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Inc.com has relationships with more than 80 Solutions Providers and content providers (including <i>Inc</i> magazine).<p/>Inc.com LLC is a Delaware limited liability company, headquartered in Boston, Mass.<p/><b><font color="#993300">Inc.com: Where to start and run your business.</font></b>]]></bodycopy></owner><pagetitle><![CDATA[Inc.com:Guide:Recruiting and Retention Secrets of <i>Inc.</i> 500 Alumni]]></pagetitle><articletype><id>0</id><name/></articletype><pagenumber>0</pagenumber><legacyid/><byline><author><id>462</id><firstname>Stephanie</firstname><lastname>Overby</lastname><username/><email>stephanie_overby@inc.com</email><phone/><url/><image><name/><id>0</id><width>0</width><height>0</height></image><company><id>0</id><production>0</production><name/><address/><city/><state/><country/><url/><ticker/><relationship><name/><id>0</id><bizrel/></relationship><companytype><name/><id>0</id></companytype><image><name/><id>0</id><width>0</width><height>0</height></image><imageurl/><bodycopy/></company><title/></author><author><id>0</id><firstname/><lastname/><username/><email/><phone/><url/><image><name/><id>0</id><width>0</width><height>0</height></image><company><id>0</id><production>0</production><name/><address/><city/><state/><country/><url/><ticker/><relationship><name/><id>0</id><bizrel/></relationship><companytype><name/><id>0</id></companytype><image><name/><id>0</id><width>0</width><height>0</height></image><imageurl/><bodycopy/></company><title/></author></byline><bodycopy style="simple"><text><![CDATA[<p>What company would know more about finding and keeping talented employees than an <a href=http://www.inc.com/inc500/>Inc. 500</a> company? Fast growth and hiring frenzies are the norm for most of the businesses that have made it onto Inc. magazine's annual list of the fastest-growing privately held U.S. companies. It seems that no recruiting and retention task is too big for these businesses -- from adding two employees a day for two years straight to luring top executives away from corporate giants to turning around dismal turnover rates. </p><p>What are their best secrets? Learn from the triumphs of former Inc. 500 companies -- and their failures -- in this Inc. 500 guide to recruiting and retention. </p><p><em>The companies featured in this guide are all alumni of the Inc. 500 list; you can find out more about them -- and the year or years they were on the Inc. 500 -- in our <a href=http://www.inc.com/inc500/search.html>Inc. 500 database</a>.</em></p>]]></text></bodycopy><subjects/></document></content>