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National Venture Capital Conference Set

The National Association of Seed and Venture Funds will hold its annual conference in Little Rock, Ark., in September, organizers said. In addition...  Read story

Angels, VCs Gather in Arkansas

Investors will head to Little Rock, Ark., next month to take up issues facing the venture-capital industry, organizers said. The National Associati...  Read story

Does Charter Pay? You Decide

Comparisons of three major airlines and a charter service on three trips, based on number of days required and cost.  Read story

Instant Payback

Travel and entertainment reimbursement had always been a hassle for Sales Mark, a sales rep firm in Little Rock, Ark., with $45 million in revenues. "Our ...  Read story

The Mentors

Kent Sutherland solicited Wal-Mart's Sam Walton as his business mentor 18 years ago and has prospered ever since. Here's where to find a mentor and the great...  Read story

Where the Best Benefits Are

Sept. 26, 2005 --Don't let anyone tell you there isn't a free lunch, says Jim Wallace, CEO of GuideOne Insurance. While rising cost...  Read story

Learning Organizations Produce Leaders

While a company should some kind of succession planning process, "the bigger issue is whether thecompany is committed to being a learning organization," s...  Read story

Smart Taactics

If your company is losing sales or employees because of foreign imports, you may be able to get consultation and help in applying for financial assistance...  Read story

Dossier: Pork Chaps

College roommates turn barbecue into profit.  Read story

ClearPointe to Deliver NOC Services To SMBs

Little Rock, Ark.-based network operations center (NOC) services provider ClearPointe has announced that it will extend the functionality of Intel (NASDAQ...  Read story

Cost Control: They Outsource TE Tasks

A quick look at a sales-rep firm that found advantages in outsourcing travel-and-entertainment reimbursement tasks.  Read story

Recruiting;

When Michael Taranto needs advice on manufacturing, he turns to his 78-year-old production adviser, a man who got his first apparel-industry job in 1930. ...  Read story

A Golden Alternative

Using alternative airports is a form of creative ticketing that airlines don't really object to, but they will not offer alternative airport options when ...  Read story

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The Private 500 represent 44 states. Geographically, the West wins again on the strength of California's 84 companies -- more than twice as many as any ot...  Read story

Network: June 1991

Network resources.  Read story

Take My Franchise, Please

Candy Bouquet International CEO Margaret McEntire wants to help build America from within by giving her franchises away to franchisees who set up shop in inn...  Read story

Closed For Business

A Dallas-based retailer thrives by closing its stores seven months a year.  Read story

1987 The Inc. 100;

WE'RE AWAITING CONFIRMATION FROM THE observatory at Mount Palomar that all the planets and moons did indeed orbit around Wall Street last year. Certainly...  Read story

Mail

This month's feedback.  Read story

Image Makers

A guide to the newest imaging tools. Learn how they can streamline your business and find the hardware and software right for your needs.  Read story

Everything I Learned ...

Sometimes the best management education comes from the least likely of lesson plans.  Read story

Look to Low-Cost and Niche Airlines for Low Fares

One of the best ways to get the lowest fares is to know where low-cost and niche airlines fly. These carriers allow you to create your own system of airfa...  Read story

Hot Cities, Hot Sites

The cover story of the December 2000 issue of Inc. magazine, " Best Cities to Start and ...  Read story

Captain Marvel

EOY master award. Profile of a profitable airline that inspires uncanny customer employee loyalty.  Read story

The Political Odyssey Of Bill Nourse

How a mild-mannered hardware store proprietor joined a new breed of savvy, small business activists.  Read story

Look before You Lease

Mark Pahmer, president of 22-employee Graphics for Industry, in New York City, is a big fan of employee leasing. That's because employee...  Read story

Plowing New Ground In The Delta

CEO Charles Bannerman learned that the most effective social activism is a healthy bottom line.  Read story

The Most Entrepreneurial Cities in America

Inc.'s 1990 ranking of metropolitan regions by job growth, business starts, and proportion of high-growth companies.  Read story

The Reluctant Entrepreneurs

Are American blacks still stuck on the bottom rung of the economic ladder because so few start businesses of their own?  Read story

Hot Product, Cold World

Profile of a beverage start-up and the emotional pain of bankruptcy and failure.  Read story

Student Uprising

A look at why, faced with poor job prospects, university students today are starting companies in record numbers.  Read story

Therapist to the New Economy

Profiles of various businesspeople who have embraced the teaching of Stephen Covey, and why.  Read story

Hot Spots

INC.'s annual ranking of America's cities  Read story

Hot Zones

A look at the best cities in America for starting and growing a business. Plus: CEOs discuss their reasons for locating their business where they did.  Read story

Hot Spots

Summary of metropolitan economies for 1989; the most growth was seen in the 'edge cities', where cattle once grazed.  Read story

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