How to Save for Seed Capital
Excerpt on saving seed capital from Gwen Kinkead's book, 'From Chinatown: A Portrait of a Closed Society.' Read story
George Gendron
Service, Dammitt
Book recommendation: 'Intelligent Enterprise' by James Brian Quinn. Read story
Is this the Ultimate Test?
Leading consultant in time-based management Philip Thomas puts his money where his management expertise is. Read story
To Catch a Thief
Corporate larceny is on the rise, thanks to technology and the globalization of the marketplace. Read story
Are Small Companies Better?
Faxpoll results on the benefits of being a small company. Read story
And You Think You've Got Tax Worries...
Excerpts from The Wall Street Journal on extreme taxation in Italy and Vietnam. Read story
What do You Call a Federal Program That Requires No Additional Federal...
Small Business Innovation Research program has federal agencies target research money for small businesses. Read story
The Iceman Cometh
Excerpt from 'Port Life' by Seth Rolbein on Frederic Tudor, who imported ice to the tropics in the early 1800s. Read story
The Cutting Edge
Ordering information for Brian P. Woolf's book on cost-cutting measures, Shrinking the Corporate Waistline. Read story
Confessions of a Passionate Shopper
Introduction to Inc.'s first annual small company design awards. Read story
EOY: Editor's Notes
Editor's notes on the EOY Socially Responsible category, Cajun Cola and Granite Rock. Read story
False Alarm
Editorial on the fears of a banker-induced credit crunch. Read story
Open Bookies
The 'Open-Book Management' trend and businesses devoted to helping other companies open their books. Read story
China, Inc.
Capitalism in China and a book review of Tribes. Read story
The Fax About Starting A New Business
Book review of The Republic of Tea: How an Idea Becomes a Business. Read story
Please Don't Call And Ask How To Get Ahold Of This Prince Guy
Editor's joke about management and Satan. Read story
Editor's thanks
Thanks for the aching back sympathy. Read story
What Ever Happened To The Lean, Mean Job Machine?
Discouraging signs that start-ups are no longer creating jobs at the rate they once did. Read story
Not So Fast
Manager defends Total Quality Management. Read story
And Now For Some Really Bad News...
The news on small business, the backbone of the U.S. economy, is grimmer than ever. Read story
New Testament
Review of a 'Garlic Testament', by Stanley Crawford. Read story
A Peace Corps For The 1990s
Editor suggests redistributing economic know-how from the few to the many. Read story
Surprise! Surprise!
Editorial on the transitory nature of assets due to changing consumer needs and evolving technology. Read story
The First Annual 301 Great Management Ideas Sweepstakes
Inc.'s editor-in-cheif reviews the winners and finalists for the best management ideas. Read story
The Talk Of The Inc. 500
Thoughts on the 1992 Inc. 500 conference. Read story
The Springs of Contemplation, excerpt
Quote from 'The Springs of Contemplation'. Read story
Introducing The Defect-Free Child
Quote on TQM for children, from a promotional brochure describing a session at the Annual Quality Congress. Read story
Women And The Numbers
A women's business group stresses a focus on sales rather than marketing and personnel. Read story
What Keeps You Up At Night?
A survey of EOY alumni asking them to rate the importance of 35 core business issues. Read story
A Good Word About Profit
Comment on why making a profit should not be regarded as unsavory. Read story
Summer Reading
Two summer reading suggestions: 'Outnation' by Jonathan Rauch 'Twenty-First Century Management' by Hesh Kestin. Read story
High-Tech lending survey
Survey finds that only 6 banks have the expertise to lend to high-tech companies and an interest in doing so. Read story
The Changing Of The Guard
CEOs Ben Cohen and Paul Hawken are questioning their business motives and looking for greener pastures. Read story
Flushed With Pride
An excerpt on employees taking responsibility for budgeting items, from 'The Great Game of Business'. Read story
The Inc. Exit Poll
Early results from a FaxPoll asking readers to identify who they're supporting for president. Read story
The Big Business Of Women-Owned Companies
Some surprising statistics about women-owned businesses. Read story
For The Graduate Who Has Everything
Gift ideas for high school graduates. Read story
Bookmaking At Inc.
Short review of 'From the Ground Up' by John Case and 'The Great Game of Business' by Jack Stack. Read story
Ripped Wrap Axed
Reader's complaints about the Inc. catalog-wrapped subscribers editions. Read story
Real Men Don't Litigate
Colorful correspondence between Southwest Airlines chairman Herbert Kelleher and Stevens Aviation VP Stephen D. Townes. Read story