Entrepreneurship 5 Things to Think About Before Making Your First Hire (In Any Business)Inc Magazine - Bill GreenAs an entrepreneur and as a father, I'm at an interesting point in my career. My 25 year old son Adam is starting his own company, called AGreen Farms, a indoor hydroponic farm in Philadelphia that will
United Airlines FUnited's Latest Disaster Proves That the Airline Is Unable to Change Its WaysInc Magazine - David AmerlandUnited Airlines is so famous for its PR disasters that there is a special word for them: Snafunited. In its latest public relations crisis, reported by The Daily Mirror on Sunday, the airline messed up
Baby Boomers Is Your Business Ignoring the Generation That Can Make You Rich?Inc Magazine - Rhett PowerTwo people with a total of $100 walk into your newly opened business. One person gets to spend $30 of the total; the other will spend $70. Which one do you target first? If you chose the one with $70,
Transylvania 3 Questions That Will Help You Build Stronger Relationships at Networking EventsInc Magazine - Alisa CohnI am waiting for the day that someone comes to me and says "I love networking events, the bigger the better," and "I love to make superficial small talk with strangers." So far, no dice. Yet we know we
Business Strategy Live on a Shoestring or Open the Purse Strings?Inc Magazine - Rhett PowerAs a small business owner, you wear a lot of hats. Some days you're an executive, some days you're the marketing department, and some days you're the janitor. And on the busiest days, you're all those
Business Strategy This Invisible Problem Is Costing Employers $500 Billion Per YearInc Magazine - Don CharltonWe've all seen the dreaded bulge at the bottom of a tire and known something was wrong. The Department of Energy estimates that consumer vehicles waste over 1 billion gallons of fuel per year due to underinflated
Business 3 Ways Your Employee Training Program Is Failing YouInc Magazine - Amy BalliettToday's employees are eager to learn new skills. In fact, in a report from Sitel Group, 37 percent of employees said that, if they didn't have the opportunity to be trained in new skills, they would be
Business Strategy Why This 1 Common Issue for Business Loans Isn't Actually a Big DealInc Magazine - Jared HechtMy company, Fundera, is a marketplace for small business financial solutions--which primarily means helping business owners find affordable funding, such as loans. One of the questions our team fields
Business A Great Reminder From An Ex-Navy SEALInc Magazine - Tom GimbelFor offsite trainings, I like to bring in outside speakers who bring a different perspective. At a recent sales team offsite, I brought in someone who spent 10 years as a Navy SEAL. There were a number
Reddit How the Internet Ruined My 'Game of Thrones' Series Finale ExperienceInc Magazine - Don ReisingerAbout halfway through the final episode of Game of Thrones on Sunday night, I realized that I knew exactly what was going to happen. No, I don't have the ability to see into the future. Instead, I have
Technology Productivity Gurus Only: You'll Flip Over This Digital WhiteboardInc Magazine - John BrandonThe Samsung Flip is a digital whiteboard for people who don't even know what that is. I tested one for a month with some college students, and we flipped out over it. The 55-inch screen was just the right
Business The 3 Words Behind Every Successful BusinessInc Magazine - Jessica RovelloHere's a question I'm asked from time to time: "What's the single most important part of running a successful business?" Much to their dismay, I don't have an answer. There isn't one single factor that
Investing How to Attract Startup Funding, According to Top Venture CapitalistsInc Magazine - John BoitnottOutside investment is a major stepping stone for entrepreneurs, whether they are just starting out, or have yet to launch. Wanting that startup funding and actually receiving it are two very different
Hiring Your First Remote Employee? Here's How to Keep Your Whole Team AlignedInc Magazine - Young Entrepreneur CouncilRemote work has become common across the modern corporate world. However, there's a big difference between allowing the occasional work-from-home day and hiring an employee who works remotely full time.
