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As a teenager in Memphis, he watched salesmen passing through town and vowed to become one of them. He wangled $125 and the use of a horse on Saturdays f... Read story
Memphis
Midnight Express
In a 24-7 society, every minute counts. But do all minutes count the same? Read story
Drives: The King Lives--and Even More Extravagantly
The retooled Cadillac Escalade is an even bigger hunk of gas-burnin' love. Read story
Corrections
In "Prophets of the New Age" (April), the location of Federal Express's headquarters was incorrect. The company is in Memphis. "Someday Supplements"... Read story
How To Start a Business Budget
Every successful business needs a budget, and here are some tips on how to make one that works for you. Read story
Habit-Forming
New business produces a tabloid targeting recovering addicts and alcoholics and their families. Read story
Seaside Selling Machines
The prototype for Charles King's suntan-oil vending dispenser was a converted port-a-john. Four years of engineering and market research later, Memphis-b... Read story
Business Travel: A Look at Running-Tour Companies
A list of companies that provide guided running tours in cities such as New York, San Francisco, Seattle, and Los Angeles. Read story
Industries In Transition
Overcoming foreign competition and shrinking profit margins, successful growth companies tailor thier products to a specialized customer base. Read story
Private Lives;
For Susan Bowen, success was as simple as bringing quality to a fly-by-night industry. Read story
Best Cities: The Lists
Here's Inc. magazine's 2000 list of the best metro areas, big and small, in which to start and grow your business. Read story
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#8 TEMPS & CO. WASHINGTON, D.C. Many INC. 500 companies are wife-and-husband teams, but so far as we can tell, this is the only sister-brother c... Read story
The 500
#13 APPLIED SYSTEMS INC. UNIVERSITY PARK, ILL. You saw it in the stock market. You've seen it in the merger-and-acquisition activity. ... Read story
Is It Time to Start Hiring Again?
A business owner wonders whether it's too soon to bulk up. Plus: Mediating executive turf wars. Read story
Going Once, Twice. . .
Company CEO sets up a bidding war between banks so that they have to compete for her business. Read story
Computer TV
Aapps Corp. will soon market an add-on device that will turn a portion of a Macintosh computer into a TV screen. Read story
Moving the Checker Forward
The founder of a technology company talks about the process of getting innovative products to market -- slowly, deliberately, and with the belief you will pr... Read story
Love Me (Legal) Tender
Elvis Presley MasterCard introduced in conjunction with Federal Savings and Loan Association, Memphis. Read story
Budgeting for the Recession
Various office cost-cutting techniques to survive a recession. Read story
Inside Info on Outside Rivals
Be sure your employees are up-to-date on what your competitors are up to. Read story
Going Bare
New ways to deal with the insurance crunch -- including doing without. Read story
28 Steps to a Strategic Alliance
How Calyx Corolla, a mail-order flower seller, developed strategic alliances before the company was off the ground. Read story
How I Did It: When Civil Rights Came to My Box Office
To mark Black History Month, a Memphis businessman recalls how his movie theaters prepared for integration. Read story
The Inc. 500
Note: This table may be divided, and additional information on a particular entry may appear on more than one screen. Sales Growth 197781 Perc... Read story
Client Conflict;
THE IDENTITY OF YOUR NEW business competitor across town may surprise you. It may turn out to be a lawyer -- your own lawyer -- who is trying to take your... Read story
Security for Bank Deposits
New insurance for bank deposits picks up where FDIC coverage leaves off. Read story
Winter Warm-ups
An energy-saving tip: Hanging "strip doors" -- overlapping strips of thick plastic that hang over doors to allow for passage of goods or vehicles -- will ... Read story
The Inc. 500 Index (company And Rank)
A. J. Reynolds (228) ACE Equipment Rentals (320) ACSIS (249) Action Packets (92) Ad-Tek Engineering Services (362) Administr... Read story
Phone Manners
Company owner created a bonus system for employees in order to cut down on the amount of time customers spend on hold. Read story
Top 20 Performer In Sales Per Empolyee
Company Sales per Rank (No. of employees) employee 1. Colorado Boxed Beef (15) $2,68... Read story
Monitoring Daily Cash Trends
Daily tracking cash that leaves and enters your company. Read story
Giving Credit to Debt
You may think of debt as a drag on your business. But that's not necessarily how the experts see it. Read story
Idea Crossing Helps Clients Tap Into the Wisdom of Crowds
Can it raise $750,000? Read story
The Inc. 500 Index (company And Rank)
A. J. Reynolds (228) ACE Equipment Rentals (320) ACSIS (249) Action Packets (92) Ad-Tek Engineering Services (362) Administr... Read story
Travel: Having Fun Yet?
Like risk? We've got some vacation ideas for you. Update your will and pack your bags. Read story
Boomtowns '06: Hottest Large Cities
Employment Base of 450,000 or more. Read story
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Light aircraft fly fairly low and often without ground control, so they sometimes lose their way in bad weather. Digital Avionics Corp., of Marietta, Ga.... Read story
What Balance?
A management consultant asks, What would you do if you were forced to choose between business and family? Read story
Verified Person Introduces Assure Business Edition
The on-demand tool tracks job applicants and provides background screenings. Read story
Plowing New Ground In The Delta
CEO Charles Bannerman learned that the most effective social activism is a healthy bottom line. Read story
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