Birmingham (Alabama)


Recent Articles about Birmingham (Alabama)

Following the Talent

Business: Maker of retirement plan processing software Locations: Birmingham, Ala.; Chicago; and Boston Read more

Snapshots: Locations

These Inc. 500 companies relocated for various reasons -- from access to skilled labor to the CEO's love of the outdoors.  Read more

A Small Price to Pay

Long-term care coverage makes growing old a little bit easier.  Read more

#8 TEMPS & CO. WASHINGTON, D.C. Many INC. 500 companies are wife-and-husband teams, but so far as we can tell, this is the only sister-brother c...  Read more

Predictable Adventures

What sets Adventure Travel apart from its competition is an exquisite sensitivity to customer needs, say owners Alan and Roger Hale. To stay attuned to it...  Read more

SBA Recognizes Best Lenders to Small Business

Lenders praised for keeping businesses going during the credit crunch.  Read more

The Best Big Cities for Starting and Growing a Business

Report examines the concentration of new businesses in states, regions, metro, and rural areas.  Read more

Top 30 Entrepreneurs Under 30 - Will Pearson, Mental Floss

#22 WILL PEARSON #23 MANGESH HATTIKUDUR MENTAL FLOSS Ages: both 28 ...  Read more

The Idea Factories

Nonprofit incubators have been quietly nurturing fledgling companies since 1959. And they don't demand a huge ownership stake in your company.  Read more

Can Your Bank Do This?

A number of entrepreneurs define for Inc. what makes an exceptional small-business commercial bank.  Read more

How to Write a Business Plan for a Mobile Gaming Company

The rise of reality-based gaming via social and mobile networks makes it easier than ever to enter the market. Here's how you can start a gaming business.  Read more

Holiday Gift Guide 2010: What Entrepreneurs Really Want

Anyone can buy an iPad. Here are some of the more intangible things that our @IncMagazine followers told us they wanted this year for the holidays.  View slideshow

Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: mental_floss magazine

Two Duke University students with a penchant for trivia started their own magazine geared towards factoid junkies just like themselves, of course.  Read more

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 more

The Inner City 100

100 street-smart companies.  Read more

Finding Salespeople Abroad

Locating top performers in the global economy.  Read more

Hot Wheels: Fast and Curious

The small companies behind these bewitching motorcycles and sports cars are a bright spot in the American auto industry.  Read more

Reader Mail: April 2011

Socialism, Ja or No? Our special report on Norway ["Read more

A Fertile Field for Voice Mail

Voice mail is an efficient way to communicate with employees. Margaret Cook, executive director of the Assisted Reproductive Technology Program, thought i...  Read more

A Fertile Field for Voice Mail

Voice mail is an efficient way to communicate with employees. Margaret Cook, executive director of the Assisted Reproductive Technology Program, thought i...  Read more

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 more

Arthur Bagby's Croquet Lawn

Arthur Bragby's wicket obsession.  Read more

Let There Be Light - or Doors

Company put executives in cubicles with doors and lower ranks in doorless window offices to be equitable.  Read more

Reader Mail: July/August 2010

Inspired by Bob Moore and the marital issues of entrepreneurs  Read more

Top 30 Entrepreneurs Under 30

Vote for Your Favorite 30 Under 30 Company

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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 more

The Private 500 represent 44 states. Geographically, the West wins again on the strength of California's 84 companies -- more than twice as many as any ot...  Read more

Reinventing the Local TV Ad

A new website celebrates the spirit of quirky TV commercials produced by local businesses.  Read more

Human Resource Spotlight: Sourcing Candidates

The majority of hiring managers (93.3%) start the screening process on potential candidates within amonth? s time of sourcing them, according to the secon...  Read more

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Great Expectations Thanks for the incredibly insightful interview with Jim Collins ["Read more

As Gas Prices Skyrocket, Employees Look to the Boss for Help

With prices at the pump now topping $4 a gallon, more companies are unveiling programs to help ease the daily commute.  Read more

Top 10 South Asian Entrepreneurs

From IT services to industrial supply, these are the top small businesses run by CEOs of South Asian heritage.  View slideshow

Top 10 Female Entrepreneurs

From healthcare to baby food to technology consulting, these female entrepreneurs have forged their way to the top.  View slideshow

Selling Abroad without the Pain

Breaking into international markets may require forming strategic partnerships with companies and experts who have already done so.  Read more

The View from Main Street

As the Dow continues to drop and banks sit on their money, some entrepreneurs say they are cutting back on spending, while decrying a "crisis of confidence" ...  Read more

Technology to Solve the Boring Meeting Dilemma

Using collaboration tools and Web conferencing can cut staff meeting times and the doldrums of sitting through yet another PowerPoint presentation.  Read more

Place Matters

A look at some data showing how the economies of various geographical regions of the U.S. are performing.  Read more

Hot Spots

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

Reader Mail: April 2010

Ingredients for a Great Company Culture Nick Sarillo "gets it" ["Read more

CEO's Notebook

CEOs give advice on employee sabbaticals, recruiting at trade shows, speeding up collections, taking advantage of electricity deregulation, and cutting costs...  Read more

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