Big Corporations Seek Small Businesses' Help
Reversing the usual pattern, nearly 20 large companies in Cleveland this spring began soliciting small business vendors for supplies and services. Instead... Read story
Cleveland
Keeping Your Form In Shape
A study of companies in Cleveland, conducted by Carl Camden, an assistant professor at Cleveland State University, reported that 73% were using job applic... Read story
'not Everyone Can Move To Southern California, You Know'
A group of Cleveland businessmen created neighborhood programs, driven by a new sense of what a business must do to survive in a troubled urban setting. Read story
Have It Your Way
Giving employees a choice between two compensation programs. Read story
Obedience School
A travel company hosts a 'travel smart' seminar for new corporate clients. Read story
Safety in Numbers
Small companies band together to control rising health insurance costs. Read story
Mind of a Manager: Insights from an Investment Banker
An investment banker who is also an entrepreneur explains how to select a good investment banker. Read story
Women Business Owners Avoiding Credit
Many women business owners don't utilize the credit services available to them, according to a survey conducted by National City Corporation of Cleveland.... Read story
Medical Innovators Heading to Ohio
Entrepreneurs, investors, and medical professionals are set to meet in Cleveland this October to discuss the latest innovations in cardiovascular technolo... Read story
The Money Hunt
Had trouble finding funds this year? Here are a few ideas that could help. For links to the articles mentioned below, go to Read story
Urban Outfitters
Inner-city businesses are finding that some of their best friends are in city hall. The mayors of many cities across America -- including Austin, Chicago, Cl... Read story
Libation Liability
Lawyers advise companies to set clear policies about drinking on site. Read story
All the News That's Printed to Fit
Creativity for Kids didn't want its marketing newsletter pitched into a circular file. So, the Cleveland-based company cut its circulation in half by
No Babbling Brooks In Ohio's "polymer Valley"
Polymer Valley? While almost every state in the union is fighting to attract new computer and electronics companies, Ohio is looking elsewhere. Although i... Read story
Liggett Stashower
Liggett Stashower
Strategic Alliances
The goal is to combine the resources of America's industrial giants with the speed and agility of its fastest-growing companies -- and it's happening in the ... Read story
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In 18 years of research at Case Western Reserve University, Professor Joseph Fagan developed a way to test infants for retardation within the first year o... Read story
Customer Relations;
Customers can be a good source of new product ideas, but if you don't acknowledge their contributions, you may be missing out on a chance to win their loy... Read story
The Invisible Powerhouse
A discussion of the link between the service and manufacturing industries. Read story
Regional Entrepreneurs of the Year
A list of 1992's Regional Entrepreneurs of the Year. Read story
Keep In Touch With Number Two
Benefits of cultivating a relationship with a junior lending officer. Read story
The Facts Behind The Figures
This is the ninth consecutive year that INC. has conducted an executive compensation survey. In March, we mailed a four-page questionnaire to a random sa... Read story
Sweat Equity
Deodorant for seven-to-ten year-olds projects growing sales for manufacturer. Read story
The Best Places in America to Own a Business
Inc. report on the best locations to own a business. Read story
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#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
Is Your Document Storage Cost-effective?
Cost effective document and magnetic-media pickup-and-retriever services. Read story
Index
A comprehensive guide to companies, organizations, and individuals featured in the May 2000 issue of Inc. Read story
The Worst REIT
For the third year in a row Associated Estates Realty has finished dead last for performance in our annual ranking of REITs, as listed on forbes.com/extra... Read story
Pagers That Say Who Called
Prices for alphanumeric pagers, which can display messages, have dropped. Read story
The Inc. Network: Reader Responses
Reader-to-reader advice. Read story
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Note: This table may be divided, and additional information on a particular entry may appear on more than one screen. Sales Growth 1976-80 Per... Read story
Finance;
The new federal law known as COBRA (Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act) may contain a hidden bonus for some small companies -- a provision tha... Read story
Muscling In
Profile of a start-up reconditioner of classic American muscle cars. Read story
New Charter School to Teach Entrepreneurship Skills
The Cleveland school’s curriculum includes lessons on writing a business plan and measuring return on investment. Read story
Local Area Network
By opting to keep her high-tech start-up, Thermagon Inc., in Cleveland, founder Carol Latham was able to leverage her local ties to build a sophisticated net... Read story
You Had Your Chance!
Some of the best ideas are those offered by employees to employers. And some of the best companies are born when those employers say no. Read story
Your Cold Calling?
Business for Sale: A recreational outfitter in northern New England for $6.185 million. Read story
Spitzer Probes Raise Fears of Employer Liability
What Eliot Spitzer's investigations mean for you. Read story
Planning Ahead
There are a number of advantages to early estate planning. Read story
A Golden Alternative
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
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