Gary Heavin Is On a Mission From God
His goal: To single-handedly save the world’s women from obesity. With Curves, he seems to be pulling it off. And he’s built a billion-dollar business along the way.
Content: Case Study | Author: Alison Stein Wellner | Source: Inc. Magazine | Subject: Entrepreneurship | Industry: Other | Company: Curves
Making Your (Power) Point
The only thing worse than sitting through a boring PowerPoint presentation is delivering one. Yet death by PowerPoint may be one of the biggest risks of doing business. On any given day, some 30 million PowerPoint presentations are delivered, according to Microsoft. Of course, when it was released for Windows in 1990, the software was an exciting new way of presenting information. But that’s not … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Author: Ellen Neuborne | Source: Inc. Magazine | Subject: Productivity / Work Tips
What Kind of Coach Do You Need?
Coaches will tell you they’re as unique as snowflakes. Maybe that’s so, but it’s also helpful–and pretty easy–to boil them down into four distinct personality types. The challenge is to find the one who best suits your own sensibilities and goals.
Content: Article | Author: Alison Stein Wellner | Source: Inc. Magazine | Subjects: Management, Personal Development
Hosted Software Market
The Ultimate Valuation Guide
How much is your company worth? If you own a piece of a public company, you can pick up a newspaper every morning and see how your business is trading. But if you own part or all of a private company, there are very few places you can turn for similar information. To help you, Inc. and Inc.com have partnered with Business Valuation Resources to … [ Read more ]
Content: Online Resource | Sources: Business Valuation Resources, Inc. Magazine | Subjects: Finance, Market Research
A Record Year For Robots (U.S.)
Insourcing 101
The Psychology of Success
They’re hyperconfident risk-takers. They make big decisions on the fly but often fail to see the big picture. They’re charismatic visionaries who don’t play well with others. That’s the stereotype of successful entrepreneurs. But how accurate is it? To find out, I administered the Test of Attentional and Interpersonal Style, or TAIS–a 144-question personality exam used by the U.S. military, big corporations, and Olympic athletic … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Author: Keith McFarland | Source: Inc. Magazine | Subject: Entrepreneurship
Street Smarts: The Name Game
Few things are less important to the success of a business than figuring out what to call it.
Content: Article | Author: Norm Brodsky | Source: Inc. Magazine | Subject: Marketing / Sales
What’s Next: Custom-Made for All
No two clıents are the same. Your servıces shouldn’t be, either.
Content: Article | Author: David H. Freedman | Source: Inc. Magazine | Subjects: Customer Related, Marketing / Sales
Angels With Angles
Angel investors are changing. Here’s what they’re looking for, how they operate, and (because the devil is in the exit strategy) what they expect for their money.
Content: Article | Author: Jim Melloan | Source: Inc. Magazine | Subjects: Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital
Is It Time to Raise Prices?
Boost your bottom line by taking the guesswork out of pricing.
Content: Article | Author: Alison Stein Wellner | Source: Inc. Magazine | Subjects: Marketing / Sales, Pricing
Sex-Discrimination Decoded
So Many Standards to Follow, So Little Payoff
Companies have spent a lot of money to comply with ISO’s popular management standards. Now, many wonder why they bothered.
Content: Article | Author: Stephanie Clifford | Source: Inc. Magazine | Subject: Management
How China Will Change Your Business
Fourteen things every entrepreneur should know about the capitalist explosion heading our way. But don’t assume that conceding China’s rise means conceding to China.
Content: Article | Author: Ted C. Fishman | Source: Inc. Magazine | Subject: International – China
The Morality Play
More than ever before, Americans are talking about values. For marketers, it’s tempting to do the same. But will a values-driven campaign drive business — or drive it away?
Content: Article | Author: Alison Stein Wellner | Source: Inc. Magazine | Subjects: Miscellaneous, Strategy
Learn To Love Your Lawyer
When it comes to attorneys, even the smartest business owners screw up. It doesn’t have to be that way — if you follow Inc.’s plan for managing your lawyer
Content: Article | Author: Mark Obbie | Source: Inc. Magazine | Subject: Legal
Why Size Matters
When you outgrow smaller rivals and must compete with big corporations for the first time, you’re entering a tricky stage of growth called No Man’s Land.
Content: Article | Author: Daniel McGinn | Source: Inc. Magazine | Subject: Entrepreneurship
The Next Management Revolution
“Sun Tzu’s mean little book gathers dust on the shelf in my office, while Home Comforts: The Art & Science of Keeping House by Cheryl Mendelson, a 900-page tome serves me as the source of any and all managerial metaphors.”
Content: Article | Author: Hillary Johnson | Source: Inc. Magazine | Subject: Management