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Michael Nardy started out trying to earn some beer money and ended up with a $42.7 million payment-processing business. As a college student, Michael Nardy started out trying to earn some beer money and ended up launching a payment-processing business. Eleven years later, Nardy's company, Electronic Payments, boasts annual sales of $42.7 million

Readers respond to our story about the constant feeling of crisis that is entrepreneurship in Argentina, and others. Risky Business Our story about doing business in Argentina [" A Constant Feeling of Crisis ," June] garnered a mixed reaction from readers on Hacker News and Inc.com, many of whom are U.S. expats running businesses in South America

A sincere thanks to our marketing partners for recognizing the economic heroes we call entrepreneurs For 30 years, Inc. and our marketing partners have celebrated Inc.'s rankings of the fastest-growing private companies in America. Never have the successes of small-business operators been as significant as they are today.

Heres to the people who create jobs, and to the people who fill them.

The founders of the BlogWorld & New Media Expo talk about why businesses can no longer ignore social media.

A CEO has to weigh his ideals against financial reality The room was cool, but emotions were not.

Ideeli sells apparel, accessories, shoes, and home and travel items through a members-only shopping site.

One Source Networks manages wide-area networks and provides VoIP services for large and midsize customers. As anyone who has scanned a phone bill knows, telecom companies don't like to make things easy

Sixthman designs theme cruises geared toward music and movie fans, such as Kid Rocks Chillin the Most Cruise and the Turner Classic Movies Cruise. Not long ago, when Andy Levine was aboard the ship Carnival Inspiration en route from Tampa to Nassau, Bahamas, he climbed onto the main stage and introduced Kid Rock to 1,000 cheering fans

Luke Roopras company, Vertiglo, has grown 8,648 percent over three years by designing custom online and mobile apps for businesses. When Luke Roopra launched Vertiglo, a Web design and software development firm, more than a decade ago, he had to be creative to land large customers

A business is only as good as its people"and thats especially true for lean, fast-growing companies. Here's a look at seven dedicated workers from this year's Inc.

A business is only as good as its people"and thats especially true for lean, fast-growing companies. Here's a look at seven dedicated workers from this year's Inc. 500

Heres a look at 12 products and services designed to keep your business running smoothly if catastrophe strikes. Hurricane shutters and sandbags might be the first things that come to mind when you think about preparing for natural disasters. But for businesses, disaster prep is a lot more complicated"and often costly.

The Mandarin Oriental, Las Vegas is offering guests exclusive access to one of its three presidential suites overlooking the Las Vegas Strip with a new getaway package called “The Suitest Thing.” The extravagant suite, which hosts up to four guests for $16,000 per night, features a gym, a dining room, ...

The fashion-conscious Italian mosaic firm Sicis has teamed up with famed French couturier Christian Lacroix to produce a new line of furniture that highlights the designer’s signature affinity for jewel-like colors and extravagant materials and forms. Inspired by the mosaics of the sixth-century proto-feminist Empress Theodora (wife of Emperor Justinian ...