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The Adjective Factor

Dec 1, 1985

Having trouble getting your business plan funded? Maybe you're using too many adjectives. Then again, maybe you're using too few. Professor Ian MacMilla...  Read story

Classes Are Ok

By Judy C. Richter |  Oct 1, 1985

I found Joshua Hyatt's piece on the teaching of entrepreneurship to be quite different from my own experience. When Ian MacMillan came to the Gradua...  Read story

What VCs Look for in a Management Team

By Virginia I. Postrel |  Nov 1, 1986

A survey done by New York University's Center for Entrepreneurial Studies examined those issues that venture capitalists feel can make or break a deal.  Read story

Advice for College Start-ups

Feb 20, 2009

A budding expert on college entrepreneurship—himself only four years out of NYU—answers readers' questions.  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

The Education Of A Small Businessperson

By Milton D. Stewart |  Jun 1, 1983

It is that loveliest time of the year on college campuses -- commencement -- a good season to think about how critical our colleges and universities will ...  Read story

Wal-Mart Goes Organic

By Drew Armstrong |  Jul 14, 2006

The small companies that make their livelihood growing and peddling organic food fear the entrance of major retailers will destroy the industry.  Read story

Index

By Various Inc Staff |  Dec 1, 1999

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

Five Ideas to Watch

By Jess McCuan |  Mar 1, 2005

...including robots for hospitals and bad news for the jet set  Read story

Contributors

By Inc Staff |  Jun 1, 2009

Liz Welch has gotten glimpses into myriad entrepreneurial lives by shadowing CEOs for The Way I Work. For this issue, she learned what's ...  Read story

Letter from the Editor

By John Koten |  Jan 1, 2004

Limited access to capital can actually make business owners smarter and their companies stronger. If you doubt this, read our cover story on Inc. 's ...  Read story

Advice for College Start-ups: Part 2

Mar 20, 2009

A budding expert on college entrepreneurship—himself only four years out of NYU—answers readers' questions.  Read story

Facing Surgery

Jul 1, 1982

Businesspeople in need of minor surgery are increasingly using day surgery centers that don't require patients to spend the night. At New York Unive...  Read story

Kauffman Foundation Pledges $35 Million for College Programs

By Jess Blumberg |  Jun 27, 2006

The grants will be used to help promote entrepreneurship education beyond business schools.  Read story

Ask Inc.: Dividing the Corporate Pie

By Inc Staff |  Jul 1, 2003

A pair of business partners grapple over who's entitled to what. Plus: Updating your business plan.  Read story

Still the Best Places to Do Business

By Joel Kotkin |  Jul 1, 1996

A public-policy expert explains why some big cities are the best place for successful entrepreneurial commerce.  Read story

Mergers and Acquisitions Looking Up for 2005

By Jonathan Steiman |  Jan 31, 2005

January 31, 2005 --A strong economy, rising stock prices and stockpiles of cash fueled mergers and acquisitions worth more than $800 billi...  Read story

Top 10 Celebrity Entrepreneurs

By Elyssa Lee and Rob Turner |  Dec 1, 2004

Plenty of well-known people dabble in business. A smaller number are talented businesspeople, the real deal, and these are the best of them. Plus: Moby, Remi...  Read story

Teen Entrepreneurs Vie for Seed Money

By Leslie Taylor |  Aug 14, 2006

The competition was part of a National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship summer camp.  Read story

The IRS Goes Fishin'

By Rod Kurtz |  Jul 1, 2003

This summer's company outing could get you in trouble with the Internal Revenue Service.  Read story

EntrepreneurshipWeek USA Kicks Off with Workshops, Networking Opportunities

By Angus Loten |  Feb 27, 2007

The first-ever educational event is designed to promote business ownership among high-school and college students.  Read story

Earn Your Degree in Cyberspace

By Robin Taylor Parets |  Apr 22, 1999

After spending several years in college, most students eagerly await graduation ceremonies. There's a lot to look forward to. Not only do they receive a h...  Read story

Don't Bet on It (But If You Do, Here's Advice on How to Win)

By Drew Armstrong |  Mar 10, 2006

Who cares if your office's March Madness pool is illegal? That shouldn't stop you from trying to pick your way to prize money.  Read story

Navigating the IPO Market

By George Gendron |  Jun 1, 1997

Inc.'s editor-in-chief offers an overview of some articles in the June issue and background on the writers.  Read story

Contributors

By Inc Staff |  May 1, 2008

For our guide ...  Read story

What Employees Say Behind Your Back

By Kelly Faircloth |  Mar 31, 2009

As money gets tight, employee loyalty becomes more important.  Read story

In This Issue

By John Koten |  Sep 1, 2004

Inc. isn't just about about business but also about values.  Read story

Hot Tip: Outsource to Go Global

By Donna Fenn |  Aug 1, 1999

Even back in 1992, when Liz Elting and Phil Shawe started TransPerfect Translations Inc., their goal was as ambitious as it was clear-cut. They wanted to ...  Read story

Small Talk

By Inc Staff |  May 15, 1996

Various entrepreneurs share their thoughts on the changing role of small businesses in the U.S.  Read story

Sales More Than Doubled Last Year

By Beth Kwon |  Jan 1, 2007

So Why Are They Changing Tactics?  Read story

Data Returned

By Patrick J. Sauer |  Feb 1, 2007

When we wrote about Data Return in October 2003, Sunny Vanderbeck had just bought back the ...  Read story

Overworked Employees Can Be Bad for Business

By Jonathan Steiman |  Mar 18, 2005

March 18, 2005 --Thanks to cell phones, wireless Internet, and BlackBerries, Americans are among the most productive workers in the world....  Read story

Future Shop

By Curtis Hartman |  Nov 1, 1982

Sandy Zimmerman's retail marriage of quality, discounts, and service has turned an obsure New York town into a mecca for a new breed of consumers.  Read story

Class Acts

By Ellen Wojahn |  Apr 1, 1986

Company owners are seeing to it that entrepreneurship is taught by the folks who practice it.  Read story

Stooge Law

By Steve Solomon |  Sep 15, 1995

Courtroom computer applications are examined in this article that focuses on a small law office.  Read story

So You Want to Go Public

By Steve Solomon |  Jun 1, 1997

An associate professor at NYU explains what various stock exchanges expect if you want to get on them.  Read story

Resources

By Inc Staff |  Jun 1, 2000

A guide to more information on subjects covered in the June 1997 issue, including business coaches and IPOs.  Read story

Bear Feat

By Steve Solomon |  Oct 15, 2000

Vermont Teddy Bear Co., which climbed over many fleet-footed tech companies to secure a place on the Inc. 500 in 1992 and 1993, later suffered a nea...  Read story

Attack of the $35 Gucci Handbag

By Laura Palotie and Alexandra Zendrian |  Apr 29, 2008

Knockoffs may seem like a cheap-and-easy way to outfit your wardrobe with the top luxury brands. But all those counterfeit Louis Vuitton purses and Dolce & G...  Read story

Downhill All the Way

By Athena Schindelheim |  Mar 1, 2006

How Jake Burton went from teen snowboarder to snowboarding mogul.  Read story

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