What's in a Place?
The role location plays in entrepreneurship. Read story
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Heart On Ice
By Donna Sammons Carpenter | Feb 1, 1985
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
My Favorite Company
By Inc Staff | Apr 1, 1989
Inc. writers and editors write about their favorite companies. Read story
Regional Entrepreneurs of the Year
By Inc Staff | Dec 1, 1992
A list of 1992's Regional Entrepreneurs of the Year. Read story
Family Feuds
By Research assistance was provided by Amy Schulman. | Mar 1, 1988
Some of the leading American families have been forced to sell their legacies Read story
Preferential Treatment
By Donna Sammons Carpenter | Mar 1, 1984
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
A Golden Alternative
By Tom Parsons | May 3, 2000
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
Streamline, Then Automate
Jan 1, 1998
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
Fun at Work: Enliven Your Culture
By Bob Nelson | May 1, 1999
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
Changing How The Game Is Played
By Curtis Hartman | Mar 1, 1983
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
Incentive Pay Isn't Good for Your Company
By Patrick L. Lancaster | Sep 1, 1994
A company's president explains why he is opposed to incentive pay, and why bonus plans failed at his company. Read story
Spotlight: Neal Saling, EA Hunter Transportation
By Neal Saling | Sep 1, 2008
As told to Sarah Goldstein Industry Leader: Logistics Three-Year Growth: Read story
Handwritten Invitation
Jan 1, 1998
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
You Can Build It, But They Might Not Come
By Patrick J. Sauer | Jul 1, 2004
From show business to no business. Read story
Dusting Up The Coal Business
By Donna Sammons Carpenter | May 1, 1984
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
That's Show Biz
May 1, 1984
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
Avoid Party Animals
Jan 1, 1998
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
Steering The Course
Apr 1, 1983
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
Pumping Plastic
Jun 1, 1983
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
Ally with Inside Assistants
Jan 1, 1998
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
Face-off: Should You Play Banking Hardball?
By Jill Andresky Fraser | Sep 1, 1996
Two entrepreneurs explain their contradictory approaches to managing banking relationships. Read story
Hotline
By Martha E. Mangelsdorf | Oct 1, 1988
Hotline information paragraphs on the above topics and subtopics. Read story
Legal Aid
By Michael P. Cronin | Nov 1, 1993
In response to employees already covered by their spouses' health insurance, company added legal services as a benefit. Read story
Look to Low-Cost and Niche Airlines for Low Fares
By Tom Parsons | Apr 28, 2000
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
A Run For Your Money
By Robert A. Mamis | Oct 1, 1982
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
Behind the Scenes
By Kasey Wehrum | Mar 1, 2009
Hattiesburg Train Station, Hattiesburg, Mississippi | 12.19.08 9:30 a.m. Read story
Mel Zuckerman on Philanthropy
By Mel Zuckerman | Nov 1, 2006
When is a good time to start giving back? Right now, says the CEO of Canyon Ranch. Read story
Consecrated Commerce
By Tahl Raz | Nov 1, 2001
The rise of the multimillion-dollar megachurch. Read story
By Inc Staff | Oct 1, 2007
Fun Meets Functional The August 2007 issue of Inc. was the most fun business magazine I've read in a long time ["Read story
The Character-Revealing Handwriting Analysis
By Alessandra Bianchi | Feb 1, 1996
A CEO explains how he turned to graphology to predict how new hires will work out, and details some of the results. Read story
Dress Up Your Coupons
Jan 1, 1997
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
Free Association
Jan 1, 1998
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
Tax Shelters With Reservations
By Robert A. Mamis | Jun 1, 1982
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
Why We Lose
By Tom Richman | Jul 1, 1989
Book review: The Silent War: Inside The Global Business Battles Shaping America's Future. (Random House 1989) Read story
Toward A More Perfect Union
By Bruce G. Posner | Jan 1, 1984
"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
The Open-Book Travel Analysis
By Teri Lammers | Jul 1, 1992
Travel company increases its bottom line by providing customers with money saving travel tips. Read story
Life in the Fast Lane
By George Gendron | Sep 1, 2001
Highlights from the 19th annual Inc. 500 conference. Read story
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