Office and Operations

Tour Guide

By Leslie Brokaw | Aug 1, 1989

Travel agency owner spices up his office with a book shop, video-viewing area, and private suites for discussion. Read more

Magnificent Obsession

By Paul B. Brown | Aug 1, 1989

Company founder obsesses over quality control and spends millions on patent protection, all to keep his product unique. Read more

How Did You Chose Your Lawyer?

By Inc. staff | Jul 1, 1989

Chart: How 126 high-tech businesspeople with an average $5 million in sales and 50 employees chose their law firm. Read more

Getting Even

By Jay Finegan | Jun 1, 1989

After a contract fell through with 7-Eleven, a Maryland businessman started his own chain of convenience stores. Read more

Natural Partners

By Joel Kotkin | Jun 1, 1989

New businesses create a major trend by forming partnerships with established companies. Read more

Baby Bloomers

By Leslie Brokaw | May 1, 1989

Dallas-based flower company plans to open retail stores with centralized delivery and operations. Read more

Why 99.9% Just Won't Do

By Martha E. Mangelsdorf | Apr 1, 1989

Consultant comes up with some examples of what life would be like if things were done right 99.9% of the time. Read more

Supply-Side Financing

By Ellyn E. Spragins | Feb 1, 1989

Profile of one entrepreneur and his quest to secure capital from his suppliers. Read more

Beyond Just-In-Time

By Martha E. Mangelsdorf | Feb 1, 1989

Manufacturer builds his plant near his primary customer and connects the two with a pneumatic conveying system Read more

Strange but True

By Inc. staff | Dec 1, 1988

A fun-fact explaining how one ice cream maker is the world's largest Kahlua customer. Read more

Canfield's Revenge

By Inc. staff | Nov 1, 1988

Hubba Bubba Bubble Gum soda is introduced after chocolate soda attempt flops. Read more

Rockabye Baby

By Leslie Brokaw | Nov 1, 1988

Sweet Dreems Inc., manufactures a sound machine device that lulls crying babies to sleep. Read more

Swapping Statements

By Inc. staff | Nov 1, 1988

One company offers its own credit statistics to prospective clients before asking for any of theirs. Read more

Coal Miner's Son

By Martha E. Mangelsdorf | Oct 1, 1988

Inc. 500 CEO expands his safety equipment company abroad and changes his focus. Read more

Bear Market

By Inc. staff | Sep 1, 1988

Supplier competes with bears for her raw materials, berries. Read more

Burger Zapper

By Leslie Brokaw | Sep 1, 1988

New business information on a commercial barbeque- equipment company. Read more

Cheap Counsel

By Joshua Hyatt | Sep 1, 1988

Profile and analysis of a start-up legal services firm. Read more

Polygraph Tests Banned

By Inc. staff | Sep 1, 1988

Explanation of law prohibiting lie detectors as a means of screening job applicants. Read more

The Competitors Within

By Marisa Manley | Sep 1, 1988

Ways to protect your company from inside competitors. Read more

Is There A Lawyer In The House?

By Inc. staff | Aug 1, 1988

Lawyers who serve a company both as legal counselor and as business advisor may get mired in a gray area. Read more

Weekly Readings

By Charles W. Kyd | Feb 1, 1988

If you wait for your monthly financials to detect trouble, you may well be too late to do anything about it. Read more

Inventory Management;

By Reported by Patricia Amend | Nov 1, 1986

Just because metals and other commodities are selling at bargain prices, don't make the mistake of loading up on raw materials. Economist Gary Shilling (... Read more

To Buy Or Not To Buy

By Donna Sammons Carpenter | Jul 1, 1984

Sometimes the answer to a vexing real estate problem is a little cooperative effort. Read more

The Inventory Cardiogram

Dec 1, 1983

How to manage inventory to prevent back-ups and slow delivery. Read more

Use Your Real Estate To Raise Cash

Sep 1, 1981

Sale/leasebacks can provide capital well below conventional rates, and can give a boost to your cash flow. Read more