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MAKE ROOM FOR THE UNEXPECTED

This year, our greatest opportunities may be the ones we were never looking for.

HOW TO DO SOMETHING NOBODY HAS EVER DONE

Ankur Jain wanted to create a rewards program that helps people buy a home. Nothing like it existed. To become the first, he'd have to first fail over and over again.

GO LOCAL WITH SOCIAL

National social media campaigns may drive awareness, but hyper-local campaigns actually drive business. Franchisees shouldn't overlook that.

The Great London Nickel Melt-Up

Eighteen minutes of chaos sent prices for a key commodity soaring—and nearly ruined many of its traders

Where Does It Hurt?

It’s difficult to get a read on the impact of sanctions on Russia’s economy

The Intellectual Father Of Baby Bonds

Governments across the U.S. are trying Darrick Hamilton’s big idea for closing the wealth gap

So You Want to Start a Nonracist Bank

A Wall Street lifer’s quixotic quest to build a truly inclusive finance company

Inside the Secretive Firm That Makes Markets

Citadel Securities, which handles about 40% of U.S. retail trades, just had a banner year. Not everyone is applauding

Min Jin Lee Wants You to Pay Attention

The National Book Award finalist and author of Pachinko and Free Food for Millionaires wants to give a more nuanced portrait of Asian-American life, including the everyday racism communities face

For Sale: Trudeau's Pipeline Wanted: Indigenous Buyers

The sale of Trans Mountain could help make restitution for the country’s colonial past—and turn some of the oil industry’s staunchest opponents into partners

Quitting Russia Won't Be Easy

The rapid withdrawal means companies may not recoup the value of their abandoned operations

Fired for Being Fat

U.S. laws are lagging the science—and evolving attitudes—on weight. Two state-level fights could expand protections to tens of millions of people

Facebook's Top Politician

Nick Clegg has joined the innermost circle at Meta. What, if anything, does that change?

Falling Off The Work-Permit Cliff

Delays in processing renewals are costing some foreign-born workers their jobs

China's Lockdowns Threaten Global Growth

More than 45 million of the country’s citizens are now prohibited from leaving their homes

Building a Better Berry

After successfully growing salad greens and herbs in warehouses, Bowery Farming is tackling the strawberry

Russia's New Brain Drain

Putin’s actions have the country’s best and brightest heading for any exit they can find

HR Tech Helps SMBs Navigate the “Great Resignation

As the employer-employee paradigm goes through a period of turbulent change, HR technology provides a lifeline for small and midsize businesses

Let's Click on It

Selling a company is complicated. Get advice from the founders of companies such as Qualtrics, Bonobos, and Chewy at inc.com/ exit-interview.

I WAS WRONG CHASING THE ILLUSION OF "SUCCESS"

Amber Venz Box was a designer and personal shopper-turned blogger when, in 2011, at the age of 23, she founded the influencer-commission network RewardStyle. By 2021, the Dallas-based company had expanded into a global influencer-marketing platform, rebranded as LTK (short for LikeToKnowlt), and earned a valuation of $2 billion. As the company morphed, so did the founder's sense of its purpose.

FIELDS OF SCHEMES

When naming rights go wrong, they put a startup's calamities in bright lights and an entrepreneur's legacy in the hall of shame.

BETHENNY FRANKEL IS NOT WHO YOU THINK SHE IS

The former reality star is brash, ambitious, and most definitely underestimated. And that's precisely why she's such a brutally effective entrepreneur. Here's how she built her empire.

Well Coached, Well Played

Tip Sheet

A Killing in Cannabis

Tushar Atre was a longtime Silicon Valley entrepreneur when, in 2017, lured by the promise of a growing market, he launched a startup aimed at revolutionizing the extraction of cannabis. Within two years, he was dead and trailed by a cloud of questions about the true nature of America's newest gold rush.

Bitcoin Billionaires & Crypto Kings

The cool young kings of cryptocurrency have emerged as ultra-luxury real estate’s new power players

She Wants to Turn Her Brand Into a Following... And Her Mentor Knows How It's Done.

Emma Grede, co-founder of fashion brands Skims and Good American, shares business advice with KIN Apparel founder Philomina Kane.

The Power of 2

Conventional wisdom says that starting a fast-growth business with your spouse is too risky, too intense, too fraught with potential drama. But these couples have turned their partnerships into their superpowers.

The Fastest Growing Companies Coast to Coast

To browse all 923 companies in the 2022 inc. Regionals, go to inc.Com/2022-regionals. These homegrown powerhouses are racking up the revenue, and poised to make this year's inc. 5000. They're also rich with hard-earned local knowledge about how to generate and manage growth that's off the charts.

The House That Jack Built

How Alibaba’s Jack Ma started with nothing and built a global internet empire

Dishes Foodies Travel For

“Good food is very often, even most often, simple food,” Anthony Bourdain said.