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Who Gets to Say When the Price is Right?

The Supreme Court weighs the conflicting rights of manufacturers and retailers.  Read more

Opportunities;

To exploit new business opportunities, you have to know what your real strengths are, which may involve rethinking the business you are in. That, at any ...  Read more

Priced Out

On the last day of its term, the Supreme Court handed down its decision on Leegin v. PSKS, a case we've been following in the pages of the Read more

Price Fixing Rules Revisited

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal brought by a California handbag manufacturer that could lead to a review of the 95-year-old rules that defi...  Read more

The Once And Future King

Wherein the heir to King Arthur Flour sets off to build an empire and almost loses his kingdom.  Read more

Obit: Boston Ad Agency Finds Cost of Doing Business Doesn't Add Up

The obit of an advertising/PR firm that was started by three talented partners and why the firm failed.  Read more

Dreaming It Up

Visions created at Cars & Concepts Inc., a $100 million-a-year special-vehicle manufacturer in Brighton, Mich., have almost invariably come rolling do...  Read more

Industries In Transition

With the public increasingly clamoring for medical-costs cuts, the best prescription for continued fiscal growth is low-tech, low-ticket products.  Read more

How to Write a Business Plan for a Marketing Firm

Eights tips from the experts on what you should focus on when writing a business plan for your marketing firm  Read more

A Raise In Every Paycheck

Michael Dunaway found that a pay hike every two weeks motivated his workers more than the standard annual raise.  Read more

Inc. 500|5000 Lists

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This Woman Has Changed Business Forever

The Body Shop mixes business with a devotion to social causes, inspiring both employees and customers.  Read more

Power Brokers

Inc.'s editor-at-large offers a cautionary tale about running out of laptop juice on the road.  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

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

The 500

#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 more