The Best Places For Doing Business in America 2005
We examined 274 population centers, looking for job creation and other signs that businesses are thriving. Here's what we found. Read story
Boise
The Law;
By S. S. | May 1, 1985
When Micron Technology Inc., an $87-million Boise, Idaho, manufacturer of semiconductor memory components, went public last year, its prospectus contained... Read story
Baby Steps
By Michael P. Cronin | Aug 1, 1993
List of resources for companies interested in work/family issues. Read story
Companies Embracing Holiday Cheer
By Kasey Wehrum | Dec 12, 2005
Dec. 12, 2005 --Swept up in the holiday spirit, or perhaps too much eggnog, small-business owners are saying thanks to their employees by ... Read story
Leave No Stone Unturned
Jan 1, 1997
How a manufacturer got serious about customer complaints, devising a detailed form and database system to get to the root of each problem. Read story
The SBA All-Stars
By Mina Azodi | Aug 1, 2005
A look at the Small Business Administration’s rankings of the best field offices turns up some surprises. The agency’s western outposts tend to outperfor... Read story
How Big Is Big Enough?
By Bo Burlingham | Oct 15, 2004
Believe it or not, there really are Inc. 500 companies that don't want to grow. Are they an aberration or the beginning of an entrepreneurial trend? Read story
Boyd Hill Keeps Hammering Away
By Lucien Rhodes | Jun 1, 1981
His construction materials company is losing money, but he won't give up without a hard fight. Read story
Almanac
By Inc Staff | May 15, 1998
A statistical guide to the metro areas and states that are home to the most start-ups per capita, the top 20 types of new ventures, and the most popular home... Read story
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Dec 1, 1986
#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 story
Semiconductor Entrepreneur;
Jul 1, 1988
Faced with disaster, most companies just try to stay afloat. Not Micron Technology. 'We wanted to do more than survive. So we went on the attack.' Read story
Buckstoppers: The Key To Healthy Bottom Lines
By Milton D. Stewart | Nov 1, 1981
This magazine's basic editorial job is to help make and keep small business bottom lines healthy. One of the things we like best about our work is that w... Read story
Change at the Top at Harvard Business School
By Michael Hofman | Jun 6, 2005
June 6, 2005 --Kim B. Clark, who was credited with raising the profile of entrepreneurial studies at the Harvard Business School during hi... Read story
Obit: Taxi Company's Zeal for Service Backfires
By Mike Hofman | Dec 1, 1998
When Yellow Cab owner Raymond W. Stubbs exiled cab drivers who wouldn't adopt his stringent customer service policies, the cabbies went solo, taking their cu... Read story
Is Your Company at Risk?
By Jennifer A. Redmond | Nov 17, 2000
What causes entrepreneurial companies to go out of business? To find out, we took a hard look at Inc. magazine's archives. From October 1996 to D... Read story
Open Books: You Gotta Have a Gimmick
By Michael P. Cronin | Nov 1, 1994
A glimpse at how a manager illustrates his company's financial statements so employee's understand the basics. Read story
The Rigorous Customer-Complaint Form
By JAY FINEGAN | Mar 1, 1994
Use this form for tracking and assessing customer complaints and unearthing their root causes. Read story
Dream Weavers
Oct 15, 2004
These entrepreneurs built thriving companies. Better yet, they are free to live out their very own fantasies 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
How To Choose A Health Care Plan: Finding the Right Plan
By Inc Staff | Jun 1, 2008
1. Determine Your Budget and Your Needs There are two schools of thought on where to begin: One says it comes down to cost; the other says it de... Read story
Economic Forecast: The View from the Front
By Edward O. Welles | Jan 1, 1995
A view of the 1995 economic landscape from various CEOs, senior managers, and other pundits. Read story
The Young and the Restless
By Inc Staff | Jul 1, 2006
Entrepreneurship keeps getting cooler, and the entrepreneurs keep getting younger. Meet five of our favorites. Read story
The Eye-Opening Employee-Benefits Work Sheet
By Michael P. Cronin | Apr 1, 1994
Company shares financial data with employees by having them calculate the value of their compensation package. Read story
A Chorus of Angels
By Suzanne McGee | Jan 1, 2004
After years of flying solo, angel investors are forming into groups--and changing the rules for cash-hungry entrepreneurs. Read story
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May 1, 1985
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 story
Letters
By Various Inc Staff | Jan 1, 2000
Readers react to articles from the October 1999 issue of Inc. , including "The Diva of Retail," by Edward O. Welles, "What You Can Learn from Steve J... Read story
I've Got Mail
By Andrew Raskin | Mar 1, 2001
Readers comfort once and future CEO Andrew Raskin with empathy and job offers. Read story
The New-Economy Almanac
By Elyse M. Friedman | May 15, 1997
A statistical and informational snapshot of today's businesses and how they are operating in the new economy. Read story
Few States Promote Entrepreneurship Education in Schools
By Liz Webber | Jun 22, 2007
Only New York and California require that high school students take entrepreneurship classes before graduation. Read story
The Work-at-Home Diaries
By Joseph Rosenbloom | Feb 1, 2002
Offers show up every day in your E-mailbox promising that you can escape your straitjacketing day job and make plenty of money working from home. Could it be... Read story
Where Are the Best Cities to Do Business?
Our comprehensive annual guide to which places are thriving -- even in an economy many consider in recession. Read story
How To Get Started
By Nitasha Tiku & Stephanie Clifford | Apr 1, 2007
From dealing with red tape to protecting patents to getting paid... Read story
Boomtowns '06: Hottest Midsize Cities
Employment Base of 150,000-450,000. Read story
Top 25 Cities for Doing Business in America
By Joel Kotkin | Mar 1, 2004
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
Nov 17, 2000
The cover story of the December 2000 issue of Inc. magazine, " Best Cities to Start and ... Read story
The 500
Dec 1, 1987
#13 APPLIED SYSTEMS INC. UNIVERSITY PARK, ILL. You saw it in the stock market. You've seen it in the merger-and-acquisition activity. ... Read story
Web Awards 2000: Community
By Various Inc Staff | Nov 15, 2000
These companies' extraordinary ability to link people with information has earned them the top spots in the Community category of the 2000 Inc. Web ... Read story
Know Your Place
By David Bayless | Aug 1, 2001
When it comes to entrepreneurial vitality, is geography destiny? Are some places really better than others for starting and growing a business? And if you li... Read story
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