Alexa Amazon Says Alexa Will Get Smarter With Age. HerInc Magazine - Kevin J. RyanIf you own a device powered by Amazon's virtual assistant, Alexa, you probably use it mostly for things like checking the weather or controlling your home's smart lights. In the near future, however, says
Brooks Koepka In 6 Words, Brooks Koepka Revealed the Simple Mental Hack That Makes Him Golf's Most Dominant PlayerInc Magazine - Carmine GalloBrooks Koepka dominates professional golf at the moment. On Sunday, he won the PGA Championship, his fourth major win in the last 23 months. He has started eight major tournaments and has won 50 percent
CEOs The Secret to Better Decision Making and Higher Tolerance for Discomfort: Be a Mother and a CEOInc Magazine - Inc. Video StaffFrida Polli, founder of Pymetrics, and Nicole Centeno, CEO of Splendid Spoon share their stories and advice on how to thrive as a mother and a founder, how their capacity for challenges has increased,
HBO What Game of Thrones Can Teach Us About Data BreachesInc Magazine - Adam LevinHBO's hit series Game of Thrones is now history, but it will live on in the hearts, minds and social media interactions of its followers for some time to come. Before now the only thing GoT fans wanted
Instagram Instagram Announces Helpful Updates to Stories and Explore FeaturesInc Magazine - Peter RoeslerInstagram Stories are growing in popularity among users. People are drawn to the format because of their time-sensitive nature. Unlike traditional posts, Instagram Stories don't last forever, so people
Huawei Google Severs Business Ties With Huawei Following an Executive Order From President TrumpInc Magazine - Isobel Asher Hamilton• Google has severed business ties with Huawei following an executive order from US President Donald Trump blacklisting the company.• American companies have to seek government approval before dealing
Startups Why It's Worth Your Time to Define Your Company's Values--Even If You're Just Starting OutInc Magazine - Jenn LimWhen it comes to challenges like funding, scaling, and profitability, creating your startup's core values might be the last thing on your mind. But any values-based company I've been a part of would owe
Insecurity If You Say Yes to Any of These 8 Questions, You're Definitely More Confident Than You ThinkInc Magazine - Jeff HadenIf you're like most people -- even highly accomplished people -- you don't always feel confident. For most of us, confidence is situational; depending on the setting, sometimes we're extremely assured.
Workplace Violence If You're Firing Someone, This Is The Best Time of Day To Do ItInc Magazine - Alison GreenInc.com columnist Alison Green answers questions about workplace and management issues--everything from how to deal with a micromanaging boss to how to talk to someone on your team about body odor. I you've
Startups 7 Tips for Building a Remote Team (And Why They're Good for Your Business)Inc Magazine - Andrew ThomasMost people will ask me if I work in my pajamas. Others will ask if I sleep in all the time or take a mid-day break to exercise. While only one of those questions can be answered with a "yes," I am not
Facebook Facebook Is Making a Change That'll Make it Less Creepy, and It's Bad News For AdvertisersInc Magazine - Jason AtenIt's probably happened to you: You're searching online for the perfect gift to get someone, when you head over to Facebook, only to see ads all over your feed for the things you were looking at. Everything
Tim Cook Tim Cook's Fiery Tulane Commencement Speech Show How Much He's Grown as a Public SpeakerInc Magazine - Carmine GalloApple CEO Tim Cook has a reputation for being an operations genius. He has a reputation for keeping an almost super-human work schedule. But comparisons to his former boss, Steve Jobs, have kept him from
Steve Jobs 8 Life Hacks To Bring You Balance, Clarity and Productivity TodayInc Magazine - Damon BrownBest-selling author James Clear has great advice for creating healthy, life-changing habits. His book Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones has been on the best-seller
Business Stop Complaining You Can't Find Talent, and Start Looking in the Right Places. Here's HowInc Magazine - Howard TullmanThere's a sea change coming in college recruiting and, surprisingly enough, it's not one that is brought about by new technology. It's simply a result of the commonsense application by more and more employers
Business Strategy How Can You Spot Truly Good Virtual Leaders? They Do Any of These 5 Things for Their Virtual WorkersInc Magazine - Marcel SchwantesThere are plenty of good business reasons why more companies should consider a remote workforce or hybrid teams. Besides the fact that this is the future of work, studies indicate that working a remote
Play buttonOprah Winfrey Oprah Winfrey Just Gave Graduates 3 Profound Truths About Failure, Legacy and SuccessInc Magazine - Wanda ThibodeauxIf anyone has a success story to brag about, it's the one and only Oprah Winfrey. Over more than four decades, the long-time talk show host, actress, and philanthropist has worked her way up from poverty
