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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 more

Fighting for Survival

At the age of 12, Shahin Azizi used his entrepreneurial skills to save his family. Now, he's living the American dream.  Read more

Just Filling Orders, Sir

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

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 more

Where to Go for Help: The Middle East

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

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 more

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 more

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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 more

Unsentimental Journey

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

Facebook's News Feed Formula

The grassroots movement behind the Startup Visa Act. Without the help of lobbyists or PACs or piles of money, the Read more

God is in the Detailing

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

The Next Silicon Valley? Part Two

People around the world want to be the next Silicon Valley but today's version may not be the kind of job-generating machine that people expect. This wa...  Read more

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 more

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 more

The Best of Inc.

1. The Coolest Small Company in America (200...  Read more

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 more

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 more

Businesses Hurt By Skyrocketing Gas Prices

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

And The Republican Economic Debate Winner is...Huckabee?

The Republican Economic Debate, held Tuesday afternoon in Dearborn, MI, was mostly a predictable contest -- almost as predictable as when the Democrats ta...  Read more

The Storm Before the Calm

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

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 more

Big Brother Is Browsing

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

Afghanistan's Enterprising Women

By building their own businesses, women in Afghanistan are sustaining their communities through years of conflict. Gayle Tzemach Lemmon's recent book tells o...  Read more

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 more

Mourning in America: Father of the Era of Inc.

The television folks are taking their typically Read more

Dossier: The Sturgeon General

Peddling caviar to the recession-weary gourmet.  Read more

Rethinking Minority Business

Population trends and globalization are making the United States even more of a melting pot and putting the Inc. 500|5000 top 10 minority CEOs ahead of the c...  Read more

On the Road

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

Why We Lose

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

Obituary: Bil Dunaway of The Aspen Times

Remembering the life of an entrepreneur who was a big force in turning tiny Aspen, Colorado, into a major destination  Read more

Whodunit

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

Sole Survivors

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

Reading, Writing, And Revenues

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

Do Entrepreneurs Need Protection or Free Trade?

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