INC. MAGAZINEApril, 01 2008
Archives
Cover Story
The Success Gene
Why some family businesses thrive year after year after year.
Valuation Guide 2008
How much is your company worth? Let's put it this way: It's a seller's market. In our annual guide to the private-company marketplace, we uncover the most (and least) valuable companies in America.
- The Most Valuable Companies in America
Investors are loaded with cash. Boomers are looking to buy. Foreign firms are eager to invest. What does that add up to? A seller's market for your business. - Meet the Buyers
- Slideshow: The 10 Cheapest Businesses in America
- Slideshow: The 10 Most Expensive Businesses in America
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How Much is Your Business Worth?
This chart depicts the marketplace for private companies. -
The Most, and the Least, Valuable Businesses In America
Buying a business is, in at least one respect, like buying a house. -
Calculate Your Company's Value
Use this work sheet to get a rough estimate.
Features
Local Hero or Tax Cheat?
In the past few weeks, I've been called both.
How I Did It: Butch Stewart, Sandals Resorts
Never enough swim-up bars.
Advice & Strategies
Managing
In Spanish, It's Un Equipo
In English, it's a team. Either way, it's tough to build.
Tech Geeks? Check. Worker Bees? Sure.
Companies that fill your every staffing need.
Finance
Thanks, But No Thanks
Why to avoid taking out a merchant cash advance.
Brondell's Swash Can Turn Almost Any Toilet Into a Bidet.
But will Americans leave toilet paper behind?
Sales + Marketing
Blessed Events
How to make a sponsorship pay off.
Technology
Ready to Call It Quits
Dealing with telecom contracts.
What Are You Trying to Say?
Translators for your business.
Case Study
A Chocolate Maker is Buffeted By Global Forces Beyond His Control
How long can he stay profitable?
Behind the Scenes
Behind the Scenes: Companies at the Heart of Everyday Life
Detroit Pistons Vs. Portland Trail Blazers, The Palace of Auburn Hills, Michigan 02.08.08, 8:01 P.M.
Guidebook
How to Launch Your Company's 401(k) Plan
Priority
States Eye New Taxes
Facing budget shortfalls, tax commissioners in many states are desperate for new
sources of revenue. Guess where they're looking?
Skimmers Guide to the Latest Business Books
Thanks, Toyota. We'll Take it From Here
Start-ups compete to win, place, and show in the hybrid aftermarket.
Roll Out the Fine Carpet
Business for Sale: A rug and furniture retailer in Bozeman, Montana, for $1.64 million.
Columns
Norm Brodsky
Street Smarts
The Offer: Part 10
In which our columnist finally finds the pot at the end of the rainbow.
Joel Spolsky
How Hard Could It Be?
How Hard Could It Be?: Fire and Motion
I’ve read a ton of books on competition and strategy, and none of them are as useful as this one simple concept.
Leigh Buchanan
Legacy
Legacy: Seymour “Cy” Leslie, 1922-2008
A common man who achieved uncommon things.
The Inc. Life
Gear: Don't Forget to Pack the Camera
Whether you have artistic aspirations or are a total klutz, we've got the camera for your next vacation.
Things I Can't Live Without: Elijah Shaw
Elijah Shaw: CEO of Icon Services Corporation, St. Paul
Drives: Turn to Port, I Mean Go Left
How will you know the world's most expensive convertible? It's the one with a cloth top lined with cashmere.
