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Jen Bilik, founder of the stationery and gift business Knock Knock, considers herself the company's "creative monarch." Jen Bilik calls herself a productive procrastinator. She took time off from her work as a freelance book editor in 2002, intending to write an illustrated memoir about high school.

Good comedians are usually good presenters. So can doing stand-up help close the deal?

What has become the underlying reason for why we do things in our lives?

To generate growth, companies seem to love "hard" product innovation--the type of expensive breakthroughs that require engineers and PhDs to toil away deep in the lab. Think Teflon, Viagra, or the Segway scooter. The challenge with this type of innovation is that it's expensive and high risk because it requires a lot of marketing dollars to educate consumers, not to mention the cost of developing the product itself.

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

Are you a wuss? Author Patrick Lencioni talks about why a leader who promotes conflict will have a healthy organization

Kevin Ryan, founder and CEO of Gilt, offers his advice on hiring new employees (and getting rid of them, too). What's the best way to find talent

Google was in Washington Wednesday for a less voluntary reason , but Thursday night, the search giant happily enters the political arena to co-host the "Fox News-Google" GOP debate at 9 p.m. EST.

Entrepreneur Eileen P. Gunn writes about taking time off from her new family travel website to go to Germany with, you guessed it, her family. It’s just before 8:00 in the morning on the 13th day of a 19-day vacation

A new study finds evidence to support the idea of 'less is more'. Here's why scaling your company with fewer clients may just contribute to your company's long-term health.

A New York nonprofit offers money, mentorship, and community to young, underprivileged, urban entrepreneurs. A couple years ago three serial entrepreneurs got together to create a different kind of entrepreneurial venture: a nationwide community that would foster small-business ownership among minorities, and those from low-income areas of America's biggest cities. The result: 100 Urban Entrepreneurs , a nonprofit foundation headquartered in New York that hosts city events where entrepreneurs can pitch start-up business ideas to judges, meet mentors, apply for funding—the best ones get a $10,000 grant—or just sit in the audience and learn from other aspiring entrepreneurs

Serial entrepreneur Russell Simmons shares his strategy on turning an idea into a successful enterprise. Russell Simmons is recognized globally for his influence and entrepreneurial approach to both business and philanthropy

Startup fever is in full gear these days. Between the LinkedIn IPO , billion-dollar valuations, and enthusiasm in the investment community, there's a lot of energy around entrepreneurship right now.

While a quick source of capital, cash advances can be a gamble. Ask yourself these four questions before tapping into this source

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