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Spotlight: Drew Sementa, Premier Payment Systems

By Drew Sementa |  Sep 1, 2008

As told to Darren Dahl Industry Leader: Financial Services Three-Year Growth: Read more

Mail

By Inc. staff |  Mar 1, 2005

This month's feedback.  Read more

Hot Tip: Purchasing Discounts

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Jul 1, 1999

Art Allen, founder of Allen Systems group, an enterprise software company in Naples, Fla., looks to his major suppliers, such as Xerox, to help his compan...  Read more

Accounts Receivable: Speedier Collection

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Jun 1, 1995

A CEO tells how he ratcheted-up collection efforts as soon as interest rates started to climb.  Read more

Buffalo Pals

By Joshua Hyatt |  May 1, 2000

It's a city with an economy as wintry as its climate. But those who stick around Buffalo are building flourishing businesses by mustering -- and managing -- ...  Read more

The Florida Phenomena

By Joel Kotkin |  Apr 19, 2006

The standouts on this year's list are the cities that know how to attract entrepreneurs.  Read more

A Brand Is Born

By Mike Hofman |  Dec 1, 2001

In just under a decade, Viewpoint International Inc., a retailer of clothing, accessories, and home furnishings, has built the Tommy Bahama product line into...  Read more

OfficeMax Opens Eight New Florida Locations

Jan 29, 2008

The new locations include Naples, Fort Myers and Cape Coral.  Read more

Hot Tip: Focus On Variable Expenses

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Jul 1, 1999

As founder of Allen Systems Group, an enterprise software company in Naples, Fla., Art Allen's favorite cost-cutting technique is different from anything ...  Read more

Four Smart Ways to Manage Your Credit Line

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  May 1, 1994

Four companies' strategies for maintaining credit lines.  Read more

The Best Places For Doing Business in America 2005

By Joel Kotkin |  May 1, 2005

We examined 274 population centers, looking for job creation and other signs that businesses are thriving. Here's what we found.  Read more

Tail Spin

By Curtis Hartman |  Mar 1, 1985

PBA was an airline in disgrace. Peter Van Arsdale had two weeks to save it. He did. Then the next disaster struck.  Read more

Pba: A Tale Of Two Airlines

By Curtis Hartman |  Feb 1, 1983

In the newly competitive airline industry, a second generation of management revels in a good dogfight.  Read more

A Holiday-Bonus Alternative

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Dec 1, 1996

A CEO explains how she can give herself an alternative holiday bonus despite tight profit margins.  Read more

Collecting Yourself

By Ilan Mochari |  Mar 1, 2000

Getting paid can be a nightmare for any business, but dealing with accounts receivable can be particularly harsh for sole proprietors. Focusing on collect...  Read more

Do-It-Yourself Growth Capital

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Jul 1, 1999

In today's tight financing markets, with many owners relying on cash flow to fund expansion, cost control could be your key to faster growth.  Read more

I Need a Bank That Can Handle Our International Business

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Feb 1, 1997

Frederick Roberts, chief financial officer of Allen Systems Group, a $24 million software developer based in Naples, Fla., knows it's crucial to build the...  Read more

Funding RD Royalties

By Tom Richman |  Jan 1, 1993

A company funds its research and development projects with money earned from royalties on its products.  Read more

Riding the Economic Roller Coaster

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Dec 1, 2000

Turbulent world economic markets can affect your growing business -- even if you don't sell overseas. Here's how to shelter your company from adverse economi...  Read more

CEO's Notebook

By Inc. staff |  Feb 1, 1997

Various CEOs share thoughts, concerns and advice on such subjects as training and international banking.  Read more

The Art of the Covenant

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Aug 1, 1997

Inc.'s finance editor tells you everything you need to know about loan covenants.  Read more

Spotlight: John D. Hawkins and Greg Bauer, Esc Select

By John D. Hawkins and Greg Bauer |  Sep 1, 2008

As told to Hannah Clark Steiman Industry Leader: Human Resources Three-Year Growth: Read more

Bargaining for Advantage

Oct 13, 1999

"Every minute you're not negotiating skillfully is an opportunity cost,"says Richard Shell, chair of the legal studies department at Wharton and author of...  Read more

Time Out for Foreign Cash Flow

Jan 1, 1995

Art Allen founded Allen Systems, a manufacturer of mainframe computer software, in 1986with $2,000 from personal savings. By 1993, the company had grown t...  Read more

The Best 4 Small-Business Neighborhoods in America

By Joel Kotkin |  May 15, 1997

Here's what entrepreneurs are looking for when selecting a community for start-ups, and what they're finding.  Read more

Will Banking Go Virtual?

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Sep 15, 1996

Inc. magazine's finance editor points out some of the pitfalls that go with electronic banking.  Read more

CEO Compensation: The ABCs of Paying Yourself

By Karen E. Carney |  Sep 1, 1995

Advice from experts and CEOs that adds up to primer for execs to figure out their annual salaries.  Read more

By-the-Minute Monitoring

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Jun 1, 1993

Schedule of one company's daily cash management routine.  Read more

Boomtowns '06: Hottest Small Cities

By Joel Kotkin and Michael A. Shires |  May 1, 2006

Employment Base of Less Than 150,000.  Read more

Look to Low-Cost and Niche Airlines for Low Fares

By Tom Parsons |  Apr 28, 2000

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 more

The Wine Entrepreneurs

By Ana Patricia Ferrey and Laura Palotie |  Aug 27, 2008

Forget stomping grapes. These savvy entrepreneurs have transformed their passion for wine into lucrative businesses.  Read more

Top 20 Small Cities

By Michael A. Shires |  May 1, 2007

Employment base of less than 150,000.  Read more

Going for the Green

By Edward O. Welles |  Jul 1, 1996

A close-up look at a museum-like golf shop that is sure to spark interest, but will it sell golf equipment?  Read more

In Memoriam

By Ryan McCarthy |  Nov 1, 2007

The notable entrepreneurs who died in 2007 helped to shape some of the major trends in business in the past 50 years, from the rise of socially responsible b...  Read more

The Making of an Inc. 500 CEO: My Favorite Job

By David Whitford |  Oct 15, 1994

A close-up article that features one CEO, and how he took his start-up publication to the top of the heap.  Read more

Where the Growth Is

By John Case |  Jun 1, 1991

The best cities for growing a business and how to follow the signs to thriving markets.  Read more

A Golden Alternative

By Tom Parsons |  May 3, 2000

Using alternative airports is a form of creative ticketing that airlines don't really object to, but they will not offer alternative airport options when ...  Read more