A leading venture capitalist offers a tough-love survival guide: How to keep your company afloat when the IPO market has dried up. Plus, six words you should never use when raising money.
International Profit Associates, a two-time Inc. 500 winner, became a $100 million company by selling $20,000 consulting jobs to thousands of small businesses. So why is Inc. receiving calls from irate customers?
Inc.'s executive editor tells both the official and unofficial story of why Bernie Goldhirsh decided to launch our small-business magazine 20 years ago.
Looking for a reasoned, simple approach to leadership? A new book lays out the basics from mapping expectations and setting goals to leading in a diverse world.
If you're flying into a big, metropolitan airport, you may not be getting the best price. This guide to alternative airports -- smaller airports close to bigger ones -- will save you money and aggravation.
If you're in business, you're creating. And in all creative endeavors, at one point or another you'll feel like you're running out of steam. How do you jump-start your creative brain-power?
A look at the exploding number of women business owners and the increasingly sophisticated network of female advisors, mentors, and venture capitalists who are helping them succeed.
Small-business columnist Rhonda Abrams isn't a big believer in radical growth for small businesses, that is dramatic, extraordinary growth that comes in bursts. Instead, she's more of the slow and steady type, the kind of growth that you can plan for and rely upon to get you to the next level.
Women who are entrepreneurs have always found it tougher to raise money than their male counterparts have. New kinds of support and a new breed of investor are starting to level the playing field.
In an excerpt from Chapter 1 of the book How to Really Create a Successful Business Plan, learn how a carefully crafted business plan can be an important sales tool for the life of the business.
At a loss for how to motivate an underperforming employee? The author of a new book suggests that effective motivation is simply a matter of asking the right questions.
You already know about the airlines' rules and regulations. Travel guru Tom Parsons goes beyond the hype to tell you what airline policies really mean and how you can take advantage of them.
Can spirituality help your employees find more meaning in their work and their lives? The authors of A Spiritual Audit of Corporate America suggest models for bringing sprituality into your business.
Lely Barea, owner of Ibiley Uniforms, achieves efficiency by demanding uniformity in everything in her life, including her wardrobe, communications with employees, and store design.
Right from the Start: Taking Charge in a New Leadership Role, by Dan Ciampa and Michael Watkins, offers a strategy for being successful in the early months of a new leadership position.
A little-known unit inside General Electric, the world's best-known big company, is setting the standard for digital transformation -- and helping Jack Welch teach the rest of his company how to get with the Web program.
If your plans call for an excursion to Europe, you don't need to wipe out your entire budget on airfare. Travel guru Tom Parsons explains three new sales that can help you fly abroad at a fraction of the cost.
Being the overachievers that they are, many Inc. 500 company leaders are involved in extracurricular activities. Here's a sampling of their moonlighting efforts.
Looking for fresh ideas? The enormous Internet World show in Los Angeles has a few sparkling moments -- but mostly a churchlike stillness and a lot of worn-out hopes.
The U.S. Small Business Administration and U.S. Department of Education signed a new agreement to work together to promote entrepreneurship skills among youth.
Are you sending mixed messages when communicating? You may be if you're not paying attention to body language, facial expressions, and voice tone. Two communication experts offer advice on making sure what you say suits how you act.
Getting employees to buy in to your corporate strategy takes effective communication and a keen understanding of how the strategy will affect their jobs.
Anthony Scaturro, CEO of EZRider, explains to his father, the CEO of Ski and Sport Shack, why he should get with the times and use technology to help run his 26-year-old business.
Take the time to cultivate good relationships with administrative assistants. Gain the trust of the gatekeepers, and you'll have easier access to the decision makers.
Jodie Bernstein patrols the Web for the Federal Trade Commission, looking for swindlers and snake-oil salesmen. At 74, she's part John Wayne, part Jessica Tandy -- and all business.
What is it really like to start your own business? The E*Entity founders liken the process to climbing a mountain. Follow their progress as they embark on the challenge of bringing a new company to life.
Do you have a differing opinion you want to present but are afraid to rock the boat? Two communications experts offer tips you can implement now to improve your assertiveness.
It's tough. It's fast. It's free. It's Linux -- the most hyped operating system since OS/2. Tech heads love it, but does Linux really mean business? There's only one person who can answer that question: you.
Is your small company ready to do business with the big boys? One researcher has concluded that many are ill equipped to perform in the big leagues. Take this quiz and see if you make the cut.
When you're building a business from scratch, it pays to pinch pennies. But are you as thrifty as you could be? Find out in this self-evaluation from the Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE).
Inc. columnist and CEO Norm Brodsky offers tips on negotiating, overcoming seasonal slumps, giving up stock to investors, keeping employees from stealing customers, coping with the family business, and fending off loneliness.
Our popular CEO columnist answers some of the queries that have been crossing his transom lately, including tips on rolodex funding, negotiating and surviving the start-up phase.
The proper training in negotiation is like having the key to a castle's 200-pound door. Two Wharton School professors offer some tips for improving your negotiating skills.
One of the scariest things about being self-employed is wondering where your next paycheck will come from. Here are some smart soloists who never have to look far when looking for new clients.
Thinking of starting a business as a second career? A career consultant and entrepreneur counsels that regardless of age, an entrepreneur must be able to spot market opportunities and give 100% to the business.
In the Internet casino, the name of the game is IPO, and the players are looking to improve their odds. Meet five high rollers who think that their systems will help them hit the jackpot.
Michael Apstein, a gastroenterologist and full-time wine critic, describes how he uses technology to balance his duel professions and still find time for his family.
Rabbi Visotzky explains how his Bible-study group helps CEOs apply stories from the Bible to issues that arise in running a business, including moral dilemmas, negotiations, and bargaining.
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