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Heart On Ice
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 more
My Favorite Company
Inc. writers and editors write about their favorite companies. Read more
Regional Entrepreneurs of the Year
A list of 1992's Regional Entrepreneurs of the Year. Read more
Family Feuds
Some of the leading American families have been forced to sell their legacies Read more
Preferential Treatment
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 more
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 more
Streamline, Then Automate
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 more
Fun at Work: Enliven Your Culture
Water wars. Consider this way to help a group adhere to ground rules it has previously agreed to: Give group members toy sq... Read more
Changing How The Game Is Played
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 more
Incentive Pay Isn't Good for Your Company
A company's president explains why he is opposed to incentive pay, and why bonus plans failed at his company. Read more
Handwritten Invitation
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 more
You Can Build It, But They Might Not Come
From show business to no business. Read more
Dusting Up The Coal Business
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 more
Avoid Party Animals
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 more
That's Show Biz
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 more
Steering The Course
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 more
Pumping Plastic
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 more
Ally with Inside Assistants
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 more
Network: November 1989
Network new queries. Read more
The Business of the Sea Lion Exhibit at the Louisville Zoo
Here’s a look at the companies that provide the herring, faux rocks, animal ID tags, and water-filtration system as you enjoy feeding time at the sea lion ... Read more
Face-off: Should You Play Banking Hardball?
Two entrepreneurs explain their contradictory approaches to managing banking relationships. Read more
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 more
Behind the Scenes
Hattiesburg Train Station, Hattiesburg, Mississippi | 12.19.08 9:30 a.m. Read more
Network: March 1991
Network reader-to-reader advice. Read more
Mel Zuckerman on Philanthropy
When is a good time to start giving back? Right now, says the CEO of Canyon Ranch. Read more
A Run For Your Money
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 more
Consecrated Commerce
The rise of the multimillion-dollar megachurch. Read more
Tech Talk: Pipe Supplier Networks Depots
A company that supplies steel tubing to oil and gas companies in the Rocky Mountain region revolutionized the way the firm communicates information about in... Read more
Free Association
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 more
Dress Up Your Coupons
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 more
The Character-Revealing Handwriting Analysis
A CEO explains how he turned to graphology to predict how new hires will work out, and details some of the results. Read more
Why We Lose
Book review: The Silent War: Inside The Global Business Battles Shaping America's Future. (Random House 1989) Read more
Tax Shelters With Reservations
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 more
Life in the Fast Lane
Highlights from the 19th annual Inc. 500 conference. Read more
Official NASCAR Small Business Named
Kentuckiana Engineering Company, an environmental consulting company based in Louisville, Ky., has been selected as the Official Small Business of NASCAR,... Read more
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