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David Birch
Recent Articles about David Birch
The Gazelle Theory
Are some small companies more equal than others? Read more
Help Wanted
An Inc. executive editor speaks with noted economist David Birch about how growth companies really behave. Read more
The Maple-Leaf Rag
Book recommendation: 'The State of Small Business and Entrepreneurship in Atlantic Canada'. Read more
The New Business News
New information and interpretation of start-up demographics. Read more
Women's Clout
U.S. Census fails to count women-owned corporations. Read more
Managing in the New Economy
An economist who studies America's business environment talks to the editors about management and planning. Read more
Quote Of The Month
"Need furniture cheap? Just watch VC-backed start-ups -- they've always got the poshest stuff -- and wait for the liquidator. We get our best equipment ... Read more
Matters Of Fact
In 1979, David Birch shattered the prevailing wisdom about job creation. Now he's at it again. Read more
Does Technology Really Create Jobs?
David Birch, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology researcher who first measured the role of small companies in creating jobs, recently turned his com... Read more
David Birch: Practice What You Teach
When David Birch says that "start-up is a terrible phase," he sounds more like a fledgling entrepreneur than a respected Massachusetts Institute of Techno... Read more
Suburbs Scene Of More Small Firm Start-ups
"It's been a common notion that central cities serve as incubators for new, small companies," says David Birch, author of a new study on small business st... Read more
Why Things Aren't As Bad As They Seem
Researcher David Birch says the United States is better at providing services than making products. That adds up to a rosy future. Read more
What America Needs Is A Few Good Failures
Four years ago, David Birch showed that small companies create most of the country's jobs. Now he has found that failure is just as important as success in k... Read more
The Disciples of David Birch
A new generation of researchers discover the effect of small business on the economy. Read more
The Economic Microscope
Local economies should be closely studied in order to discern true economic trends. Read more
Looking for Jobs in All the Wrong Places
Government should foster innovation and entrepreneurship instead of focusing on companies' sizes. Read more
The Age of the Gazelle
A look at some data that shows most of today's new jobs come from a relative handful of fast-growing companies. Read more
The State of Small Business 1997
One of Inc.'s executive editors presents some thoughts and comments about the current state of small business. Read more
Live Fast, Die Young
Statistics show that successful entrepreneurship requires tenacity and patience. Read more
Seeing Red
Why one out of every three companies on the INC. 100 is losing money. Read more
SMALL BUSINESS 2001: Where We Are Now
Starting your own business is never easy. But it was once a whole lot harder. Read more
Registry: Who's Who in Small-Business Research
Sixteen thumbnail sketchs of the country's leading small-business economists, complete with e-mail addresses. Read more
Cloudy, With a Chance of Monsoons
Recession, downturn - whatever you call it, the recent economic slowdown may be one of the most confusing in recent memory. Results of a recent Inc 500 surve... Read more
The Small-business Mayor
Art Agnos wasn't given much chance when he declared his candidacy for mayor of San Francisco in March 1987. A former social worker turned state assemblym... Read more
Between hard covers. Two books by INC. columnists have been published this fall: David L. Birch's Job Creation in America: How Our Smallest Companies Put... Read more
And Now For Some Really Bad News...
The news on small business, the backbone of the U.S. economy, is grimmer than ever. Read more
The Entrepreneurial Numbers Game
Q: How many researchers does it take to calculate the number of new businesses in the United States? A: It doesn't matter. Read more
How to Get Rich in America
Climb the ladder or start your own company: which is the surest path to financial security for you and your family? Read more
Second Thoughts on Growth
Analysis of a new generation of business owners, and growing a company in light of the last decade. Read more
The Wonderland Economy
A close-up look at the vital role small business plays in America's economy that debunks many myths about this sector. Read more
In Praise of Growth
Introduction to the Inc. 500 praising the endurance necessary to maintain growth. Read more
Creators of the New Economy
A look at why, in the new economy, amateur entrepreneurship is over, and how the professionals are now in control. Read more
Profile of a Bootstrapper
Bootstrappers respond to an Inc. poll and offer insights into what they've learned from their start-ups. Read more
John Galt Boulevard, Omaha
Fast-growth companies are everywhere, including the unlikely city of Omaha. Read more
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