Save the Farm or Save the Environment?
John's family owns a small farm in the Midwest. After graduating from high school, John decided to gain experience working on a larger farm. He had always... Read more
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Upstarts: The Russian Connection
Entrepreneurs who've emigrated from the former Soviet Union are shrewdly benefiting from the crumbling economy of that once-mighty empire. And they aren't th... Read more
Hiring for an Open-Book Environment
"We're hiring professionals," explains Carol Carroll of Grafton Staffing & Technology Services. "We know how to hire." Grafton screens its own pros... Read more
Mapping Bears Fruit
To keep track of fertilization schedules for his cranberry bogs, farmer Peter Beaton turned to MapInfo Professional, software that maps the fertilizer needs ... Read more
Empire of the Sons
Here's why the three brothers who founded Pac-Van, the 1999 #1 Inner City 100 company, decided to stay close to the inner-city location where both their fath... Read more
Explore the Benefits of Alternative Dispute Resolution
QUESTION: I' ve been reading a lot about how employers can resolve internal employee complaints, such as sexual harassment complaints, without goi... Read more
How can you inspire peak performance during crunch times?
Why not use open-book management to inspire peak performance during crunch times? It works. And unlike a lot of motivational efforts, it rarely provokes a... Read more
Rebuilding Blocks
After moving his company to a once-desolate section of Oklahoma City, Tom Wilson, the CEO of Architectural Design Group, helped to revitalize the area by res... Read more
Photo Opportunities
Nick Graham, founder of Joe Boxer, gives his singular take on the art of calling attention to yourself and your company. Read more
FYI: The Inner City 100
Inc.'s editor explains how the Inner City 100 became a joint venture between Inc. and the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) and why the... Read more
A Moving Experience
Relocating your business can be an agonizing and expensive experience. But when you weigh the benefits against the costs, moving could be the best thing you ... Read more
IT Outsourcing Can Be Profitable - or a Headache
Here's how to strike a mutually beneficial partnership. Read more
Quote: The Dangers of Hypergrowth
"Here, there's a legacy of companies that go from someone's garage to $10 million in just a few years. You can't help comparing yourself to them. Ther... Read more
Saving Money in the Magic Kingdom
Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse (and friends) are the big draws as families all over North America make room for Orlando in their summer vacation plans. The ki... Read more
Sharer Beware
Here's how Mike Dreese, CEO of music retailer Newbury Comics, came to realize that the sales information he shared with his industry was putting his company ... Read more
Do Your Own Thing
The Web is becoming a vital administrative tool for a growing number of businesses. Companies can now outsource almost anything to Web-based services, from d... Read more
Let the Net Do It
A look at the proliferation of new Web-based businesses that will handle your most arduous tasks, from personnel to technology management. Read more
Go Public Through the Back Door
Forget about an initial public offering, says Tim Halter, president of the Halter Financial Group, in Dallas.HFG specializes in helping private companies ... Read more
The Internet Guide to Bankruptcy Law
Even in a booming economy, not every venture turns its promoters into Internet instantaires. There' s still a down side to capitalism. And smart bankruptc... Read more
Upstarts: NAFTA
In post-NAFTA Mexico, opportunity abounds for small U.S. businesses. Here's why Larry Manhan, CEO of California-based BCS Inc., decided to open up shop in Gu... Read more
Gauging Your Strategy in the Global Economy
How should you think about your foreign endeavors in a time of economic upheaval? Economists tackle a question on global strategies for turbulent time... Read more
Software That Cuts Legal Fees
When Munchkin, a $15 million designer and marketer of baby bottles and other products for infants, needed a secondinternational-distribution agreement, Ch... Read more
Why Pay a Lawyer? Use the Web
On August 16, 1997, Greenwich Consulting Group (GCG) held its first board meeting--at Yankee Stadium. The two founding members of the strategic-planning a... Read more
The Subsidiary Shield
If one part of your business carries greater liability risk than others, it may be possible to protect the rest of your company by spinning it off as asep... Read more
In Competitive Selling, Direct The Comparison
You know that it doesn't work to knock your competitors, particularly if yourprospect already has a relationship with them. It is more effective to ask th... Read more
Getting In on the Ground Floor
The last thing Matt Phelan ever wanted to do was to run a storefront operation. But last year Phelan gave up his fancy office on the second floor of... Read more
The Fewer the Merrier
Michael Conley, CEO and founder of GeneraLife Insurance Co., cut fixed costs by operating chiefly on the Web. Here's why the insurance industry works so well... Read more
Hiring In-Laws: The Kiss of Death
Hiring in-laws into a family business can lead to company-threatening disasters. The reason? They'll try to prove their value to the company by changing the ... Read more
Without You I'm Nothing
Tom King, CEO of Jo's Candies, sells almost exclusively to huge companies like Starbucks and Borders. He offers four rules for doing business with giants who... Read more
Making the Best of Both Worlds
Jade Systems Corp., a computer reseller on the 1998 Inc. 500 list, is based in two dramatically contrasted locations--a gritty section of Long Island City an... Read more
Should I Expand into International Markets?
Patient Care Technologies Inc. (#203 on the 1998 Inc. 500 list), in Atlanta, has the hallmarks of a successful international player: an innovativ... Read more
How Can I Stay Focused on the Big Picture?
Washburn Oberwager had the most important insight of his entrepreneurial career when he was off the clock, pursuing his hobby. Almost every day fo... Read more
Chaos Theory
Justice Technology, the number one Inc. 500 company for 1998, achieved its staggering growth by branching out into new services--usually before determining w... Read more
