When I Snap My Fingers, You Will Wake Up and Go National
Looking for a franchise to run that specializes in the subconscious rather than sandwiches? Wield the power of suggestion with Positive Changes Hypnosis. Read more
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What's Your Culture Worth?
At first glance, Utah-based Setpoint appeared to have nothing that an acquirer normally seeks. Nothing except an organizational culture so distinct and power... Read more
Tom Ritchey's Garage
Tom Ritchey, bike-frame and bike-component designer, finds that he's most productive when working in a space of his own. Read more
Making the Travelers' Century Club, Times Two
Dick Matland, president of Coronado Shores Co., has traveled to enough destinations to qualify for the Travelers' Century Club two times over. Read more
The Suitable Throne
The Explorer E-cliner could be the most comfortable home office ever. Read more
Independent Business Alliances: The Basics
Tips for Starting an Alliance Jeff Milchen is co-founder of the Boulder... Read more
Independent Business Alliances: Reports From The Field
Tucson Orignals: An Alliance That Works In 1998 in Tucson, AZ, chain restaurants were moving in and local re... Read more
De Facto Non-Competition Agreements: The Inevitable Disclosure Doctrine
It has long been established that a party can procure injunctive relief and/or damages based on the misappropriation of its trade secrets. What is less we... Read more
The Store that Stark Built
Debra's Natural Gourmet proves that even in the face of big-box competition, a tiny player can become both a beloved local business and a profitable growth c... Read more
Common Threads
Joe Fulmer, CEO of Stitching Post, deliberately transformed his store into the kind of place where customers socialize with one another. Read more
Licensing Wizardry
How to pull off lucrative licensing deals. Read more
Do What You Love. No Really
This CEO discovered that she could grow her company by focusing on what she loves most. Read more
Successful Retail Strategies
The other day on an out-of-town trip, I needed an emergency pedicure. Yes, there is such a thing as an emergency pedicure, especially if you're a woman go... Read more
How to Come Back From a Cliffhanger
ProMedex Inc., which I co-founded in 1996 with Pieter Muntendam, M.D., was a disease-management and health-care informatics company that grew its sales to... Read more
It's Not Love, It's Business
A friend of mine recently began looking for her next career move. To date, every CEO she has met with has articulated an intention to sell the business wi... Read more
12 Ways to Grow Your Home-Based Business
If you can't face the prospect of giving up the convenience and comforts of working from home, but you don't want to miss out on your chance to grow to th... Read more
Improve Your Communication Skills
If the thought of speaking in front of an audience sends you into a cold sweat, then this Inc.com guide is for you. Communication experts and CEOs share thei... Read more
Size Counts
Does your company have to be big to thrive? Read more
In Search Of The Above Average
Tom Peters got us all hot for excellence. But when we strive to achieve it, a new book argues, we're prone to certain pitfalls. Read more
Business for Sale: Rocky Mountain Furniture Manufacturer
Do you have back-to-nature fantasies? Then consider this fast-growing and profitable three-year-old furniture manufacturer in the beautiful Rocky Mountains. Read more
Midnight Express
In a 24-7 society, every minute counts. But do all minutes count the same? Read more
A Wasp in Time ...
What's the best way to keep track of perishable inventory? Read more
It Takes All Kinds
Herb Stokes knows how to make diversity work for his $6-million company. Now he's on a mission to make it work for the rest of corporate America as well. Read more
Should You Outsource Your SEO Campaign?
Company representatives often ask me whether they should outsource their search engine optimization (SEO) campaigns. I've read many articles by tho... Read more
Looking for RightCo., Inc.
My partner and I started our Internet company, NetMarquee, in 1995 with $10,000 and a passion for using the new online medium as a compelling marketing to... Read more
What advice do you have for companies interested in hiring a more diverse workforce?
Human Resources mentor Rudy Karsan responds to the following question from an inc.com user: "Many growing companies would like... Read more
Start a Sales-Based Affiliate Program
One of the great lessons learned from the early days of online marketing is that traffic is not king. Traditional retailers have long understood th... Read more
Not-So-Homeward Bound
Inc. Technology executive editor Chris Caggiano reflects on the benefits and distractions of working from home. Read more
Log On, Turn Off, Spend Less
Joe Whitley, CEO of Best Sign Systems, offers ideas on how to save money on your next electric bill. Read more
A World Of His Own
Dilbert's creator designs his dream office. Read more
Working From Home -- And From Another Home
Sometimes one home office isn't enough. Read more
One Man, One Computer, 1,431 Lawn Mowers
A garden-tool distributor rakes it in by carefully deciding what he needs to do himself -- and what he doesn't. Read more
Upstarts: Voting Systems
In the nonpartisan spirit of entrepreneurship, some companies offer ingenious responses to last year's unpleasantness at the polls. Read more
Obit: IPO Plan Lands CEO But Sinks Company
A Denver telecommunications company is undone by its national ambitions. Read more
