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IPOs Hit 30-Year Low

By Angus Loten |  Jul 9, 2008

As fewer venture-backed firms go public, market watchers warn of a growing crisis for startups.  Read story

Biotech Blues

By John Case |  Jul 1, 1986

All those companies racing to find the cure for cancer and join the Fortune 500 . . . maybe they'll find the cure for cancer.  Read story

The Inc. 100;

By Bradford W. Ketchum Jr. |  May 1, 1984

The year 1984 marks a time of dramatic change in the INC. 100. Nineteen eighty-three was a record year for new issues, with 888 initial public offerings g...  Read story

Second Thoughts on Growth

By Elizabeth Conlin |  Mar 1, 1991

Analysis of a new generation of business owners, and growing a company in light of the last decade.  Read story

The Inc. 100

By George Gendron |  May 1, 1986

This edition of the INC. 100 is our eighth such catalog of the country's fastest-growing small public companies. The first was published back in 1979 in ...  Read story

The 1982 Inc. 100

By Bradford W. Ketchum |  May 1, 1982

Despite an ailing economy, America's fastest-growing public companies are keeping a breathless pace.  Read story

Where The Fast Growth Is. . . By Industry

May 1, 1983

Here is a ranking of the 1983 INC. 100 companies by industry, according to sales. To the right of each industry heading is the average number of times com...  Read story

Inc. 100 Index

May 1, 1984

Company (rank) AGS Computers (82) AMCable TV Industries (84) ASK Computer Systems (57) Altos Computer Systems (28) Amber Res...  Read story

Health Care Stocks: "90% Confusion And 10% Opportunity"

By Lisa R. Sheeran |  Apr 1, 1985

Choosing the right health care stocks;  Read story

That Certain Something: Influential Entrepreneurs

By Ryan McCarthy |  Apr 1, 2009

We put the question to six experts: Who are the five most interesting entrepreneurs of the past 30 years?  Read story

Who's Who By Industry: Petro Sets The Pace

May 1, 1984

The oil and gas industry led the growth pack among the 1984 INC. 100. Led by Endevco, which multiplied its sales 437.7 times in the past five years, the s...  Read story

How Our Nation Can Compete Again

By Milton D. Stewart |  Aug 1, 1981

Technology entrepreneurs will lead the way.  Read story

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Apr 1, 1983

It is a traditional turn in an intermediate-term rally, such as the one begun last August, that as the rally wanes the more speculative issues come to the...  Read story

Returns: Buy Now, Pay Later

By Kenneth Klee |  Apr 1, 2002

Just because you want your company to have an IPO doesn't mean you should invest in someone else's. Unless you do it like this.  Read story

An End And A Beginning

Sep 1, 1981

Our new IPO Monitor will help new issue watchers keep track where it matters most: in the aftermarket.  Read story

Employees as Owners

Jun 1, 1999

Human Capital by Thomas O. Davenport Jossey-Bass, 251 pages, $32.95 Only a few years ago, too many companies br...  Read story

Returns: The Industry You Can't Afford to Miss

By Kenneth Klee |  May 1, 2002

Biotech is entrepreneurial, world changing, and unpredictable -- and every serious investor is wondering how to get into it.  Read story

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May 1, 1983

Note: This table may be divided, and additional information on a particular entry may appear on more than one screen. Rank ...  Read story

The Year Of The Fast-growth Bear

By Robert A. Mamis |  May 1, 1984

When the Big Board sniffles, it's the INC. 100 that gets pneumonia. This year's 16% drop can in part be blamed on the earnings ailments of larger companies.  Read story

Where The Money Is

By John Case |  Aug 1, 1987

You don't have to be a high-tech hotshot to get venture capital  Read story

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May 1, 1984

Note: This table may be divided, and additional information on a particular entry may appear on more than one screen. Sales growth (1979-83) R...  Read story

Beyond The Paycheck: Compensating For Growth

By George B. Paulin and Cathy J. Raphael |  Sep 1, 1983

All but three of America's 100 fastest-growing public companies offer long-term incentive compensation to executives. Stock options are the norm, with a few ...  Read story

Investing In Growth Companies;

By Robert A. Mamis |  May 1, 1983

Like the weather, the fortunes of fast-growth stocks can change overnight. Witness the rebound of this year's INC. 100 portfolio.  Read story

Writing and Organizing a Winning Speech

By Patricia Fripp |  Oct 30, 2000

How do I organize my talk? There are two basic outlines that work well for the beginning speaker. The Alc...  Read story

Venture Capital in the 1990s

By Robert A. Mamis |  Feb 1, 1991

Interview with six prominent venture capitalists on the industry's future.  Read story

Shirt-sleeve Investing

By Lisa R. Sheeran |  May 1, 1985

The year was 1981, and company comptroller Tom Buck figured it was the end of the road for Colorado AMC/Jeep Renault Inc. All of Buck's efforts to find m...  Read story

Thinking Big

By Tom Peters |  Jul 1, 1988

Tom Peters takes on the Harvard Business Review regarding the issue of company size  Read story

Qa: Albert Toney

Sep 1, 1984

If you were a high-technology investor in the past 12 months, the last thing you probably want to read about is high-tech stocks. Most of these issues plu...  Read story

Remembering Eugene Kleiner

By Rhonda Abrams |  Dec 1, 2003

Remembering Eugene Kleiner, the pioneering venture capitalist and co-founder of Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Byers  Read story

A Misguided View Of American Industry

By Bob Coleman |  Oct 1, 1983

Has author Robert Reich ever met a real entrepreneur? This writer doesn't think so.  Read story

An IPO for Everyone

By Udayan Gupta |  Sep 1, 2001

According to the cofounder of investment firm Hambrecht Quist, an entirely new way for companies to go public may bring the markets to the masses.  Read story

How Growth Stocks Perform In A Bear Market

By Robert A. Mamis |  Oct 1, 1981

While the high-flying, high-tech stocks have taken a dive recently, you can bet they won't stay down.  Read story

The Inc. 100

By Donna Sammons |  May 1, 1983

Surveying America's fastest-growing small public companies.  Read story

Going Public

By Robert A. Mamis |  Oct 1, 1988

Profile of a company going public and the costs and benefits that apply.  Read story

Risky Business

By Robert A. Mamis |  Mar 1, 1990

A venture capitalist discusses marketplace trends and the venture capital business.  Read story

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