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Joel Kotkin
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Boomtowns '06 [Audio]
Contributing editor Joel Kotkin explains why some cities are thriving, why others are failing, and where the most opportunity for entrepreneurs lies today... Watch video
A New New Deal?
By Mike Hofman | Dec 5, 2006
Today's economy is one in which the rich get much, much richer, while the middle class increasingly struggles to get by. So argue Joel Kotkin and David Fr... Read more
Battle Over the Best Cities for Business
By Carole Matthews | Mar 1, 2004
In Sunday's Boston Globe , author Christopher Shea illuminated the debate on what factors effect urban economi... Read more
Making Connections
By George Gendron | Jul 1, 2000
Inc. magazine's editor-in-chief discusses how growth businesses are transforming the urban landscape; the hubris of the new Internet incubators; and... Read more
China Inc.
By Joel Kotkin | Dec 1, 1992
Two Inc. writers look at China's new embrace of capitalism and its impact on the future of global economics. Read more
Theories About Theory F
By Michael R. Forrest | Jun 1, 1986
Anyone who has walked the trenches of Japanese industry knows that the Japanese sacrifice a sizable measure of individual freedom for professional securit... Read more
Blacks In Business: Are They Reluctant Entrepreneurs?
By Arthur E. Teele Jr. | Nov 1, 1986
Paramount among the factors affecting the development of black business enterprise has been the postindustrial restructuring of the U.S. economic system. ... Read more
Blacks In Business: Are They Reluctant Entrepreneurs?
By Earl G. Graves | Nov 1, 1986
Joel Kotkin's sense of history is skewed, and his sociological analysis of black culture is sorely lacking in depth and quality. Although Kotkin deftly d... Read more
Blacks In Business: Are They Reluctant Entrepreneurs?
By Benjamin L. Hooks | Nov 1, 1986
Joel Kotkin's article "The Reluctant Entrepreneurs" (September), is a manifest example of "bikini journalism." What it reveals is interesting and provocat... Read more
Getting It Together
By Edward F. Morrison | Aug 1, 1985
In "Unlimited Partners," Joel Kotkin identifies an important facet of the strategy for companies that compete in increasingly volatile and sophisticated m... Read more
What Companies Are Saying About Venture Capital
By Stanley E. Pratt | Nov 1, 1984
It is unfortunate that your cover story, "Why Smart Companies Are Saying No to Venture Capital" (August), conveys, through its title and teaser sidebars, ... Read more
Smart Entrepreneurs, Strong Teams
By Allan Cox | Apr 1, 1986
"The 'Smart Team' at Compaq Computer" (February) is one fine piece of perceptive writing. For a company to grow larger while remaining freestanding requi... Read more
Letters
By Inc. staff | Oct 1, 1996
Readers respond to topics and articles from past issues of Inc. magazine. Read more
Blacks In Business: Are They Reluctant Entrepreneurs?
By Vivian Liverman | Nov 1, 1986
"The Reluctant Entrepreneurs" is the best article I have read regarding minority businesses. The truth about support among blacks couldn't have been bette... Read more
Blacks In Business: Are They Reluctant Entrepreneurs?
By Ollievette Moorman | Nov 1, 1986
I have just read "The Reluctant Entrepreneurs" and am very impressed. I thought it was very informative and realistic, with not a hint of biased viewpoin... Read more
In This Issue
By John Koten | Mar 1, 2004
Art and commerce aren't the natural enemies they are often made out to be. Read more
Blacks In Business: Are They Reluctant Entrepreneurs?
By Leonard Morris | Nov 1, 1986
After reading "The Reluctant Entrepreneurs," I was a little disappointed to see that no one mentioned what I -- as a successful black entrepreneur of 14 y... Read more
Getting It Together
By Ted Molinari | Aug 1, 1985
Joel Kotkin's article on subcontracting ("Unlimited Partners," May) was both timely and germane for us. We recently completed construction and equipment ... Read more
States Report: Turning The Tables
By George Gendron | Oct 1, 1984
We were halfway through a breakfast interview in Baton Rouge, La., when Kevin Couhig the assistant secretary of industry and commerce for Louisiana, solem... Read more
Sources of Innovation
By John Case | Jun 1, 1989
Although small firms are more innovative, it can be advantageous for them to team up with larger companies. Read more
China, Inc.
By George Gendron | Dec 1, 1992
Capitalism in China and a book review of Tribes. Read more
Resources
By Inc. staff | May 15, 1997
A guide to more information on subjects covered in the Inc. magazine special issue: The State of Small Business 1997. Read more
The State of Small Business 1997
By Michael S. Hopkins | May 15, 1997
One of Inc.'s executive editors presents some thoughts and comments about the current state of small business. Read more
The Top 25 Cities for Doing Business
By Carole Matthews | Feb 25, 2004
Inc . contributing editor Joel Kotkin will be appear on NPR's most popular show, "Morning Edition," tomorrow, Thursday, February 26, between 8 and... Read more
Manufacturing: Here, There, Or Everywhere?
By Jerry Wasserman | Jun 1, 1985
The thesis that Joel Kotkin set forth in his article is too simplistic. It is not a case of manufacturing either in the United States or offshore. In som... Read more
Winning in the Asian Era
By Joel Kotkin | Sep 1, 1988
The U.S. must take a new commerce perspective in regard to the changes taking place in the world economy. Read more
Business and Revolution
By Joel Kotkin | Sep 1, 1989
Chinese entreprenuer is placed on communist China's "most wanted" list for founding a democratic organization. Read more
Manufacturing: Here, There, Or Everywhere?
By Brian Warkentin | Jun 1, 1985
You did your readers a great disservice in your feature "Made in U.S.A." (March). Instead of fairly presenting all the alternatives, Joel Kotkin seemed d... Read more
Future Shocks
By John Case | Dec 1, 1988
How market fragmentation is causing small companies to suffer. Read more
Running The Reality Principle
By George Gendron | Jan 1, 1985
In this litigious society of ours, the rights of one constitutional entity almost inevitably bump up against the rights of another, with the resolution of... Read more
The Future Is Here! But Is It Shocking?
By Joel Kotkin | Dec 1, 2000
Thirty years ago authors Heidi and Alvin Toffler sounded a warning bell for postindustrial society. Today the Tofflers take stock and look ahead to the Inter... Read more
Tailor-Made in America
By Joel Kotkin | Aug 1, 1996
A business expert explains how craftmanship practiced at so-called "Craftories" is inventing a new competitive edge. Read more
Where's the Capital of China?
By Joel Kotkin | Feb 1, 1998
Chinese banks have become a source of funding for small-business owners around the world. An overview of China's stake in the world economy and what to expec... Read more
Innocents Abroad
Feb 1, 1988
With the dollar's recent decline, export opportunities are palpably greater today than at any other time in the past decade. Yet many U.S. companies -- i... Read more
The Best 4 Small-Business Neighborhoods in America
By Joel Kotkin | May 15, 1997
Here's what entrepreneurs are looking for when selecting a community for start-ups, and what they're finding. Read more
The Return of the Floppies
By Joel Kotkin | Sep 1, 1988
Floppy disk drive company looks to innovate to compete with Japanese manufacturers. Read more
China's Hot Companies
By Joel Kotkin | Aug 1, 1988
China's entrepreneurial ventures have grown despite the communist government. Read more
The Best Places For Doing Business in America 2005
By Joel Kotkin | May 1, 2005
We examined 274 population centers, looking for job creation and other signs that businesses are thriving. Here's what we found. Read more
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