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Children Having Children

Sep 22, 1999

There's a wave of company builders who are starting businesses when they're barely out of college, even high school. It's hard to quantify the phenomenon;...  Read story

Well-Timed Meetings

Jan 1, 1998

Jm Dieroff takes his travel alarm clock with him wherever he goes--even if it's just to a nearby meeting. Dieroff is president of Connais...  Read story

How Can I Reduce the Expense of Opening a New Office?

By Christopher Caggiano |  Mar 1, 1998

Bret Lamperes, president of Dandelion Moving & Storage, in Fort Collins, Colo., cut costs by teaming up with a company in a complementary business. Dandel...  Read story

Is My Partnership Fair?

Jul 1, 2004

Is my partnership fair? Plus: Protecting your bright ideas; and buying versus leasing new technology.  Read story

Clocking In

By Inc Staff |  May 1, 2003

Tick, tock. These stylish timepieces don't stop. And they will glam up just about any office.  Read story

Comforts from Head to Toe

Jan 1, 1997

People enjoy being comfortable, and they notice when they're not. Here are two businesses that gain customer gratitude by providing creature comfo...  Read story

Camping Companies Find Success Beyond the Woods

By Angus Loten |  Jul 19, 2006

People may be camping less and less, but the apparel and equipment industries have seen a boom by expanding to a wider range of consumers.  Read story

Bulletin Board

By Joshua D. Macht |  Mar 15, 1997

Collection of short articles on such topics as technology for blind employees and limiting employee on-line time.  Read story

Nice Guys Finish First

By Curtis Hartman |  Oct 1, 1989

Profiles of the four runners-up for "Best-managed Franchises in America."  Read story

Background Checking Available on the Web

Jun 1, 1999

Employers know that background checking is an important part of the hiring process, yet few have the time to do extensive preemployment screenings. And, i...  Read story

Report Names Top Regions for Entrepreneurship

By Priya Ganapati |  Apr 26, 2005

April 27, 2005 --The top regions for entrepreneurship in the U.S are in the "non-California" regions of the western part of the country, w...  Read story

Report Names Top Regions for Entrepreneurship

By Priya Ganapati |  Apr 26, 2005

April 27, 2005 --The top regions for entrepreneurship in the U.S are in the "non-California" regions of the western part of the country, w...  Read story

How to Find a Business to Buy

By Darren Dahl |  Mar 11, 2009

An overview of how to determine what business suits you, what you can afford, and how to perform due diligence.  Read story

The Devil You Know?

By Stephanie L. Gruner |  Apr 1, 1994

What happened when a company owner hired three friends just out of college.  Read story

Almanac

By Inc Staff |  May 15, 1998

A statistical guide to the metro areas and states that are home to the most start-ups per capita, the top 20 types of new ventures, and the most popular home...  Read story

Turn Me Into a CEO

May 1, 2008

Q After 13 years in PR, I left my job to start my own company. What are the skills I need to become a CEO in more than na...  Read story

The Take At The Top

By Tim Smart |  Sep 1, 1985

Gain-sharing, revenue-sharing, equity participation, and more bonus systems than you can shake a stick at -- when it comes to rewarding key employees, the da...  Read story

The 500

Dec 1, 1987

#13 APPLIED SYSTEMS INC. UNIVERSITY PARK, ILL. You saw it in the stock market. You've seen it in the merger-and-acquisition activity. ...  Read story

Grown in Montana

By JAY FINEGAN |  Jan 1, 1991

Profile of a bootstrapped start-up nursery.  Read story

CEO's Notebook

By Inc Staff |  Mar 1, 1998

CEOs give advice on retaining valuable employees, improving customer service, improving morale in a stressful workplace, and improving cold-call results.  Read story

Green is the New Black

By Dimitra Kessenides |  Jun 1, 2005

Tax breaks, lower electric bills, impressed customers -- companies are finding plenty of benefits in greening up their buildings. And it's not that hard.  Read story

Meetings Go Virtual

By Fred Bayles |  Apr 1, 2004

Success in the global market was giving Marla Landreth headaches. Her company, InfoGenesis in Sa...  Read story

Introducing The 1986 Inc. 100

By Virginia Inman |  May 1, 1986

Like a bunch of adolescents, the companies on the INC. 100 are an unsettled lot. They have grown so fast that their knees ache. They have consumed capit...  Read story

Putting Your Business on the Map

By Kazumi Tanaka |  Jun 15, 1996

A look at new software that lets users map everything from demographic trends to choice store locations.  Read story

Urban Outfitters

By Mike Hofman |  May 1, 2000

Inner-city businesses are finding that some of their best friends are in city hall. The mayors of many cities across America -- including Austin, Chicago, Cl...  Read story

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Dec 1, 1986

#8 TEMPS & CO. WASHINGTON, D.C. Many INC. 500 companies are wife-and-husband teams, but so far as we can tell, this is the only sister-brother c...  Read story

Web Awards 2000: Innovation

By Various Inc Staff |  Nov 15, 2000

The winners in the Innovation category of the 2000 Inc. Web Awards employ cutting-edge multimedia and clever Internet concepts to attract and keep c...  Read story

Hot Cities, Hot Sites

Nov 17, 2000

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

Public Displays of Affection

By Leigh Buchanan |  Aug 1, 2000

Maybe the noble histories of suction cups, toilets, and kazoos don't sound intriguing to you, but for entrepreneurs who've built museums dedicated to the ind...  Read story

Of Mice And Apples

By Robert A. Mamis |  May 1, 1983

When Apple Computer Inc. finally decided to drop the wraps from Lisa, its new computer, after several guarded years, vice-president John Couch proclaimed ...  Read story

Resources

By Inc Staff |  Oct 1, 1996

A guide to finding more information on various topics featured in the Oct. 1996 issue of Inc. magazine.  Read story

Cities that Have Soared or Sunk as a Place to Start a Business

By Mary Kwak |  Dec 1, 2000

A look at the big and small cities that have shown the greatest rise or fall on Inc. 's list of the best cities in which to start a business, from 19...  Read story

The Integrators

By Inc Staff |  Nov 1, 2006

Bringing fundamental change to everyday life. And, for that matter, death.  Read story

The Innovation 50

By Inc Staff |  Aug 1, 2002

A listing of the most inventive small companies in entrepreneurial America.  Read story

The Most Entrepreneurial Cities in America

By John Case |  Mar 1, 1990

Inc.'s 1990 ranking of metropolitan regions by job growth, business starts, and proportion of high-growth companies.  Read story

Growth Happens

By Robert A. Mamis |  Mar 1, 1997

A senior Inc. writer learns that many Inc. 500 company owners would have never guess their firms would grow so fast.  Read story

Learning to Live with (or Without) Your Banker

By Alessandra Bianchi |  Mar 1, 1995

Feature posing important questions to consider regarding your banking strategy.  Read story

Best Cities: The Location Advantage

By Emily Barker |  Dec 1, 2000

Is it time to make your move? These CEOs bet that their companies would thrive in a new location.  Read story

Hot Zones

By Emily Barker |  Dec 1, 1999

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 story

Hot Spots

By Joel Kotkin |  Mar 1, 1989

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

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