Inc. Magazine: May 15, 1996
- The State of Small Business 1996
- Inc.'s editor-in-chief offers some comments and an overview of the 1996 special issue, The State of Small Business.
- Small Talk
- Various entrepreneurs share their thoughts on the changing role of small businesses in the U.S.
- 'Flashes of Genius'
- A noted thinker on 20th-century business organization warns about entrepreneurial complacency and delusions.
- The Age of the Gazelle
- A look at some data that shows most of today's new jobs come from a relative handful of fast-growing companies.
- Through the Looking Glass
- The editor of Inc. Technology explains why small companies use technology to look like the big guys and vice versa.
- The Hype About Home Businesses
- A look at some data that shows the trend toward home business continues and may be growing faster than expected.
- The Happiest Workers in the World
- Inc.'s editor-at-large examines the results of a recent Inc./Gallup survey that suggests worker confidence is good.
- The Dark Side
- A look at some data about births and deaths of small U.S. businesses.
- The Startling Truth About Growth Companies
- Inc.'s latest research shows that fast-growing small companies are not 'here today, gone tomorrow.
- Place Matters
- A look at some data showing how the economies of various geographical regions of the U.S. are performing.
- The New Civil War
- This feature explains who pays the price for wasteful subsidies used to attract or retain businesses.
- Is America Really Different?
- Data showing the roles small businesses play in European economies compared with the role they play in the U.S economy.
- The State of One Small Family Business: Crane & Co.
- A look at some of the milestones and hardships a 200-year-old family business has encountered.
