For Fed Dollars, Big Pose as Small
The government is giving small-business contracts to scrappy little ventures like AT T and Office Depot. Read story
Anne Marie Borrego
Fairer Class Action
Small-business lobbies are hailing a bill that will make it harder to win a class-action lawsuit. Read story
Where Men are Men and Women Buy Limoges
The family-run store in Texas that's been mixing drill bits and Limoges boxes for more than 60 years. Read story
Seed Capital From Uncle Sam
Where can you find cash in a credit crunch? OLI Systems Inc., a New Jersey software company, looked to the government's National Institute of Standards and T... Read story
An Ad Model That Works
Why an imaginative, sound advertising model has made Healthcommunities.com consistently profitable. Read story
Do-It-Yourself Networking
When Jack Plunkett, a Houston-based CEO, went to Silicon Valley to learn more about technology networking, he brought back a new idea for a more structured n... Read story
An Ad Model That Works
Why an imaginative, sound advertising model has made Healthcommunities.com consistently profitable. Read story
Online Grocer Fails to Deliver the Goods
Four years after profiling Streamline.com in its Anatomy of a Start-Up series in November 1996, Inc. magazine checked back in to find the company... Read story
The Accidental Entrepreneur: Field of Dreams
For Paul Breaux, what started out as a lark has turned into a business. Read story
Big Plans
Catch up with some of the companies profiled in our Anatomy of a Start-Up series, and here's what you'll discover: Plans are one thing, executing them is ano... Read story
Online Grocer Fails to Deliver the Goods
Four years after profiling Streamline.com in its Anatomy of a Start-Up series in November 1996, Inc. magazine checked back in to find the company... Read story
Hot Tip: Employee Assistance Programs
Ever worry that your employees may be struggling with non-work-related problems but are unable to talk to someone about them? Take a cue from Ipswitch Inc... Read story
Tips for Weathering Air Travel Troubles
Weather delays, flights that are overbooked, and seemingly endless lines mark typical days at most airlines' ticket counters. And it's only going to get w... Read story
Best Cities: The Two Loudoun Counties
Can a place that's good for business survive as a great place to live? A look at the two sides of Loudoun County, Virginia. Read story
Boundless Horizons
Just because a company's name implies that it's situated on the prairie is no reason to look for it there. Hardly immersed in amber waves of grain are Pra... Read story
Mythic Power
Swords, lords, and magical spells are rarely the stuff of company names. That didn't deter Kenneth Wolf, who was resolved to find a name for his New York ... Read story
Ye Olde Lore
Their business is ultramodern, but the names of Tara Software and Betah Associates (#218 and #256, respectively, on the 2000 Read story
Dogged about Pups
No one would think for a moment that Don Mayer is indifferent toward his Pomeranians. Two of them, Imelda and Fan Tail Shrimp, frolic about the headquarte... Read story
Snapshots: Names
These Inc. 500 CEOs have chosen company names that hold a special meaning for them. Read story
Start-up Springboards
No cash? No customers? Don't let that stand in your way. These Inc. 500 companies sure didn't. Read story
Incubators Are Hot!
Incubators have gotten plenty of attention lately. A few of the 2000 Inc. 500 winners are exploring the concept themselves. Read story
Build a Strong Online Presence
Sure, manufacturers of any size can sell anything online, even without the help of retail partners. But most still value retail as a distribution outlet. ... Read story
Build a Strong Online Presence
Sure, manufacturers of any size can sell anything online, even without the help of retail partners. But most still value retail as a distribution outlet. ... Read story
Better the Hire You Know
Recruiting past employees provides crunch relief The dot-com revolution may have lost a little steam, but a lot of businesses are ... Read story
Hot Tip: Online Shopping
Give online shoppers what they really want -- human contact. For E-buyers in search of live help, there's nothing more frustrating than e... Read story
Win the Space Race
Running out of room at the office? Can't face a move? Take a cue from David Roberts of Silicon Valley's FireDrop: move your neighboring company and take i... Read story
Hot Tip: Online Shopping
Give online shoppers what they really want -- human contact. For E-buyers in search of live help, there's nothing more frustrating than e... Read story
Supplies on Demand
Managing office supply inventory and purchases can quickly veer out of control for a growing company. Here's how Works.com can help streamline the supply-ord... Read story
Everyone's a CEO
You might think that you give your employees a lot. But would you give them your title? If Gilbert van Cutsem's customers mistaken... Read story
Web Expertise in Novel Locales
Now that the Internet has established itself as a must-have component of every business, brick-and-mortar companies are rushing en masse to get online. Th... Read story
Web Expertise in Novel Locales
Now that the Internet has established itself as a must-have component of every business, brick-and-mortar companies are rushing en masse to get online. Th... Read story
Supplies on Demand
Managing office supply inventory and purchases can quickly veer out of control for a growing company. Here's how Works.com can help streamline the supply-ord... Read story
The State of Small Business, Part 1: How It Feels at This Moment
This collection of articles reflects the changes taking place in the state of small business in the year 2000. Read story
Upstarts: MP3
MP3 technology is changing the way we listen to music. And as usual, where there's change, there's start-up opportunity. A look at several new companies that... Read story
John J. Kilcullen: My Biggest Mistake
John J. Kilcullen Chairman and CEO of IDG Books Worldwide, creator of the Dummies series of how-to books. ... Read story
Upstarts: MP3
MP3 technology is changing the way we listen to music. And as usual, where there's change, there's start-up opportunity. A look at several new companies that... Read story
John J. Kilcullen: My Biggest Mistake
John J. Kilcullen Chairman and CEO of IDG Books Worldwide, creator of the Dummies series of how-to books. T... Read story
Hot Tip: Customer Service
For the best customer service possible, test your employees. Derek Gietzen, president and CEO of Genesis Communications International In... Read story
It's Midnight. Do You Know Where Your Tech Support Is?
Finally, a new breed of tech consultant provides affordable, timely help to growing businesses. Read story
An E-Myth Bytes the DSTO
For months the story circulated among Internet newsgroups: In a simulated demonstration of armed reconnaissance put on for visiting Americans, Australian ... Read story
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