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A recent study shows that you are four times more likely to find a psychopath in the boardroom than on the street. So what

Ask yourself these 5 questions to see whether your biggest clients are at risk of being lured away. It is a regular lament in many organizations that more time and attention is paid to landing new sales rather than serving and growing the accounts the company already has. Commission and promotion programs time and again focus almost exclusively on acquisition of accounts over retention of accounts

Entrepreneurs play a bigger role in the health of their cities -- and reap more from their success -- than you might suspect. Location, location, location! We’ve all heard that, for many small businesses, one of the keys to success lies in landing the right real estate

Managers may call them "best practices," but employees see them as annoying hindrances to good work and desire autonomy instead. "Best practices," as a term, should speak for itself.

The value of customer relationships runs much deeper than a good product or service. Often we receive many great questions and comments from the readers of our Inc.com column

If you look hard enough, you'll find there's just one number that tells you all you need to know about running your business. The trick is finding the right one. My concept of a “golden number” is lifted from a PBS show I watched as a kid about the “golden ratio,” a number with seemingly magical significance.

When faced with unthinkable tragedy, restaurateur John Besh found the secret to growing his business--and it wasn't all about the bottomline. More than a decade ago, chef John Besh set a date to open his first New Orleans restaurant: September 11th, 2001. That would be the first unimaginable American tragedy to leave its mark on the Louisiana-native.

Photo by Benjamin Lowy What do you get when you cross Walmart with Mother Teresa? Who would be the Square Deal candidate in 2012? And how in the world do you compare--and rank--such dynamic, eclectic businesses as Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google

Somewhere along the way you lost the thrill of running your own business.

Don't wait. Here are seven reasons to launch a venture today

App developers are cashing in on the business of love. Download these apps just in time for Valentines Day

Keep your eyes open for these red flags; they could make a partnership go off the rails. For a business to succeed , you may need to look to partnerships in order to grow.

Can your business run indefinitely without you at the helm? Michael E. Gerber, author of The E-Myth, outlines the steps you need to take to get there

I know, I know: You're worried about expenses. But sometimes you need to invest in developing new friendships for your company. As young business operators, we are constantly monitoring our expenses

Social media is a great way to promote your business but spending too much time connecting online can burn you out. Here's how to get your spark back. One of the best things about being an avid reader is that moment you stumble across a phrase that clearly describes something you've experienced but didn't previously have the words for