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You Had Your Chance!

By Susan Hansen |  Nov 15, 2001

Some of the best ideas are those offered by employees to employers. And some of the best companies are born when those employers say no.  Read story

How I Did It: Nicole Loftus, Zorch

By Nicole Loftus |  Sep 1, 2008

As told to Donna Fenn Industry Leader: Business Services Three-Year Growth: Read story

How I Did It: Larry Rigdon, Rigdon Marine

By Larry Rigdon |  Sep 1, 2008

As told to Leigh Buchanan Industry Leader: Transportation Three-Year Growth: Read story

Achieving Global Greatness

Nov 16, 1999

The New Global Leaders, by Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries with Elizabeth Florent-Treacy Jossey-Bass, 188 pages, $28.50 Effective...  Read story

Ask Inc.

By Inc Staff |  Jul 1, 2006

Discounting excess inventory; switching to biweekly payroll.  Read story

Researchers Urge Environmental Responsibility

By Max Chafkin |  Jul 14, 2005

July 14, 2005 --A report released Tuesday by an international panel of experts offered stern warnings to businesses on the environment whi...  Read story

Only a Game?

By Anne Murphy |  Jan 1, 1992

New business repackages, modernizes, markets an ancient Chinese tangram game.  Read story

The Joy of Receiving

By Anne Murphy |  Apr 1, 1991

New business manufactures shoes made of recycled polypropylene.  Read story

If The Corporate Image Calls For A Facelift

By Norm Sklarewitz |  Dec 1, 1982

Three companies find that paying attention to how they look can boost sales as well as egos.  Read story

Going Green Isn't Just about Doing Good

By Sara Hottman |  Oct 16, 2008

It's also smart business for a lot of companies on the Inc. 5000, Inc. magazine's list of the fastest-growing private companies in America.    Read story

Going Green Isn't Just about Doing Good, inc5000 Article - Inc. Article

By Sara Hottman |  Aug 20, 2008

Ray Mullen, founder and CEO of Idaho-based Mullen Crane and Transport, says the trick to his business is providing cranes for use in the hot industry of t...  Read story

Global Business

Related Terms: Globalization Global business refer...  Read story

Striking It Rich

Sep 1, 1983

It is not easy to pay attention to an investment in which the odds against making a profit have been calculated at 10,000 to 1. When an official of the or...  Read story

Sitting Pretty

By PAUL B. BROWN |  Sep 1, 1990

Packaging products so they sell themselves.  Read story

Legacy: Ed Justice Sr., 1921-2008

By Leigh Buchanan |  Nov 1, 2008

Cars, cars, and more cars.  Read story

Confessions of an Information Sinner

By Joshua D. Macht |  Jan 1, 1999

With his first business, Ron Bienvenu overloaded his newsletter subscribers with reams of extraneous information. Now his software system, SageMaker, sends o...  Read story

On The Road: Johnson County, Iowa;

By Curtis Hartman |  May 1, 1986

When Dale Burr shot his wife, his banker, and himself, he became a national symbol of the farm crisis. Some of his neighbors see it differently.  Read story

Going for Broke

By Edward O. Welles |  Jun 1, 1998

Harold McMaster, founder of Solar Cells, Inc., hopes to universalize solar energy, but has put off making a buck to take R D further. But will his ...  Read story

Plastics!

By PAUL B. BROWN |  Jun 1, 1990

Entrepreneur starts business making mailbox posts, speed bumps, and picnic tables from recycled plastic.  Read story

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