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The daily deals giant is offering a credit to buyers who support local businesses. Is Groupon the scourge or savior of small business? The online deals giant certainly is goodwill hunting this season by offering a $10 credit to the first 150,000 people who buy a local Groupon by Dec.

You may be a risk-taker, goal-oriented, and ambitious but only these four traits will help take you to the next level. "Hello, my name is Glen and I represent Mason Shoe Company." That was 37 years ago and I was twelve.

The idea isn't new, but what you get for the money just keeps getting better. In the very early days of your company , it might make sense to call your garage (or basement or kitchen table) headquarters

Too often company executives driven by expanding their empire or blinded by a "quick fix" for entering a new market end up in an overpriced deal. An acquisition can provide a successful avenue for growth and obtaining competitive advantage. But many acquisitions end up as failures for the buyer

Last year, the NBA banned start-up APL's innovative basketball shoes and sales took off. Now what? One afternoon last October , Adam Goldston met with his twin brother, Ryan, in their company's Beverly Hills, California offices to draw up marketing plans.

A safe, reliable, and affordable way to store energy using sodium rather than lithium, by Aquion Energy. Power grab To make the most of solar and wind power, utilities need an affordable way to store energy for later use

Lisa Price, CEO of Carol's Daughter, talks frankly about how she transitioned from mixing beauty products in her kitchen to helming a team of experts who do it for her. View the video on Inc.com at: http://www.inc.com/video/201112/carols-daughter-ceo-founder-lisa-price-lets-go-of-the-reins.html Advertisement: Strengthen Customer Relationships

How do innovators and early adopters succeed in spreading new ideas, new tech, and even new seed corn? We continue our Leadership Hall of Fame series , a year-long look at the top business books and authors, with an excerpt from The Tipping Point (2000) by Malcolm Gladwell.

You are. This case study proves that customer attrition has little to do with the economy or prices. Retaining existing customers is a challenge for any business.

The Trademark Company CEO Matthew Swyers went from being a legal mercenary to a warrior defending the trademarks of small businesses. There’s a scene in the movie Pretty Woman where the corporate raider played by Richard Gere, Edward Lewis, has an epiphany about his life. He quips, to the effect, we never build anything anymore.

It may surprise you just how much each lost customer is costing your business. Are you investing heavily to acquire new customers, while losing customers at an even faster rate

To hire or not to hire is never just one simple question.

The story of how two professors landed on the price at which a California winery would sell the most Cabernet Sauvignon. How do you decide what to charge for your products or services? This is one of the most frequent questions I hear at conferences and inside corporate offices

The annual PNC Christmas Price Index is a giant, interactive infographic on the price tag for The 12 Days of Christmas. The 12 Days of Christmas is the granddaddy of holiday memes. For centuries, the seasonally inclined have sung of that elaborate parade of presents that includes various fowl, prancing performers and, of course, five golden rings.

First there was Fast Company's " The 10 Best Amazon Reviews. Ever ." Now, due to popular demand, we present, with a nod to Christmas, "10 More of the Best Amazon Reviews. Ever." These reviews are not just a staple of consumer criticism, they've become an elevated form of crowdsourced art