Baton Rouge


Down In The Dumps

Business can't afford it. Government can't enforce it. But this month a new law regulating the hazardous wastes of small companies goes into effect anyway.  Read story

Network: October 1992

Network reader-to-reader advice.  Read story

Knowing the Score

Understanding how your banker rates your company knowing their 'loan grading' system.  Read story

Hard-to-get Property-Casualty Coverage

Advice on how to get affordable property-casualty insurance.  Read story

Employers Tackle A Tricky Math Problem

Teaching math: the new core competency.  Read story

Car-Phone Pros and Cons

Different companies' experiences with the cost of and other problems with employees' use of car phones.  Read story

Black Entrepreneurship, the Sequel

Some thoughts on how the recent emergence of more black-owned small businesses reflects on a proud history.  Read story

States Report: Turning The Tables

We were halfway through a breakfast interview in Baton Rouge, La., when Kevin Couhig the assistant secretary of industry and commerce for Louisiana, solem...  Read story

A Golden Alternative

Using alternative airports is a form of creative ticketing that airlines don't really object to, but they will not offer alternative airport options when ...  Read story

Recruiting: Tapping the Talent Pool

How to use skill tests, applicant tracking software, video interviews, and industry-specific job sites to find the best candidates in a large stack of resumes.  Read story

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The South Shall Ride Again

This motorcycle maker has a powerful vision for his company. And he's dragging his supporters along -- whether they like it or not.  Read story

Attempts To Help Amid The Chaos

September 1, 2005 --Sounding haggard, Jim Brown is still waiting to hear from a shrimp farmer in Bayou La Batre, Ala. When Read story

Surviving Tax Season

Five New Rules You Shouldn't Miss.  Read story

After the Storm

Our August case study about Carnival Brands , a struggling New Orleans food manufact...  Read story

"I Am Very Lucky and Very Grateful"

Jonathan Ferrara Jonathan Ferrara Gallery New Orleans As told to Leslie TaylorRead story

Flooded, Abandoned Properties Draw Speculators

September 12, 2005 --As residents fleeing New Orleans consider settling down elsewhere, their now empty homes and offices are drawing the ...  Read story

The New Artisans

LYN PFAELZER Image Awareness As a child in upper-class Baton Rouge, La., Lyn Pfaelzer was schooled in all the social graces expected of a sout...  Read story

"Juggle, Adapt, and Adjust"

Drew Ramsey Hubig's Pies New Orleans As told to Leslie Taylor Dre...  Read story

Hot Spots

INC.'s annual ranking of America's cities  Read story

Green Bayou

With almost $1 billion in new taxes, Louisiana is hedging against a long-standing dependency on cheap energy and good ol' boy charm.  Read story

Welcome Back, Dan Estes and Peggy Nordeen

Inc.500 CEOs seize opportunities. They're ambitious. And they can't imagine not being entrepreneurs  Read story

Run Cheap TV Commercials with Google TV Ads

With Google's TV ad service, small companies can buy low-cost TV commercials on national cable channels  Read story

The Secrets of Bootstrapping

18 ways to grow or survive by substituting imagination, know-how, or effort for capital.  Read story

Case Study: Business Was Booming, But the Richardsons Were Seriously Burned Out

Was shutting down their thriving tearoom really the answer?  Read story

Hot Spots

INC.'s list of the 50 fastest-growing U.S. cities  Read story

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HOW THE CITIES WERE RANKED Like our annual states report, this ranking of metropolitan areas is based on three factors: job generation, rate of significan...  Read story

Inventing Entrepreneurs

A CEO encourages entrepreneurial spirit among his regional managers by giving them lots of latitude and 49% equity.  Read story

Obits: Plan to Make T-Shirts in USA Unravels

A series of setbacks led to Port Barre Apparel's rapid unraveling.  Read story

How I Did It: Sidney Frank, founder, Sidney Frank Importing

"I wanted to be a billionaire," says the man responsible for your Jägermeister headache. At age 85 he stunned the liquor industry by getting his wish.  Read story

The Tie That Binds

Microcomputer to mainframe and micro to mini communications are hot topics today -- with good reason. For many growing companies, these links could provide a...  Read story

Capital Punishment

A look at the problems caused by having too much capital and the benefits of bootstrapping.  Read story

Taking The Fear Out of Factoring

With more and more reputable companies entering the factoring business, services have greatly improved. But factors' bottom line use remains the same: provid...  Read story

Top 25 Cities for Doing Business in America

If you're looking for cities large, medium, and small where job growth is robust and economies are strong, head to the ones on this year's Top Cities list. F...  Read story

Hot Cities, Hot Sites

The cover story of the December 2000 issue of Inc. magazine, " Best Cities to Start and ...  Read story

Getting Paid

How to make collecting bills as much a part of daily business as making sales.  Read story

Regional Entrepreneurs of the Year

A list of 1992's Regional Entrepreneurs of the Year.  Read story

Can't Find an Accountant?

You're not alone. Sarbanes-Oxley has so overwhelmed accountants that companies are having trouble getting their books audited.  Read story

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