John Paul Mitchell Systems

The Selling of Ethics

Two hair-care competitors trade jabs on whether or not it's ethical to advertise a company's political correctness.  Read more

The 1989 Inc. 500 Index

Alphabetical listing of the 1989 Inc. 500 companies, names only.  Read more

"I have one life, and it must come together."

Inc. gathered five entrepreneurs to define what The Good Life means to them and how they're living it.  Read more

The Inc. 500 At A Glance

Abacus II Computers (245) ABC Supply (31) ABS (106) Academic Guidance Services (113) Accr-A-Data (292) Accutest Laboratories...  Read more

Inc. 500 All-Stars

A look at the companies that have achieved the distinction of appearing on the Inc. 500 a staggering 5 times. Plus: Household-name companies that earned thei...  Read more

At A Glance

Abacus II Computers (70) ABC Supply (1) Academic Guidance Services (179) Accu Bite (470) Accutest Laboratories (352) Action ...  Read more

Inc. 500 All-Stars

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FYI: The Million-Dollar Post-it Note

Confessions of a compulsive bootstrapper.  Read more

Parallel Lives

Bill Gates has a golf handicap in the double digits. And so does Ronald Harland! Tom Monaghan launched his pizza empire in Michigan. And Lisa St...  Read more

#8 TEMPS & CO. WASHINGTON, D.C. Many INC. 500 companies are wife-and-husband teams, but so far as we can tell, this is the only sister-brother c...  Read more

The 500

#13 APPLIED SYSTEMS INC. UNIVERSITY PARK, ILL. You saw it in the stock market. You've seen it in the merger-and-acquisition activity. ...  Read more