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Finding the Right Investors

On finding investors who can add the most value to your company; includes a listing of specialty investment funds.  Read story

Entrepreneurs Offered Online Marketing Tips

Internet business owners will have the opportunity to learn about successful online marketing techniques at a conference next month in Minnesota, organize...  Read story

Network: September 1992

Network reader-to-reader advice.  Read story

Survey: Americans More Financially Secure

Despite the recent credit crunch, more Americans felt financial secure in October, with a higher number setting aside cash for savings and investments, a ...  Read story

How to Choose the Right Collaboration Software

Although e-mail remains the primary method of office communication, businesses are increasingly turning to programs designed specifically for office collabor...  Read story

Reviewing the Troops

1. Set Benchmarks Early "Unfortunately, very few companies 'get' performance management," says Rick Galbreath, president of Performance Growth Pa...  Read story

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Hidden sandstone in coal seams can wreck the $12-million machines that chew through tons of coal. Mining through unexpected hard rock can even cause fata...  Read story

Does Charter Pay? You Decide

Comparisons of three major airlines and a charter service on three trips, based on number of days required and cost.  Read story

How to Choose the Right Entrepreneurship Program, inc5000 Article - Inc. Article

The study of entrepreneurship has come a long way since early adopters like Indiana University, Harvard, Babson College, and the University of Southern Ca...  Read story

Motivating Temps

Here's why it's a good idea to treat temps the same way you treat the rest of your employee base.  Read story

The Convention Cities at a Glance

You don't have to be a card-carrying Democrat or Republican to enjoy this year's political conventions in Denver and Minneapolis-St. Paul.  Read story

A 401(k) for Health Care Costs

Finally, a way to trim health insurance costs without sticking it to your employees: health savings accounts.  Read story

Don't You Wish You'd Thought of That?: America's Weirdest Businesses

30 tributes to entrepreneurial...daring  Read story

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Note: This table may be divided, and additional information on a particular entry may appear on more than one screen. Rank ...  Read story

Network: April 1990

Network new queries.  Read story

Breathe New Life Into Your Online Advertising

A weekly look at the latest products and services designed to help you run a better business.  Read story

Look to Low-Cost and Niche Airlines for Low Fares

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

The Nurse Will See You Now

Low-cost clinics staffed by nurses instead of M.D.'s could cut your health care costs. But you may want to think twice before sending your employees to one.  Read story

Credit Where Credit is Due

Why community banks may well be your best source of financing in today's economy.  Read story

The Nurse Will See You Now

Low-cost clinics staffed by nurses instead of M.D.'s could cut your health care costs. But you may want to think twice before sending your employees to one.  Read story

Inc. 500|5000 Maps

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The Nuts And Bolts Of Mail-order Sales

DRI Industries taps a productive market by selling a hardware store in a mailbox.  Read story

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Note: This table may be divided, and additional information on a particular entry may appear on more than one screen. Sales growth (1979-83) R...  Read story

How to Assemble an Employee Handbook

As your company expands, you'll probably want to write down policies and rules that govern your employees. Here's how to create an employee handbook that is ...  Read story

Can I Help With That?

When it makes sense to partner with a rival. Plus: There's gotta be a better way than selling door-to-door.  Read story

Pest-Free--Naturally

All-natural biogardening: Can it exist? We're talking organically correct fertilizer here, not to mention toxin-free insecticides and herbicides that harn...  Read story

Turning Temps into Teammates

For Joe Lethert Sr., the use of temporary employees yields permanent recruiting results. Lethert, the president of Performark,a relationship-marketing age...  Read story

Rude Awakenings May Await New Franchisees

Before Kelly Waddell, 31, and his wife, Sandra, 35, opened their Pop-A-Lock franchise in Dayton, Ohio, they went to bed at 11 p.m., and assumed everyone e...  Read story

Low-Tech Winners in an On-Line World

A look at several entrepreneurs who are seeking emerging opportunities in the on-line market.  Read story

How to Conduct Annual Employee Reviews

Many entrepreneurs struggle when it comes to providing workers with concrete feedback on how they can improve their performance. Here are tips and techniques...  Read story

Targeting the DHS

The Department of Homeland Security has $40 billion to spend. Here’s how to get a piece of it.  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

Don't Call Her an Entrepreneur

"Capitalism," sings Ani DiFranco, "is the devil's wet dream." How's that for a CEO mission statement?  Read story

Brand on the Run

Martin Connolly, CEO of bicycle-wheel manufacturer Spinergy Inc., used a combination of buzz, product placement, and celebrity endorsement to cultivate one o...  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

Where the Growth Is

The best cities for growing a business and how to follow the signs to thriving markets.  Read story

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