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3 Steps to Build Your Business Up by Tearing it Down
Sometimes the best way to keep your business growing is to analyze what would bring it to an end. Read more
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Inc. 500|5000 Features & Graphics
Redbox's Smart Move: What You Can Learn
The company's movie streaming deal with Verizon is a classic adjacency move that leverages the brand while limiting the risk. Read more
Inc. 500|5000 Slideshows
10 Steps: Teach Your Kids to Be Entrepreneurs
For business owners, it may be the most important lesson you can pass along. Use these 10 tips to put your kids on a start-up track. View slideshow
Pow! Smartest Networking Tips from the Inc. 5000
Want to be a power networker? We tapped 6 CEOs of the country’s fastest growing companies about how they’ve networked for success, and how you can too. View slideshow
Job Creators
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The Engines of the Economy
The Inc. 5000 created 370,592 jobs in the last three years. Find out which companies have the most employees, those that have added the most jobs, the industries fueling the economy with job growth, and more.
Inc. 500|5000 Videos & Live Chats
What's Your Exit Strategy?
Four-time entrepreneur Joe Apprendi talks about exiting three companies and how his latest--Collective, a New York online advertising firm--could be his home run, an IPO. Watch video
Tips on Social Media in 2012
What you need to know about word-of-mouth marketing in the new year, according to Dave Kerpen, founder of Likeable Media, and author of Likeable Social Media. Watch video
Cupcake Pioneer Is Going Global
Steve Abrams bought Manhattan's Magnolia Bakery in 2007. Now he's got big expansion plans, with stores in New York, L.A., Dubai & beyond. Watch video
Recent Inc. 5000 Articles
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The Fullback Strategy: Getting Ahead By Helping Others Succeed
Throwing a few block can help you shine more than carrying the ball. Read more
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You Can’t Cut Your Way to Growth
Trimming the fat is great; cutting to the bone will reduce your revenues, your profits, and your survival prospects. Read more
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4 Leadership Styles to Master
It's not enough to have just one way of leading: Different circumstances require separate management styles. Read more
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All Markets Are Not Created Equal
Developing a better understanding your markets and competitors will give you better insights about where and how to compete. Read more
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Business Lesson From Beyonce and Jay-Z
Can you really trademark a baby’s name? Absolutely. Why would you want to? The answer is more applicable to your business than you may realize. Read more
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Are You Bigger Than Your Widget?
The value of customer relationships runs much deeper than a good product or service. Read more
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4 Reasons Business Partnerships Fail
Keep your eyes open for these red flags; they could make a partnership go off the rails. Read more
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Test of a True Entrepreneur: Can You Step Away?
Can your business run indefinitely without you at the helm? Michael E. Gerber, author of The E-Myth, outlines the steps you need to take to get there. Read more
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What You're Not Doing to Maximize Profit (But Should Be)
If you don’t know which products create the most value for your business, you’re probably missing out on key growth opportunities. Read more
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NextLot: $1 Billion in Auction Sales Online
Founder Scott Finkelstein is expanding NextLot, this week's Inc. 5000 applicant of the week, for the next generation of Web users. Read more
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The Inc. 5000 By Industry
The bars on this chart reflect the total growth for each industry (2010 revenue for all company s assigned to that industry, divided by the total 2007 revenue for those companies.) The top company in each industry is listed below the industry name.
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