9 Small Companies Making Waves at the 2012 Olympics
Check out nine companies that help the world's best athletes go for gold.From accessory designers to equipment manufacturers, check out nine companies that help the world's best athletes.The...
View Article‘How I Made My Dream Business Come True’
Nearly two decades ago, gymnast Yin Alvarez fled Cuba for a better life in America. Here's how he built a business training Olympic gymnasts to live their dreams.Yin Alvarez, a former gymnast for the...
View ArticleHow I Learned to Love Diesel
Jayme Hall of Alligator Diesel Performance doesn't mind getting her designer duds dirty while running her diesel parts and accessories company.Jayme Hall was always more interested in designer duds...
View ArticleMelanie Brandman, founder of The Brandman Agency: Things I Can’t Live Without
Check out this road warrior's essentials for traveling in style.Melanie Brandman started her New York City PR firm, the Brandman Agency, in 2001. Today, the $4.2 million business has dozens of luxury...
View ArticleMogul in the Making? What’s Next for Randi Zuckerberg
She's the sister of Facebook's founder, executive producer of a Silicon Valley reality show, a TV drama aficionado, and women's media connoisseur. Here's what the future holds for Randi...
View ArticleCoping with the NHL Lockout
A hockey equipment retailer discusses the implications of the NHL lockout on his business.In 2005, the National Hockey League canceled its entire season after NHL owners and players failed to reach a...
View ArticleHow I Struck Gold on the Red Carpet
David Moritz was a college party-boy who dreamed of being a lawyer. But then a gold-plated idea struck. Here's how he built the company behind the Golden Globes.David Moritz isn't an actor, rock star,...
View ArticleRuzwana Bashir, Founder of Peek: Things I Can’t Live Without
Check out this travel maven's trip essentials. In January 2012, former private equity executive Ruzwana Bashir co-founded Peek, a website dedicated to helping travelers find and book high-quality...
View ArticleThe Secret of Planet Fitness’s Success
Keeping things simple has helped the fitness chain grow to more than $500 million in revenue.New Year's resolutions are typically made when the confetti is still in the air. But when it comes time to...
View ArticleU.S. Postal Service Announces Plan to Cut Saturday Mail
Small businesses react to the prospect of fewer visits from the USPS. By this summer, the days of eagerly waiting by the door for post on Saturdays may be over. Oh wait, I was thinking of a summer day...
View ArticleInc. 5000 Profile: Front Row Motorsports
Here's how an underdog racing team challenges Nascar's elite. The wait is over. After a three-month off-season, the Nascar Sprint Cup Series returned in February. For team owners, the racing on the...
View ArticleThinking of Starting a Business? Try Your Hand At Artisanal Alcohol or...
Drinkers are clamoring for the cache of small-scale brews and cocktails. Bottoms up! Craft brewers and small-scale producers are thriving as image-conscious locavores seek out quality cocktails and...
View ArticleFinding Innovation in One of the World’s Oldest Businesses
As consumers search out artisanal products, Tuthilltown Spirits has gone from peddling homemade whiskey from a car trunk to selling 60,000 bottles a year. Ninety years ago, Prohibition eradicated the...
View ArticleThinking of Starting a Business? Click On Specialized Online Retail
Online shoppers are searching--for high-priced, niche goods. E-commerce is nothing new. What is new is what shoppers are looking for: deals on an ever-widening spectrum of niche items--custom-cut...
View ArticleHow Pinhole Press Cut the Complexity and Got Noticed
In the crowded online photo market, Pinhole captured an unexpected niche. Choice isn’t everything. Just ask anyone who has ever surfed through hundreds of cable channels, been confronted with a...
View ArticleRebecca Minkoff: Inspiration Is Closer Than You Think
Here's how the fashion designer uses social media to stay close to customers.Rebecca Minkoff made waves in the fashion world in 2005 when an oversize handbag she designed, cheekily named the Morning...
View Article4 Big Ideas for Your Social Media Strategy
Four social media experts share four ways you can maximize your company's social presence--and gain new customers. At this year’s Ad Age Digital Conference, a handful of expert speakers shared how you...
View ArticleThings I Can’t Live Without
Check out the essential items for a spirits specialist. Moiz Ali and Steven Abt discovered a mutual appreciation for craft spirits while attending Harvard Law School. In 2012, two years after...
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