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The Odyssey of an `Excellent' Man

How one CEO improved his treatment of employees to create a more successful company.  Read story

Mail

Beauty-queen backlash; lessons from childcare for eldercare; how Adam Hanft is wrong about bankruptcy.  Read story

Business for Sale - North Carolina Motorcycle Dealership

Financial summary and brief description of North Carolina motorcycle dealership.  Read story

Boomtowns '06: Hottest Midsize Cities

Employment Base of 150,000-450,000.  Read story

How We Pick the Best Cities

This year's rankings continue the methodology used last year, which emphasizes the robustness of a region's growth and allows the rankings to include all ...  Read story

Contributors

When Darren Dahl met John Anton to report this month’s Case Study, Anton was in the midst of drastically revamping his business fro...  Read story

In Memoriam

They sold us surfboards and sports cars, Linux, chicken, Miracle-Gro, and vacations among the Eskimo. A fond look back at the remarkable entrepreneurs who di...  Read story

Drives: See? It Cleans Up Real Nice

The Range Rover HSE handles mud, rocks, grass, and red carpet galas.  Read story

Letters

Readers react to articles from the February issue of Inc., including Jill Andresky Fraser's "How to Finance Anything" and Jerry Useem's "All Dressed Up and N...  Read story

The Hall of Fame

For most companies, landing on the Inc 500 list once is accomplishment enough. But an amazing few have made the list five times or more.  Read story

Where Are the Best Cities to Do Business?

Our comprehensive annual guide to which places are thriving -- even in an economy many consider in recession.  Read story

A Cold Call, a Blog, and a $20 Million Lawsuit

A North Carolina entrepreneur blogs a warning to her industry -- and gets sued for her troubles.  Read story

Mapping the Entrepreneurial Mind

Entrepreneurs struggle to find the energy and motivation required to continually grow their companies.  Read story

Analyze This, Says Google

Overnight, the search giant rewrites the rules of Web analytics.  Read story

Dear John

What happens when the venture capitalists find profit in your company -- but don't see profit in you?  Read story

The Most Entrepreneurial Cities in America

Inc.'s 1990 ranking of metropolitan regions by job growth, business starts, and proportion of high-growth companies.  Read story

The Trouble with Angels

A new breed of private investor has emerged from today's bull market. These angels can behave more like venture capitalists, demanding quick turnaround on th...  Read story

The Inc. 500

Note: This table may be divided, and additional information on a particular entry may appear on more than one screen. Sales growth 1980-84 ...  Read story

Hot Spots

Summary of metropolitan economies for 1989; the most growth was seen in the 'edge cities', where cattle once grazed.  Read story

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