Mike Hofman


Editor's Letter

By Jane Berentson |  Jul 1, 2007

I don't know how you work, but I'd like to know. Do you rarely leave your office or do you roam, as I do, from employee to employee? From my glass-enclos...  Read story

Making Marketing Sticky

By Mike Hofman |  Jan 26, 2007

Ever wonder why some slogans stick, and others fall flat? Executive editor Mike Hofman explains how to craft a winning marketing message.  Read story

The Rules of Attraction

By Joshua Hyatt |  Oct 15, 1997

Many Inc. 500 CEOs become addicted to fast growth -- the exhilaration of laying it all on the line -- while some even plan fast growth just to make the Inc. ...  Read story

Briefings: January 2003

By Inc Staff |  Jan 1, 2003

The company owner's guide to laws, news, trends, and regulations.  Read story

In this Issue

By John Koten |  May 1, 2004

How I stopped worrying and learned to love meetings (after reading our cover story).  Read story

Index

By Various Inc Staff |  Sep 1, 2000

A comprehensive guide to companies, organizations, and individuals featured in the September 2000 issue of Inc.   Read story

Q&A With Andy Sernovitz

By Mike Hofman |  Mar 1, 2007

Customer service, meet marketing.  Read story

Index

By Various Inc Staff |  Jan 1, 2001

A comprehensive guide to companies, organizations, and individuals featured in the January 2001 issue of Inc. magazine.  Read story

Contributors

By Inc Staff |  Apr 1, 2009

For our 30th-anniversary issue, we talked to Inc.'s three longest-tenured employees, as well as two of our newest hires.  Read story

Contributors

By Inc Staff |  Jul 1, 2007

When photographer Beth Perkins entered the salt mines at Redmond Minerals in central Utah, she had a problem. Other than the headlamps w...  Read story

Index

Aug 1, 2001

A comprehensive guide to companies, organizations, and individuals featured in the August 2001 issue of Inc. magazine.  Read story

The Choice

By Joshua Hyatt |  Oct 15, 1998

Today's booming economic market is providing Inc. 500 companies with a wide array of growth options. From selling out to encouraging chaos, here's how they'r...  Read story

Index

Feb 1, 2001

A guide to many of the companies, organizations, and individuals featured in the February 2001 issue of Inc. magazine.  Read story

Inc. 500 Contributors

By Inc Staff |  Oct 15, 1998

A list of the authors of articles featured in the 1998 Inc. 500 issue.  Read story

Inc. Online Exclusives July 2006

Jun 23, 2006

July 2006 <...  Read story

Don Shula: My Biggest Mistake

By Mike Hofman |  Nov 1, 1999

In 1989 my partner, David Younts, and I opened our first Shula's Steak House, in Miami Lakes, Fla. It should have been the beginning of a big chain, but I...  Read story

Index

Jul 1, 2001

A comprehensive guide to companies, organizations, and individuals featured in the July 2001 issue of Inc. magazine.  Read story

Letters

Dec 1, 2000

Several readers responded to our September Inc. story about recruiting. Another reader provided some year-end reflection on a fellow high-powered CEO.  Read story

Letters

May 1, 2001

Readers respond to our February cover story, "An American Start-Up," and Norm Brodsky's Street Smarts column "Ask Norm." Also, CEO's from the March issue get...  Read story

Index

Dec 1, 2000

How to contact organizations and people mentioned prominently in the December 2000 Inc. issue.  Read story

Index

By Inc Staff |  Oct 1, 1998

A comprehensive guide to companies, organizations, and individuals featured in the October 1998 issue.  Read story

Spotlight: Coal Comes in From the Cold

By Inc Staff |  Feb 1, 2003

Is the dirtiest industry poised for a comeback?  Read story

CEO's Notebook

By Various Inc Staff |  Sep 1, 2000

CEOs discuss how government regulations can stifle company growth; building a strong online presence; dealing with knockoffs; and smart e-mail marketing. Plu...  Read story

Index

By Inc Staff |  Feb 1, 1999

A comprehensive guide to companies, organizations, and individuals featured in the February 1999 issue.  Read story

Index

By Inc Staff |  Mar 1, 1999

A comprehensive guide to companies, organizations, and individuals featured in the March 1999 issue.  Read story

Bernadette Castro: My Biggest Mistake

By Mike Hofman |  Sep 1, 2000

Bernadette Castro Commissioner, New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, and former CEO of Castro C...  Read story

Upstarts: New-Biz Watch

By Inc Staff |  Jun 1, 1998

For-profit schools: a look at Advantage Schools; Michigan's governor's take on school privatization; and companies that failed in this market.  Read story

I Was Seduced by the Web Economy

By Various Inc Staff |  Feb 1, 2000

A look at seven E-commerce myths and the entrepreneurs who bought into them.  Read story

Index

May 1, 2001

How to contact companies, people, and organizations mentioned prominently in this issue.  Read story

Nina Zagat: My Biggest Mistake

By Mike Hofman |  Apr 1, 2000

NINA ZAGAT Cofounder of Zagat Survey LLC, a New York City-based publisher of restaurant and travel guides When m...  Read story

Index

By Inc Staff |  Aug 1, 1999

A comprehensive guide to companies, organizations, and individuals featured in the August 1999 issue.  Read story

Contributors

Sep 1, 2009

Our ranks swell when it comes time to produce the Inc. 500 issue. Here are the staff, interns, and contributors who made it happen  Read story

Index

By Inc Staff |  Apr 1, 1999

A comprehensive guide to companies, organizations, and individuals featured in the April 1999 issue.  Read story

Briefings

By Inc Staff |  Dec 1, 2002

The penal legacy of Ken Lay, paid family leave, and the case for sharing financials with employees.  Read story

Index

By Inc Staff |  Aug 1, 1998

A comprehensive guide to companies, organizations, and individuals featured in the August 1998 issue.  Read story

The 90-Day Difference

By Mike Hofman |  Oct 1, 2003

Why do some new managers succeed while others fail? It all depends on the first three months.  Read story

Index

Jun 1, 2001

How to contact companies, people, and organizations mentioned prominently in this issue.  Read story

CEO's Notebook

By Various Inc Staff |  Apr 1, 2000

CEOs discuss: meeting the IRS halfway when trouble's afoot; the advantages of a European road show; the rise of minority-owned businesses; online credit-card...  Read story

Luxury for the Little People

By Mike Hofman |  Aug 1, 2003

Desperate for a $300 blender? A look at America's passion for "new-luxury" goods.  Read story

Q & A with Michael Porter

By Mike Hofman |  May 1, 2004

Harvard professor and urban booster Michael Porter explains the vital role that growing companies play in the inner city.  Read story