November 1, 2001
- September 11, 2001: The Home Front
- Amid all the devastation, signs of hope emerge.
- Readers react to articles from the September issue of Inc, including Susan Greco's "War!," and Andrew Raskin's "Confessions of a Nonserial Entrepreneur.
- Doctor, Doctor. Give Me the News
- An advance in doctor-patient communication.
- Any Place, Any Times
- Miss your hometown newspapers while you travel? NewspaperDirect Inc. has created a means for your local rag to be delivered hot-off-the-printer right to your hotel room door.
- Grind to a Halt
- A cure for grinding teeth.
- The Fine Print
- A modern-day Rosetta Stone.
- All the President's Mail
- Peter Valcarce is a direct marketer with a mission: to get Republicans elected.
- Search
- Spot that opportunity: the definitive guide to finding promising new markets, and more.
- God is in the Detailing
- The owner of Aladdin's Auto Service Center services not only auto bodies but also human spirits.
- The Surprise Economy
- The delicate art of selling to nonprofits.
- Consecrated Commerce
- The rise of the multimillion-dollar megachurch.
- Veggie-Burger Kings
- Fast food for fitness fans.
- Want a Novel Idea?
- Find a new life in old books.
- The Most Beautiful House in the World
- Tom Olivo built the house that changed his life -- from 1,200 miles away.
- Preshrunk
- You get your teeth examined every six months. What about your head?
- Younger Than That Now
- A look at Brandon Steiner, former owner of Steiner Sports Marketing Inc. and recovering CEO.
- Family Time
- Jose and Kathy Serrato own and run their business together. Out of their home. While raising four kids. Now, how does that work again?
- Pleasure Island
- How to dress, where to go, what to say. The Hawaii you'd otherwise miss out on.
- Back Story
- An owner's guide to stress-busting tools.
- Arthur Bagby's Croquet Lawn
- Arthur Bragby's wicket obsession.
- Ransom Notes
- It's never a good idea to pay ransom to key employees.
- Where Have All the Dot-Commers Gone?
- Sitting behind the wheel of a taxicab. Wearing leather and wielding a whip. You never know where an ex-dot-commer will turn up next.
- The New Face of Self-Employment
- At Indigo Partners, the rules are different. Unlike traditional entrepreneurs, Indigo's partners aren't scrambling to grow a company; their joy is in the work they do and doing it on their own terms.
- For Sale: The American Dream
- Need help selling your company? Lots of folks out there claim they can help you get the most for your business. Don't believe everything you hear.
- Test Case
- For a guy bent on bringing down a multibillion-dollar federal program for minority contractors, Randy Pech is pretty low-key.
- Where, Oh, Where to Begin
- Trying to decide what business to go into, and other perplexing problems.
- With a Little Help from My Friends
- It takes a shrewd entrepreneur to find big-league software at minor-league prices.
- You Just Don't Get It
- Salespeople are from Mars, customers are from Venus, and more scary revelations.
- The Talking Cure
- Your business is failing. What better time to share your financials with your employees? No, seriously.
- Board Stiff
- A board of directors just isn't what it used to be.
- The Best Small-Business Sites in America
- With apologies to Mark Twain, tales of the Internet's death have been greatly exaggerated. Presenting Inc's guide to what makes a great Web site.
- The 2001 Inc Web Awards: Winners
- The winners of the third annual Inc Web Awards.
- A Web Strategy Runs Through It
- How one whitewater-rafting company has had a surprisingly smooth ride on the Internet.
- Traffic Magnets
- With imagination and a clear sense of their customers, Earth Treks and Merriman Capital Management keep their Web visitors coming back for more.
- Duh-sign of the Times
- Web design isn't about flashy graphics and features. The best sites appreciate the value of simplicity.
- Home Groan
- Most Web sites run by one-person shops are pretty bad. But it doesn't have to be that way.
- Many Happy Returns
- The elusive art of calculating a site's return on investment.
- Birdseye's View
- How Clarence Birdseye borrowed the concept of refrigeration from the Eskimos and sold it to the rest of us.
