Industry (California)


Minimizing Double Trouble

Jan 1, 1995

Some customers just seem to attract problems. It's Murphy's Law, says Neil Cannon, CEO of Schmidt-Cannon, a $15-milliondistributor of promotional items, i...  Read story

Systems;

By Reported by Donna Fenn |  Nov 1, 1987

Some customers just seem to attract problems. "It's like a restaurant," says Neil Cannon, chief executive officer of Schmidt-Cannon Inc., a distributor o...  Read story

Who Gets to Say When the Price is Right?

By Sarah Goldstein |  Mar 1, 2007

The Supreme Court weighs the conflicting rights of manufacturers and retailers.  Read story

Second Acts

By PAUL B. BROWN |  Dec 1, 1987

The search for new and bigger markets often leads a company right back home  Read story

What Motivates a Salesperson Most?

By Susan Greco |  Jan 1, 1992

Various companies' sales incentive programs.  Read story

A Business Transformed

By John Case |  Jun 1, 1993

How one CEO transformed his entire company in order to make its service indispensable to its customers.  Read story

The Inc. Network

By Inc Staff |  Jan 1, 1994

Reader-to-reader advice.  Read story

Defying Gravity

By Ryan McCarthy |  May 1, 2008

Some of America's iconic companies took flight in gloomy times.  Read story

CEO's Notebook

By Inc Staff |  Jul 1, 1998

CEOs give advice on employee sabbaticals, recruiting at trade shows, speeding up collections, taking advantage of electricity deregulation, and cutting costs...  Read story

So Many Clicks, So Few Sales

By Adam L. Penenberg |  Aug 1, 2005

Pay-per-click advertising seems like a dream. But up to 35% of all the clicks you pay for may be fraudulent.  Read story

CEO's Notebook

By Inc Staff |  Nov 1, 1997

Innovative recruitment ideas, how long to save files, on-the-spot problem solving, and more.  Read story

Hot Commodity;

By PAUL B. BROWN |  Apr 1, 1988

Pity, please, marketers trying to sell a commodity. They can't scream that their product is new and improved -- because it isn't. They can't say it'...  Read story

Regional Entrepreneurs of the Year

By Inc Staff |  Dec 1, 1992

A list of 1992's Regional Entrepreneurs of the Year.  Read story

My Favorite Company

By Inc Staff |  Apr 1, 1989

Inc. writers and editors write about their favorite companies.  Read story

Midnight Express

By Joseph Rosenbloom |  Jul 1, 2001

In a 24-7 society, every minute counts. But do all minutes count the same?  Read story

The 500

Dec 1, 1987

#13 APPLIED SYSTEMS INC. UNIVERSITY PARK, ILL. You saw it in the stock market. You've seen it in the merger-and-acquisition activity. ...  Read story

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