Howard Stevenson


Creators of the New Economy

A look at why, in the new economy, amateur entrepreneurship is over, and how the professionals are now in control.  Read story

Harvard Discovers Entrepreneurship

The nation's leading business schools have traditionally directed most of their resources and attention to training managers for Fortune 500-type companie...  Read story

All Over the Road

When a midwest furniture manufacturer decided to spin its trucking unit off, they remember the problems with start-ups.  Read story

Seven Steps to Heaven

Funding for entrepreneurial businesses has completely dried up, right? Wrong. Angel investors -- long a tried-and-true source of capital for young businesses...  Read story

Resources

A guide to more information on subjects covered in the Inc. magazine special issue: The State of Small Business 1997.  Read story

Professors Get Their Shares

Professors of entrepreneurship often invest in their students' start-ups. Here are some of the guidelines they follow, their methods of investing, and the re...  Read story

Climbing Back Up

When the founders of X-It Products saw a billion-dollar rival imitate the design of their sole product, they didn't have much hope that their tiny start-up c...  Read story

The Secrets of Bootstrapping

18 ways to grow or survive by substituting imagination, know-how, or effort for capital.  Read story

What Business Would You Start?

If you were to launch a business today, what would it be? That's the question Inc recently posed to some of the sharpest minds in the business world...  Read story

The Evolution of the Professional Entrepreneur

Characteristics of some company builders from days past and how they differ from those building businesses today.  Read story

John De Lorean And The Icarus Factor

Endowed with a reputation for genius by an adoring press and public, John De Lorean came close to pulling off an entrepreneurial miracle. But this ego, like ...  Read story

In Search Of Equity

The passion for ownership is sweeping the country, touching just about every industry and every type of company.  Read story

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