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Do Due Diligence before Taking Equity

By Ilan Mochari |  Nov 15, 2000

How do you determine whether to take a chance on a customer by accepting stock or stock options as part of your fee? The same way you'd judge any potentia...  Read story

Inc. 500 Countdown: Intelliseek

Sep 28, 2005

Inc.com is counting down to the unveiling of Inc . magazine's Inc. 500 list with a profile a day of one of this year's honorees. Check back Monday th...  Read story

Special Effects

By William Souder |  Oct 1, 1984

In a marketing battle with giant competitors, Hudepohl Brewing Co. has found that special events can give it an edge.  Read story

Managing People;

By Reported by Patricia C. Amend |  Mar 1, 1987

Businesses with uneven workloads often run the risk of overstaffing, getting through crunch periods by carrying too many full-time employees. One solutio...  Read story

Customer Loyalty Marketing Tool

Mar 14, 2007

March 14, 2007 -- Leadwav, a Sacramento, Calif.-based targeted-marketing firm, has launched a new application to help small businesses re...  Read story

Letters

By Various Inc Staff |  Oct 1, 1999

Readers react to articles from the July 1999 issue of Inc., including "Battle Grounds," by Joseph Rosenbloom, "Fiscal Therapy," by Emily Barker, and the cove...  Read story

A Golden Alternative

By Tom Parsons |  May 3, 2000

Using alternative airports is a form of creative ticketing that airlines don't really object to, but they will not offer alternative airport options when ...  Read story

A Taste of Creativity

Jan 1, 1998

When it comes to brainstorming sessions, burnt coffee and an old conference table can really dampen enthusiasm. Memories of previous meetings in the room ...  Read story

Law;

By Reported by Donna Fenn |  Jul 1, 1987

Companies that bad-mouth former employees on job references aren't the only ones that have to worry about defamation actions. So do those that allow loos...  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

Are You Road Warrior Material?

By Suzanne LaFata |  Jul 1, 2005

Suzanne LaFata discovers some commonalities between her road warrior friends and finds that having a certain set of qualities makes life on the road much eas...  Read story

Concern For Security Creates New Industry

May 1, 1982

As more and more businesses and individuals search for improved ways to protect important documents and valuables, a new industry is developing across the...  Read story

Taking Equity: How Much? How Often?

By Ilan Mochari |  Nov 15, 2000

In her first stock-for-services deal, Sandra Gassman, CEO of MarketingFuel Inc., in New York City, took only 25% of MarketFuel's fee in cash, 75% in equit...  Read story

Battling a Labor Shortage? It's All in Your Imagination

By Sarah Schafer |  Aug 1, 1997

In the Greater Cincinnati, area business folks have had to become innovative to keep employees from leaving.  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

Is Etiquette a Core Value?

By Rod Kurtz |  May 1, 2004

We chat politely with a "rudeness reduction" expert. Tip: Always spell-check.  Read story

The Formula: Efficiency + Knowing The Market = Success

Jun 1, 1983

Just as engineers and scientists frustrated with large electronics companies formed the numerous spinoffs that now dot California's Silicon Valley, many o...  Read story

Turning Point

By JAY FINEGAN |  May 1, 1989

Even the most successful companies didn't start out that way. Here are four companies who have endured hard times.  Read story

Hotline

By Martha E. Mangelsdorf |  Mar 1, 1989

Hotline informational paragraphs on the above topic.  Read story

Marketing: A Key to Long-Term Success

By M. Dana Baldwin |  Apr 3, 2002

Envisioning your company from your customers' point of view will help you develop an enduring marketing strategy.  Read story

Network: March 1990

By Inc Staff |  Mar 1, 1990

Network new queries.  Read story

Clothing Allowance

By Thea Singer |  May 1, 2001

International Theme Park Services Inc. believes that first impressions really do count -- the CEO has been wearing a suit and tie to work every day for the l...  Read story

The Best of Chimes

By Ed Engel |  Dec 1, 2001

A nationwide rush of patriotism rings in flush times for this Ohio bell business.  Read story

Small Company Initial Public Offerings: December 1983

Mar 1, 1984

Offering O-T-C Size Price sym. Company Business/product ($ mil...  Read story

Back To Basics

By Bruce G. Posner |  Feb 1, 1986

The high-tech boom went bust, and investors started looking for managers with proven track records, and flocking to companies like Roto-Rooter and OshKosh Bh...  Read story

Network: February 1991

By Inc Staff |  Feb 1, 1991

Network new queries.  Read story

Upstarts: Offices-to-Go

By Edward O. Welles |  Apr 1, 1999

An overview of Laptop Lane, a Seattle-based start-up providing by-the-minute office space and computer hook-ups in airports. Plus: a travel expert rates vari...  Read story

Building the Mommy Track

By Inc Staff |  Sep 1, 2003

What's a small company to do when a key employee gets pregnant? Plus: Renegotiating your lease  Read story

Cash Management: Building Cash for Your ESOP

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Dec 1, 1995

An ESOP consultant discusses a strategy to make the most out of cash set aside to cover the stocks.  Read story

Communication Lockdown

By Kelly Faircloth |  Mar 24, 2009

Stonewalling makes workers anxious and unproductive, study finds.  Read story

Inc. 100 Index

May 1, 1984

Company (rank) AGS Computers (82) AMCable TV Industries (84) ASK Computer Systems (57) Altos Computer Systems (28) Amber Res...  Read story

Fiscal Therapy

By Emily Barker |  Jul 1, 1999

At a two-day "boot camp" for high-tech start-ups, CEOs thought they'd be learning how to attract Silicon Valley investors. What they got was even more import...  Read story

After Hours

By Various Inc Staff |  Oct 15, 1999

Being the overachievers that they are, many Inc. 500 company leaders are involved in extracurricular activities. Here's a sampling of their moonlighting effo...  Read story

Find Out What Your Customers Really Want

By Joanne Kelleher |  Jan 1, 1982

Small groups can show you better ways to sell your product.  Read story

Courses Of Action

Sep 1, 1982

Companies are finding talented employees by making some educated decisions. Gerbus Bros. Construction Co. in Cincinnati employs undergraduate students fro...  Read story

Picture This

Oct 21, 1999

At Cincinnati-based Kendle International, the company's headquarters feature a special kind of art -- photos of employees. The pictures, which were origin...  Read story

S-t-r-e-t-c-h-i-n-g Loan Life

By Bruce G. Posner |  Apr 1, 1993

Negotiate loans with longer maturity and less frequent principal payments so you can use more of the money longer.  Read story

Student Uprising

By Hal Plotkin |  Aug 1, 1996

A look at why, faced with poor job prospects, university students today are starting companies in record numbers.  Read story

Center Opens to Help Minority Entrepreneurs

By Jena Wuu |  Jul 21, 2005

July 21, 2005 --The first center under the Urban Entrepreneur Partnership has opened in Kansas City, Mo. The Kansas City Urban Entrepreneu...  Read story

We Want Brainstorming Sessions with Pizzazz...

By Stephanie L. Gruner |  Aug 1, 1997

To liven up idea-generating meetings, DEI Inc., a Cincinnati-area architectural and construction company, runs special events during the sessions. At one ...  Read story