Hawaii

Report On The States

Although the article correctly noted that Hawaii has a state-sponsored direct loan program, there are actually three loan programs for small business. The...  Read more

We disagree with the "F" rating given Hawaii, especially on the rankings for our state in three areas: labor, taxes, and state support for small business....  Read more

Labor: Paying Your Dues

1 Wyoming 6. Hawaii 2. South Dakota 7. Idaho 3. Kansas 8. Nebraska 4. Vermont 9. Utah 5. Colorado ...  Read more

Let Them Eat Pies

An elderly couple in Hawaii has finally come up with an American product that the Japanese seem to want as much as Americans want Japanese VCRs and cars: ...  Read more

The Most Expensive States for Business?

Hawaii and New York remain the most expensive states to run a business, while South Dakota is the cheapest, according to a recent study by the Milken Inst...  Read more

Firing Up Double Protection

There are two types of protection: firewalls and encryption. A firewall controls who gets into and out of your network. An encryption program prevents una...  Read more

Ready to Work on Your Long Game?

For sale: A golf course in Hawaii for $3.95 million  Read more

Trips to Hawaii, cash on the line, personal computers. You name it, you've got it -- if you're an engineer. And the newest way for companies to get this...  Read more

Case Study: How Richard Ha's Workers Saved His Company

Has this farmer gone bananas?  Read more

Financial-Reporting Video

Ordering information for 'Traps and Treasures in the Financial Statements', a video from Ernst Young.  Read more

Taxing Matters

IF YOUR STATE WANTED TO RAISE revenue, where would it hit you -- at the cash register or in personal and corporate income taxes? States tend to fall...  Read more

Immigrants Launching More Businesses

A new study finds immigrant-owned businesses generate more than $60 billion every year.  Read more

Resources;

A frequent complaint of female business owners is that they don't have access to the same outside advice as men. To help remedy the situation, a business...  Read more

The Bipolar CEO

Duncan Harrison runs one company in Alaska and another in Hawaii -- and divides his existence in half, every single month, between the two. Here's what it's ...  Read more

How To Choose A Health Care Plan: Behind the Premiums

The formula: Most insurers start by using your group's demographics to arrive at a 'best case' rate that assumes everybody is healthy. Th...  Read more

Are You Paying Too Much for Energy?

Some states, such as Hawaii and New York, are charging an arm and a leg for energy. Find out which states charge the most for energy.  Read more

Everything that Happens Is a " Take"

Being a part of a team, part of something larger than you are, is really how success is created. The only thing you can do by yourself is to fail. So if y...  Read more

Far Out

A senioir VP and CIO explains how remote outposts can allow for good living and good business.  Read more

Best & Worst

Rating the best and worst states--among the 26 whose governors are up for reelection--in seven key areas.  Read more

Gone Fishin'

Six places where the fishing, and the fun, are virtually guaranteed.  Read more

Food For Thought: An Inventor's Media Diet

I believe that in order to maintain intellectual integrity, you cannot take in enough input. The difficulty arises when you realize that even relevant inp...  Read more

The Top 10 States In Six Categories

CAPITAL RESOURCES 1. New York 2. California 3. Massachusetts 4. Connecticut 5. Minnesota 6. Texas 7. Penn...  Read more

The Dynamics of Downsizing

Many employers utilize the tactic of position elimination or downsizing (a.k.a. layoffs) as a means to enhance short-term financial results. When profits ...  Read more

At a Glance

Charts providing information on the features of Inc. 500 companies.  Read more

Tax Issues for Hawaii Start-Ups

Registering to Pay Taxes Once you have officially obtained the necessary licenses and permits for your business, you will be respo...  Read more

Business for Sale--Utah Natural- And Gourmet-Foods Market And Cafe

An overview of a business offered for sale includes price rationale, outlook, and pros and cons.  Read more

Are We Having Fun Yet?

John Paul Mitchell Systems is a new-wave profit machine with few moving parts and a direct connection to Paradise  Read more

Editor's Letter

One of our goals at Inc. is to provide smart, useful, well-written service stories for our readers (busy entrepreneurs, all of them). We like arti...  Read more

Study: Lower Energy Costs Boost Employment

Feb. 23, 2007 -- States with lower business energy costs grow faster and create more jobs than those with higher costs, according to a st...  Read more

Box of Rain Forest

New business sells cereal sends rain forest preservation message.  Read more

New Year's Resolutions

How three companies came up with their 2008 growth strategies.  Read more

Bankers' State of Mind

Listing of states with the worst and best nonperforming loans.  Read more

How to Bring Summerime Into the Office

I don't know about everyone else, but I can't wait to jump into summer. Although summer officially arrived last week, with all the rain we've been having...  Read more

Marc Andreessen as VC; Teaming with McDonald's

Andreessen's next big thing(s). "The man who popularized the Web browser," -- as The New York Times describes Netscape co-founder Marc Andreessen t...  Read more

Business for Sale: Maine Interior-Furnishing Retail/Manufacturer

An overview of a business offered for sale, including the price and pros and cons of the purchase.  Read more

Report on the States 1989

A ranking of states in terms of new jobs, new companies, and the climate for growth.  Read more

Divorce American-style

Who gets what when the marriage ends? It depends upon where you live.  Read more

Taxpayer, Spare Thyself

Estimate your 1983 tax liability by following these eight easy steps. Then slash your final bill by adopting the necessary strategies.  Read more

Plant Management: A Budding Industry

How various companies keep office plants healthy.  Read more

It's Not The Post-PC Era

It's more like the "multiple device" era. It's amazing to me that there are people who can buy into conspiracy theories like questioning President Obama's...  Read more