The Business of the Theater
A look at companies that help keep the Southern Theatre in Columbus, Ohio humming. Read story
Columbus
Where you'll find them
New York metro area 355 companies Washington, D.C., and suburbs 300 Los Angeles 244 ... Read story
The Most Entrepreneurial Cities in America
Inc.'s 1990 ranking of metropolitan regions by job growth, business starts, and proportion of high-growth companies. Read story
Improving literacy
Company offers on-site literacy program to employees. Read story
Your Basic qué pasa?
Communicating with non-English-speaking workers isn't just an intellectual exercise; it's a daily, hands-on challenge, says Lisa Willis Johnson of the Soc... Read story
The Formula: Efficiency + Knowing The Market = Success
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
The 1988 Inc. 500 Index
Alphabetical listing of the 1988 Inc. 500 companies, names only. Read story
'My Bank Dumped Me'
The story of how one CEO was dumped by his bank and some expert advice on how it could have been avoided. Read story
The Next Big Next Big Thing
Silicon Valley may think it has all the creative geniuses firmly ensconced in its back pocket, but it won't be long before the next big challenge pulls them ... Read story
An Ache In The Heartland
In midwestern "rustbowl" states, bold planning and brassy ad campaigns must do battle with a legacy of bureaucratic neglect and corroded morale. Read story
Getting Your Hands Dirty
Until recently, professionals running their own firm -- architects, lawyers, consultants, public-relations specialists -- wouldn't admit to dirtying their... Read story
Letters
Inc. magazine readers comment on past topics and articles, including issues such as performance reviews and morality. Read story
The Nightmare of Too Little Sleep
Blame the BlackBerry, blame the boss, blame the kids. A look at how busy professionals cope. Read story
Upstarts: The Russian Connection
Entrepreneurs who've emigrated from the former Soviet Union are shrewdly benefiting from the crumbling economy of that once-mighty empire. And they aren't th... Read story
Prison Entrepreneurship Guide
These programs offer prisoners around the country an opportunity to start new lives through entrepreneurship. Read story
The Talk Of The Inc. 500
Thoughts on the 1992 Inc. 500 conference. Read story
Part-time Cops
Once a week, Bill Rasmussen and Mickey Dunlap forget their companies and put on a badge. Read story
Will Your Product `Travel' Overseas?
Survey of current international opportunities in five foreign markets. Read story
When a Billion-Dollar Company Ain't Enough
Profile of a CEO's struggle to build lasting value in his growing company. Read story
The Secret World of Finders
Unlicensed dealmakers are suddenly, uncomfortably, in the spotlight. Read story
The Take At The Top
Gain-sharing, revenue-sharing, equity participation, and more bonus systems than you can shake a stick at -- when it comes to rewarding key employees, the da... Read story
Lawsuit Bursts Balloon of Party-goods Chain
After losing its bank line of credit, party-supplies retailer K.G. Marx was hit with an unrelated shareholder lawsuit. Competition from discounters finally d... Read story
Upstarts: Community Banks Reborn
In an age of banking megamergers, many start-up community banks, like Chattahoochee National in Alpharetta, Ga., hope to grab market share through specialize... Read story
Hot Spots
INC.'s list of the 50 fastest-growing U.S. cities Read story
39 Great Business Bargains
How to get a deal on just about everything. Read story
Common Threads
Joe Fulmer, CEO of Stitching Post, deliberately transformed his store into the kind of place where customers socialize with one another. Read story
Happy Birthday, WTO?
An organization best known for sparking riots also deserves some credit for promoting the interests of American entrepreneurs. Read story
Moving Force
The president of a linen delivery services develops a plan for rescuing food from restaurants for food banks. Read story
Shaking the Foundations
For years philanthropy has been the preserve of the super-rich. Now entrepreneurs are bringing it to the mass market. Read story
Rituals And Stories, Heroes And Priests
Two authors argue that companies function best only when their basic principles create a unifying corporate culture for their employees. Read story
The Deadbeat Diaries
Excerpts from the dairies of a business owner detailing his 23-month attempt to get final payment from the government. Read story
Plowing New Ground In The Delta
CEO Charles Bannerman learned that the most effective social activism is a healthy bottom line. Read story
The Squash Blossom Solution
At the high, high end of the market, the Jones family of Huron, Ohio, outruns the economics of modern farming. Read story
Seducing The Customer;
I WOULDN'T WANT TO CLAIM THAT salespeople at Ballard Medical Products Inc. have it easy. They'd bristle at that. George Wojtowicz, for instance, might po... Read story
Paper Tiger
Chemical Investors' Gary Zintgraff probably knows as much as anyone about creating growth. The question is, how much does he know about running a business? Read story
Sole Survivor
One third-generation family business has survived imports, mergers, offshore manufacturing and new technologies. Read story
Therapist to the New Economy
Profiles of various businesspeople who have embraced the teaching of Stephen Covey, and why. Read story
CEO's Notebook
CEOs discuss: Avoiding audits; communicating with non-English-speaking employees; fishing for big-name partners; and a can't-miss plan for cutting costs. Plu... Read story
The Inc. 100
Surveying America's fastest-growing small public companies. Read story
Do-It-Yourself Marketing
Guide to do-it-yourself marketing, advertising, public relations. Read story
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