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A Sweet Deal

By George Gendron |  Mar 1, 1991

Inc.'s editor-in-chief takes a look at Mail Boxes Etc.'s alliance with UPS.  Read story

Most Shoppers Think Local

By Kasey Wehrum |  May 4, 2005

May 4, 2005 --Large chain stores and strip malls may dominate today's business landscape, but a recent survey found that locally-owned "mo...  Read story

Peanut Cycles

By Robert A. Mamis |  Feb 1, 1992

Available resource listing recyclers of packaging peanuts.  Read story

How to Survive Without a Job

By Anne Murphy |  Jun 1, 1992

Guide to creating your own workplace in the '90s. Focus on entrepreneurs the changing small business landscape.  Read story

Where Great Ideas Come From

By Susan Greco |  Apr 1, 1998

Innovative ideas are the competitive edge for most entrepreneurial companies. Here are some myths about where good ideas come from and ways to stimulate idea...  Read story

Working on the Highway

By Jerry Useem |  Mar 15, 1996

An overview of a Web-based service for road warriors who need to maintain communications with customers.  Read story

Rude Awakenings May Await New Franchisees

By Julie Bennett |  Mar 17, 2003

Before Kelly Waddell, 31, and his wife, Sandra, 35, opened their Pop-A-Lock franchise in Dayton, Ohio, they went to bed at 11 p.m., and assumed everyone e...  Read story

The Wonderland Economy

By John Case |  May 15, 1995

A close-up look at the vital role small business plays in America's economy that debunks many myths about this sector.  Read story

Franchising Franchising

By Stephanie Clifford |  Jun 1, 2005

Introducing the first postmodern business model.  Read story

Brand in the Making

By Mike Hofman |  Oct 1, 1999

If all goes well under James Prosek's ambitious business plan, he will be elevated from mere fish aficionado to standard-bearer for an entire way of life. Pl...  Read story

Look Before You Leap

By Timothy Bates |  Jul 1, 1995

A professor of economics looks at recent research concerning franchising, and offers tips about franchising.  Read story

Serial Entrepreneurs: They Just Can't Stop Themselves

By Stephanie Clifford |  Mar 1, 2005

Once exotic, serial entrepreneurs are everywhere these days. From their tolerance for failure to their creative use of resources to their sense of when to le...  Read story

CEO's Notebook

By Inc Staff |  Mar 1, 1999

CEOs give advice on: advertising on cable TV, helping obese employees, going public without an IPO, hiring women for corporate boards, and replacing your ISD...  Read story

Hot Start-Ups

By Inc Staff |  Jul 1, 1999

It's easy to forget that the best new business ideas are often the simplest. Here are 10 start-ups that will have you wondering, "Why didn't I think of that?"  Read story

Make Corporate America Work for You

By Alison Stein Wellner |  Jul 1, 2003

Corporate America wants your business -- badly. But who can you trust? Here's how to find the vendors who truly "get it"  Read story

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