Courtesy Donna Fenn I have several rental properties, and in my first year as a landlord, I learned a few lessons that could have saved me money if I'd known. I wish I'd known the inspector won't find everything — a missed electrical issue cost us…

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Wilfredo Lee/AP Images This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Selling a house may seem impossible during the coronavirus pandemic, but experts agree that if you need to sell your house…

Strelka Institute for Media, Architecture and Design/flickr Potential startup entrepreneurs can oftentimes get swept up in the excitement of their ideas, products, and services and make some devastating, yet common, mistakes. Underestimating the…

Getty Images Selling your home is a major life choice that involves your likely most important asset. We asked experts what the perfect time is for people to sell their home. They told us six of the biggest signs that it's time to put your home on…

Getty Images Millennials make up 35% of homebuyers. If you're selling your home, you should pay attention to the unique needs and preferences of millennial buyers. Small renovations to your home's lighting, floors, and outdoor spaces can make it more…

Even the most meticulously crafted global business plan can run aground if you don’t pay close attention to the social and cultural elements of doing business on foreign soil. I spoke to a few U.S. entrepreneurs who operate globally for some advice …

Inc.'s 11th annual 30 Under 30 list features the young founders taking on some of the world's biggest challenges. Here, meet Getaround. Remember the days when owning a car was the ultimate ticket to adulthood and freedom? If you're scratching your …

Inc.'s 11th annual 30 Under 30 list features the young founders taking on some of the world's biggest challenges. Here, meet Vital Vio. When Colleen Costello was just 14 years old, a close family member was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes. "That …

For more than 10 years, Inc.'s 30 Under 30 list has given us a tantalizing glimpse into the future. Millennials often start and build companies to address problems that are unique to their 80 million-member generation. They perceive opportunities …

Choosing this year's 30 Under 30 honorees was truly a community effort. Our editors and writers culled 540 applications down to the most promising, and then we assembled a prestigious panel of judges to help make the final choices. We could not have …

Inc.'s 11th annual 30 Under 30 list features the young founders taking on some of the world's biggest challenges. Here, meet Bark & Co. There's Dollar Shave Club for guys, Birchbox for gals, Blue Apron for gourmets, and NatureBox for snackers--so why …

What Is Gamification? “Gamification involves using the tools and methodology that were popularized by games and using them in other areas of life to make things easier,” explains Yoav Luri, co-founder of Boulder-based Simple Energy . You might, for …

“In the past two to four years, we’ve gone from using data to describe to using it to predict,” says Amir Behbehani, CEO of Serial Metrics , a data analytics company. Figure out ahead of time what customers will buy and how to manage your inventory, …

The shortage of women in computer science and tech has been a topic of heated discussion and much teeth-gnashing. . Given that STEM (science, tech, engineering and math) careers are regularly among the highest paid and the number of STEM jobs is …

__Elizabeth Holmes is a Woman of the Year because... "At only 31, she is already proving the outsize impact one fiercely determined individual can have on the lives of so many." __ —philanthropist Melinda Gates, cochair of the Bill & Melinda Gates …

For 31 years, Donna Karan of Donna Karan International and DKNY helped professional women dress. Her Seven Easy Pieces – a body suit, pants, jacket, skirt, suede jacket, coat, sequined skirt –mostly in shades of black – set the standard for a …

and valuations soared, giving a new crop of entrepreneurs hope that they, too, might hop on the VC bandwagon. But not so fast. Despite all the gushing over “unicorns” such as Uber and Airbnb (companies with post-funding valuations in excess of $1 …