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The Inc. 500 IPO: Does It Pay Off?

It's tricky business investing in an Inc. 500 company. Here's a look at how the stocks performed for companies that went public after appearing on the 1988 I...  Read more


Business for Sale: Western Credit-Reporting Agency

An overview of a credit-reporting agency offered for sale. Includes the price, how the business was valued, the outlook of future sales, and the pros and con...  Read more


Business for Sale: Rocky Mountain Hunting Outfitter and Guest Ranch

An overview of a big-game-hunting and guest ranch business offered for sale. Includes the price, how the business was valued, the outlook of future sales, an...  Read more


Divorce-Proofing Your Company

A divorce can destroy your company if you're unprepared. Here are tips on how to protect your business, including how to write a prenuptial, postnuptial, and...  Read more


Employee Ownership: The Basics, Tax Strategies Article - Inc. Article

Contemplating employee ownership? Find out what it is and how it works, and look over plan options to help you decide what's best for your company.  Read more


Happy Endings

Considering a business partnership? It's best to start by planning how it will end.  Read more


Partners on the Edge

Brett Cosor and Jeff Studley, co-owners of CPR MultiMedia Solutions, came to dislike each other so much they brought in a marriage counselor to help them thr...  Read more


Business for Sale: New England Stained-Glass Window Restorer

An overview of a stained-glass window restoration company offered for sale. Includes the price, how the business was valued, the outlook of future sales, and...  Read more


Business for Sale: North Carolina Child-Care Center

An overview of a child-care center offered for sale. Includes the price, how the business was valued, the outlook of future sales, and the pros and cons of t...  Read more


Exotic Auto Venture Is $24-Million Nonstarter

Harold and Ben Rosen, founders of Rosen Motors, failed to redefine the automobile with their hybrid electric car when major manufacturers rejected their new ...  Read more


Business for Sale: Historic Southwestern 'Events House'

An overview of a wedding-and-banquet hall offered for sale. Includes the price, how the business was valued, the outlook of future sales, and the pros and co...  Read more


Business for Sale: West Coast Equipment-Rental Co.

An overview of an equipment-rental company offered for sale. Includes the price, how the business was valued, the outlook of future sales, and the pros and c...  Read more


Taking a Law Firm Public?

Law firms that help their company clients broker public offerings wonder what it would be like to take themselves public.  Read more


Obit: Disco Nights End on a Downbeat

The Transylvania Restaurant in Portland, Oregon closed down after a delayed opening hurt profits and the restaurant's disco night offended its conservative R...  Read more


Business for Sale: Mid-Atlantic Internet Service Provider

An overview of an Internet service provider offered for sale. Includes the price, how the business was valued, the outlook of future sales, and the pros and ...  Read more


Quotes: Consolidation

What entrepreneurs are telling Inc. about consolidation.  Read more


Business for Sale: California Nudist Resort

An overview of a California nudist resort offered for sale. Includes the price, how the business was valued, the outlook of future sales, and the pros and co...  Read more


The American Dream

A look at a West coast manufacturer of laminated boards up for sale. Includes price, how the business was valued, the outlook on future sales, and the pros a...  Read more


Your Work Is Never Done

Berglas discusses the physical and psychological trauma that can occur when a CEO decides to retire, and suggests ways for coping with the transition.  Read more


It's Valuation Time

Here's when you may need a corporate valuation.  Read more


Business Valuation 101

Though most valuations claim to assign a fair-market value, the results can vary widely. Here's why.  Read more


Valuations 1997: What's Your Company Worth Now?

It could be time for a corporate valuation. A guide to when valuations are necessary and what to expect.  Read more


Up from Failure

Inc.'s editor-in-chief offers an overview of the Sept. 1997 edition of the magazine and some of its topics and articles.  Read more


Exit Strategies: What's Yours?

It's never easy to think about leaving your business, but entrepreneur Jennifer Lawton tells how she came to terms with creating an exit strategy and suggest...  Read more


Numb and Number: Public Offering, Private Turmoil

Ready to go public and rake it in? Read this before you leap.  Read more