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Photograph by Jason Madara Creative marketers are launching new efforts to reach the Latin American community. Colin Spooner manages a consultancy launched by ad agency Pereira & O'Dell, whose majority owner is Brazilian advertising giant Grupo ABC.

You can plan a relaxing summer vacationeven if you're the boss. Here's how: Fifty-four percent of American adults say they won't take a vacation this summer, according to a Rasmussen poll taken in May. And it can be particularly tough for entrepreneurs who are the lifeblood of their businesses.

Do you believe that there exists a right way and a wrong way to market your business?

This year Jessica Mah , CEO of inDinero , a maker of online money-management tools for small businesses, moved her company into a new office on the 9th floor of a downtown San Francisco high rise. She fired an employee, and hired a customer service manager. She sometimes worked 80 hours a week and ate dinner her office.

When pitching your business for funding, a common question that investors will ask is “Have you achieved market traction?” Market traction is just one factor that that will determine a VC or Angel’s interest in funding your company, but it can be very important. One simple definition of market traction, credited to Angel List co-Founder Naval Ravikant , is “quantitative evidence of market demand.” I spoke to serial entrepreneur and angel investor David Beatty about finding quantitative evidence.

With the deadline for an important business-related opportunity looming, I began my day today with a sinking sensation in my heart and stomach. I have been tossing ideas around for well over a week now, and none of them stood out.

I’ve written about Twitter multiple times here on Inc and the posts have always been quite popular.

Welcome to the world of sales training 2.0, where innovators are leveraging new technologyand new thinkingto make better sales people. Eric Richardson believes there's a serious disconnect in the world of sales.

Welcome to the world of sales training 2.0, where innovators are leveraging new technologyand new thinkingto make better sales people. Eric Richardson believes there's a serious disconnect in the world of sales.

Nearly every entrepreneur exaggerates his or her company's size to impress clients. Jason Fried says such behavior is sillyand unnecessary

A bootstrapper's guide to saving money on office furniture, phone service, computers, business travel, and more For self-funded entrepreneurs, there are few skills more crucial than the ability to do more with less. That could be why many business owners take pride in hunting down deals and driving hard bargains. In that spirit, we have compiled tips to help you save big on a variety of office necessities.

From the archive, we pose a question that's still as relevant as ever: Why has Memorial Day, like so many of our national holidays, been reduced to appliance sales, fast food specials, and vacation deals? With the recent near-collapse of our economy, the ways in which we understand and celebrate national holidays seem particularly challenged. This erosion of meaning is just one of many examples of the growing gap between the promise of America--freedom and opportunity through sacrifice and unity--and how people experience Brand America

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An employee's introduction to the company is equally important to the later success of both the individual and the company. Here are some tips from top workplaces on how to handle new hires. Picture this: You've just hired some wonderful new talent to join your company but you don't have a specific role intended for them