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Driving the Automotive Supply Chain

RPM Freight Systems’s focus on unserved markets has led to eight consecutive appearances on the Inc. 5000 list.

Believe in Yourself and Trust the Process

She started a company with her mother as a side gig. What she learned was a meaningful lesson about love, life, and business.

If You Don't Plan for the Long Term, Plan on Failure

The pandemic made stars out of a few companies, which got a rush of sales and a rush of blood into their corporate brains. They thought the present was the future. It rarely is.

What the World Needs Now

Caring about more than your business should be a prerequisite for any entrepreneur starting a company today. Read on for Warby Parker’s playbook.

Payroll Services Help SMBs Attract and Retain Top Talent

Total compensation plays an anchor role as recruitment strategies broaden their reach.

Tip Sheet NEED AN APP? THERE'S AN APP FOR THAT

WHAT IF YOU COULD build an app for your company without having to hire expensive-and hard-to-find-software developers? That's the promise of low-code and no-code platforms: wresting the power to solve workflow problems from the hands of the engineers.

Competitive Advantage AN INVISIBLE HAND

DENNIS CAIL HATES predatory lenders. That's why the 52year-old founder and CEO of lending platform Zirtue is using geofencing a technology that sets a digital boundary around a physical space-to put them out of business.

The Future of ...BOOZE AND (CO2) BUBBLES

AFTER MORE THAN 20 years in the alcohol industry, Rob Tod has plenty to say about the future of imbibing.

Out of Office BE MORE LIKE A LION

DAVID WACHS COMES across as pretty easygoing, but the 45-year-old founder of Phoenix-based robotics company Hand wrytten hasn’t always been so chill.

Female Founders 100

They're rethinking how things have always been done. And they're here to tell you what they've learned along the way.

Dying Το Succeed

When Zeb Evans was 10, he almost died, and it inspired him to become an entrepreneur. Then he almost died again and again-and each time emerged a radically different founder. And in that, he's not alone.

A Can, a Brand, a Plan

Liquid Death has built the fastest-growing water brand on the strength of one great joke. But is it really a business model?

A Bigger Picture

Inc.'s annual founder-friendly investors list offers an inside track on the PE and VC firms that help founder-led companies grow.

Bananas for Baonanas

How I Got the Idea

6 Ways You're Thinking Wrong and What You Can Do About Them.

Our species adopted a host of cognitive strategies to survive and thrive. These lessons can help you avoid their pitfalls.

Garry Cooper Is Helping Companies Sell Their Unwanted Equipment. And Steve Case Is Buying

The co-founder of climate tech company Rheaply takes a deep dive into how to rebuild America's startup ecosystem with his investor, the famed co-founder of AOL.

Focus, Expertise, and Shared Values Fuel This Founder-Friendly Firm

Vista Equity Partners is a growth specialist for enterprise software firms.

DEI: Too Important to Let It Go DOA

How to commit to diversity, equity, and inclusion that lasts-and benefits everyone.

If You Don't Ask Questions, You Won't Get Answers

Too many entrepreneurs are afraid to ask their customers, suppliers, and manufacturers some really basic things. For instance, why should their product exist?

How to Beat Goliath? Keep Being David

Chances are, you will at some point compete with much larger companies. And, chances are, you will have the upper hand.

I Was Wrong I FORGOT THE FIRST RULE OF BUSINESS

SERIAL ENTREPRENEUR Ron Ben-Zeev has built companies in multiple industries, including cloud software and real estate. Yet his current company, World Housing Solution-a threetime Inc. 5000 honoree based in Sanford, Florida-almost failed because Ben-Zeev didn't follow a fundamental rule of entrepreneurship. -As told to Steven I. Weiss

A Private Equity Firm That Cultivates Value

At Boyne Capital, growth comes through working in partnership with founders.

Partner Support Leads to 'Functional Excellence'

Access Holdings focuses on providing the support and tools its partners need to scale and innovate to build enduring businesses

The Future of...FOUNDING-AND FINDING-FITNESS

CRUNCH FITNESS CEO Jim Rowley has seen many fitness fads come and go. The former Marine spent 15 years as an executive at 24 Hour Fitness, founded three gyms of his own, and has been at Crunch for 13 years. So when he says to jump on a trend, know that his opinion carries weight. -Steven I. Weiss

How I Reimagined the Farmers' Market to Deliver Local Food Everywhere

A fourth-generation Indiana farm kid, Nick Carter, 39, grew up expecting to join the family business. But by the time he was in high school in the late 1990s, he knew that was not a viable option.

How I Built a Home Care Company During a Health Care Labor Shortage

Evalena "Barbara" Flournoy was none too pleased when her youngest sons, identical twins Joshua and Caleb, dropped out of college in 2007 to start their own company.

How I Reimagined the Workplace—And the Workforce

Stephanie Nadi Olson started her meteoric ad-sales career when Microsoft recruited her straight out of Georgia Tech as its youngest account manager. By the age of 28, she'd claimed an executive's chair in Silicon Valley. Amid the always-on stress of her job, she started a family, and that's when she came to see how the very structure of the traditional workplace is sidelining millions of talented people.

How I Took a Vacation and Launched А Соmраnу

Andy Hill went on vacation in Cuba in 2018, and while the beaches were great, he's not one to lounge. Instead, Hill went around saying "¡Hola!" and-with the help of a friend who actually speaks Spanish-peppering locals with questions about business opportunities. He is, after all, a guy who has founded 12 companies since his college days.

How I Built a Baby Clothes Brand Moms Can't Resist

More than a decade after founding her eponymous children's clothing brand, Kate Quinn was still struggling to make a name for herself in the world of fashion. So, in 2018, she did what many in the sector have done of late and placed a bet on direct-to-consumer.

Battle Plan

This American tech company CEO didn't lose hope when Russia invaded Ukraine, where he had 150 employees. Instead, he joined them.