The Mother of Reinvention
Some of the most successful products in history, from the Ford Model T to the iPod, were not inventions. Why being best to market, rather than first, is the ... Read story
Henry Ford
Deja Vu
The Auto Industry, Too, Shifted from Entrepreneurs to Smart Teams. Read story
The Icon That Almost Wasn't
Henry Ford's venture, Ford Motor Co., was dangerously close to bankruptcy shortly after it started. Were it not for a last-minute investment, the auto compan... Read story
The Great Leaders Series: Henry Ford, Founder of Ford Motor Company
Not only did he build one of the largest automobile manufacturers, he set in motion a series of changes that would change society as a whole. Read story
Great Moments In Workstyle
Company gyms, employee education, profit sharing -- it was all happening a hundred years ago. Read story
Agenda 7/06
Relax and celebrate, if only for a weekend, especially if you just closed the books on a successful fiscal year. Read story
A New Twist
Subway Sandwiches creates an ecologically minded, money- saving promotion. Read story
Why I Went Solo
I can't remember exactly when the fantasy started, but it was probably when I was in college. I dreamed of going into business for myself. And I mean re... Read story
On The Mark
The latest crop of start-up books includes a few winners. Read story
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Agenda 6/06
The first day of summer is June 21. May we suggest blending business with some fun in the sun? Read story
Entrepreneur of the Year
A close-up look at the 1995 Entrepreneur of the Year, and how he built the company that won him the title. Read story
The Skills Crisis
Manufacturer provides in-house training skills to his employees, many of whom are Latin American. Read story
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Rocket Man As I read Max Chafkin's article about Elon Musk ["Read story
Why Everybody's Talking About "just In Time"
A new approach to reducing costly inventories may seem like a lot of common sense, but for many U.S. companies, it is revolutionizing the way they run their ... Read story
The Spirit Of Independence; Workers
"In general it is impossible that manufactures should succeed in America from the high price of labour." -- Thomas Jefferson Read story
Making It
A quote from "The Next Century," by David Halberstam theorizing about the reasons for Japan's economic success. Read story
Trip Hawkins, for still scrapping
because "optimism is essential" Read story
Employee Privacy
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This Is Rocket Science
Paul Moller may have been working on his flying car for nearly four decades, but he's no crackpot. His saga is a road map of how to keep a dream moving ahead... Read story
The Spirit Of Independence;
"We have lived through the age of big industry and the age of the giant corporation. But I believe that this is the age of the entrepreneur." -- Ronald Reagan Read story
Corporate Antihero John Sculley
The man who eased Steve Jobs out of Apple talks about the dangers of company cultures and the blind spots of company founders Read story
The Enigma of Entrepreneurial Wealth
Essay on entrepreneurial wealth; adapted from Recapturing the Spirit of Enterprise. Read story
Flying Economy Class
What Henry Ford did for the automobile, Gilbert Devore plans to do for the airplane -- namely, make one that every working stiff can afford. Well, a... Read story
Readers react to recent Inc articles, including Anne Stuart's "The Pita Principal," D.M. Osborne's "Dear John," Norm Brodsky's "Groundhog's Day," an... Read story
Small Steps, Big Returns: Building Your CRM Vision in Increments
Companies have discovered that they can continue to invest incrementally in one mission-critical business strategy -- Customer Relationship Management (CRM) ... Read story
Mr. Iacocca, Meet Mr, Honda
Chrysler's famous chairman may be the best of America's auto men, but as a manager and an industrialist, he doesn't hold a candle to Japan's most successful ... Read story
Congressman Wants A Business Soap
Texas congressman Jim Collins comes from Dallas, but he's no great follower of J. R. Ewing. He'd much rather see a TV series on John D. Rockefeller. "The... Read story
Book Value
A business writer offers a reading list for entrepreneurs that includes many titles not related to business. Read story
The Most Creative Product Ever
A noteworthy business author explains why it's not what you make, it's the way and the why you do what you do. Read story
Those Weren't The Days
Building a business was even dicier a century ago than it is today. Read story
Charged Up: Electric Vehicles
Three start-ups that are developing, converting, and manufacturing electric vehicles. Read story
No Business Like Home Business
One company has designed a combination industrial park and residential development. Read story
The Trying Game
A look at an Inc. 500 CEO who had 11 ventures before he hit pay dirt. Read story
Assembly Line Methods
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(still) Unsafe At Any Speed
Ralph Nader, the man who killed the Corvair, is now organizing buyers' collaboratives to make big-volume purchases from fuel dealers, and spotting the consum... Read story
Keeping It Simple
A profile of a company that had to move away from automation in order to stay competitive. Read story
#69, Polk Audio Inc.-1,225%
A year out of college, George M. Klopfer and Matthew Polk were building large public address systems for fidlers' conventions. Now, a decade later, Polk ... Read story
The Great Escape (from High Fuel Prices!!)
New York to Philly and back for just $20.10 of gas? Yes, in a hybrid. Read story
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