Back-Room Solutions
Sending back office, hands-on workers off to visit customers to compliment your sales force. Read story
Indianapolis
Sales Manager as Team Player
One company designed a bonus plan that encouraged managers to work as a team. Read story
Inc. 500 E-mail Firm to Boost High-Tech Job Market
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Network: September 1992
Network reader-to-reader advice. Read story
Tuning In To Radio
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Where the Growth Is
The best cities for growing a business and how to follow the signs to thriving markets. Read story
Inc 500 Firm Acquires IT Company
Dec. 14, 2006 -- Pepperweed Consulting, an Indianapolis-based consulting firm, has acquired JCube Consulting Services, a Carlsbad, Calif.... Read story
Fourth Wave;
SOME OF THE HEAT IS GOING out of parts of the Sunbelt, as boomtowns like Houston become less attractive to companies that are on the move or expanding. Re... Read story
Volunteering: The New Employee Perk
A look at some companies that are using volunteer-work programs to strengthen their corporate culture. Read story
Look to Low-Cost and Niche Airlines for Low Fares
One of the best ways to get the lowest fares is to know where low-cost and niche airlines fly. These carriers allow you to create your own system of airfa... Read story
Inner City 100 Hall of Fame
Since the inaugural list in 1999, the Inner City 100 (IC 100) has seen a select group of dynamic businesses return year after year. These beacons of inner... Read story
The NAFTA Factor
Four CEOs' expectations of the effects of the North American Free Trade Agreement on their companies. Read story
The Best Big Cities for Starting and Growing a Business
Report examines the concentration of new businesses in states, regions, metro, and rural areas. Read story
A Golden Alternative
Using alternative airports is a form of creative ticketing that airlines don't really object to, but they will not offer alternative airport options when ... Read story
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Sleeper Hit
Give them your tired...: MetroNaps launches the "midday rest facility," where naptimes are scheduled all the time. Read story
The Inner City 100 Profiles: 31-40
NO. 31 BankServ San Francisco Electronic payment processing Read story
The Real Age Wave
With the number of prime-age workers exploding, small companies will need to gain a new perspective. Read story
Making Good
Ways in which small companies are creatively leveraging their resources to attack various social problems. Read story
Does Charter Pay? You Decide
Comparisons of three major airlines and a charter service on three trips, based on number of days required and cost. Read story
Eminent Domain Ruling Sparks Debate
July 12, 2005 --A backlash of legislation from both the House and the Senate related to the topic of eminent domain highlights the opposin... Read story
Five Ideas to Watch
Five Ideas to Watch, among them: a wildfire alarm and new dog tags Read story
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America's Fastest-Growing Private Companies
A user's guide to the 12th annual Inc. 500 list. Read story
The Inc. 500
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United They Stand
Maybe it can be attributed simply to more efficient record-keeping, but it seems that discord among business intimates these days is increasing even faste... Read story
Thriving On Adversity
Sometimes entrepreneurship does best when the local economy appears to have taken a turn for the worse Read story
A Window on the New Economy
The founder of the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City describes the four key competitive advantages of an inner-city location. Read story
The Art of 'Reference Selling'
Tips on using customer references as marketing tools. Read story
Indiana Shows The Way On Paperwork Cutbacks
By running the papershredders overtime and keeping an eye on generators of red tape, the Indiana state government has saved $1.9 million on printing bills... Read story
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Special 401(K) !
One CEO matches his employees' 401(k) contributions two dollars to one. Read story
Travel: Easy Come, Easy Go
How to speed through airport security, land the best seat, and otherwise enjoy business travel. Read story
Network
Inc. Technology readers react to articles from Inc. Technology #2, 1998, including Alessandra Bianchi's "Lines of Fire" and Jeffrey Seglin's "He's Got the Wh... Read story
Viral Video: Get Ready for Your Close-up
"Will it Blend?" from Blendtec and three more case studies of viral-video marketing success. Read story
A Little Help from Your Friends
It takes time and effort to get customer references, but many companies don't use their customer lists to solicit references effectively. This is despite ... Read story
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Regional Entrepreneurs of the Year
A list of 1992's Regional Entrepreneurs of the Year. Read story
Chili To Go
Cincinnati is famous for The Procter & Gamble Co, the baseball Reds, and unforgettable chili. P&G has been a national marketer for a century or so... Read story
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