Spotlight: Drew Sementa, Premier Payment Systems
As told to Darren Dahl Industry Leader: Financial Services Three-Year Growth: Read story
Naples
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 story
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 story
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 story
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 story
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 story
OfficeMax Opens Eight New Florida Locations
Jan 29, 2008
The new locations include Naples, Fort Myers and Cape Coral. Read story
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 story
Four Smart Ways to Manage Your Credit Line
By Jill Andresky Fraser | May 1, 1994
Four companies' strategies for maintaining credit lines. Read story
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 story
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 story
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 story
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 story
Boomtowns '07
Riverside, Provo, McAllen, Sarasota… You may be surprised by the places that top our list of the hottest cities for entrepreneurs. Read story
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 story
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 story
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 story
Funding R
By Tom Richman | Jan 1, 1993
A company funds its research and development projects with money earned from royalties on its products. Read story
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 story
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 story
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 story
Spotlight: John D. Hawkins and Greg Bauer, Esc Select
As told to Hannah Clark Steiman
Industry Leader: Human Resources
Three-Year Growth:
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 story
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 story
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 story
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 story
By-the-Minute Monitoring
By Jill Andresky Fraser | Jun 1, 1993
Schedule of one company's daily cash management routine. Read story
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 story
Boomtowns '06: Hottest Small Cities
Employment Base of Less Than 150,000. Read story
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 story
The Wine Entrepreneurs
Forget stomping grapes. These savvy entrepreneurs have transformed their passion for wine into lucrative businesses. Read story
Anna Bradley Picks a Fight
By John Grossmann | Feb 1, 2007
She was broke, alone, and physically devastated--and then she picked up on a little-remarked federal requirement called Section 508. With that, Anna Bradley ... Read story
Angel Investor Directory
Jun 13, 2005
Finding the right angel investor could help you get your start-up off the ground. Angel-investor networks are a good place to start looking for funding. T... Read story
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 story
How I Did It: George Naddaff
Feb 1, 2008
From Spit 'n' Shine Boy To Boston Chicken and Beyond. Read story
Top 20 Small Cities
By Michael A. Shires | May 1, 2007
Employment base of less than 150,000. Read story
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 story
The Squash Blossom Solution
By Arthur Lubow | Oct 1, 2006
At the high, high end of the market, the Jones family of Huron, Ohio, outruns the economics of modern farming. Read story
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 story
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