Fast Times at Web-Site High
A brokerage consultant tells what her company did to set up its web site and offers some advice. Read more
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Why Every Company Needs a Story
Every company needs a story to help management and employees remember what matters most for their business. Read more
Raising Capital: Choosing the Right Financial Partner
A look at how important it is to find the right investors to raise growth capital. Read more
Finance: Networking for Angels
An angel expert shares some insight with readers about networking to find private investors. Read more
Business for Sale: Illinois Race-Car-Safety-Equipment-Retailer -- Vroom, Vroom
An in-depth look at a business offered for sale, including a price rationale as well as pros and cons of the purchase. Read more
April 1996
Some comments from Inc.'s editor-in-chief concerning his boss,the founder of Inc. magazine. Read more
The Founder's Odyssey
Some quick comments from Inc.'s editor-in-chief about the experiences shared by different people in the Inc. community. Read more
Selling the Company: When Partners Can't Agree
A lawyer explains why partners may opt to hold a corporate auction when they find it's time to sell. Read more
Incorporation Issues: Keeping Your Businesses Separate
An entrepreneur tells why she is keeping her two different companies separate. Read more
Business for Sale: Nevada Pawnshop
Some details about a business offered for sale, including the price rationale and pros and cons of the purchase. Read more
Urban Renewers
Some thoughts on what groups are making it in the inner-city, and why. Read more
Resource: Phones for Soloists
A quick review of the book Telecom Made Easy. Read more
Resource: All About LLCs
A quick review of a book that offers the pros and cons of limited-liability company (LLC) corporate status. Read more
A Brew Apart
A look at a start-up brewery that is banking on an affinity-group marketing plan. Read more
Investors: Angel-Hunting Tips
A venture capital expert offers some guidelines to business owners looking for an "angel." Read more
Business for Sale: Maine Interior-Furnishing Retail/Manufacturer
An overview of a business offered for sale, including the price and pros and cons of the purchase. Read more
The Truth About Selling
A highly successful entrepreneur details the difference between a good and bad sale and how to avoid the latter. Read more
Acquisitions: A To-Do List for Due Diligence
A lawyer who specializes in acquisitions offers a checklist to aviod the risks involved in corporate acquisitions. Read more
Business For Sale: Colorado Brew Pub
An overview of a business offered for sale including the price rationale and pros and cons of the purchase. Read more
Acquisitions: A To-Do List for Due Diligence
The risks involved in making a corporate acquisition - whether of a large asset, a division of an existing company, or even a competitor - are enormous, i... Read more
That Championship Start-up
An up-close look at a start-up that is creating its own market with new video technologies for sports coaches. Read more
Looking Good
Inc.'s editor-in-chief offers a quick look at a new magazine, @issue, devoted to design. Read more
Seed Capital: From Patent to Product
A business owner explains how he found more than capital when he received seed money. Read more
Business for Sale -- Washington Pottery Manufacturer
An in-depth look at a business being offered for sale, including the price and pros and cons of the purchase. Read more
Plan of Attack
A look at how company builders are working hard to acquire some foresight into the economy. Read more
The Cobbler's Shoes
An experienced accountant explains how she lost sight of the bottom line when she started her own company and why. Read more
Things We Love
A CEO tells readers about a service that brings him CD-quality sound through his local cable company. Read more
How Information Technology Is Leveling the Playing Field
Various business people discuss how technology allows them to compete with the "big boys." Read more
The Hottest Entrepreneurs in America
An overview of the Seventh Annual Entrepreneur of the Year Awards, including profiles of the judges. Read more
Flexible Fliers
A profile of the 1995 Master Entrepreneur of the Year winners and the runner-up. Read more
Capital: Seeking Seed Money
A CEO spells out how and why he successfully sought his much needed seed money from nonprofits rather than banks. Read more
Packaging: When It's Time for a Makeover
Partners from a gourmet-biscuit company explain how and why they pursued a new design for packaging their products. Read more
Incorporating: S Corp. or C? See Your Fringe Benefits
An accountant offers insight into deciding which corporation status makes more sense for your company and why. Read more
Cash Management: Building Cash for Your ESOP
An ESOP consultant discusses a strategy to make the most out of cash set aside to cover the stocks. Read more
Anatomy of a Financing: A Pitch for Private Equity
A private-equity expert explains the difference between private equity and venture capital. Read more
