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The Verge's Joshua Topolsky and The Wirecutter's Brian Lam hope to distinguish themselves in a crowded field. By taking two vastly different approaches, they may just do it.

McDonald's said 10-cent charge for Happy Meal toy will be donated to charity

Forget about industry awards or impressive milestones. If you want to know the true measure of your company, look at the worst job on the payroll. Think about a terrible company you’ve worked for

New recommendations from health officials suggest immediate treatment for city's 110,000 HIV patients

Despite what you may think, a perfectly crafted email can actually close a deal. In most cases, you’ll want to close deals either in person or on the telephone

New initiatives would increase access to antiretroviral drugs and boost spending on treatment

Having a targeted newsletter with relevant and important information can bring increased traffic to your business. Also, Ryan Paugh, founder of Brazen Careerist suggests creating personal newsletters can have a greater effect. View the video on Inc.com at: http://www.inc.com/video/201111/ask-gerber-crafting-the-perfect-newsletter.html

Lisa Price, the founder of Carol's Daughter, spoke about harnessing star-power of celebrities such as Jay-Z and Will Smith to build awareness of her brand. Lisa Price named her company Carol's Daughter after making a list of things she was and the things she wanted to become.

Rope bridge? Check.

Sara Blakely's company, Spanx, has taken the hosiery world by storm. But it takes more than a great product to disrupt an industry.

What to do when your biggest customer tells you that, essentially, your company is too small for them.

We hired a fee-only insurance advisor to reduce our insurance premiums, and our headaches. It worked. Do you really – and I mean really - understand the ins and outs of your business insurance

You can resolve any ethics dilemma you face by running through this series of questions"and only one of them really matters. Peter Drucker, the late management guru, said: “As to ‘ethical problems’ in business, I have made myself tremendously unpopular by saying, again and again, that there is no such thing as ‘business ethics.’ There is only ethics.” You can solve most ethical dilemmas by running down this checklist, which I've used successfully for 30 years at my company.

Jane Bryant Quinn and Carll Tucker, the married founders of Main Street Connect, operate 52 community news sites in three states, and are looking to roll out a scaleable, profitable hyper-local model across the country. View the video on Inc.com at: http://www.inc.com/video/201111/success-stories-main-street-connect.html

By Philippe SHOCK Matthews We’ve all felt adversity sharpen our determination and bolster our strength; we’ve also felt it crumple us into surrender-even failure. Dr. Denis Waitley-psychologist, motivational speaker and the best-selling author-has spent his life studying why some thrive, ...