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Miratek, - Inc. Article

Miratek Location: El Paso 2002 revenue: $10.9 million Growth (1998-20...  Read more

Light Show

New Business paragraph on multiplex cinemas with nightclub atmospheres.  Read more

When Entrepreneurship Hurts Health Care

McAllen, Texas, and El Paso have a lot in common. Both are poor, both are 80 percent Hispanic, and both metropolitan areas are home to just over 700,000 p...  Read more

The SBA All-Stars

A look at the Small Business Administration’s rankings of the best field offices turns up some surprises. The agency’s western outposts tend to outperfor...  Read more

Why Do So Few Companies Break Through?

For the past five years I've been trying to figure out why it is so hard to keep a company growing. Despite all of the conventional wisdom about America's...  Read more

Why Do So Few Companies Break Through?

For the past five years I've been trying to figure out why it is so hard to keep a company growing. Despite all of the conventional wisdom about America's...  Read more

The 2007 Inner City 100 Profiles: 31-40

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Look to Low-Cost and Niche Airlines for Low Fares

One of the best ways to get the lowest fares is to know where low-cost and niche airlines fly. These carriers allow you to create your own system of airfa...  Read more

Inc. Online Exclusives: October 2009

What's Online: October 2009 1. Prepare Your 2010 Budgets Oct...  Read more

Border Fulfillment

Miratek Corp. is speeding up service to its clients by taking advantage of the open borders created by NAFTA and stationing its information-technology-servic...  Read more

Getting Money for Good Ideas

Business plan competitions are growing in popularity, with social entrepreneurship contests proving a particularly burgeoning niche. These reward business...  Read more

Boomtowns '06: Hottest Midsize Cities

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

The 1988 Inc. 500

Brief profiles of 15 Inc. 500 companies.  Read more

Good Luck Out There. We'll Be Thinking of You

No, the market for initial public offerings isn't what it used to be, but 44 percent of this year's Inc. 500 CEOs say they would like to take their compan...  Read more

Inc. Spills the Beans on Coffee Services

Various coffee services used by companies and the cost per cup.  Read more

2004 Inner City 100 Almanac

General Average five-year standard growth rate: 872% (the highest average growth rate for the Inner City 100), Media...  Read more

Going Bananas

A number of readers have told us recently that, much as they love the magazine, they find it a trifle serious. Couldn't we lighten things up a bit? In th...  Read more

Letters

Inc. magazine readers respond to topics raised in past editions of the magazine.  Read more

Money Grows on Shoe Trees

Mike Larkin, president of the $20-million Border Cafe restaurants, used to bring two pairs of shoes to the airport when he dropped off or picked somebody ...  Read more

Thriving On Adversity

Sometimes entrepreneurship does best when the local economy appears to have taken a turn for the worse  Read more

Homes, Sweet Homes

Aluminum-siding salespeople take note -- the Promised Land may be in Albuquerque. That's where the number of housing starts is growing fastest, acco...  Read more

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 more

2004 Inner City 100 Winner Profiles

For the past six years, Inc . and the Initiative for a Competive Inner City (ICIC) have teamed up to recognize America's fast...  Read more

Letters

Inc. magazine readers comment on past topics and articles, including issues such as performance reviews and morality.  Read more

Hot Spots

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

Inc. 500 Reveals America's Fastest-Growing

New York (October 20, 2004) -- Inc . magazine, the premier publication for small and medium-size businesses, has released its 23rd ...  Read more

Buyers Learn to Beware at Franchise Boot Camp

Louis Dominguez, a 53-year-old retired account executive with Verizon, was recently on a conference call with a representative from Alphagraphics, a print...  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

Hot Zones

A look at the best cities in America for starting and growing a business. Plus: CEOs discuss their reasons for locating their business where they did.  Read more

Hot Spots

Summary of metropolitan economies for 1989; the most growth was seen in the 'edge cities', where cattle once grazed.  Read more

License to Steal

One start-up increased sales by using an already established name for mass marketing.  Read more

HOW THE CITIES WERE RANKED Like our annual states report, this ranking of metropolitan areas is based on three factors: job generation, rate of significan...  Read more

Hot Cities, Hot Sites

The cover story of the December 2000 issue of Inc. magazine, " Best Cities to Start and ...  Read more

How A Little Black Box Can Save Energy

Whether it blows hot or cold outdoors, an energy management system can cut consumption. But before you buy, lease, or share one, consider the pros and cons.  Read more

Selling To The New America

A new wave of immigration is changing the complexion of the American consumer market, turning 'minority' markets into 'majority' ones  Read more

The Most Entrepreneurial City in America: Vegas

A look at why Las Vegas, a city with little history and very few natural resources, is the country's hottest spot for start-ups. It produced over 17,000 new ...  Read more

CEO's Notebook

CEOs give advice on: hiring a mentor; securing a line of credit with letters of reference; passing out praise with paychecks; speeding up government collecti...  Read more

Growing Your Business by Going Global

Information on international business: Hungarian market opportunities, meeting ISO 9000 standards, and packing tips.  Read more