I am having some trouble keeping everything straight eith outright and ebay because I have yet to firgure out a way to automatically import the cost of goods sold (the wholesale price for the items that are sold) of item…

I am having some trouble keeping everything straight eith outright and ebay because I have yet to firgure out a way to automatically import the cost of goods sold (the wholesale price for the items that are sold) of item…

Franchising can certainly be less risky than starting your own business from scratch. The franchisor has already done a lot of the dirty work for you: they've created a strong business plan, they've built strong brand name recognition, and they're…

Congratulations: You have survived the recession. Now what? If you have ever had the urge to start your own business, now may be a good time to make a move.

To help identify the most promising…

To help identify the most promising industries for start-ups, a team of Inc. reporters hit the phones and scoured the data. We first scouted out industries with great growth potential and solid sales figures from…

On a recent Tuesday morning, Lev Ekster paced around his future storefront in Manhattan's newly opened Limelight Marketplace. He adjusted the 1960s kitchen-kitsch inspired…

The motto of the venture capital industry this year could be: Well, anything is better than 2008 and 2009.

Driving such a renewed sense of optimism is the relative resurgence in the IPO market and a strong pickup in mergers-and-acquisitions activity.…

If you thought going green was a fad, think again. Environmental consulting is a robust and growing industry, valued at $17.8 billion, according to IBISWorld. Growth of 9 percent a year…

It's the eyebrow raiser of this year's Best Industries to Start a Business list.  At 17 percent growth over the past year alone, it's clear water transit is a strong growth industry. But…