Can Carolyn Blakeslee Have It All?
Profile of a female entrepreneur growing a company while meeting personal needs. Read story
Leslie Brokaw
Sometimes, It Is Whether You Win or Lose
"The National" folds. Read story
Books That Transform Companies
Profile of a company that promotes teamwork and open communications by sharing books. Read story
The Smart CEO's Reading List
Short reviews of business books recommended for the CEO. Read story
Another One Bites the Dust
Boston bank start-up shuts down. Read story
The Mystery-Shopper Questionnaire
Company uses a customer questionnaire to improve customer service and to determine employee rewards. Read story
The Truth About Start-ups
Inc. revisits 27 companies profiled in Anatomy of a Start-up to find common pitfalls and experiences. Read story
Chillin' Out
Inc. revisits a former Anatomy of a Start-up company to find that inexperience led to a slower start. Read story
Putting the House in Order
Profile of a CEO's successful strategy that turned around his family's business. Read story
Getting Carded
New business creates wallet-size plastic cards with microfilmed medical history information. Read story
Second Act
Meat business creates and sells boneless spareribs made of restructured meat. Read story
A Cheaper Ship in the Shipping Business
New package express carrier competes with UPS for business while using their local delivery service. Read story
Allied Forces
Start-up uses its customers as its sales force. Read story
Restart-Up
Steel mining and manufacturing company emerges from bankruptcy to turn a former mine into a landfill. Read story
Have an Art
Start-up invents a comprehensive way for interior designers and galleries to hunt for artwork. Read story
Notebook
Statistics and miscellaneous information about start-ups. Read story
Broadcast Blues
TV station profiled in the Anatomy section files for bankruptcy. Read story
Fax Me Back
New business replaces reader service cards with a technology that automates the response process. Read story
Pay as You Glow
Electricity cooperative creates debit-card devices for electric meters. Read story
Hot Thing
New business operates out of an incubator selling marinated chili peppers. Read story
Helpmate
Apple Computer funds start-up and gives itself nonexclusive license to manufacture the new company's technology. Read story
Fired Up
Start-up creates a fire-fighting machine designed to reduce the risk of injury to fire fighters. Read story
Notebook
Statistics on fraudulent environmental claims, sources of capital and companies started with family members. Read story
Phone Home
Start-up competes with directory assistance giving out business phone numbers. Read story
The Rights Stuff
Licensing specific versions of a product to manufacturers to turn a new product into a company. Read story
Second Act
Inc. 500 CEO starts new business bringing literacy education, via interactive software, to workplaces. Read story
Cleaning Up
New technology neutralizes hazardous waste without having to move it. Read story
Graphic Images
Newest wave in architectural modeling uses computerized videos to simulate the reality of the rooms. Read story
Bo Knows Marketing
Company markets book covers decorated with ads. Read story
Notebook
Current trends and statistics on start-ups. Read story
The Inc. 500
Brief profiles of 15 Inc. 500 companies and their founders. Read story
Mummy Mia
New business offers mummification services. Read story
Trash Into Cash
Start-up salvages and sells parts of junked cars on the foreign market. Read story
Government Aid
Start-up pursues the commercialization of an African plant that can be made into paper. Read story
Boomer Berths
New management company focuses on the retirement housing market. Read story
War on Drugs
Start-up helps businesses contain health-care costs. Read story
Ink It
Business creates dry-ink fingerprinting kits. Read story
Notebook
Statistics and miscellaneous information about start-ups. Read story
Foreign Affairs
Profile of start-ups doing business internationally. Read story
Carried Away
Start-up inventor creates new gym contraption that eliminates the need to lug free weights around. Read story
