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The role location plays in entrepreneurship. Read story
The role location plays in entrepreneurship. Read story
When doctors out to retrieve a human heart for a recent transplant operation in Louisville, they carried with them a red plastic picnic cooler. It wasn't... Read story
Inc. writers and editors write about their favorite companies. Read story
A list of 1992's Regional Entrepreneurs of the Year. Read story
Some of the leading American families have been forced to sell their legacies Read story
Employers are looking for preferred provider organizations to help cap the cost of employee health care. But it is too soon to tell just how hardy these plan... Read story
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
Lantech's plant runs on technology that could have been installed 40 years ago. Instead of a shop humming with numerically controlled lathes and automated... Read story
Water wars. Consider this way to help a group adhere to ground rules it has previously agreed to: Give group members toy sq... Read story
Bringing space-age technology to the world of sporting goods lets tiny Worth Sports Co. leapfrog its giant competitors and capture a new market Read story
A company's president explains why he is opposed to incentive pay, and why bonus plans failed at his company. Read story
As told to Sarah Goldstein Industry Leader: Logistics Three-Year Growth: Read story
In Europe, graphology is widely used by large corporations to detect personality traits as varied as ego drive and risk aversion. Within the United States... Read story
From show business to no business. Read story
Max and Carroll Ladt are doing what they can to take the lumps out of the coal business. Ladt and his son Carroll are putting to work a process that... Read story
The trade show business itself has become a growth industry. Exhibitors spent about $7 billion in 1980, and the Trade Show Bureau estimates that 1983 expe... Read story
Selling to governments can take a notoriously long time. In desperation, many companies succumb to the charms of so-called political consultants, who prom... Read story
To many successful entrepreneurs, the idea of a board of directors composed of insiders and outsiders weighing major business decisions seems not only una... Read story
First came the automated teller machines that put the squeeze on bank tellers by working around the clock, seven days a week, without vacation, sick leave... Read story
Having a tough time getting in to see a decision maker? Maybe you aren't talking to the right people. According to Tom Cottingham, founder of NarrowCast C... Read story
Two entrepreneurs explain their contradictory approaches to managing banking relationships. Read story
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In response to employees already covered by their spouses' health insurance, company added legal services as a benefit. Read story
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
Horse-breeding partnerships are as legitimate as boxcars and cattle. A big payoff may be a long shot, but in this tax shelter, slow and steady wins the race. Read story
Hattiesburg Train Station, Hattiesburg, Mississippi | 12.19.08 9:30 a.m. Read story
When is a good time to start giving back? Right now, says the CEO of Canyon Ranch. Read story
The rise of the multimillion-dollar megachurch. Read story
Fun Meets Functional The August 2007 issue of Inc. was the most fun business magazine I've read in a long time ["Read story
A CEO explains how he turned to graphology to predict how new hires will work out, and details some of the results. Read story
Coupons get customers in the door, but there are limits to their value. "Mass-mail coupons are costly, and they lose their effectiveness in attracting new... Read story
Many salespeople give thumbs down to ever buying a list of sales leads. Doug Cobb, founder of a subscriber-based newsletter publisher in Louisville, saved... Read story
Hotel limited partnerships can generate aftertax yields at twice the rate of other commercial purchases. But the risks can be as high as the rewards. Read story
Book review: The Silent War: Inside The Global Business Battles Shaping America's Future. (Random House 1989) Read story
"There are times when I hear union members talking about things like quality and productivity, and I almost feel embarrassed to be part of management. Read story
Travel company increases its bottom line by providing customers with money saving travel tips. Read story
Highlights from the 19th annual Inc. 500 conference. Read story
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