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In a Q&A with Inc.com, OfficeMax founder argues that consensus-building is over-rated. Sometimes a leader just has to decide

In a Q&A with Inc.com, OfficeMax founder argues that consensus-building is over-rated. Sometimes a leader just has to decide. Michael Feuer started OfficeMax from scratch in 1988, and built the office-supply chain into a 1,000-store behemoth before selling it to Boise Cascade Corp

In a Q&A with Inc.com, OfficeMax founder argues that consensus-building is over-rated. Sometimes a leader just has to decide. Michael Feuer started OfficeMax from scratch in 1988, and built the office-supply chain into a 1,000-store behemoth before selling it to Boise Cascade Corp.

European Wax Center's David Coba (with his siblings) turned a disastrous sideline of his fathers salon business into a national franchise. Though his franchising company now boasts 215 salons, David Coba entered the industry rather reluctantly

In 1981, Inc. put Apple founder Steve Jobs on its cover next to this headline: "This man has changed business forever." The accomplishments of Jobs, who passed away last night , have been well-cataloged.

Is your start-up starting to feel like a frat house? New research suggests that having more women at your company, and increasing diversity in general, can improve your chances of success. Women own about 40 percent of the private businesses in the United States, according to the Center for Women's Business Research

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Ted Leonsis says business can add real value by ensuring customers and employees are happy.

As the last day of Inc. 500|5000 Conference begins, entrepreneurs skip yoga for some extra shut-eye. The last day of the Inc

Bill Nguyen recently told Fast Company "Facebook is broken." So why is he planning to re-introduce Color, his flop of a $41 million app, in conjunction with Facebook and its f8 developers conference? Nguyen explains.

Captain Greg Davis is an outstanding fishing guide.

It's 10 am. Do you know what your telecommuter is doing? Does "working from home" mean "hardly working"?

One of the world's oldest publishing companies brought in a ringer to revolutionize the way the company does business.

Evolutionary biologist Lee Alan Dugatkin has made his career studying the evolution of cooperation, so it makes perfect sense that the subject of his latest book would be an anarchist. [More]

From the office Christmas party to friending employees on social media, here are nine new and old etiquette rules you need to commit to memory. In that corner office, you’ll find yourself balancing concerns about payroll and the supply chain with concerns about being liked by your employees and customers