Business Travel: Green Car Rental
How to go green when renting a car Read story
Los Angeles
"businessman's Bank" Serves Entrepreneurs
Four years ago, Mike Turk found that a lot of banks in San Diego weren't taking him seriously when he talked about starting his own general contracting an... Read story
The Race For Olympic Profits
For some small companies, the '84 summer games in Los Angeles have already begun. Read story
The Starting Lineup For The Games
Of the 35 to 40 licensees to be selected for the 1984 Olympic Games, only 11 have been announced thus far. Negotiations with hundreds of other companies a... Read story
Reviving Main Street
Growing up in Los Angeles, I didn't have a "Main Street." We shopped at the mall and drove everywhere, even to buy a carton of milk. In those years, L.A. ... Read story
The New Malpractice
Courts are lending a sympathetic ear to the increasing number of employees who are suing managers for everything from age discrimination to operating in bad ... Read story
The Fastest-growing Company In America
If you think you have headaches coping with rapid growth, consider this: There is a corporation in Los Angeles that began with 2 employees in 1979 and wil... Read story
Exporters;
THEY CAN'T SINK ALL THOSE cargo ships steaming this way, laden with cars and video recorders -- although they might want to. Many states are finding... Read story
Food For Thought
Based on your Scorecard "No Free Lunch" (Insider, September 1985), which reported business-meal expenses, it is evident that the American business-person ... Read story
The New Ellis Islands
LOS ANGELES: Los Angeles has always been a city of transplants, but now it has become a city of immigrants. You can see them at the border check-point, M... Read story
When Bad Management Becomes Criminal
What was once thought of as a "bad management decision" can now land executives in jail. Read story
Selling To The New America
A new wave of immigration is changing the complexion of the American consumer market, turning 'minority' markets into 'majority' ones Read story
Where Are They Now?;
1982 Altos Computer Systems San Jose, Calif. Computer manufacturer Although Altos Computer Systems was buffeted with the rest of t... Read story
I Love L.A.
Why Los Angeles is quickly replacing New York City as the economic capital of America in 1989. Read story
With A Little Help From His Friends
A long-shot start-up company gets help from a number of helpful, interested businesspeople. Read story
Radio Days
Radio Waves Inc. plans to publish a biweekly listing of programs called Radio Guide Magazine. Read story
Getting Paid
Tightening credit policies as receivable time slows down. Read story
Standing Room Only
L.A.-based company pays three employees in its Russian venture to stand in lines. Read story
The Best Places in America to Own a Business
Inc. report on the best locations to own a business. Read story
Stand and Deliver
A 24-year-old, street-smart entrepreneur starts her own courier service. Read story
Regional Entrepreneurs of the Year
A list of 1992's Regional Entrepreneurs of the Year. Read story
Network: January 1993
Network questions and answers: reader-to-reader advice on miscellaneous topics. Read story
Economic Development #2: The Answer
Economic-development agencies spend too much time luring business from outside their area. Read story
Cavalry? No, Pension Fund
Commercial lender's pension pool invests exclusively in commercial mortgages. Read story
Small-Business Research--Job Detection
An urban economist offers a way to identifying start-ups and counting the jobs they create. Read story
Urban Renewers
Some thoughts on what groups are making it in the inner-city, and why. Read story
Still the Best Places to Do Business
A public-policy expert explains why some big cities are the best place for successful entrepreneurial commerce. Read story
Life in the Fast Lane
Inc. magazine's editor-in-chief offers some highlights from the annual Inc. 500 conference. Read story
Letters
Readers respond to topics and articles from past issues of Inc. magazine. Read story
Where's the Capital of China?
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 story
Women Entrepreneurs Face Venture Capital Gender Gap
June 17, 2004 -- A new study shows that when it comes to starting a business, your chances of raising venture capital are a lot better if... Read story
Comerica Bank Opens Six New Banking Centers
Comerica Bank (NYSE:CMA) has announced the opening of six new banking centers in Arizona and California by year-end. The new centers will serve reta... Read story
Opportunities for Minority Businesses Abroad
Nov. 10, 2006 -- The Minority Business Development Agency is hosting the Expanding Horizon workshop on Nov. 16 in Los Angeles, Calif. ... Read story
Women Entrepreneurs Honored in L.A.
Feb. 6, 2007 -- The Los Angeles chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners will host its annual Leadership and Legacy A... Read story
NASA Conference for Small Businesses
Feb. 9, 2007 -- The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a NASA facility located at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, wil... Read story
Call-Center Software for Small Businesses
Feb. 22, 2007 -- Fonality, a Los Angeles-based IP telephony company, has released a new version of its full-featured call center technolo... Read story
California Small-Business Conference Set for May
April 18, 2007 -- The first-ever California Small Business Success Conference is expected to draw over 5,000 small-business owners from t... Read story
How I Did It: Gloria Pink
Gloria Pink, of the famous Pink's, gives reasons Angelenos of all stations will wait an hour for a hot dog. Read story
Learning to Enjoy the Small Things The stories of Jay Goltz and the other entrepreneurs who chose to "be great instead of big" hit close to home... Read story
Ask Stephen Covey
Stephen R. Covey is co-founder of FranklinCovey, a management consulting and training company, and the author of 10 books, most recently The Leader ... Read story
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