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Leigh Buchanan

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Massachusetts, United States

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Past articles by Leigh:

How This Salvage Shop Became Famous for Turning Portland, Oregon's Trash Into Treasure

Seattle may have the 'everything store.' But Stumptown has this 'everything else store.' → Read More

Why Thousands of People Are Buying This $100 Rubber Duck

Pi Lab started out making traditional consumer electronics, but found its biggest hit with a high-tech spin on a classic children's toy. → Read More

Inside the Vicious, Vicious Cheerleader Wars

Rebel Athletic is fighting a spangled, appliqued, fashion-forward guerrilla war against an industry giant. → Read More

When It's OK for Obama (or Any Leader) to Cry

The president's emotional display is a sign of strength → Read More

Now You Can Get an Entire Church Delivered on Demand

Portable Church Industries provides hundreds of congregations with everything they need to set up for Sunday services in a matter of minutes. → Read More

This New England Etching Business Has Been Killing It for 300 Years

The John Stevens Shop has been carving stones the old-fashioned way since before it was old-fashioned. → Read More

A Store Where Every Saturday Is Black Friday

The Garment District, an alternative department store in Cambridge, Massachusetts, attracts a constant throng of hipsters, college students, and others in search of bulk and vintage clothes at dirt-cheap prices. → Read More

4 Heretical Ideas for Reigniting the Economy

From wiping out the R&D credit to hiring adjunct professors, here are some of the more refreshing--albeit controversial--ways entrepreneurs suggest for ramping up the economy. → Read More

How Entrepreneurship Lost Its Way to the Middle Class

Inc. considers why entrepreneurs are so bullish when business starts are down. → Read More

The 2015 Weird News Quiz, Business Edition

Test yourself on how well you know this year's strangest happenings in business. → Read More

Successful CEOs: 'We Feel Handcuffed'

With an election looming, our third annual State of Small Business survey finds even successful entrepreneurs frustrated by regulations and rising health care costs. placeholder → Read More

Taking the Pain Out of Slow Payments

Earlier this year, the alcoholic beverage giant Diageo gave its supply chain a nasty yank. The company told vendors it was extending to 90 days payment terms on new... → Read More

How This Entrepreneur Built a Family-Friendly Fun House Empire

Owen Trailers' over-the-top fun houses, haunted houses, and mirror mazes have been thrilling adults and children alike for decades. → Read More

Everything You Missed at the 2015 Inc. 5000 Conference

At the annual Inc. 5000 conference, all kinds of leadership styles have been on display over the years. But this time, there was something noticeably different in the air. → Read More

This Company Wants to Add a Wee Bit of Scotland to Your Wardrobe

When one of her children was diagnosed with leukemia, Regina Davan was forced to change her career plans. Ultimately it would lead her to found Alt.Kilt, a flourishing custom kilt-making business. → Read More

Why This Company Thrives on the 5-Hour Workday

At Tower Paddle Boards, founder Stephen Aarstol believes that time is a more malleable resource than money. So instead of giving his employees salary raises, he's reduced the company workday to five hours. → Read More

The Real Reason Your Business Isn't Getting Bigger

The author of the seminal book about scaling, Doug Tatum sits down with Inc. to chat about the beauty of the middle market. → Read More

This Founder Built a $70 Million Empire He'll Never Be Able to See

Isaac Lidsky has been a child actor and a Supreme Court clerk. For his third act, he has overcome blindness to turn Orlando Decorative Concrete into a thriving business. → Read More

The Incredibly Inspiring Journey of a Blind Entrepreneur Who Built a $70 Million Company

Isaac Lidsky has been a child actor and a Supreme Court clerk. For his third act, he has overcome blindness to turn ODC Construction into a thriving business. → Read More

This Business Is Crossing 'Six Feet Under' With 'Pimp My Ride'

With hearses built from Rolls-Royce and hot rod parts, Rosewood Classic Coaches sends its clients out in style. → Read More