Durham (North Carolina)

Employees Cite Good Jobs, Short Commutes

Most people who work for small businesses greatly enjoy their jobs and have commutes of 20 minutes or less, according to a new survey by Durham, N.C.-base...  Read more

INC.'s second report on the climate for small business in the tes begins on page 95. Of all the stories we publish each year, there is no doubt that this ...  Read more

The Wired Office

Some wiring suggestions for various types of office equipment.  Read more

A Cure for Office Madness

The NCAA Tournament could cost the U.S. economy as much as $3.8 billion, according to some estimates. But not for companies that know how to use March Madnes...  Read more

Sole Survival

Company makes cushion insoles for sports shoes.  Read more

Fast, Cheap, and in Control

Even before the Internet and e-mail became powerful business selling tools, Dennis Gillings's employees and managers never found it difficult to picture w...  Read more

The Best Big Cities for Starting and Growing a Business

Report examines the concentration of new businesses in states, regions, metro, and rural areas.  Read more

Executive Education: Inc. Shops the Top Marketing Programs

A list of five sales-and-marketing "executive ed" programs, with information such as tuition, length and phone numbers.  Read more

The 2007 CED Venture Conference

I spent yesterday meeting with some really interesting entrepreneurs and investors at the Council for Entrepreneurial Deve...  Read more

Boomtowns '06: Hottest Midsize Cities

Employment Base of 150,000-450,000.  Read more

Life After March Madness

Former Duke stars Christian Laettner and Brian Davis have turned their attention to real-estate development.  Read more

Outsourcing Stateside

While many businesses and workers lament the movement of IT jobs offshore, one company is bucking the trend. Rural Sourcing, a Durham, N.C. based IT compa...  Read more

10 Tips to Avoid the Biggest SEO Mistake

I started this Search Engine Marketing Series with Read more

Shareware Distribution

Shareware distribution channels begin to join the marketing mainstream.  Read more

Blogging for Entrepreneurs

A weekly look at the latest products and services designed to help you run a better business.  Read more

How I Learned to Love Middle Managers

I hoped to create a utopian workplace. Instead, I caused an employee revolt.  Read more

Big Cities Tops for Bioscience Jobs

New York, Los Angeles, and other big metropolitan centers are cashing in on a booming bioscience industry producing everything from medical devices to livest...  Read more

The Best 4 Small-Business Neighborhoods in America

Here's what entrepreneurs are looking for when selecting a community for start-ups, and what they're finding.  Read more

Help For Socially Responsible Businesses

If you' re looking for capital for your socially responsible business, you' re in luck. A growing number of funds are providing financing for companies th...  Read more

CRM: Software as a Customer Service

The availability of customer relationship management packages for the small and mid-size business market is growing, particularly in the on-demand or softwar...  Read more

CRM: Software as a Customer Service

The availability of customer relationship management packages for the small and mid-size business market is growing, particularly in the on-demand or softwar...  Read more

The Q Factor

These days, a city's growth has less to do with lower costs than with the quality of its people and lifestyle  Read more

The Truth About Start-ups

From cradle to grave, here are the facts about which businesses are most often started, survive, and prosper  Read more

Worker on board

An auto service shop includes a hands-on shop manager on its board of directors.  Read more

Hot Spots;

What are the fastest-growing retail markets around? New York? Houston? Phoenix? Surprise -- none of them even makes the top 10. The hottest retail mar...  Read more

An Investors Guide to This Year's Inc. 500

Which companies on the 2007 list are poised to hit it big? The money guys weigh in.  Read more

On-line: Who Owns a Web Site?

Two Web site experts explain how to avoid someone stealing your home page.  Read more

How I Did It: Jeff Grady, President, Digital Lifestyle Outfitters

As told to Patrick J. Sauer Industry: Consumer Products 2006 Inc. 500 Ranking: Read more

Publishing an Effective HTML Newsletter

Creating an HTML Newsletter is vital for small businesses to keep in touch with clients and potential clients these days. Here's how to find templates, third...  Read more

Regional Entrepreneurs of the Year

A list of 1992's Regional Entrepreneurs of the Year.  Read more

The Best Places in America to Own a Business

Inc. report on the best locations to own a business.  Read more

Hot Spots

INC.'s annual ranking of America's cities  Read more

Investment Gurus Rally For Uncle Sam

Technology and health care top the summer buy list, while retailing is shown the door.  Read more

Battle Over the Best Cities for Business

In Sunday's Boston Globe , author Christopher Shea illuminated the debate on what factors effect urban economi...  Read more

Best Cities: The Lists

Here's Inc. magazine's 2000 list of the best metro areas, big and small, in which to start and grow your business.  Read more