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Once Upon a Mattress
Would you hire someone with no retail management experience to run your store? Select Comfort, a Minneapolis manufacturer of high-quality air mattresses, ... Read more
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The 2007 CED Venture Conference
I spent yesterday meeting with some really interesting entrepreneurs and investors at the Council for Entrepreneurial Deve... Read more
Revolutionary Roads: Mapping America's Innovation Capitals
30 tales of following where the spirit leads Read more
The 2010 Inc. 5000: The Top 10 Black Entrepreneurs
From helping to protect soldiers from IED blasts to expediting FDA approval of life-saving drugs, many of these entrepreneurs have built multi-million dollar... View slideshow
Inc. 500 Telecom Firm Partners With Software Maker
Jan. 10, 2007 -- Bandwidth.com, a Cary, N.C.-based telecommunications firm, is partnering with BigMachines, a software firm, to help mana... Read more
Texting on the Company Tech
As texting becomes more popular so do compliance issues regarding what can and cannot be sent via text by people in business. Is there liability for text mes... Read more
A Jury of Peers
CEO instituted a program of peer review instead of traditional reviews by managers. Read more
Need Investors? Some College Students Might Be the Answer
A weekly look at the latest products and services designed to help you run a better business. Read more
Over the Edge
With advertisers going to ever greater lengths to get attention, is it better to be boring? Read more
6 Capital Funding Sources for Minority Businesses
Uncertain economic times and a tight credit environment call for creative, nontraditional financial solutions for minority entrepreneurs. Read more
What Politics Taught Me About Business
Why running for mayor inspired Glen Lang to start a business. Read more
Direct Approach
Everyone knows about direct-mail marketing, but using direct mail to recruit employees can work, too. Richard McCarty, aprincipal at McCa... Read more
How to Set Up a Dental Plan
Wading through dental plan options for your company can be daunting but employees will appreciate the added benefits. Here's how to select a plan that won't ... Read more
Ask James Goodnight
The founder of SAS explains how to be progressive on a budget. Read more
Running on Empty
Ways to manage cash flow. Read more
Cost Cutting: The Money Pit
They're the line item from hell: telecom costs. Most companies charges have doubled while rates have actually fallen. Here's how to get a grip on them. Read more
Cost Cutting: The Money Pit
They're the line item from hell: telecom costs. Most companies charges have doubled while rates have actually fallen. Here's how to get a grip on them. Read more
IBM to Offer On-demand Data Protection
IBM (NYSE:IBM) has announced definitive plans to acquire Arsenal Digital Solutions, a Cary, N.C.-based on-demand data protection solutions firm. Up... Read more
The 2010 Inc. 5000: The Top 10 Women Entrepreneurs
These female entrepreneurs are defying the odds in industries such as defense, construction and health care. View slideshow
How to Evaluate Your Sales Success
A sale, even a big one, can mean very little for your company if your customer feels unsatisfied, or if it wasn't actually profitable for your business. Read more
Top 10 Black Entrepreneurs
These 10 Black entrepreneurs from around the country bootstrapped their firms and built fast-growing enterprises, earning them a spot on the Inc. 500. View slideshow
Grow Your Company With Fewer Customers
A new study finds evidence to support the idea of 'less is more'. Here's why scaling your company with fewer clients may just contribute to your company's lo... Read more
Amid Immigration Debate, Companies Push for More Specialty Work Visas
Critics say not enough attention is being paid to the shortage of visas for foreign skilled workers. Read more
How to Manage Your Company's Brand
Your brand is your mark of distinction. Here's how to construct a brand management strategy that will inspire trust in your company. Read more
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What's Wrong with Staying Small?
Three great responses to my first post got me thinking today about the whole big/little business discussion. Rob's and Allen's comments essential... Read more
Back to Work
Help new mothers make the transition back to work by offering benefits that can help keep them focused. Read more
Buy Web Apps? Webware Lets You D-I-Y
A growing number of small businesses do-it-themselves when it comes to Web applications. Python, Coghead, and even Microsoft have developed tools to allow ev... Read more
Higher Ground
Some Inc. 500 CEOs from the 1980s explain how if you don't act fast, your successful business might out grow you. Read more
The New Rules of Branding Your Business Online
Mastering branding online takes a lot more than a cool logo and catchy slogan. Experts play by a fresh new set of rules. Read more
What to Do When a Sales Representative Misses Quota
About half of all sales representatives miss their yearly quotas. Here's what your company should do about it. Read more
Network: April 1990
Network reader-to-reader advice. 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 197781 Perc... Read more
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 more
The Right Fit
An Inc. 500 company, Select Comfort Corp., has thrived by developing an elaborate system for finding and keeping quality employees. Read more
How SAS Continues to Grow
James Goodnight’s software company, SAS, appeared on Inc.’s first list of fast-growing companies, in 1981, and it has grown every year since. He... Read more
Making a Clean Break
One CEO stayed out of the selection process for his successor and gave up all authority. Read more
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