Fastenal Company


Recent Articles about Fastenal Company

There's No Ugly Penalty for Companies

The father of the study of human ugliness is Daniel Hamermesh of the University of Texas. He has collected data on several continents that attractive peop...  Read more

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Every time I am with Bob Kierlin (founder of Winona, Minnesota-based Fastenal), I am more impressed with him as a person and as a business visionary. We g...  Read more

The Nuts and Bolts of Entrepreneurship

Every time I am with Bob Kierlin (founder of Winona, Minnesota-based Fastenal), I am more impressed with him as a person and as a business visionary. We g...  Read more

The Cheapest CEO in America

After a cross-country search, we found the cheapest CEO in America. Here's what he has to say about frugality.  Read more

Breaking Through

How companies just like yours mushroomed into powerhouses in their industries. A conversation with Keith R. McFarland.  Read more

It's Not All About Google and Microsoft

This week began for me in Winona, Minnesota, right after a cold snap that had given at least one location in the state a new record low of 40 below zero. ...  Read more

Index

A comprehensive guide to companies, organizations, and individuals featured in the October issue of Inc.  Read more

SMALL COMPANY INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERINGS: AUGUST 1987 Offering First Size Price after- O-T-C ...  Read more

How to Develop a Business Growth Strategy

There are many ways to guide a business through a period of expansion.  Read more

The Route to a Billion Dollars

What defines a great company? For one thing, troublemaking employees are tolerated even when they disobey the boss.  Read more

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This CEO's Life David H. Freedman's story on Bob Cramer ["Read more

What It Takes to Break Through

An excerpt from Keith McFarland's eagerly awaited new book on how companies move beyond the entrepreneurial stage. Watch the grapefruit spurts!  Read more

What's Wrong with Staying Small?

Three great responses to my first post got me thinking today about the whole big/little business discussion. Rob's and Allen's comments essential...  Read more