Information Resources Inc.

Can You Judge a Biz by Its Color?

Race matters for entire companies now.  Read more

Spotlight: Bob Heard, Credant Technologies

As told to Max Chafkin Industry Leader: Security Three-Year Growth: Read more

From " What? " to " So What? " to " Now What? "

So much information is available on consumer tastes in food that it can be a challenge to go from the "what?" of market research to the "so what?" and the...  Read more

Thrifty Consumers Turn to Store Brands

The recession offers a boost to private-label manufacturers of store brands.  Read more

Marketing Research Vs. The Marketing Mind

While marketing-research firms are struggling to create products aimed at smaller companies, such sophisticated research as Information Resources Inc.'s B...  Read more

Inc. 100 Index

Company (rank) AGS Computers (82) AMCable TV Industries (84) ASK Computer Systems (57) Altos Computer Systems (28) Amber Res...  Read more

The Myth of Advertising's Effectiveness

The argument made by the proponents of advertising is almost pathetically simple-minded: If you can measure the benefits of advertising on your business, ...  Read more

USSR yellow pages

Available Soviet Independent Business Directory with key information on Soviet companies.  Read more

Who's Who By Industry: Petro Sets The Pace

The oil and gas industry led the growth pack among the 1984 INC. 100. Led by Endevco, which multiplied its sales 437.7 times in the past five years, the s...  Read more

Inc. 500 Index

The fastest-growing private companies in America in 1998, listed alphabetically.  Read more

The Inc. 500 by State

A ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in America arranged by state.  Read more

The 1985 Inc. 100

Introducing the fastest-growing public companies in America.  Read more

The Inc. 500 by Industry

A ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in America arranged by industry.  Read more

Investing In Growth Companies;

Our portfolio of INC. 100 stocks is only hypothetical. Lucky for us.  Read more

T or F? Honesty Tests Really Work

Available honesty tests for hiring employees, their validity & a sample Inc. poll.  Read more

Buy The Numbers

John Malec and Gerry Eskin had a great idea for a new company. All they had to do was what no marketing-research firm had ever done before.  Read more

Deejays' Chatter Brightens Tub Cleanser's Prospects

Paul C. Porter of Automation Inc. needed to advertise his cutting-edge cleanser but lacked the capital to compete with giants like Clorox. His savior: radio ...  Read more

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Running Through the Legs of Goliath

How upstart Method is taking on the giants of the household products industry.  Read more

The Idea Guru

Idea-generation guru Doug Hall is aiming to build a new venture that will bring the secrets of new-product creation to small companies everywhere.  Read more

After the Sale

Five ex-owners reveal the hidden emotional costs behind the decision to sell out.  Read more

Inc. 100 Index

Company (rank) AGS Computers (90) Action Packets (68) Altos Computer Systems (94) American Healthcare Mgmt. (58) American ...  Read more