Montana


Grown in Montana

Profile of a bootstrapped start-up nursery.  Read story

The Dirt On Country Livin'

How much does it cost to be a cowboy?  Read story

Know Your Place

When it comes to entrepreneurial vitality, is geography destiny? Are some places really better than others for starting and growing a business? And if you li...  Read story

Big-Sky Country

Business: Maker of computer-based camera systems Location: Bozeman, Mont. Site rationale: C...  Read story

Big Money Heads for the Mountains

Entrepreneurs, angel investors, and venture capitalists will be gathering for an annual conference in Big Sky, Mont., this summer, organizers said. Read story

Minimum Wage Hike in Six States

Nov. 9, 2006 -- Ballot initiatives to raise the minimum wage won in every state where they were on the ballot in Tuesday's election. ...  Read story

Snapshots: Locations

These Inc. 500 companies relocated for various reasons -- from access to skilled labor to the CEO's love of the outdoors.  Read story

What A Life

Editor's introduction to a new Inc. publication: The Inc. Life.  Read story

Senate Moves to Ban Sneaky Spyware

Congress takes on the force behind unwanted pop-up ads.  Read story

Team Time

The backcountry isn't the only place to experience extreme team building. Here are a few other options that don't involved blistered feet or altitude sickness.  Read story

Start-Ups and Blowouts

Chart showing new-business incorporations, business bankruptcies and business failures nationwide by region.  Read story

How the West Was Wired

A look at how Great Plains farmers used barbed-wire fences to transmit telephone calls.  Read story

At a Glance

Charts providing information on the features of Inc. 500 companies.  Read story

Mail: February 2002

Readers react to articles from the Inc 500 and November 2001 issues of Inc , Plus: Update on two trash-talking CEOs.  Read story

The Good Life and How to Get It

Most entrepreneurs crave balance in their lives but can't even begin to imagine how to achieve it. Pete and Laura Wakeman of Great Harvest Bread are a happy ...  Read story

Index

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

The Most Beautiful House in the World

Tom Olivo built the house that changed his life -- from 1,200 miles away.  Read story

Feds Target Growth in Underserved Markets

The Small Business Administration this fall is hoping to spur small-business growth in inner city and rural areas through a series of programs and activit...  Read story

Business for Sale: Western Prints

A spectacular Rocky Mountain location helps make this commercial printer an alluring opportunity.  Read story

Report On The States: Best Of Show

Minnesota's tax and wage rates are well above tha national medians. But aggressive bank lending and investments by local SBICs make it one of the top states ...  Read story

Divorce American-style

Who gets what when the marriage ends? It depends upon where you live.  Read story

Roll Out the Fine Carpet

Business for Sale: A rug and furniture retailer in Bozeman, Montana, for $1.64 million.  Read story

Taxpayer, Spare Thyself

Estimate your 1983 tax liability by following these eight easy steps. Then slash your final bill by adopting the necessary strategies.  Read story

A Swing and a Miss

Golf isn't always a winning group activity. Croquet, anyone?  Read story

How Ideas Rise at Franchisor Great Harvest

Great Harvest Bread Co., headquartered in Dillon, Mont., is a franchisor of retail bread bakeries (137 in all) that make soft-crust bread from Montana who...  Read story

Where the Growth Is: Hot Spots

A look at the best places to build an Inc. 500 company, and the 1994 winners displayed by state.  Read story

Runaway Inflation

New business creates original flotation device.  Read story

Zen and the Art of the Self-Managing Company

The owners of Great Harvest Bread Co. are building a "learning organization" -- a company that fosters innovation and almost runs itself.  Read story

What The Rankings Mean

In years past, INC.'s annual Report on the States ranked the business climates of the 50 states through a formula that took into account roughly a dozen v...  Read story

Rebels With A Cause

Every sales group ought to have one maverick on the team -- provided you know how to manage him  Read story

Florida Metro Areas Lead National Job Growth

Nov. 19, 2004 --The Fort Myers-Cape Coral metropolitan area in Florida led the nation in job growth in 2003, according to a new study by t...  Read story

Out of Business

A top-notch CEO discovered that some innovation could only happen after he left the company he founded.  Read story

Businesses Win Times Square Billboard Ads

A South Carolina-based center for children with disabilities and a Montana-based seller of environmentally-friendly building products were among the small...  Read story

Start with Nothing

Greg Gianforte, founder of $30-million RightNow Technologies Inc., learned that bootstrapping is not simply about pinching pennies and cutting costs. Smart b...  Read story

The Inc. 100 Portfolio;

* Six INC. 100 chief executive officers once worked for IBM Corp. * Symbion Inc. (#43), which makes the Jarvik-7 artificial heart and other artifici...  Read story

Oh, the places we go!

Where do fellow Inc. readers go to get away? Glad you asked.  Read story

Baby Talk;

TAMARA BULEY MISSED SEVERal days of work as a saleswoman in a clothing store because she didn't feel well. She soon found out she was pregnant. The comp...  Read story

Employment Lines

Some guidelines for getting the information you need from job applicants -- without breaking the law  Read story

The Do-It-Yourself Marketing-Effort Analysis

Sortable spreadsheet allows CEO to assess sales performance and response to ads and direct mail.  Read story

California Offers Paid Leave for All Workers

California's new paid family leave.  Read story