New Faces Of 1985
CARRIAGE INDUSTRIES (98) Back in the 1960s, Clarence Harris was selling mutual funds around northern Georgia, the center of America's carpet trade. ... Read story
Curtis Hartman
The 1985 Inc. 100
Introducing the fastest-growing public companies in America. Read story
What Ever Happened To The Class Of '84?
Looking back, the most remarkable thing about the class of 1984 is its staying power: Last year's growth leaders are mostly still growing. Led by Co... Read story
Tail Spin
PBA was an airline in disgrace. Peter Van Arsdale had two weeks to save it. He did. Then the next disaster struck. Read story
No. 1: Pedus International;
Inside the Blue Whale, Pedus International is Harold Shapiro. He is Dick Dotts's man on the scene. The Pacific Design Center, the "Blue Whale" to i... Read story
Inside The Inc. 500
The class of '84 is the youngest, the fastest-growing -- and by far the most productive -- in the history of the ranking. Read story
"you'd Be Surprised How Easy It Is To Succeed"
David Wolfberg had big plans for his Miami architectural firm. Too big, as it turned out. Read story
Family Business
In the family, they already tell stories about Herman Komar's son, young Charlie. How at two he crawled up on to his great-aunt's lap to show her the picture... Read story
Courting Bankruptcy
When the president of Bildisco filed for Chapter 11, he didn't know he would be rewriting the bankruptcy laws. Read story
On A Wing And A Prayer
Bob Adickes and Avtek Corp.'s other founders are in a race with Beech, Lear, and the clock to produce the next generation of corporate aircraft. Read story
New Faces Of 1984
ENDEVCO INC. Like the steel industry, the oil and gas industry has more than occasionally suffered for its size. And, again, as in the case of the s... Read story
That Ain't Hay
Shakespeare's wife had one. Miles Standish had one. Thousands of European peasants had them. And now, thanks to a 48-year-old Califronia enterpreneur, you... Read story
A Model For Success
Even Skip Kelley, the home remodeler whose conversion to membership in the Mr. Build franchise is chronicled beginning on page 40, was surprised that INC.... Read story
The Conversion Of Skip Kelly
Last summer, Skip Kelley was running a small-time home-remodeling business. Then he found Mr. Build. Read story
Private Lives;
A sampling of America's pacesetters shows that the CEOs are as diverse as the products and services they sell. Read story
Private Lives;
A sampling of America's pacesetters shows that the CEOs are as diverse as the products and services they sell. Read story
Private Lives;
A sampling of America's pacesetters shows that the CEOs are as diverse as the products and services they sell. Read story
Private Lives;
A sampling of America's pacesetters shows that the CEOs are as diverse as the product and services they sell. Read story
Private Lives;
A sampling of America's pacesetters shows that the CEOs are as diverse as the products and services they sell. Read story
Private Lives;
A sampling of America's pacesetters shows that the CEOs are as diverse as the products and services they sell. Read story
Private Lives;
A sampling of America's pacesetters shows that the CEOs are as diverse as the products and services they sell. Read story
Private Lives;
A sampling of America's pacesetters shows that the CEOs are as diverse as the products and services they sell. Read story
Selling The Brooklyn Bridge
As it turns out, it is a lot like selling bananas, or pain relievers, or floppy disks. Read story
Tv Gets Down To Business
There is nothing exceptional about the outside of the graffiti-scarred garage on New York's West Side. But inside Matrix Studios, an entrepreneurial gambl... Read story
Home Is Where The Headquarters Is
'We all like Milwaukee, even though it's hardly a swinging place. At least you know people will be able to get out of bed and come to work in the morning.' Read story
Nature Or Nuture?
'I'm a poor boy from the Bronx, who used the GI bill to go to school and built a $20 million company up from nothing. I believe in the American flag and the ... Read story
The Prize -- And The Cost
'Building something from your own idea is the best possible way to live. The inner applause you give yourself when you succeed outweighs anything anyone else... Read story
A Profile Of The Inc. 100 Ceos;
'Every CEO on the INC. 100 is a hero to me. They built something from nothing -- not with a million their daddy left them, but with their own wits.' Read story
Getting To The Top -- And Staying There
'I don't think about my weaknesses; it's too easy to turn those into excuses. I don't see obstacles, just minor impediments.' Read story
The Myth Of The Workaholic
'Usually I take a couple days off each year -- Thanksgiving and Christmas. But that'll change this year. It has to. I either have to take a vacation or get a... Read story
Big Fish, Bigger Fish
'My father always encouraged me to go to work for a large corporation. He said there was more security in it.' Read story
Parting Shots
'If you sat down and logically analyzed the statistics and the probabilities in starting a new business, you probably wouldn't do it. I was too dumb to know ... Read story
Mirror Images And Role Models
'There just aren't that many heroes in waste utilization.' Read story
Playing By The Rules
Gary Gabrel built Pente from a college-student's hobby to a million-unit sales success. But it may be time to trade in his unconventional moves for a more tr... Read story
The Computer Salesman Always Rings Twice
The doorbell rings. You answer, and there stands . . . a door-to-door computer salesman! Sound far-fetched? Not according to Steven R. Gerbsman and Willia... Read story
Changing How The Game Is Played
Bringing space-age technology to the world of sporting goods lets tiny Worth Sports Co. leapfrog its giant competitors and capture a new market Read story
Pba: A Tale Of Two Airlines
In the newly competitive airline industry, a second generation of management revels in a good dogfight. Read story
Future Shop
Sandy Zimmerman's retail marriage of quality, discounts, and service has turned an obsure New York town into a mecca for a new breed of consumers. Read story
Death Of A President
To most of the 200 people crowded into the funeral chapel that hot July day in 1981, Leon Levy had been Word Systems Inc.; it was hard to imagine the comp... Read story
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