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It is a popular belief that election years tend to produce bullish stock markets. The obvious impetus behind the phenomenon is that incumbents try to win...  Read story

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From Victim of the Iranian Revolution to CEO of an Inc. 5000 Company - Toners Plus

These days, Shahin Azizi goes by Sean. He's the founder and CEO of Toners Plus, an office supply company based in California. Azizi, his wife and their fo...  Read story

Just Filling Orders, Sir

Oliver North cofounds a bullet-resistant vest start-up.  Read story

Clean Slate

I was disappointed to learn from "Spy Versus Spy" (Insider, July) that Magic Slate does not plan to "Capitolize" on its recent notoriety. Consider, ...  Read story

Where to Go for Help: The Middle East

Bahrain UNDP Bahrain http://www.undp.org.bh/ Iran Iranian Informaton Cente...  Read story

Products of Their Times

Over the past 25 years, the vast majority of Inc. 500 companies have flourished in expanding industries or exploited shrewd new twists in mature markets. ...  Read story

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In Iran, Pahlavi is now called Enzeli; the African island of Fernando Po has been changed to Bioko; Cuba's infamous Isle of Pines has been renamed Island ...  Read story

As Oil Hits New High, Businesses Continue to Struggle

Increased fuel costs have forced companies to raise their own prices and provide new commuting options for employees.  Read story

Unsentimental Journey

A Horatio Alger success story in the extreme that is the story of many an entrepreneur.  Read story

God is in the Detailing

The owner of Aladdin's Auto Service Center services not only auto bodies but also human spirits.  Read story

The 2008 Inc. 500|5000: More Growth, Incredible Variety, and a Reflection of the Times, inc5000 Article - Inc. Article

It's not hard to understand why the writers and editors of the Inc. 500|5000 company profiles enjoy their jobs. What other gig would give you the chance t...  Read story

Innovation: How the Creative Stay Creative

Innovative companies require innovative people. For lessons on developing a creative work force, we asked some of the nation's top innovation consultants how...  Read story

It Was 20 Years Ago Today

A look at the cultural, economic, and political climate during 1979, the year that Inc. was founded, and the entrepreneurs and trends that shaped business ov...  Read story

Op-ed: Foreign Students Who Study Engineering Deserve Citizenship

It's time that we stop envying China, and start making the U.S. a friendlier place for engineers.  Read story

The Best of Inc.

1. The Coolest Small Company in America Read story

As Gas Prices Rise, So Do Demands On Employers

Manufacturer Bill Lathem knew that higher gas prices would affect his business--he just didn't expect to have to shut it down one day a week.  Read story

Success Stories

We know you have a dream - a big dream. You wouldn't be building a business if you didn't have one. And while some dreams turn to dust in the cold light of b...  Read story

Businesses Hurt By Skyrocketing Gas Prices

As gas approaches $3 per gallon, entrepreneurs are being forced to raise prices and lower margins.  Read story

The Storm Before the Calm

Might war with Iraq spur economic growth? And what will it mean for small companies?  Read story

The Consultant Wore Army Boots;

To help rein in costs at Servus Rubber, owner Michael Cappy might have turned to contacts from his Booz, Allen & Hamilton or business-school days. In...  Read story

Big Brother Is Browsing

An informationographer unearths the final word on information, work and technology.  Read story

The World's Most Extreme Business Trip

Maximillion Cooper, the British founder of the Gumball 3000, looks back on his latest adventure, which brought his infamous band of speed-pushing misfits to ...  Read story

Dossier: The Sturgeon General

Peddling caviar to the recession-weary gourmet.  Read story

Rethinking Minority Business, inc5000 Article - Inc. Article

As the barriers facing minority business owners begin to fall away, many of them are succeeding in entrepreneurship as never before and finding their "min...  Read story

Why We Lose

Book review: The Silent War: Inside The Global Business Battles Shaping America's Future. (Random House 1989)  Read story

On the Road

CEOs' tales of negotiation terrors, collection nightmares and jet-lag cures.  Read story

How to Calculate Political Risk

Prepared to lose it all? No? Read on...  Read story

Reading, Writing, And Revenues

The current crop of student entrepreneurs are determined not to let school get in the way of their education.  Read story

Sole Survivors

Servus Rubber nearly got squashed trying to beat foreign boot makers at their own game. So it changed the game  Read story

Whodunit

The Senate Finance Committee addresses some of the problems created by Section 89 of the tax code.  Read story

Has She Solved the Oil Crisis?, inc5000 Article - Inc. Article

Anyone who has seen the movie or read the book There Will Be Blood knows how difficult it is to recover oil and can appreciate the success that C...  Read story

Do Entrepreneurs Need Protection or Free Trade?

THE OBAMA AGENDA, IN DETAIL In speeches, Obama Read story

The Annotated CEO

A profile of the "typical" 1995 Inc. 500 chief, with data such as age, gender, salary, education, and more.  Read story

Forecasting A Profit

Weather Services Corp. has made a business, if not a science, of predicting the weather.  Read story

Republican Richard Thornburgh

A popular governor worries that while his party feuds over ideological concerns, Democrats will steal away with the issues of economic growth  Read story

Second Thoughts on Growth

Analysis of a new generation of business owners, and growing a company in light of the last decade.  Read story

Surfer's Paradise

A beginner's guide to using the Internet. Includes tips for finding useful information, definitions to common terms, and suggested sites.  Read story

Aah, Those Were The Days

Inflation topping 15%, the prime nudging 20%, and business failure rates skyrocketing. When it came to starting a company. . .  Read story

Meet the Bill Gates of Ghana

Brash, ambitious, and optimistic, Herman Chinery-Hesse has already accomplished what many considered impossible -- building a thriving tech business in his n...  Read story

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