The Multipurpose Multiplex
Madstone Films has a plan to deliver specialized content in underutilized movie theaters. If television can do it, why not the big screen? Read story
D.M. Osborne
Sleep, the Final Frontier
The experts know that nothing is more important than the right amount of sleep. They also know how to get it. Read story
The Store that Stark Built
Debra's Natural Gourmet proves that even in the face of big-box competition, a tiny player can become both a beloved local business and a profitable growth c... Read story
Dear John
What happens when the venture capitalists find profit in your company -- but don't see profit in you? Read story
Valley Legend's Biggest Road Show Ever
Venture capital icon Gib Myers is rallying support for an audacious new project: getting start-ups to give time and equity to non-profits -- before those sta... Read story
Upstarts: Digital Photography
Digital photo start-ups are getting ready for their close-up. But will consumers like how things develop? Read story
Upstarts: Digital Photography
Digital photo start-ups are getting ready for their close-up. But will consumers like how things develop? Read story
The Democratic Merger
When two friends decided to merge their companies, they did so in a democratic manner with heavy input from their respective employees. The result: They incr... Read story
Good Morning, You're Fired
Two 2000 Inc. 500 CEO find that firing poor performers doesn't have to be a tangled, drawn-out process. Read story
The Inc. 500: Class of 2005?
Two 2000 Inc. 500 CEOs demonstrate that spinning off new start-ups from within can give big benefits -- and profits -- to both parent and child. Read story
Flirting with Disaster
Many businesses have a disaster plan to prevent an unforseen meltdown, but few have put their plan to the test. MSS Group (#135 on the 2000 Inc. 500... Read story
Bootstrap Marketing: Taking on Procter
She may not have the resources of her giant competitors, but Amilya Antonetti is making her own mark in the soap business, one customer at a time. Read story
All Adventure, All the Time
A handful of sites want to take the sweat out of lining up your next big travel adventure. Can they deliver? Inc. Technology 's panel of entrepreneur... Read story
Women Investors Are Finally Getting a Fair Shot
Now female CEOs can strut their stuff before throngs of well-heeled investors at a series of venture fairs collectively called Springboard 2000, which spo... Read story
A Network of Her Own
Women who are entrepreneurs have always found it tougher to raise money than their male counterparts have. New kinds of support and a new breed of investor a... Read story
All Adventure, All the Time
A handful of sites want to take the sweat out of lining up your next big travel adventure. Can they deliver? I Inc. Technology /I
Hot Tip: Advisory Boards
Christine Comaford, managing director at Artemis Ventures, in Sausalito, Calif., has a method for making the most of an advisory board. S... Read story
Boing! Whiz! Bang! Dunk!
Dancing chefs and blue martinis -- iLounge sounds like a rowdy day of fun and games. But despite its hilarity, iLounge offers some hard-core business lessons... Read story
Be Careful What You Wish For
Silicon Valley companies thought an act of Congress would solve their problems with Bill Lerach and his shareholder lawsuits. But the reforms may end up back... Read story
Getting It
News flash: The Internet has changed business as we know it. Nobody knows that better than Rick Inatome, founder of the Fortune 500 company Inacom. ... Read story
Getting It
News flash: The Internet has changed business as we know it. Nobody knows that better than Rick Inatome, founder of the em Fortune /... Read story
Upstarts: Start-Up Services
A look at several companies that sell "start-up-in-a-box" services designed to help new businesses hit the ground running. Read story
The New-Boy Network
Inc. goes behind the scenes at Guru.com as it attempts to raise capital in the fast-paced world of Internet financing. Here's why whom you know is j... Read story
The New-Boy Network
I Inc. /I goes behind the scenes at Guru.com as it attempts to raise capital in the fast-paced world of Internet financing.... Read story
Obit: Fast-Paced Rivals Silence Talking Beeper Service
Here's how fierce competition and the expense of building a national infrastructure rendered Conxus Communications, a voice- and text-paging service, permane... Read story
When Is a Law Firm Not a Law Firm?
Craig Johnson, founder of Venture Law Group, redefined what a law firm can do for a start-up by helping companies develop business plans, find financing, and... Read story
