Plug and Pay
Some horror tales of hiring the wrong high-tech consultant, and how to avoid this dangerous situation. Read story
Jay Finegan
The Fine Art of Finding a Consultant
Remember that good consultants aren't always geographically bound; they'll travel, and frequently they can work by modem. The best refe... Read story
Light Up, Go Public, Quit Your Day Job
Here's the recipe for a perfect IPO: a man and his cigar and how investors that love good smoke all found each other. Read story
New Biz Puts 7,300 on Payroll
An overview of a start-up that is based on consolidating professional employer organizations. Read story
Courtroom Losers
Various legal experts explain why entrepreneurs make lousy witnesses and what to do if you have to take the stand. Read story
Ready, Aim, Focus
A Leadership Intensive Training program helped one company refocus its squabbling employees onto competitors. Read story
Look Before You Lease
One of Inc.'s senior writers explains that employee leasing can be a dream come true or a real nightmare. Read story
Can Big Business Be Built on Breakthrough Product?
Profile of a start-up based on an invention that will allow common electrical wiring to act as data transmission lines. Read story
Out but Not Down
An Inc. 500 CEO explains what he did when he was a victim of downsizing and how he has thrived since. Read story
Party of Five
44.8% of Inc. 500 companies were started by partners. Here's one. Read story
Too Cool For School?
After years of loathing M.B.A. programs, here's why today's savvy entrepreneurs are now seeking these degrees. Read story
A Bicycle Built for You
After succeeding with unorthodox marketing, this entrepreneur is going to try it again. Read story
Strength in Numbers
A profile of the 1995 Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year and the runners-up. Read story
Renaissance Man
A profile of the 1995 Entrepreneurship Educator of the Year and the runners-up. Read story
The Smartest Franchisees in America
An in-depth look at a new wave of franchisees who are using their entrepreneurial smarts as true company builders. Read story
Bootstrapping: Great Companies Started with Less than a Thousand Dollars
CEOs from 11 different companies share tips and suggestions on how to fund a start-up with under $1,000. Read story
Bootstrapping Tactics: A Bootstrapper's Primer
Successful entrepreneurs of every stripe offer readers tips and hints on a wide range of topics. Read story
Hot Tip: Do-It-Yourself Factories
Company: Buschman Corp. Founded: 1978 Start-up capital: $500 You gotta hand it to Tom ... Read story
Hot Tip: Staffing Salespeople
There's only so much you can do alone. Maybe a spouse pitches in, or a retired in-law catches the phones. But if you can barely afford yourself, how can y... Read story
Hot Tip: Start Selling Now
As a student at Hobart College, in upstate New York, Ian Leopold envisioned an unofficial student guide to the Hobart experience, loaded with practical in... Read story
In the Customer's Shoes
Profile of a CEO who rebuilt his men's shoe store by listening to his customers. Read story
Everything According to Plan
Profile of a company that followed the example of another company that involves all employees in the planning process. Read story
Entrepreneurs of the Year
Introduction to the 1994 EOY issue that presents the judges and process behind the award. Read story
Unconventional Wisdom
Third, the ownership package attracts veteran managers. "We've been fortunate enough for the past six years to have good people knocking at the door," say... Read story
Pipe Dreams
One CEO reinvented his company in the face of a crashing market. Read story
Law and Disorder
How company owners can protect themselves from employee litigation. Read story
The Rigorous Customer-Complaint Form
Use this form for tracking and assessing customer complaints and unearthing their root causes. Read story
Survival of the Smartest
Nourse threw his life savings -- $125,000 -- into the business and borrowed an equal sum from a bank. Then he hired a store designer to help him fulfill h... Read story
Sing to Me, Baby
Story of a start-up that has invented a market for itself. Read story
Best Job Autonomy: People Power
How some companies give their employees job autonomy to capitalize on their first-hand knowledge of their jobs. Read story
Surviving in the Nike/Reebok Jungle
New Balance tries to compete in a shrinking industry dominated by intensely competitive giants. Read story
The Continuously Improving CEO
How the CEO of a short-line railroad company responded to the challenges which accompany rapid growth. Read story
Against the Grain
Profile of a successful lumber start-up and its talented founder, Enita Nordeck. Read story
Stand and Deliver
A 24-year-old, street-smart entrepreneur starts her own courier service. Read story
Taking Names
Profile of a successful software company that capitalizes on its customer client list and its employees. Read story
Made to Order
In-depth analysis of a start-up catalog business. Read story
Packing Them In
Analysis of an environmentally-friendly industrial packaging & gift-wrap start-up. Read story
The Cutting Edge
Profile of a start-up hair salon. Read story
The Insider's Guide
15 steps to owning the company that's right for you available resource guides. Read story
Burning Ambition
Profile and analysis of a start-up manufacturer of waste oil and trash converters. Read story
