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Southern Comfort: Savannah's Squares and Parks

Our guide to Savannah's top attractions continues.  Read more

Southern Comfort: Savannah's Tours

Our guide to Savannah's top attractions continues.  Read more

Southern Comfort: A Guide to Savannah

Headed to Savannah for the 24th Inc. 500 Conference? Here is an insider’s guide to the Hostess City of the South’s top attractions.  Read more

Risking Your Life (Insurance)

Your dangerous diversions could hurt your policy, even if it doesn't hurt you.  Read more

That 25-year-old? He's a Dependent

Why you may soon be adding a bunch of 25-year-olds to your insurance plan.  Read more

My Place: Rocio Romero's Prefab Pad

For one company owner, work is home: a jewel box of a prefab house in Perryville, Missouri.  Read more

Risking Your Life (Insurance)

Your dangerous diversions could hurt your policy, even if it doesn't hurt you.  Read more

My Place: Rocio Romero's Prefab Pad

For one company owner, work is home: a jewel box of a prefab house in Perryville, Missouri.  Read more

Case Study: Hooked On Expansion

Marc Shuman was determined to expand fast. Then a quarter of his franchisees started to struggle. Was shutting them down the best solution?  Read more

Study: Low Cost Not Driving Offshoring

More companies are sending R D oversees because of intellectual capital and university collaboration.  Read more

An Outsourcing Case Study [Audio] 

With revenue flattening, David Galbenski needed a bold new plan. But was outsourcing everything to India really the right move? Darren Dahl speaks to some...  Watch video

New Website Tracks Worker Injuries

An AFL-CIO affiliate has posted data on 60,000 companies online.  Read more

How-To | Business Travel

Business Travel Guide - Inc.com's How to Guide for business travel.  Read more

Setting Up a New Office

office, small business, entrepreneur, start-up  Read more

Outlook 2006: Logistics

The shipping news.  Read more

Outlook 2006: Outsourcing

The plot thickens.  Read more

Agenda 1/06

Talk about a big month: Father Time makes way for his replacement, and so does Alan Greenspan.  Read more

Case Study: Was Outsourcing to India the Right Move?

With revenue flattening, David Galbenski needed a bold new plan.  Read more

New Home Sales Drop Sharply

The fastest fall in more than a decade could hint at a cooling market -- and cause concern among independent realtors and homebuilders.  Read more

New Home Sales Drop Sharply

The fastest fall in more than a decade could hint at a cooling market -- and cause concern among independent realtors and homebuilders.  Read more

Outsource the Outsourcing

Few entrepreneurs have the time or expertise to find the right offshore contractor. Fortunately, a new breed of broker can do it for you.  Read more

Housing Market May Be Cooling Off

A new industry report shows fewer home sales and growing inventories, which could help place buyers on "a more even footing."  Read more

Troubling Signs for Housing Market

With construction companies reacting to an increase in supply, homebuilding permits drop 6.7% in October, the sharpest decline since 1999.  Read more

A Health Insurance Dilemma

White Stone's health care costs were out of control. Then the quintuplets arrived.  Read more

Drives: This One Time, at Jeep Camp

A rugged look at the new Jeep Commander.  Read more

A Club for Discerning Swingers

The Markers is a luxurious new golf club offering swank residences near some of the best courses.  Read more

Railroads Buckling Under Record Traffic

A federal official describes the system as "very strained overall."  Read more

Trading Office Spaces

Everyone's talking about the importance of design, but is it possible to make a big statement with a reasonable budget? Here are five companies that think it...  Read more

Flooded, Abandoned Properties Draw Speculators

New Orleans homeowners lash out at 'carpetbaggers' looking for a deal.  Read more

The Business of Base Closures

While most communities worry about job losses, a few see opportunity  Read more

Pacifiers for Junior Business Travellers

Bringing the kids along? These hotels will take them off your hands.  Read more

Analysis: What a Housing Bust Means for Business

A downturn would likely cut consumer spending and throw industries such as construction and mortgage finance into a slump.  Read more

Dealing With Cost Hikes

Lots of people will tell you now is the best time to raise prices. Don't follow them!  Read more

Turning Vendors Into Partners

Almost everyone is gunning for your business. But will your vendors treat you the way you treat your customers—like a true partner? Here are some questions...  Read more

Researchers Urge Environmental Responsibility

Businesses large and small need to assess their dependence on natural resources.  Read more