Prison Entrepreneurship Guide
These programs offer prisoners around the country an opportunity to start new lives through entrepreneurship. Read story
Jersey City
Rules Of The Road
Do you employ drivers who suddenly get a lead foot once they are o at on the freeway? Or leave the engine running for 20 minutes while they grab a sandwic... Read story
Health Insurance: Cost-Cutting Strategies
A quick look at how a consulting firm was able to save a candy manufacturer $150,000 in its health insurance costs. Read story
A Non-Profit Trains Disadvantaged Entrepreneurs
Growing up in Ethiopia, Alfa Demmellash had no idea she would one day start a non-profit that trains entrepreneurs in low-income areas. Read story
Class Of '82: Who's Who Among The Acquired
1982 Rank Company Location Acquirer 413. Basic Concept Paterson, NJ Lightolier, subs. Bairnco <... Read story
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Gum chewers owe their treat to the Mexican general who wiped out Davy Crockett and his band at the Alamo. General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, a deposed ... Read story
Where Small Companies Are Important
Big business may dominate Japan's image abroad, but 91% of Japanese private employees work in firms employing fewer than 500 workers. Read story
EDI: Early Adoption Pays Off
A manager explains how his company increased profits by using electronic data interchange. Read story
This month's letters to the editor. Read story
Is a Barter Exchange Right for Your Company?
Careful: Some barter trades can be costly Read story
When Crime Pays
Bernard G. Murphy, a one-time purchasing agent for Jersey City, N.J., bought himself a criminal charge when he took kickbacks from contractors. By the tim... Read story
Case Study: How to Reinvent a Failing Start-up
Flocabulary burned through $50,000—and had nearly nothing to show for it. Was it time to throw in the towel? Read story
Upstarts: New-Biz Watch
For-profit schools: a look at Advantage Schools; Michigan's governor's take on school privatization; and companies that failed in this market. Read story
This month's letters to the editor. Read story
Building a Global Alliance
Tacit Networks wanted to expand overseas but had few resources and no leads. So it found another way to go global. Read story
Don't Be So Bashful
When it comes to marketing themselves, IPs are their own worst critics. "I'm never doing a good enough job at self-marketing," admits Hol... Read story
For Roy Eisenhardt, Business Is A Ball
The Oakland A's youthful president is using aggressive marketing and a low-key management style to turn his team into a winner. Read story
Street Smarts: Taking On Starbucks
How independents can hold their ground. Read story
Almanac
A statistical guide to the metro areas and states that are home to the most start-ups per capita, the top 20 types of new ventures, and the most popular home... Read story
The Inc. 500
Note: This table may be divided, and additional information on a particular entry may appear on more than one screen. Sales growth 1980-84 ... Read story
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