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Ask Bill Rasmussen

Bill Rasmussen, co-founder of ESPN, on the best time to cash out.  Read more

Ask Inc.

Ask Inc. tackles going global and hiring leaders. Plus, what to put in an employee manual.  Read more

Keeping Track of a Wide, Wide World of Programs

Consulting firm will prepare customized reports on any software, including articles, reviews, and a demo copy.  Read more

Hey, We All Make Mistakes!

Because entrepreneurs understand that no one learns without making mistakes, we present a special April Fool's edition of the Inc. Quiz.  Read more

Tapping Canadian Markets

Market intelligence summary of business opportunities in Canada.  Read more

Angel Investor Directory

Finding the right angel investor could help you get your start-up off the ground. Angel-investor networks are a good place to start looking for funding. T...  Read more

Freudian Chip

Psychologist Bob Wilson has a patient with an anger problem. The guy knows he needs help, but he doesn't want anyone at the office to know he's getting co...  Read more

Cool Juice, Hot Sales

Being unable to get your bottled drinks onto supermarket shelves may point you to more original outlets. Urban Juice & Soda, in Vancouver, B.C., can't aff...  Read more

No Contest

Contrary to what you may think, your company will be a lot more productive if you refuse to tolerate competition among your employees  Read more

The Next Big Thing

Animation may just add what's been missing from your Web site.  Read more

Puppy Power

Using a new tool called a widget to boost your brand.  Read more

What Can We Do to Attract Attention at Trade Shows?

When Peter van Stolk, CEO of Urban Juice & Soda, in Vancouver, B.C., attended a major beverage trade show in 1996, he knew his $2.6 million company--the m...  Read more

Should You Pay for Premium Tech Support?

What are the benefits and risks of having a contract for third-party tech support and what small businesses should expect to pay.  Read more

Brand New

Will this start-up be able to keep changing its brands to keep up with the ever-changing beverage market?  Read more

Case Studies

Laptop schleppers are a demanding lot. While Silicon Valley engineers rack their brains to create a better, faster mobile computer, their customers are mo...  Read more

Help For The Computer Buyer

So many self-proclaimed experts are publishing books about computers that most businessmen have become terminally confused. One of the latest of these, h...  Read more

Option Play, Standard Setter, The Name Game

New software is reviewed by buisness-people, and information is provided about system requirements and price.  Read more

The Survey Says...

Want to know what consumers think? Put down the comment cards and poll them online instead.  Read more

Ask Inc.

Helping employees deal with rising gas prices; developing partnerships with bigger companies; and Bob Galvin on implementing Six Sigma.  Read more

Ask Inc.

The skinny on e-zine ads; a lopsided partnership proposal.  Read more

The Survey Says...

Want to know what consumers think? Put down the comment cards and poll them online instead.  Read more

11 Businesses You Can Start In Your Pajamas in 2009

Make millions in your living room? The Web and a vareity of other resources have made it easier than ever to start a business from home. A look at the hottes...  View slideshow

Slouching? Measure Your Security Posture

There is an optimal "security posture" for a business -- the approach your business takes to security, from planning to implementation, from hardware to netw...  Read more

Ask Inc.

Deciding whether to hire a PR agency; making prototypes.  Read more

Mail

I'm With Jack I read the revealing interview with Jack Stack ["Read more

Anatomy of a Start-Up Collection

In Big Plans ," an article in the January 2001 issue of Inc. magazi...  Read more

Packing Them In

Analysis of an environmentally-friendly industrial packaging & gift-wrap start-up.  Read more

Case Study: Gambling You Can Turn Around a Business

Micky McDonald ran Westbeach for 5 years. Then the company went bankrupt. Was it time to walk away--or buy it?  Read more

Innovation: The Outer Limits

The hottest, most mind-boggling high-tech products are coming not only from corporate behemoths but also from start-ups you've never heard of.  Read more

The Inc. Network

Reader-to-reader advice.  Read more

Special Technology Report: Inside Story

These days, savvy CEOs are tapping the power of intranets and extranets to give small companies the muscle and flexibility of their big-company counterparts....  Read more

Big Love

When angels have too much faith.  Read more

And the Money Comes Rolling In

Markus Frind works one hour a day and brings in $10 million a year. How does he do it? He keeps things simple.  Read more

Special Technology Report: Inside Story

These days, savvy CEOs are tapping the power of intranets and extranets to give small companies the muscle and flexibility of their big-company counterparts....  Read more

The Basics: What is an Intranet?

It's like the Internet... only smaller and much more private. Here are steps for setting up an Intranet.  Read more

Update: A Shopping Site Scores

An appearance in Inc. produces a fortuitous phone call -- and a $1.3 million investment  Read more

Are Your Passwords Too Weak?

Hacked passwords can compromise company data security. Strategies for creating the best passwords  Read more

Bizarre Hiring Rituals

How companies like Gentle Giant use odd hiring practices to induct new recruits  Read more

Guest Speaker: What You Need to Succeed

Treat people right and they will eat nails for you, and other lessons I learned building Staples into a giant company.  Read more

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