TechnologyKimberly Weisul You Really Can Keep Control of Your Company--and Other Lessons From Airbnb's IPO FilingThe home-sharing company's S-1 filing sheds some light on the making of a juggernaut.
InnovateSophie Downes Meet the Care-Package Company That's Boxing Up Local Pride in BaltimoreBaltimore in a Box built a thriving business sending gift boxes with local flair. During the pandemic, it's been busier than ever.
InnovateVickie An Two Futurists Discuss Why Your Business Shouldn't Play It Too Safe in a PandemicFuturists Rohit Bhargava and Rebecca Ryan share their takes on what lies ahead for small business owners.
GrowAnna Meyer 5 Ways to Make Small Business Saturday the Best Holiday EverSmall business owners are hoping November will get them all the way to 2021.
StartupBurt Helm Face It: Emojis Are Vital in BusinessThis year's lasting legacy may be how the remote workforce made emojis an integral part of written language.
LeadAnna Meyer Harry's Billion-Dollar Deal Went Bust This Year. But Covid-19 Held Even Bigger Leadership LessonsJeff Raider, the co-founder and co-CEO of the popular razor brand, opened up about the challenges of 2020 in Inc.'s latest stream event.
MoneyDiana Ransom Mnuchin to the Main Street Lending Program: Drop DeadThe Treasury Department wants its money back from the Federal Reserve's Main Street Lending Program and other facilities, despite increasing business disruption tied to the pandemic.
GrowGabrielle Bienasz After Surviving a Car Accident, This Social Worker Built a Business to Continue Helping KidsRuby Taylor had to retire as a school social worker after a debilitating car accident, but she found another way to help kids learn.
TechnologyDiana Ransom Why This Massachusetts Law Will Have Huge Implications for Manufacturers NationwideThe ballot initiative could fuel the right-to-repair movement in other states, affecting makers of cars, phones, tractors, and more. Tens of thousands of independent repair shops stand to benefit.
LeadAkhil Kambhammettu Small Businesses Gird for Another Wave of the Coronavirus Unlike Any OtherAs coronavirus cases ratchet up across the U.S., many business owners are drawing on their backup plans.
LeadLeigh Buchanan The Right (and Wrong) Way to Seek Employee FeedbackCommonBond CEO and McKinsey alum David Klein says not all feedback is created equal.
LeadBurt Helm A Debilitating Mental Health Crisis Almost Ended His Life. Now He Wants to Save OthersWith Made Academy, Aaron Harvey is showing employers how to get smart about mental health at work.
MoneyBrit Morse How Entrepreneurs Benefit From the Biggest Big-Money Status Symbols of 2020: SPACsSpecial-purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) are all the rage from Wall Street to Silicon Valley. The question is, why?
5G RevolutionAmrita Khalid What Biden's Plan for Universal Broadband Means for Your BusinessHere's how the incoming administration plans to address the digital divide.
LeadShellye Archambeau How to Turn Ambition Into Success, According to One of Silicon Valley's First Black Female CEOsWhy 'work-life balance' is a myth, and other insights from Shellye Archambeau's new book, Unapologetically Ambitious.
LeadCameron Albert-Deitch Hard Lessons and Simple Routines Helped These Founders Beat the Stress of 2020How confronting personal crises led one company's co-founders to emerge stronger.
LeadBrit Morse A Covid-19 Vaccine Looks Promising. Can You Require Employees to Take It?As the number of cases skyrockets across the U.S., Pfizer and German biotech company BioNTech offer hope to end the pandemic.
LeadDiana Ransom What President Joe Biden Means for YouThe former vice president won the top job, but undoing Trump's discordant legacy won't be easy.
LeadCameron Albert-Deitch Covid-19 Decimated the Fitness Industry, But Some Founders See It as Opportunity KnockingFitness entrepreneurs are planning for post-pandemic now. What that will look like is still very much a question.
LeadSophie Downes How Hint Water's Kara Goldin Went From Zero Industry Experience to a $150 Million Business EmpireAfter overcoming her Diet Coke addiction, Kara Goldin launched a business selling unsweetened, fruit-flavored water. Fifteen years later, Hint is still growing--and breaking into other industries.
5G RevolutionAmrita Khalid Why Small Businesses Should Ignore California's Newest Data Privacy LawThe recently passed ballot measure favors big tech and carries exemptions for the smallest companies.
StartupLeigh Buchanan How to Make a Business Plan, According to the Strategist Behind Casper and AllbirdsEmily Heyward of branding company Red Antler weighs in on a half-baked idea for a business.
GrowCameron Albert-Deitch Why Florida's New $15 Minimum Wage Is a Big DealThe new policy, approved by Florida voters on Tuesday, could signal a momentum shift in favor of a nationwide minimum-wage hike.
LeadTom Foster What Roz Brewer of Starbucks Taught the Founder of Walker & Company BrandsTristan Walker, the founder and CEO of grooming-products maker Walker & Company Brands, learned three important things from his mentor.
What I KnowChristine Lagorio-Chafkin Why the CEO of a $350 Million Internet Security Company Practices Radical TransparencyA scandal taught Cloudflare co-founder Matthew Prince that in a business where trust is paramount, he needed to be relentlessly open about his company's mistakes.
