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Travel and entertainment reimbursement had always been a hassle for Sales Mark, a sales rep firm in Little Rock, Ark., with $45 million in revenues. "Our ... Read more
Top 10 Reasons to Run Your Own Business
Ten reasons why 2011 should be the year you finally start your own business Read more
Note: This table may be divided, and additional information on a particular entry may appear on more than one screen. Sales Growth '77-'81 ... Read more
Technology: When IT Workers Attack
How to prevent tech sabotage Read more
The Truth about Cyber Monday; Tour the Gawker Offices
Tour a Start-up's Office: The Gawker edition. Gawker Media, the parent company behind blogs like Valleywag and io9, has been experiencing a growth ... Read more
Mail: May 2002
Readers react to articles from recent issues of Inc magazine. Plus, an update on 1999 Inner City 100 winner Fitigues Inc. Read more
Franchising Franchising
Introducing the first postmodern business model. Read more
Strategic Patenting
What to consider when you're filing a patent and strategic decisions you'll need to make. Read more
A Perfect Brainstorm
What cutting-edge science tells us about mastering the art of the brainstorm. Plus: Why do the best ideas always seem to happen in the shower? Read more
TV or Not TV
How businesses are selling products through TV shopping channels such as QVC and Home Shopping Network. Read more
Cost Control: They Outsource T
A quick look at a sales-rep firm that found advantages in outsourcing travel-and-entertainment reimbursement tasks. Read more
Would You Break the Rules for a Celebrity?
A McDonald's worker let a famous running back in to use the restroom at 3 a.m.—and risked her job by doing so. Read more
The Innovation Factor: Inside the Idea Mill
What's better than one blockbuster innovation? A company designed to crank out innovations one after another. Read more
The Preventive Corrective-Action Report
Several managers explain how they created a CAR form designed to support ISO 9000 guidelines. Read more
How to Determine Which Franchise Business is Best for You
With thousands of franchise opportunities, it's no easy task. Follow our guide to choosing one that will give you a greater chance of success. Read more
Divided We Fall
Hearing Technologies Inc. adds a team approach to its organizational structure. Read more
One Company's Budget: Getting Back Into Shape
An exercise equipment retailer overhauls the IT department budget, swapping old programs for hosted applications. Read more
Bulletin Board
A collection of short articles about technology. Topics include short-life Web sites, carpal tunnel syndrome, computer games for employee training, and the t... Read more
Obit: Auto-Shop Roll-Up Wrecked in Rush
A founder's rush to capitalize on a Wall Street penchant for industry roll-ups may have brought CARA Collision and Glass to a screeching halt. Read more
Stronger Links
A company installs an integrated service digital network to link their three sites. Read more
Do You Need a Coach?
More entrepreneurs are turning to business coaches for that extra edge. Here's how to find the right coach--and what you can expect once you do. Read more
Case Study: Hooked On Expansion
Marc Shuman was determined to expand fast. Then a quarter of his franchisees started to struggle. Was shutting them down the best solution? Read more
The Innovation 50
A listing of the most inventive small companies in entrepreneurial America. Read more
Marketing: Selling the Superstores
A 15-week, nationwide campaign is followed to learn how to get shelf space at the country's hottest retail chains. Read more
Betting the Farm
Profile of Gateway 2000, the #1 Inc. 500 company. Read more
Under Siege
One CEO's battle to save his small public company from a hostile takeover. Read more
The Inc. 100
Surveying America's fastest-growing small public companies. Read more
The Private 500 represent 44 states. Geographically, the West wins again on the strength of California's 84 companies -- more than twice as many as any ot... Read more
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