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Clean Me Up, Scotty

By Leslie Brokaw |  Aug 1, 1989

Company has developed a laser that vaporizes decayed areas of a tooth without agravating nerves.  Read story

The Auto Man's Empire

By Bradford W. Ketchum Jr. |  Aug 1, 1982

Street smarts and boardroom savvy, plus a "buy low, sell lower" strategy, make Dick Downey's auto parts business one of the fastest growing in its field.  Read story

Troubleshooting;

By Reported by Patricia Amend |  Dec 1, 1986

When a company gets into serious financial trouble, it's important to figure out as quickly as possible where the problem lies, especially if it might be ...  Read story

Small Firms Fighting Co-employee Suits

Sep 1, 1981

Gov. Fob James may be working hard to recruit more private business investment into Alabama (INC., July, page 60), but some small businessmen say one sect...  Read story

Marketing: Informing Customers

By Sarah Schafer |  Jun 1, 1996

A bakery owner tells how she uses loyal customers to spread the word about her company's gourmet breads.  Read story

Boomtowns '06: Hottest Large Cities

By Joel Kotkin and Michael A. Shires |  May 1, 2006

Employment Base of 450,000 or more.  Read story

U.S. Automakers Still Struggle with Small Suppliers

By Angus Loten |  Jun 16, 2006

Facing mounting pressure over offshoring, just 5% of suppliers cited General Motors as preferred partner.  Read story

Best Cities: The Lists

By Various Inc Staff |  Dec 1, 2000

Here's Inc. magazine's 2000 list of the best metro areas, big and small, in which to start and grow your business.  Read story

This Year's Model

By David Whitford |  Feb 1, 1995

A story that traces a superstar saleperson through 48 hours in order to find out how he stays successful.  Read story

A Golden Alternative

By Tom Parsons |  May 3, 2000

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

The Inc. Second 100

By Bradford W. Ketchum |  Jun 1, 1981

The runners-up to the 1981 INC. 100 are more profitable, more productive, and more stable.  Read story

Waging War On Business Failures

By Bruce G. Posner |  Aug 1, 1983

By negotiating new credit terms with bankers and suppliers a Michigan consulting firm helps ailing companies regain their health.  Read story

Ports of Call

By Gerard J. Holzmann |  Mar 15, 1998

Serial and parallel ports, the holes that transmit data from inside a PC to the outside world, were invented in the nineteenth century. Morse's patented tele...  Read story

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Feb 1, 1986

SMALL COMPANY INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERINGS: NOVEMBER 1985 Offering Size First O-T-C ($ ...  Read story

Montgomery on the Move

By Nicole Gull |  Apr 1, 2003

One of the Deep South's most embattled cities now offers opportunity and diversity.  Read story

Off-Loading Equipment-Leasing Headaches

By Bruce G. Posner |  Dec 1, 1992

A CEO finds that equipment-leasing has some clear advantages.  Read story

Online 101: Finding a Web Site Designer

By Phaedra Hise |  Jan 24, 1997

So you've decided you need a Web site. Perhaps your competitors are already online and making you nervous. Maybe a large customer has asked for Web intera...  Read story

Ask and You Shall Receive

By Joshua Hyatt |  Sep 1, 1989

Company uses customer feedback from focus groups to hone its depth-sounding fishing device.  Read story

Declaration of Independence

By Mark Wheeler |  Sep 15, 1996

The story of how Thomas Jefferson, with the help of Ben Franklin, invented an early copying machine.  Read story

Look to Low-Cost and Niche Airlines for Low Fares

By Tom Parsons |  Apr 28, 2000

One of the best ways to get the lowest fares is to know where low-cost and niche airlines fly. These carriers allow you to create your own system of airfa...  Read story

Hot Cities, Hot Sites

Nov 17, 2000

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

Mail: February 2002

By Various Inc Staff |  Feb 1, 2002

Readers react to articles from the Inc 500 and November 2001 issues of Inc , Plus: Update on two trash-talking CEOs.  Read story

How Do You Sell A Light Bulb That Never Burns Out?

By Tom Richman |  Mar 1, 1986

Kevin Keating figured he had a sure thing. So why didn't it walk off the shelves?  Read story

Can This Company Be Saved?

By Robert A. Mamis |  Oct 1, 1987

Cardinal Services is slipping toward bankruptcy. A turnaround team is trying to rescue it. Time is running out  Read story

The 500 Quiz

By Martha E. Mangelsdorf |  Dec 1, 1990

Questions and answers pertaining to Inc. 500 company statistics.  Read story

The Passion Of Robert Swiggert

By Lucien Rhodes |  Apr 1, 1984

Seventeen years ago, the president of a small electronics company looked at the business he had built and realized that it had turned hostile and threatening...  Read story

Test Case

By Susan Hansen |  Nov 1, 2001

For a guy bent on bringing down a multibillion-dollar federal program for minority contractors, Randy Pech is pretty low-key.  Read story

The Ultimate Investment Club for Entrepreneurs

By Jon Gertner |  Dec 1, 2003

At CMS, a highly successful but little-known financial services firm, entrepreneurs help each other find the best places to invest.  Read story

Hot Zones

By Emily Barker |  Dec 1, 1999

A look at the best cities in America for starting and growing a business. Plus: CEOs discuss their reasons for locating their business where they did.  Read story

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