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Preparing to launch your start-up means more than simply making sure you have a viable product and potential customers. Here are five tips on how to prepare yourself to be a founder. John Bradberry was fascinated by the idea of how someone may prepare to start a company.

These 10 Black entrepreneurs from around the country bootstrapped their firms and built fast-growing enterprises, earning them a spot on the Inc. 500.

Last month, I had the chance to speak to a room full of entrepreneurs and angel investors at the Bethesda Green Business Incubator about the dos and don’ts of raising money from “angel investors.” Here are a few highlights from my remarks. Many service-oriented businesses can be started with minimal start-up capital

A new guerrilla art project asks the city of New York to give the people access to unused public land, and to create a massive network of urban farms.

To scale up a knowledge-based business, it's necessary to take yourself out of the equation. Here's one solution for how to grow your business. One of the most common questions I get from business owners comes from people who sell their expertise for a living

A Houston woman is suing her former employer, claiming the company fired her for refusing to hide her age. A 52-year-old Houston woman has claimed she was fired from her job over her refusal to dye her gray hair. Sandra Rawline, an escrow officer and branch manager at Capital Title of Texas, went gray in her early 20s

Some of history's greatest entrepreneurs werent satisfied with a single great idea.

What strategies can you learn about running your business from Switzerland? One of the most fascinating elements of Switzerland's success is its determination to remain neutral under unimaginable pressure to pick sides. The country has not declared a state of war since 1847 (it never entered the World Wars or the Iraq war) and opted out of joining the European Union.

The worst of the economic plummet appears to be over. Use this upswing to your advantage with these tips on getting the money your business needs. It would be an understatement to say small business lending has taken a significant blow over the past few years.

Photograph by Matt Nager Creative marketers are launching new efforts to reach the Latin American community. Ruby Anik is responsible for managing the JCPenney brand and all of its consumer marketing campaigns, including multicultural outreach

Photograph by Matt Nager Creative marketers are launching new efforts to reach the Latin American community.

Two college buddies teamed up to take unused space in office buildings, renovate it, and transform it into off-site meeting destinations. Christopher Kelly and Ryan Simonetti seem like they were destined to be business partners and serial entrepreneurs since the day they met while attending Villanova. Their first business was a party bus service to Philadelphia for Villanova students

The Melt, how businesses can reduce credit card fees, Roost reinvents itself, a career makeover, and a CEO's rockstar mentality. From Flip to Grilled Cheese.

How is building a company like training for a triathlon?

What items can't you live without on the road? Inc. asked readers what technology and comforts they can't live without when crossing the country for business travel.