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Slideshows of the 2008 Inc. 5000

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Drives: We'll Turn This Family Car Right Around

By Patrick J. Sauer |  May 1, 2006

The Mercedes-Benz R350 makes family getaways a little easier and more elegant.  Read story

The Name of the Game

By Alessandra Bianchi |  Jul 1, 1994

One company changed the name and color of its unsuccessful product and saw sales take off.  Read story

Presidential Wisdom for Entrepreneurs

By Rhonda Abrams |  Feb 13, 2003

Here's a trivia question: Who's the only U.S. president to receive a patent? No, not Thomas Jefferson. Abraham Lincoln! This month, we observe Pres...  Read story

An Inc. 500 President?

By Max Chafkin |  Sep 1, 2007

When we asked Inc. 500 CEOs whom they favor in next year's presidential elections, Rudolph Giuliani led the field, capturing 17 percent of survey response...  Read story

Physical Distribution

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A Brief History

By Don Sutherland |  Oct 1, 1982

The man who invented the typewriter did not want to invent it; the company that first made it did not want to make it; when it got to market, hardly anyon...  Read story

Supreme Court Mulls Definition of 'Small Business'

By Angus Loten |  Jan 20, 2006

Jan. 20, 2006 --A workplace sexual-harassment case now facing the Supreme Court, which pits a New Orleans waitress against her former boss...  Read story

Quick Picks

By Rowan West; Michael Dirda; Craig Offman; Larry Smith |  Apr 1, 2004

Out this month: a new release from rocker Lou Reed, a hefty biography of Alexander Hamilton, and a DVD boxed set on America's favorite pastime.  Read story

Declaration of Independence

By Mark Wheeler |  Sep 15, 1996

The story of how Thomas Jefferson, with the help of Ben Franklin, invented an early copying machine.  Read story

In This Issue

By John Koten |  Sep 1, 2004

Inc. isn't just about about business but also about values.  Read story

Pay For Profits

By Bruce G. Posner |  Sep 1, 1986

How the most competitive companies around are "incentivizing" their compensation systems.  Read story

Greater Washington: Capital Opportunities

Aug 26, 2009

Washington, D.C., sits at the heart of a region whose economy is remarkably diverse and highly resilient--and whose potential for steady, enduring growth is ...  Read story

Growth Capital: The Big Money

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Feb 1, 1994

A review of how the Williamsburg Winery has raised more than $6 million through ingenious financing.  Read story

The Once And Future King

By John F. Persinos |  Mar 1, 1984

Wherein the heir to King Arthur Flour sets off to build an empire and almost loses his kingdom.  Read story

The Piggyback Strategy

By Sara Delano |  Mar 1, 1984

By teaming up with larger companies, Bank Earnings International has gone hog wild in the national market.  Read story

Born-again Steel

By Craig R. Waters |  Nov 1, 1984

David Houck worked for Big Steel all his life -- until the mill shut down. . .  Read story

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