Milwaukee


Get Help From Business Peers

Ever catch yourself wishing for a board of directors, just so you'd have more than your own opinion when it came time for hard decisions? Many chief exec...  Read story

Miller Brewing Co.

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Strength In Numbers

The current proliferation of chief executive officers' self-help groups proves that the networking concept is just as valid and important today as it was ...  Read story

From the Hard Goods to Soft Wear

Industrial manufacturer Allis-Chalmers files chapter 11 then re-emerges as a maker of shoulder pads.  Read story

Planning for Life After Work

Three entrepreneurs discuss their own retirement plans.  Read story

Skilled Workers Scarce

Employers say engineers, technicians and sales reps are in short supply.  Read story

Inc. 500 Shipper and Logistics Firm Merge

ICAT Logistics, a Linthicum, Md.-based transportation logistics and freight services firm, has merged with Milwaukee-based Logistics Management, the compa...  Read story

Forum Set on Regulatory Fairness

Business owners struggling to comply with federal regulations will gather in Milwaukee next month to vent their frustrations. The Small Business Ad...  Read story

Soaring Video Chain Crashes to Earth

After hiring high-priced executives to manage aggressive growth plans, a slump in the video-rental market drove Planet Video into bankruptcy. A business obit.  Read story

A Brief History

The man who invented the typewriter did not want to invent it; the company that first made it did not want to make it; when it got to market, hardly anyon...  Read story

The Economic Microscope

Local economies should be closely studied in order to discern true economic trends.  Read story

Can Your Bank Do This?

A number of entrepreneurs define for Inc. what makes an exceptional small-business commercial bank.  Read story

So This Is Empowerment?

Chart showing percentages of employees who have the authority to take certain actions.  Read story

The Inner City 100

100 street-smart companies.  Read story

The Inner City 100 Profiles: 71-80

NO. 71 Redbarn Pet Products Long Beach, California Dog food manufacturing and salesRead story

John Stollenwerk, Allen-Edmonds

for his commitment to U.S. workers. We also love the shoes  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

The Most Entrepreneurial Cities in America

Inc.'s 1990 ranking of metropolitan regions by job growth, business starts, and proportion of high-growth companies.  Read story

Keeping Key Players in Place

For any owner who has decided to put the business on the block, a crucialissue is how to retain key managers before and after the sale. If important emplo...  Read story

The New and Improved American Small Business

A close-up look at what it takes for a small business to battle with giant, nationwide competitors.  Read story

Most Likely to Succeed

Innovative tech companies prepping launches for the new year.  Read story

Worst of Times, Best of Times

Seven reasons why a recession is the best time to start a business.  Read story

Regus Group Unveils New Locations

A 15,000-square-foot Alamo Corporate Center features 53 offices.  Read story

Whipped!

When tiny Henri's Foods took on Kraft's Miracle Whip salad dressing, it didn't know what it was getting into. Then again, neither did Kraft.  Read story

Trek Bike Founder Dies

Richard Burke turned a small bike shop into a $600 million company.  Read story

The Best Big Cities for Starting and Growing a Business

Report examines the concentration of new businesses in states, regions, metro, and rural areas.  Read story

Look to Low-Cost and Niche Airlines for Low Fares

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

Behind The Scenes;

I am always astonished at the ways some company owners squander their money. I'm not talking here about Donald Trump-type megalomaniacs, but about otherwi...  Read story

Where The Growth Is

In government reports statistics for growing companies can sometimes be misleading.  Read story

In Memoriam

We remember the great entrepreneurs who died this year, from the founders of K2 skis and Lands' End, to the woman who invented tortilla chips and Richard Bra...  Read story

All The Right Moves

John Koss did it all: hired a professional manager, moved production offshore, diversified his product line -- then watched his company and his personal fort...  Read story

The Inc. Network: Reader Responses

Reader-to-reader advice.  Read story

Around the World in 180 Days

Inc.'s finance editor speaks with some international businesspeople about collecting international receivables.  Read story

What Do Women Want?

A business expert explains why, when it comes to building high-growth companies, men and women aren't so different.  Read story

The Ticker

Entrepreneurial comings and goings, featuring Sunset Tan, Bebo, and more.  Read story

Getting A Charge Out Of Cavities

The last time James Cigelske had a tooth filled, the dentist didn't stab him with a needle full of novocaine. Instead, he used low-voltage current to kil...  Read story

The Great American Incubator

Description of new study that examines age, income level, gender, and geography of entrepreneurs.  Read story

How to Get Started

Column discussing government programs designed to help entrepreneurs and why no one knows about them.  Read story

The Silver Lining In Bank Mergers

The deregulation of U.S. financial markets and the recent wave of bank mergers across state lines have caused many small-business owners to fear the worst...  Read story

Closing the Books

Inc.'s editor-in-chief talks to a CEO about how his company changed its information sharing policy after going public.  Read story