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Businesses Prepare for Spring Training
Questions surround the economic impact of baseball’s annual pilgrimage to Florida and Arizona. Read more
Arizona
Recent Articles about Arizona
States Step Into Debate Over Health Care
March 15, 2005 --As the national debate over health care continues, many state governments like those in California and Arizona have stepp... Read more
Tax Breaks For Angels
To foster technology transfer, states reward early-stage investors. Read more
Is The Sun Setting In The West?;
Is trouble in the air for Arizona? Number one for the second year in a row, Arizona is already watching its electronics manufacturers move across the bor... Read more
Coast To Coast
This year's survey tells the tale of two economies. The one that's flourishing has top universities, a strong technology base -- and an ocean view Read more
The Silver Lining In Bank Mergers
The deregulation of U.S. financial markets and the recent wave of bank mergers across state lines have caused many small-business owners to fear the worst... Read more
Black-owned Businesses
When it comes to black entrepreneurs, there's good news and bad news. Black Americans are creating new businesses at a much faster pace than the economy ... Read more
Minimum Wage Hike in Six States
Nov. 9, 2006 -- Ballot initiatives to raise the minimum wage won in every state where they were on the ballot in Tuesday's election. ... Read more
Business for Sale: Rocky Mountain Video Distributor
A detailed overview on a buisness offered for sale including the price, and pros and cons of the purchase. Read more
Report On The States;
CENTER OSSIPEE, N.H., IS NOT THE sort of town that makes you think instantly of twenty-first-century America. Deserted by the railroad and skirted by Rou... Read more
What to Consider Before Opening that New Office
Multiple office locations might make you look like a big deal, but they could actually hurt the value of your business. Take a lesson from Treehugger.com's G... Read more
Boosting Small Business
Overcoming an antibusiness bias The idea of states cutting red tape for development permits and business licenses is nothing new, but Oregon has add... Read more
Go Daddy Expands In Arizona
Dec. 13, 2006 -- The Go Daddy Group, a Scottsdale, Ariz., supplier of Internet domain names, has opened a new office in Tempe, the compan... Read more
Getting a Fix on Outside Contractors
Air Taser, a stun gun manufacturer in Scottsdale, Ariz., decided the best way to handle order fulfillment was to outsource. If you outsource any process, ... Read more
Tackling Start-up Goals with the NFL
A weekly look at the latest products and services designed to help you run a better business. Read more
Factory Activity Slows
Nov. 1, 2006 -- Growth in the U.S. manufacturing sector last month fell to its slowest pace in over three years, the Institute of Supply ... Read more
New Year, New Laws
An entrepreneur's guide to state policies taking effect at the start of 2006. Read more
Best Of Show
Indiana's solid jump -- from 42nd place last year to 18th this year -- is partly due to the state's low taxes. But other recent actions have also helped. Amo... Read more
Exclusivity vs. Temporary Monopoly
Lining up good stateside distributors is challenge enough, but finding committed distributors overseas is even more daunting.Most foreign distributors wan... Read more
Immigrants, Supporters Protest Workplace Raids and Deportations
Companies are growing more concerned about being held responsible for their employees' legal status. Read more
Comerica Bank Opens Six New Banking Centers
Comerica Bank (NYSE:CMA) has announced the opening of six new banking centers in Arizona and California by year-end. The new centers will serve reta... Read more
Visit This Year's Inc. 500 Conference
Take a virtual tour of this year's Inc. 500 conference, which recently took place from March 17 through 19, in Tucson, Ariz. See conference speakers and t... Read more
Bad-check Program Bounced
The Maricopa County, Ariz., bad-check program described in "Rubber Checks" (Hands On, April) sounds good on paper, but it has been administered so miserab... Read more
A Good Garage Is Hard To Find
Be it ever so humble,there is no place like a garage. One-car or two, attached or detached, shingled or clapboard, the garage houses a panoply of objects ... Read more
Door-to-door Banking
For those who've wondered what kind of bank a group of company builders would build for themselves, we now have an answer. It would have no branch locati... Read more
Arizona Family Attempts Year of Buying Only Local
Goodbye Starbucks and Wal-Mart. Here's what happens when one family gives up its big business ways. Read more
Free Adobe Acrobat Alternative
Nov. 16, 2006 -- Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Informative Graphics Corporation on Wednesday launched Brava Reader 2.5, a free reader for TIFF,... Read more
Compensation;
As the next recession draws ever closer, more and more states are adopting a program aimed at helping companies avoid, or at least minimize, the necessity... Read more
The 1988 Inc. 500 Index
Alphabetical listing of the 1988 Inc. 500 companies, names only. Read more
SOS: Safely Outsource Storage
Instead of buying or building on-site storage, backup, and recovery systems, many businesses are opting to outsource to manage storage service providers. Her... Read more
Best On: Fiscal Policy
Tim Pawlenty Minnesota (R) Pawlenty was elected on a pledge not to raise taxes--a tall order for a man facing ... Read more
Your Civic Duty, As Well As Savvy Marketing
The benefits of volunteering your business as a polling place. Read more
Retailers Rethinking Data Security
The biggest data breach in history has small-business owners scrambling to safeguard customer credit-card info. Read more
Ways to Avoid Probate
Payable-on-Death Bank Accounts Payable-on-death bank accounts offer one of the easiest ways to keep money -- even large sums of i... Read more
At a Glance
Charts providing information on the features of Inc. 500 companies. Read more
Mail: May 2002
Readers react to articles from recent issues of Inc magazine. Plus, an update on 1999 Inner City 100 winner Fitigues Inc. Read more
Taking Stock
Simplified public offerings tailored to small companies. Read more
America's Fastest-growing Private Companies
By now, you are familiar with the backbone metaphor. As in: "Small businesses are the backbone of our economy. We must do everything we can'¦to make sure... Read more
Rating the Governors
With Arnold Schwarzenegger and 25 other governors up for reelection, we look at who among them has earned the entrepreneurial vote. Read more
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