Develop a Loyalty Marketing Program
Loyalty marketing programs are a way to reward your best customers and build long-term relationships, according to Karen Drost, vice president of Tecmark ... Read more
Running a Business
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Counting Companies
How many small businesses are there? Just a few more than there are ways to count them. Read more
The Gazelle Theory
Are some small companies more equal than others? Read more
The Job Factory
Do small companies really create the most jobs? Read more
The People Problem
What will be the biggest challenge facing small businesses in the years ahead? Read more
Eat Or Be Eaten
Is consolidation a threat or a boon to small companies? Read more
Six Ways to Position Your Company for Success
What do you think the most important trend affecting small business will be? How best can owners position their companies to take advantage of it? We pose... Read more
Curricular Extras
SuccessLab, the #16 Inner City 100 company in 2001, shores up the academic moorings of kids in poor school districts. Read more
Mother's Giant Helper
Allegheny Child Care, #48 on the 2001 Inner City 100, lifts a burden from welfare-to-work mothers in the Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and Detroit areas. Read more
City Lights
The people, places, and plans behind some 2001 Inner City 100 companies. Read more
Take My Franchise, Please
Candy Bouquet International CEO Margaret McEntire wants to help build America from within by giving her franchises away to franchisees who set up shop in inn... Read more
Border Fulfillment
Miratek Corp. is speeding up service to its clients by taking advantage of the open borders created by NAFTA and stationing its information-technology-servic... Read more
The Inner-City Index
What the numbers reveal about this year's Inner-City 100. Read more
Hot Tip: Product Mix
Find out what your distribution strategy will be before you start selling your product. Read more
Perennial Growth
Learn from CEO Neal Waldman on how to lease space -- he does it every summer when the number of his employees jump 10-fold. Read more
I Wish Someone Had Told Me...
In the May issue of Inc. , the magazine honors the top 100 inner city businesses o... Read more
Frank Lautenberg: My Biggest Mistake
Frank Lautenberg, cofounder of Automatic Data Processing Inc. and former U.S. senator from New Jersey, discusses an unwise acquisition. Read more
Got a New Job? Better Check That Non-Compete Clause
Few would dispute the ability of the Internet to generate and spread information instantly and on a global basis. And few would deny that the Internet has... Read more
Buh-Bye, Bell?
Beema, Inc., a multimedia production house, found that it could save money by using Internet telephony rather than the traditional telecoms. But will it work... Read more
Looking Ahead
Financial experts discuss one company's search for the best source of capital for future acquisitions. Read more
Hot Tip: Improving Office Decor for Free
One company in Cleveland is using its space to showcase local artists, benefiting the artists and the company. Read more
The Shadow of Domestic Violence
"It shouldn't be the business of business to get involved in employees' lives." But domestic violence is different. Read more
How can I get the best options when leasing office equipment?
Office & Operations mentor Mie-Yun Lee responds: Before signing any lease, you'll want to think carefully about which type of lease ... Read more
A Briefing On Fairness Opinions
Any board decisions involving major corporate decisions that affect corporate value -- mergers, buybacks, spinoffs, acquisitions, going private -- need an... Read more
Best Practices: Acquiring New Companies
CEO Michael Rothman has built Kenny Industrial Services LLC, a Chicago-based cleaning, painting, and maintenance company, through a series of acquisitions... Read more
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Roll Your Own
How one hypergrowth company is perfecting the art of acquisition -- and maybe even giving roll-ups a good name. Read more
Selling Abroad without the Pain
Breaking into international markets may require forming strategic partnerships with companies and experts who have already done so. Read more
Business for Sale: Midwestern Software Developer
Learn about a 30-year-old software development company that's for sale. Read more
The Accidental Entrepreneur: Field of Dreams
For Paul Breaux, what started out as a lark has turned into a business. Read more
Obit: Auto-Shop Roll-Up Wrecked in Rush
A founder's rush to capitalize on a Wall Street penchant for industry roll-ups may have brought CARA Collision and Glass to a screeching halt. Read more
The Soloist: Balancing Act
"The Foot Nurse" of Silicon Valley has a growing one-woman business and time for a home life to boot. Read more
Should You Share Equity with Consultants?
Back in 1997, Randy Parker was staring at a blank whiteboard, wondering where he'd find the money to hire the employees and consultants he needed to build... Read more
