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Surveying the Scene, Projecting the Future, Bending Your Will

By Inc. staff |  Mar 15, 1997

Various professionals review an assortment of hardware and software.  Read more

Wired Kingdom

By Pam Kadlec |  Mar 15, 1997

A "techno-taxidermist" explains how she has gained an advantage in her business with technology.  Read more

Growth Happens

By Robert A. Mamis |  Mar 1, 1997

A senior Inc. writer learns that many Inc. 500 company owners would have never guess their firms would grow so fast.  Read more

How Can I Develop Better Relationships with Suppliers?

By Stephanie L. Gruner |  Feb 1, 1997

Can you find a role model? When Cagwin & Dorward Landscape Contractors, in Novato, Calif., won a contract with Hewlett-Packard, the landscape compan...  Read more

A Business Owner's Guide to Preventive Law

By Justene Adamec |  Jan 27, 1997

A look at some ongoing steps you need to take to trim your legal bills.  Read more

Business for Sale: Regional Collection Agency

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Jan 1, 1997

Close-up look at a collection agency business for sale including a price rationale and pros and cons of the purchase.  Read more

Head-On Cooperation

Jan 1, 1997

Many contractors run and hide if a property manager calls with a complaint. But Clem Majerus, founder of GTW Construction, in Irving, Tex., holds a Read more

Wal-Mart Throws the Book at Small-Biz Vendors

By Hal Plotkin |  Jan 1, 1997

An overview of a program that has assisted more than 3,000 entrepreneurs with distributing their goods at Wal-Mart.  Read more

Get to the Root

Jan 1, 1997

Discover the benefits of a product-service-discrepancy report in tracking your real problems.  Read more

Loan Ranger

Jan 1, 1997

Monday through Friday, nine to five, may not be convenient hours for your customers. This was clearly the case at Granite State Credit Union, in Mancheste...  Read more

Leave No Stone Unturned

Jan 1, 1997

How a manufacturer got serious about customer complaints, devising a detailed form and database system to get to the root of each problem.  Read more

Things We Love

By Joshua D. Macht |  Dec 15, 1996

A senior hospital administrator shares his thoughts about his favorite electronic device, a pen-based organizer.  Read more

Delivering the Goods

By Joshua D. Macht |  Dec 15, 1996

Here's a look at how shipping automation will let you move freight fast, underbudget, and with precision.  Read more

When Slow and Steady Wins the Race

By Jeffrey Zygmont |  Dec 15, 1996

A company profile showing that not every business has to make furious high-tech changes to thrive.  Read more

L.A. Quakes in the Shadow of Beautiful Downtown Burbank

By Joel Kotkin |  Dec 1, 1996

An overview of a city that is using incentive programs, loans, and regulations to attract businesses.  Read more

Small Business on a Mission

By Jerry Useem |  Dec 1, 1996

A quick look at a small-business-only exporting mission established by the Department of Commerce.  Read more

My Employees Are Suspicious of Our Strategic Partners

By Stephanie L Gruner |  Dec 1, 1996

A quick look at how one company overcame its problems after forming a strategic partnership.  Read more

Leaving Home

By Christopher Caggiano |  Dec 1, 1996

Some business owners tell when they knew their businesses had outgrown their home offices.  Read more

My Life Without Lawyers

By Mary Baechler |  Dec 1, 1996

A small-business owner explains why she wants to throw away patents, trademarks, and lawyers.  Read more

When Mom Pop Go Public

By Stephanie L Gruner |  Dec 1, 1996

Despite the extra effort, many companies are raising capital by selling their own stock.  Read more

Managing People: Computer Training Made Easy

By Robin Taylor Parets |  Nov 6, 1996

Not every company has moved into the computer age yet. For those who are still making the leap, introducing computers to employees who are used to doing e...  Read more

Business for Sale: Midwest Amusement Park

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Nov 1, 1996

A close-up look at a business offered for sale including the price rationale and some pros and cons of the purchase.  Read more

Sweatshops, Free Trade Force Owner to Call It Quits

By David Whitford |  Nov 1, 1996

The story of how a manufacturing company failed under pressures from GATT, NAFTA, and sweatshops.  Read more

Business, Bureaucrats Reinvent Local Gov't

By Hal Plotkin |  Nov 1, 1996

A look at how an assemblage of local business leaders are teaming up with local government to effect a change.  Read more

Online with Uncle Sam

By Susan Greco |  Nov 1, 1996

Here are some Federal Web sites that can help you find important on-line information.  Read more

Theory of Relativity

By Steve Solomon |  Oct 15, 1996

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I Was a Teenage Werewolf Lover

By Inc. staff |  Oct 15, 1996

A short quip from a publisher who broke into the industry as a teenager with his pals.  Read more

Starting on a Sour Note

By Inc. staff |  Oct 15, 1996

The cofounder of an Inc. 500 company explains how and why she and her husband started their company.  Read more

Beyond a Reasonable Debt

By Inc. staff |  Oct 15, 1996

An Inc. 500 CEO details the help he received from a past Inc. 500 CEO, and what he learned.  Read more

While You're Reading This, He's Starting Another Business

By Inc. staff |  Oct 15, 1996

An entrepreneur who currently runs 11 different companies, explains why he has such a bad case of capitalism.  Read more

How The 1996 Inc. 500 Were Selected

By Inc. staff |  Oct 15, 1996

The details of how the 1996 list was compiled, as well as the names of the staff who work on the list.  Read more

The Inc. 500 Index

By Inc. staff |  Oct 15, 1996

A ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in America arranged alphabetically.  Read more

The Inc. 500 by Industry

By Inc. staff |  Oct 15, 1996

A ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in America arranged by industry.  Read more

The Inc. 500 by State

By Inc. staff |  Oct 15, 1996

A ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in America arranged by state.  Read more

The Buddy System

By Susan Greco |  Oct 15, 1996

While multilevel marketing may make you think of scam, many Inc. 500 companies find this approach indispensable.  Read more