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For some Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, simply coming up with lines of well-written code can turn a startup into a smashing success. But Skybox Imaging founder Dan Berkenstock is aiming much (much) higher.

You're probably making these five classic public-relations mistakes.

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.

Ursula Burns wants to remake her firm into the company American business can’t live without. But can Xerox succeed in a world without Xeroxing?

Digital agency AKQA created a mock ad campaign to support baby girls in China.

A tale of two florists: Same product, same market. Here's why one company wins hands down. Business has always been about competition.

Are you trying to play Santa on an elf's cashflow? Make your client gifts stand out this holiday season, regardless of budget

Another sci-fi dream deferred: Funding gave out before the six-year-old startup could perfect its futuristic three-wheeler. Electric car startup Aptera's futuristic three-wheeled two-seater won't be rolling off production lines anytime soon – the company has run out of gas. The company has failed to come up with enough money to produce the cars, reportedly raising only around $40 million of the $150 million it needed for a federal matching grant to keep operating.The grant would have let the company produce an all-electric four-wheel, five-passenger sedan that would have retailed for less than $30,000 – and employed some 1,400 workers in the manufacturing process

Everyone at my company understands that the next sale begins when the customer says yes, and making that sale is part of their job.

This year's honorees celebrated their accomplishments and shared their experiences of making it onto the list. View the video on Inc.com at: http://www.inc.com/video/201112/30-under-30-party.html

What should you look at before you pick your business credit card? Plus, Timothy Sykes, founder of Millionaire Media, talks about how to analyze your spending.

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Writing things down, with your actual hands, is just plain better at getting you to remember and execute good ideas. Here's why. There’s all kinds of advice across the web about when to use which app for each small thing that needs doing.

Goodbye cute cat videos, hello cash cow. If browsing YouTube for funny videos is part of your Friday (or Monday, or Tuesday, or ...