations was classic! I'm sure we all learned a valuable lesson. Thanks. EDITOR-NOTE: In our September issue, you m... Read more
You're sitting on a privacy time bomb. Here's how to defuse it. Read more
The U.S. economy got great news today: Martha Stewart received a sentence of five months in prison and five months home confinement. This is going spark a... Read more
I started working with my dad at age 15. Now, at 34, I look back on those years and want to say thanks for believing in me and giving me your skills and ... Read more
Bringing religion into your company can be a test of faith--but not in the way you might expect. Read more
Some businesses that once feared whistleblowers are now giving workers new ways to report wrongdoing. Read more
Zuckerberg: founders make better CEOs . Henry Blodget of Business Insider has posted a Read more
Why not do a column with Forde, dealing with his insight into white-collar crime, his views on the criminal mind, his perspective of life on the outside a... Read more
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