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Recent Money and Finance Articles

The Language of Business

By Tom Richman |  Feb 1, 1990

Apart from traditional accounting, a CEO works out his own equations for success.  Read more

Congressional Privilege

By Inc. staff |  Feb 1, 1990

The U.S. International Trade Commission publishes reports based on data from overseas markets.  Read more

How to Deal with Your Bankers

By Paul B. Brown |  Feb 1, 1990

Advice on how to charm a bank, securing a line of credit for a small business, choosing a loan officer, and determining whether a bank is solvent.  Read more

Employer Financing

By Joshua Hyatt |  Jan 1, 1990

Woman creates her own start-up with spinoff technology from her employer and gets pay-as-you-go financing deal.  Read more

Adventure Capital

By Inc. staff |  Jan 1, 1990

Survey of 473 investors asking what motivates them toward financing start-ups.  Read more

Update: Oualie Ltd.

By Leslie Brokaw |  Jan 1, 1990

An update on Octavia Randolph, who still seeks investors for her start-up food company.  Read more

Plans to Grow By

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Jan 1, 1990

Manufacturer insists that planning doesn't have to involve pie charts, equations, etc.  Read more

Estate Planning: And When I'm Gone

By Inc. staff |  Jan 1, 1990

Survey: Five methods for reducing estate taxes and the percentage of entrepreneurs who have chosen each.  Read more

Banking: The Line Of Credit

By Inc. staff |  Jan 1, 1990

Chart: Survey of companies citing the most frequent reasons given for being turned down for credit.  Read more

Finance 1989: The Year of Easier Money

By Inc. staff |  Dec 1, 1989

Survey: Did manufacturers find it easier or harder getting financing this year compared with last?  Read more

Strapped for Expansion Cash?

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Dec 1, 1989

Some financiers combine venture capital methods with those used in LBOs to provide money for business expansion.  Read more

Paper Trail

By Leslie Brokaw |  Dec 1, 1989

Small company updates corporate minute books for its clients.  Read more

Ask Away

By Inc. staff |  Dec 1, 1989

While screening accounting firms, a CEO asks about the kinds of connections the firm has with banks.  Read more

A Confidence Game

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Dec 1, 1989

Whenever your company's monthly bills are expected to increase significantly, it's time to analyze cash flow.  Read more

International: What Next?

By Inc. staff |  Dec 1, 1989

Survey: Do Europeans believe their unification in 1992 will protect Europe from the U.S. and Japan?  Read more

Shelling Out

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Nov 1, 1989

A public company creates high-quality shells and merges them with other young companies.  Read more

Going Public

By Inc. staff |  Nov 1, 1989

Survey of 23 CEOs and 46 CFOs: What's the most challenging aspect of going public?  Read more

Locking Up Good Value

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Nov 1, 1989

Valuation specialists may be the best way to assess a service company's total worth.  Read more

Taking Stock

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Nov 1, 1989

Changing your company's inventory accounting to LIFO (last in, first out) is advantageous during inflationary times.  Read more

International

By Inc. staff |  Nov 1, 1989

Survey: Does the United States have too much trade with Japan... with Russia?  Read more

Back-Door IPOs

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Sep 1, 1989

How to go public by merging with a shell company.  Read more

Business and Revolution

By Joel Kotkin |  Sep 1, 1989

Chinese entreprenuer is placed on communist China's "most wanted" list for founding a democratic organization.  Read more

Taxes

By Inc. staff |  Sep 1, 1989

Chart: Amounts of corporate assets and the percentages of tax returns audited for 1987 and 1988.  Read more

The Do-It-Yourself Tax Cut

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Sep 1, 1989

Tax planning and reduction strategies can add business benefits and reduce audit risks.  Read more

Paying Up Quickly

By Inc. staff |  Sep 1, 1989

Construction company president pays suppliers in 30 days as a means of distinguishing his business from the competition.  Read more

Venturespeak

By Inc. staff |  Aug 1, 1989

Some humorous phrases that venture capitalists use to describe their portfolio companies.  Read more

On-Line Debt

By Leslie Brokaw |  Aug 1, 1989

New company plans to link institutional investors direct to bond auctions via computer modem.  Read more

Rewriting The Book On Entreprenuership

By Joshua Hyatt |  Aug 1, 1989

A former professor of business starts his own company and learns some new things about "real life" entrepreneurship.  Read more

Look Ma--No Bankers

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Aug 1, 1989

Manufacturer of candy boxes learns why banks take a dim of limited partnerships.  Read more

Planning Ahead

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Aug 1, 1989

There are a number of advantages to early estate planning.  Read more

Money In The Bank

By Leslie Brokaw |  Jul 1, 1989

Micrografix founders discovered investment bankers more than willing to buy into their software company.  Read more

Under Siege

By Edward O. Welles |  Jul 1, 1989

One CEO's battle to save his small public company from a hostile takeover.  Read more

The Joy of Debt

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Jul 1, 1989

Everyone knows that at least some debt is desirable, but how much is too much?  Read more

Something of Value

By Steve Solomon |  Jul 1, 1989

Lared Group, a consulting firm, trades its expertise for a share in a client company's success.  Read more

Second Thoughts

By Joel Kotkin |  Jul 1, 1989

Corruption and decay in the Japanese economy; is it really so wise for the U.S. economy to emulate Japan's?  Read more