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A Boardroom " Bill Of Rights"
You probably hear plenty about your duties and responsibilities as a corporate director. But what about your rights as a board member? Even good governanc... Read more
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Can Your Bank Do This?
By Robert A. Mamis | Mar 1, 1996
A number of entrepreneurs define for Inc. what makes an exceptional small-business commercial bank. Read more
Plant Management: A Budding Industry
By Michael P. Cronin | Oct 1, 1992
How various companies keep office plants healthy. Read more
800 356-9377
Jul 1, 1983
It looks like an ordinary toll-free telephone number, but for florist Al Felly it spells 800 FLOWERS -- and trouble in the form of a legal and marketing war ... Read more
Dial 800 Toll-free
Jul 1, 1983
Telemarketing has become big business, with big numbers (nearly a quarter of a million 800-number lines in the United States today, with 1.9 billion calls... Read more
Young Entrepreneurs Compete for Seed Money
Mar 14, 2007
March 14, 2007 -- College and high school students are invited to compete for up to $7,500 in start-up capital in an annual business-plan... Read more
Using Your Noodle
By Kate O'Sullivan | Sep 1, 2001
One start-up team did everything wrong -- except for the one thing that mattered most: they took a cold, hard look at their mistakes. Read more
Who Needs Silicon Valley?
By Renuka Rayasam | Aug 1, 2008
Thanks to new state programs, companies are finding funds outside of traditional VC hubs. Read more
The Scoop on `Info Brokers'
By Vera B. Gibbons | Dec 1, 1992
A list of information brokers and low-cost alternatives to large market research houses. Read more
The Judgment Group Will Make Sure You Get Paid What the Court Ordered
By Athena Schindelheim | Jun 1, 2008
Can it raise $5 million? Read more
Upstarts: Highlighting New Companies
By Virginia Inman | Apr 1, 1985
Some companies really do benefit from stiffer Internal Revenue Service regulations. Last year's tax law (see "Your Money or Your Car, page tk) requires p... Read more
7 Tips for Hiring as the Recession Winds Down
By Kay McFadden | Feb 25, 2011
If you have been running lean on employees, now is the time to hire, and this guide explains why. Read more
Roses Are Blue
By Joseph P. Kahn | Jan 1, 1984
The War of the Roses is over, and the roses lost. On October 24, 1983, a federal judge in Madison, Wis., ruled against florist Al Felly in his attempt to ... Read more
The Onion's Online Anniversary
By Stephanie Clifford | May 1, 2006
How your favorite workday diversion almost missed out on the Internet. Read more
The Onion's Online Anniversary
By Stephanie Clifford | May 1, 2006
How your favorite workday diversion almost missed out on the Internet. Read more
Name Your Price
By Ralph Whitehead Jr. | Dec 1, 1984
Buyers shop at Lenny Mattioli's American TV stores as much for the bargaining as for the bargains. Read more
Boomtowns '06: Hottest Midsize Cities
Employment Base of 150,000-450,000. Read more
Regional Entrepreneurs of the Year
By Inc. staff | Dec 1, 1992
A list of 1992's Regional Entrepreneurs of the Year. Read more
Venture-Backed IPOs Top $4.27 Billion
By Angus Loten | Jul 9, 2007
More companies are going public, led by the technology sector, but mergers and acquisitions have slowed. Read more
Local-Tax Nightmares
By Inc. staff | Sep 1, 1993
Chart showing 10 cities in which small businesses had to pay the most taxes nationwide in 1990. Read more
Big Cities Tops for Bioscience Jobs
By Leslie Taylor | Feb 26, 2007
New York, Los Angeles, and other big metropolitan centers are cashing in on a booming bioscience industry producing everything from medical devices to livest... Read more
Should Norm Sell? The Readers Have Spoken
By Norm Brodsky | Feb 1, 2007
By better than a five-to-one ratio, readers who wrote in think Norm should sell. Here's what some of them had to say: Read more
Upcoming Events
May 1, 1982
The National Association of Women Business Owners (co-sponsored by Triton College) three-day business symposium, May 14-16, Chicago, III. Call Joyce... Read more
Filling the Blanks
Jan 1, 1998
There's nothing like vague communication to gum up a company's operations and ruin customer relationships. Just ask the folks at EconoPrint, in Madison, W... Read more
Index
By Inc. staff | Jan 1, 1998
A comprehensive guide to companies, organizations, and individuals featured in the January issue. Read more
Puppy Power
By Dan Briody | Nov 1, 2007
Using a new tool called a widget to boost your brand. Read more
As Good As New
Aug 1, 1984
Remanufacturing, although an oftignored production strategy, has made some headway in a number of manufacturing arenas. A survey by Robert T. Lund, a res... Read more
Will SBA Be Kinder to VC Industry?
By Keaton Gray | Jun 5, 2009
New SBA chief counsel for advocacy may open up grants to companies with VC investors, if confirmed. Read more
Rubble With a Cause
By Alessandra Bianchi | Jul 1, 1993
Company manufactures a molded structural material made of recycled materials. Read more
How To Buy A Little Computer
By Jay Conway | Oct 1, 1981
Walk into a store, plunk your money down, and carry it out under your arm. Read more
Suddenly Solo
By Krysten Crawford | Nov 15, 2001
Surviving a messy partnership split isn't easy. But a Handful of this year's Inc 500 entrepreneurs have discovered the joys of going it alone. Read more
Customer Service: The Staff-Written Job-Order Form
By Stephanie L. Gruner | Apr 1, 1996
A quick look at how a printing company turned to its employees to solve problems they had with a job-order form. Read more
Origins of the Inc. 500: Company Names
By Jennifer McFarland | Oct 15, 1999
Follow the Leaders It's an oddity of Rochester, N.Y., that the names of its two premier corporations, Kodak and Xerox, are strange... Read more
For Specialty Retailers, Love Is in the Air
By Angus Loten | Jan 22, 2007
Americans now spend more than $13 billion on Valentine's Day. That's good news for companies that make teddy bears, chocolates, and other romantic gifts. Read more
They Recycle Whole Trees
By Phaedra Hise | Jun 1, 1993
Kinko's Copy Centers plants trees to replace those destroyed to produce the paper used by the company. Read more
Professional Help: Cross That Off Your To-Do List
By Alison Stein Wellner | Nov 1, 2007
Why spend your precious personal time picking up after pets or running errands? Outsource it! Read more
The Inc. Second 100
By Bradford W. Ketchum | Jun 1, 1981
The runners-up to the 1981 INC. 100 are more profitable, more productive, and more stable. Read more
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