If You Had It to Do All Over Again, What Would You Do Differently?
Inc. asks experienced entrepreneurs to share what they've learned from some of their biggest mistakes. Read story
Ilan Mochari
Relocation, Relocation, Relocation
CEOs share strategies for drumming up business when you've relocated. Read story
Give Credit to the Small-Business Owner
Nick Ypsilantis, CEO of AccuFile, has learned to live on a relatively small line of credit while minimizing debt. Read story
In a Former Life: David Gochman
A look at some of the lessons that David Gochman, CEO of Academy Sports Outdoors, learned while a grad student at Harvard. Read story
Lifestyle Issues Are Key To IT Recruitment
A recent survey by John J. Davis & Associates, a New York executive search firm, shows that accommodating personal/lifestyle issues is now ranked as "very... Read story
How do I choose a phone and voice mail system?
Offices and Operations mentor Mie-Yun Lee responds to the following question from an inc.com user: I have a small (5-person) bu... Read story
Will Car Sharing Stall?
As first movers, the current crop of car-sharing start-ups have a huge jump on securing parking spots and member relationships in their given communities.... Read story
Chargebacks: The Silent Killer
If you sell your products online, you're vulnerable to "chargebacks" -- disputed credit card charges. Buyers usually win disputes. Visa and MasterCard hav... Read story
Upstarts: Car Sharing
Sure, owning a car in the city is a hassle. But is car sharing the answer? Two American start-ups are betting that it is. Read story
The Fraud Bogeyman
The specter of Internet fraud has made it tougher for small e-merchants to navigate the maze of credit card processing fees charged by banks. Several new ser... Read story
When to Say When
How do you know if your employees really are stretched too thin? Read story
Selling Abroad without the Pain
Breaking into international markets may require forming strategic partnerships with companies and experts who have already done so. Read story
In a Former Life: Alan Schultz
This CEO learned a valuable lesson during his past life as a steelworker: A company should compensate its sales force based on fair and reachable short-term ... Read story
Chargebacks: The Silent Killer
If you sell your products online, you're vulnerable to "chargebacks" -- disputed credit card charges. Buyers usually win disputes. Visa and MasterCard hav... Read story
The Fraud Bogeyman
The specter of Internet fraud has made it tougher for small e-merchants to navigate the maze of credit card processing fees charged by banks. Several new ser... Read story
Obit: Auto-Shop Roll-Up Wrecked in Rush
A founder's rush to capitalize on a Wall Street penchant for industry roll-ups may have brought CARA Collision and Glass to a screeching halt. Read story
Wisdom for First-Time Founders
Valerie Lichman, owner of a marketing and PR firm, offers this advice: Don't bend over backward for clients when you don't have to. Read story
In a Former Life: James L. Pate
The chairman of the board of Pennzoil-Quaker State Co. used to serve as assistant secretary of commerce under President Ford. Read story
A Security Blanket for Your Web Site
Do you need insurance to protect your e-business against risks like viruses, hackers, and overloaded servers? Thomas Shipley likes... Read story
Is an Internet Insurance Policy Right for You?
Like any insurance choice, the decision to buy Internet coverage for your e-business depends on two factors: the risk tolerance of the buyer and the balan... Read story
A Security Blanket for Your Web Site
Do you need insurance to protect your e-business against risks like viruses, hackers, and overloaded servers? Thomas Shipley likes... Read story
Is an Internet Insurance Policy Right for You?
Like any insurance choice, the decision to buy Internet coverage for your e-business depends on two factors: the risk tolerance of the buyer and the balan... Read story
How Entrepreneurship and Democracy Affect Internet Development
Rarely has a technology had a greater effect on the spread of the global marketplace than the emergence of the Internet. Many businesses have adapted thei... Read story
IT Workers: Found and Lost
It is common for companies across America to complain about a shortage of information technology workers. The reality, however, is that there is no widesp... Read story
Should we invest in voice recognition software?
Offices & Operations mentor Mie-Yun Lee responds to the following question from an inc.com user: Should we invest in voice reco... Read story
Do Due Diligence before Taking Equity
How do you determine whether to take a chance on a customer by accepting stock or stock options as part of your fee? The same way you'd judge any potentia... Read story
Taking Equity: How Much? How Often?
In her first stock-for-services deal, Sandra Gassman, CEO of MarketingFuel Inc., in New York City, took only 25% of MarketFuel's fee in cash, 75% in equit... Read story
Equity Issues at a Glance
If you're thinking about taking equity instead of cash as payment for services, here's a checklist of things to consider. Taxes: I... Read story
Misclassifying Workers Can Cost You, Big Time
When are freelancers really your employees? Ron Bourquin isn't the first executive to find out that the contractors he'd hired wer... Read story
Managing Independent Contractors
If you want to comply with state and federal regulations on classifying workers, talk to an HR expert. Rules vary from state to state. Still, there... Read story
In a Former Life: Ed Lilly
Ed Lilly, 56 Present life: CEO and president of Serta Inc., the $760-million-plus maker of mattresses based in It... Read story
How to Take Stock
If you're thinking about taking equity instead of cash as payment for services, here's a checklist of things to consider. Read story
Bonding over Barbecue
The partners: Friends about town Met: 1982 Fused: 1991 Bonding event: H... Read story
Father/Son Chemistry
The partners: Father and son Met: At son's birth, in 1953 Fused: 1989 Bonding... Read story
Shared Tastes
The partners: Former college roommates Met: 1986 Fused: 1995 Bonding event:Read story
Humbled CEO Seeks Help
When Inc. 500 CEO John Waters, of Waters Design, filed for bankruptcy in 1992, he realized he lacked the business savvy needed to run his company. A... Read story
Snapshots: Partners
The partners in each of these Inc. 500 businesses knew one another long before working together. Read story
Online Relationships
These three companies from the 2000 Inc. 500 are using the Internet to enhance their communication with staff and customers alike. Read story
Top Billing
Steve Ransom thought collections were sheer torture. The CEO of $3.2 million, 30-employee Ransom Environmental, in Newburyport, Mass., never found it easy... Read story
Swap Talk
Barter Web sites differ widely in inventory, easy of use, and customer service. Choosing one involves some trade-offs. Our panel of CEOs puts barter sites to... Read story
