How to Fix Health Care
Inc. 500 CEO John Baackes of Senior Whole Health has the answer to fixing the broken health care system. Read story
Darren Dahl
How to Protect Your Margins in a Downturn
Here's how companies in 12 industries are faring, plus tips. Read story
The Bootstrapper's Guide to Launching New Products
Discovering the value of lean product development and minimum viable product Read story
Business for Sale: A California Ski Resort
Rick Metcalf is selling his Mount Waterman ski resort for $1.65 million Read story
How Would You Make Over the U.S. Postal Service?
With bankruptcy looming, the U.S. post office needs a major fix. We asked Inc. 500 CEOs how they would approach the problem Read story
The Business of Horse Racing
From protective vests to synthetic dirt, a number of small companies play a big role in the world of horse racing Read story
Business for Sale: An Arizona Winery
An 83-year-old winemaker is ready to hand off his 10-acre Arizona vineyard. The plot is priced at $465,000 Read story
A Booming Recession Business
Companies that supply dollar stores are raking it in Read story
Business for Sale: A Minnesota Bowling Alley
This 24-lane bowling center in Duluth, Minnesota, is priced at $2.4 million Read story
How to Start a Software Company
You don't always have to be a tech geek. Like any industry, you just have to identify an unmet need. Read story
Special Financial Report: Employee Compensation
What should you pay employees in this crazy job market? A look at the new rules of compensation Read story
A Guide to Online Collaboration Tools
Scenario One Employees frequently work together to create and edit documents. Best bet Wiki tools such as Read story
For sale: An inn on a Maine island
The owners of a 32-room hotel on Mohegan Island off the coast of Maine are putting their hotel up for sale for $4.3 million Read story
How to Choose the Right Collaboration Software
Although e-mail remains the primary method of office communication, businesses are increasingly turning to programs designed specifically for office collabor... Read story
Business for Sale: A Motorcycle-Seat Manufacturer
Mike Corbin sold his first handmade motorcycle seat, for $40, back in 1965 at a rally in Grafton, New Hampshire. He went on to found Corbin-Pacific... Read story
Managing: How to Work More Like a Start-Up
Rekindle that startup spirit with agile development Read story
Not Just for Techies
Agile development may have been designed for software engineers, but it can be an effective way to complete almost any kind of project -- if you follow some ... Read story
Business For Sale: A Tennessee Sawmill
Tim and Kim Hanback own and operate Berry Brothers Sawmill, whose primary business is making wooden crossties for the railroad industry. The busine... Read story
Recruiting: Tapping the Talent Pool
How to use skill tests, applicant tracking software, video interviews, and industry-specific job sites to find the best candidates in a large stack of resumes. Read story
How to Close the Deal When Buying a Business
Tips on how to perform due diligence on a business you want to buy. Plus: What it takes to close the deal. Read story
How to Find a Business to Buy
An overview of how to determine what business suits you, what you can afford, and how to perform due diligence. Read story
How To: Close the Deal When Buying a Business
The following guide details how to perform due diligence on a business you want to buy, as well as what it takes to finally close the deal and take over your... Read story
How To: Price and Finance a Business Purchase
This guide details what you need to know about sources of financing, getting pre-qualified, negotiating the price of the business you want to buy, and more. Read story
Business for Sale: An Audio-Book Publisher for $1.14 Million
Three years ago, Bryan Heathman joined forces with his friend Chris Widener, a motivational speaker and the author of books such as T... Read story
Managing: Outsourcing to Save Money?
Be careful, or your plan may backfire Read story
Business for Sale: For the Seasoned Buyer
A manufacturer of frozen pizza in Pompano Beach, Florida, for $1.2 million Read story
Trust Me: You're Gonna Love This
Getting employees to embrace new technology. Read story
Five Ways to Save Money (Layoffs Not Included)
Five creative ways to save money -- none of them involving layoffs. Read story
Clip Here and Save Big
How to trim your IT budget without making sacrifices. Read story
Trading Places: Inc.'s 2008 Export Guide
Who has petrodollars to spend? Where can you sell construction equipment? Jewelry? Management consulting? And where is the market that grew an astounding 55,... Read story
Calculate Your Company's Value
U se this work sheet to get a rough estimate of what your business might fetch in today's market. First, find your industry in th... Read story
How Much is Your Business Worth?
This chart depicts the marketplace for private companies. Here's how to read it: Read story
Meet the Buyers
Sellers of businesses are more or less the same: They're all looking for the best price they can get. Buyers are a little trickier to figure out. Read story
The Most, and the Least, Valuable Businesses In America
Buying a business is, in at least one respect, like buying a house -- you can learn a lot by looking at the comparables. The tables below tell you what bu... Read story
The Most Valuable Companies in America
Investors are loaded with cash. Boomers are looking to buy. Foreign firms are eager to invest. What does that add up to? A seller's market for your business. Read story
Traffic's Up; Website's Down
Preventing costly crashes. Read story
What Seems to Be the Problem?
Self service gets a tune-up. Read story
The Music Man
With 34 million albums, five companies, and a Grammy under his belt, Chip Davis is still always on the lookout for new business opportunities. Read story
In Praise of Stubbornness
For years, Malcolm Bricklin has been working to bring low-cost Chinese cars to America. A new documentary -- filmed by his son -- chronicles his travails. Read story
Case Study: New Orleans Business Struggles to Survive
Raymond Rathle survived a hurricane but lost his employees, customers, and insurance. Can his business survive? Read story
