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Elevator Pitch: Sport Technology Makes Gear for the X Games Crowd
Can it raise $3 million to meet demand? Read story
Quotes: Consolidation
"There's mass consolidation in my industry. I get calls every day: buyout offers, investment offers. It's like the buzzards are circling. The most frighte... Read story
Strategies for Reducing Your Environmental Liability
Today, a comprehensive web of environmental laws regulate the use, disposal and remediation of hazardous materials. This regulatory scheme includes federa... Read story
The Inc. Second 100
The runners-up to the 1981 INC. 100 are more profitable, more productive, and more stable. Read story
What Is the Way with a Will?
Q: When you make out a will, do you need to have it notarized? A: Glad you asked. Your question is on the tips of... Read story
LLCs Require More Warm Bodies in California
Has California law changed recently to allow formation of an LLC with just one member? No. Some more information for you to go--or stop--on. Califo... Read story
Interest Rate Increases Flatten Small Firm Sales
Sales activity for small firms in California is depressed, reports a recent survey of small businesses in the state, and high interest rates are the reaso... Read story
Business Torts: Misrepresentation, Contract Interference, and Unfair Competition
A general understanding of business torts can help you protect your bottom line. Read story
Report Card On The States
Ten states are great homes for small companies; five states aren't. Read story
Despite Skeptics, Their Dream Is Bearing Fruit
During the 1950s, George and Catherine Mathiesen used to take their six children on picnics in the California wine country. Now the Mathiesens have their... Read story
The Right Way To Cut Taxes
California's new capital gains law gives special incentives to small business. Read story
Interest Rate Hikes Sap Small Firm Sales
Sales activity for small firms in California is depressed, reports a recent survey of small businesses in the state, and high interest rates are the reaso... Read story
One Hundred, Of The Fastest Growing Privately Held Companies In The United States.
In the fall of 1971, Bill Nicolai was camping in Washington State's North Cascade mountains when his tent collapsed and he almost froze to death. That wi... Read story
Upcoming Events
The 1982 Annual Meeting of the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors (NAW), Jan. 8-12, Palm Springs, Calif. Call Fran Crawford at NAW in Washing... Read story
An Online Networking Sampler
Web sites Friendster, Sunnyvale, Calif.: Popular free site is primarily for social, rather than ... Read story
The Hacker's Bane
"Contrary to common belief, we were not behind either the WarGames script or the break-in at the Los Alamos National Lab's computer," says Jeff Burrus wit... Read story
Going Their Way
Whatever else catapulted them to the peak, it wasn't conformity to the norms of business Read story
The Hacker's Bane
"Contrary to common belief, we were not behind either the WarGames script or the break-in at the Los Alamos National Lab's computer," says Jeff Burrus wit... Read story
The Major Business Database Vendors
A look at the major business database providers Read story
Heading South
Northern California may still dominate the high-technology headlines, but in recent years southern California has begun to challenge the Bay Area as the n... Read story
Life In The Silicon Rain Forest
Oregon has always been a great place to fish or raise a family. Lately it has become one of the hottest places around to start a company. Read story
Racing To Stay In Place
The state that gave us Silicon Valley has found that it can't rest on its chips. Read story
Tourist Traps;
WOULD YOU GO TO PEORIA TO see people play mud volleyball? The state of Illinois thinks you might. It advertised the contest as part of its $10-million ca... Read story
Unsettled By Divorce
A bill (S. 1071) is currently pending in the California legislature that would, among other things, require an entrepreneurial spouse to obtain the nonope... Read story
Heather Wictum
Age: 30 Hometown: San Pablo, Calif. Undergraduate Degree: Immaculate Heart College, Los Angeles Business School: Graduate School of Busi... Read story
The Case Of The Missing Metros
Nowhere among your 156 metro areas is the San Bernardino/Riverside [Calif. ]area listed. INC. would serve its readers better by breaking out the separate... Read story
Selling To Japan
Sample of small American companies selling wares in Japan. Read story
Do You See What I See?
Owners and CEOs of fast-growing companies discuss the likelihood of national and regional recession. Read story
The Grapes of Wrath
CEO recommends that other CEO's read The Grapes of Wrath and value the potential of immigrant workers. Read story
Where the Growth Is
The best cities for growing a business and how to follow the signs to thriving markets. Read story
Workers Far Afield
Relocating to cut costs and to be closer to high-quality labor and suppliers. Read story
The Players In The Phone Game
Information on major players in the voice-messaging industry. Read story
The Best Places in America to Own a Business
Inc. report on the best locations to own a business. Read story
Financing Big-Ticket Software
Large software vendors are now arranging leases on their own products. Read story
Network: October 1992
Network questions and answers. Read story
Selling Loans to the Public
Closed-end mutual fund allows small companies to borrow directly from pools of private investors. Read story
Phoney Business
New companies sell ceramic tiles and listings of apartments, used cars, home-repair services by phone. Read story
America's Fastest-Growing Private Companies
A user's guide to the 12th annual Inc. 500 list. Read story
Law and Disorder
How company owners can protect themselves from employee litigation. Read story
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