GrowKevin J. Ryan Juneteenth: How 9 Brands Are Celebrating the New Federal Holiday in 2021In just one year, celebrating the end of slavery has become common practice for founders and their companies.
LeadAnna Meyer How Toms Tweaked Its Purpose Without Losing Its PowerToms' chief strategy and impact officer, Amy Smith, explains why the purpose-driven retailer gave up its one-for-one model--and what replaced it.
LeadTeresa Xie 'Planet Purpose' Podcast: How Brands Can Step Up and Speak OutThe first episode of Inc.'s new 'Planet Purpose' podcast digs into how brands can do something meaningful for everyday people.
InnovateCameron Albert-Deitch 9 Cities and States Offering Intriguing Benefits--Including Cash--for Your Remote WorkersIt might be time to offer a new job perk for your work-from-home employees: relocation assistance.
LeadKevin J. Ryan How Snapchat Stays Committed to Its Social MissionSnapchat Canada's Matt McGowan talks about how the platform seeks to ensure follow-through on its initiatives, at Inc.'s Purpose Power Summit.
InnovateGabrielle Bienasz Gallup Survey: Workers Were More Stressed Than Ever in 2020. Here's What You Can Do About ItGallup's State of the Global Workplace report has some unsettling findings about employees' mental well-being.
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LeadGraham Winfrey SpaceX, Seventh Generation, and Toms Among Most Purposeful Brands, According to New StudyThe 2021 Purpose Power Index found that the link between a company's reputation and purpose has grown stronger since 2019.
LeadCameron Albert-Deitch Why Purpose Is an Underused Concept, According to This Harvard ProfessorIt's all about building emotional connections between your employees and their work, Ranjay Gulati told business owners in a session at Inc.'s Purpose Power Summit 2021. Find out how.
LeadAmrita Khalid How This Entrepreneur Built 2 Fast-Growing Businesses by Going SlowAjeet Singh, co-founder of billion-dollar companies Nutanix and ThoughtSpot, stresses the importance of doing your research first.
LeadSophie Downes How to Turn Your Brand's Purpose Into Meaningful Action, According to Leaders at UPS, Zoom, and MoreAt Inc.'s Purpose Power Summit, business executives discussed why purpose and growth go hand in hand, and how purpose-driven brands can succeed.
GrowCey'na Smith 4 Customer Service Secrets You Should Steal From AmazonJohn Rossman, author of 'The Amazon Way,' explains why businesses of any size can benefit from the lessons the e-commerce giant has learned.
Food and BeverageGabrielle Bienasz Struggling Restaurants Could Soon Be Getting $60 Billion in Relief FundsThe Restaurant Revitalization Fund Replenishment Act, proposed with bipartisan support in Congress, would provide a boost for thousands of food-service businesses.
MoneyDiana Ransom Biden's Small Business Administration: More Lenders, Easier Terms, Fewer HurdlesThe pandemic presented fissures in the small business resources and financing continuum. SBA administrator Isabel Guzman shares her plans to fix it.
LeadAnna Meyer 'Shark Tank' Investor Daymond John's Newest Venture Is Also His Passion: Teaching Young EntrepreneursThe serial entrepreneur and 'Shark Tank' investor is teaching teen entrepreneurs how to build a successful business.
Economic OutlookBill Briggs How Can Lawmakers Really Help Small Businesses? Get Out of the WayNo amount of government stimulus can compete with open economies.
LeadMary Yang He Sold His Third Company for $1.4 Billion. And Put Off Retirement to Start His FourthSerial entrepreneur Don Brown launched his software business LifeOmic when he was 60, and has no plans to slow down. He's finally having fun.
LeadMary Yang How Chicago's Proudest Neighborhood Pulled Through the PandemicGhost kitchens, pop-up shops, crowdfunding, and plenty of customer TLC: How businesses in a storied Chicago neighborhood survived the Covid-19 slowdown.
GrowGabrielle Bienasz Online Sales Exploded in 2020--but Mostly for Retail GiantsWell-known brands like Amazon and Walmart won big last year. Here's how your small business can catch up.
LeadAlicia Doniger Companies Are Offering Incentives to Vaccinated Consumers, but More Important: Why?The business case for offering free doughnuts, beer, and burgers to Americans who are vaccinated.
GrowSophie Downes Forget Brand Loyalty. Here's Why You Should Strive for 'Brand Intimacy' InsteadNew research from branding agency MBLM shows that people will pay more for brands they feel emotionally close to--especially during a pandemic. Here's how to build that connection with your customers.
LeadAnna Meyer 7 Great Graduation Gift Ideas for Aspiring Business OwnersYoung CEOs will appreciate the utility of these gifts--and will be inspired by their fascinating business backstories.
LeadSophie Downes 'If We Stay in Silence, We Stay in Our Silos': Why This Asian American Founder Is Speaking Out About BiasSteph Speirs, co-founder and CEO of solar energy startup Solstice, on why she used to ignore racist and sexist comments--and what changed.
LeadAlicia Doniger 3 Ways to Get Minority-Led Small Companies Back to BusinessThe initiatives minority business leaders say every small business should practice to reach a full economic recovery.
LeadChristine Lagorio-Chafkin Jim Collins Didn't Think Leadership Was Important to a Company's Success. Here's Why He Changed His MindHow the 'Good to Great' author realized that leaders do matter.
InnovateKevin J. Ryan How This Startup's Tiny Pouch Is Saving Farmers Hundreds of Millions of DollarsHazel Technologies' solution for reducing food waste is gaining traction with both farmers and investors.
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