North Carolina


Business for Sale - North Carolina Motorcycle Dealership

By Christopher Caggiano |  Apr 1, 1993

Financial summary and brief description of North Carolina motorcycle dealership.  Read story

The Economy This Week

By Angus Loten |  Aug 14, 2008

Small-business optimism continues to fade; retail sales down.  Read story

"Start-Up Speed Dating"

Aug 21, 2007

A social networking site and a biomedical firm are among the companies scheduled to present at a conference for entrepreneurs and investors in North Carol...  Read story

Lessons From the Heart

By Inc Staff |  Aug 1, 2003

Feedback on FlavorX; an antiheroic leader buys bonbons; a reader rips into "Fire Your HR Department".  Read story

North Carolina Considers Tax Credits for Employers

By Priya Ganapati |  Apr 5, 2005

April 5, 2005 -- A huge budget deficit could derail two pieces of legislation introduced in North Carolina that offer tax credits to smal...  Read story

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Dec 1, 1986

#8 TEMPS & CO. WASHINGTON, D.C. Many INC. 500 companies are wife-and-husband teams, but so far as we can tell, this is the only sister-brother c...  Read story

Benchmark: How Bank Rates Vary

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Jan 1, 2000

A comparison of bank fees for various services, broken down by region.  Read story

Business for Sale: Coastal North Carolina Blueberry Farm

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Dec 1, 1996

A detailed look at a business offered for sale including the price rationale and pros and cons of the purchase.  Read story

Business for Sale: North Carolina Child-Care Center

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Jul 1, 1998

An overview of a child-care center offered for sale. Includes the price, how the business was valued, the outlook of future sales, and the pros and cons of t...  Read story

Insurance;

By R.S. |  Oct 1, 1985

Fifteen years ago, about 30 workers' compensation self-insurance pools offered member companies an alternative to the standard policies provided by commer...  Read story

Small Business Pulling More Weight Down Home

Sep 1, 1981

Statewide small business conferences have recently rung up an impressive series of victories on the local level: * In Texas, the state legislature c...  Read story

This Week's Economic Roundup

By Angus Loten |  May 10, 2007

Rising labor and energy costs make business owners skittish; gas prices continue to surge.  Read story

Free Web Hosting for Veterans

Feb 1, 2007

Feb. 1, 2007 -- Advanced Internet Technologies, a Fayetteville, N.C.-based Web-hosting firm, is offering military veterans and reservists...  Read story

Lights Out!

By John Case |  May 1, 1998

"For 25 years I've been telling people to turn the lights out when they leave, to no avail. Then I was at our High Point, N.C., operation, where the manag...  Read story

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By Stephen D. Solomon |  Jul 1, 1986

As a pharmacist, he had plenty of medications to soothe his son's hacking cough. But there was a rub: none offered croup therapy specifically for infants....  Read story

Quote Of The Month;

By Reported by Teri Lammers |  Dec 1, 1987

"I guess my religious beliefs did have one important impact on my approach to business -- in terms of the ethics and principles I live by. I've always had...  Read story

Free Tips on Improving Payroll

Aug 9, 2007

BB&T, a Winston-Salem, N.C.-based financial services firm, is hosting a free webinar this month to help business owners take advantage of new developm...  Read story

Network: January 1991

By Inc Staff |  Jan 1, 1991

Network new queries.  Read story

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By Virginia Inman |  Jul 1, 1986

North Carolina's Research Triangle is the idol of industrial-policy advocates, who argue that the rest of the country ought to emulate its business-govern...  Read story

The Economy This Week

By Angus Loten |  Feb 28, 2008

Small-business optimism improves; jobless claims surge.  Read story

The New Civil War

By David Friedman |  May 15, 1996

This feature explains who pays the price for wasteful subsidies used to attract or retain businesses.  Read story

Fix-it Entrepreneurs See Increased Business

By Kelly Faircloth |  May 20, 2009

These businesses are benefiting from the consumer trend of repairing rather than buying new items.  Read story

How I Did It: Roxanne Quimby

By Roxanne Quimby |  Jan 1, 2004

Building a company has been a lesson in balancing ambition and compromise for the co-founder of Burt's Bees.  Read story

Highway Hard Copy

By Jim Noble |  Dec 15, 1995

A CEO reviews a light-weight printer designed to be used on the road with a laptop PC.  Read story

The Economy This Week

By Angus Loten |  Aug 7, 2008

Small-business payrolls rebound in July; personal income and savings decline.  Read story

Study: South Falls Short in Innovation, Education

By Jasmine D. Adkins |  Jul 7, 2006

A new report cites a lack of awareness about entrepreneurship in southern states.  Read story

At a Glance

By Inc Staff |  Dec 1, 1988

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

Private Lives

By C.H. |  Dec 1, 1982

Microcomputers, welding equipment, wheelcharis, prefabricated churches, and five other businesses earned their companies a spot on this year's INC. 500.  Read story

Local Economies Land $195 Million in Grants

By Ryan J. McCarthy |  Feb 3, 2006

The Department of Labor awarded the grants to 13 regions across the nation, which will use the money to stimulate innovation and education in the tech sector.  Read story

Local Economies Land $195 Million in Grants

By Ryan J. McCarthy |  Feb 3, 2006

The Department of Labor awarded the grants to 13 regions across the nation, which will use the money to stimulate innovation and education in the tech sector.  Read story

Playing Baseball for Profits and Prizes

By Karen Carney |  Mar 1, 2000

Carolina Safety Associates, based in Gastonia, N.C., sells and services fire protection equipment from more than a dozen branches throughout the Southeast...  Read story

Three Testing Goliaths

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Feb 1, 1992

Information on three honesty test publishers.  Read story

Agenda 12/05

By Stephanie Clifford |  Dec 1, 2005

Who says nothing happens right before the holidays?  Read story

One Hundred, Of The Fastest Growing Privately Held Companies In The United States.

By Bradford W. Ketchum |  Dec 1, 1981

In the fall of 1971, Bill Nicolai was camping in Washington State's North Cascade mountains when his tent collapsed and he almost froze to death. That wi...  Read story

This Week's Economic Roundup

By Angus Loten |  Aug 10, 2006

Business owners remain optimistic despite weaker sales; productivity on the rise.  Read story

This Week's Economic Roundup

By Angus Loten |  Mar 29, 2007

Business owners worried about market uncertainties; jobless claims fall for the third consecutive week.  Read story

This Week's Economic Roundup

By Angus Loten |  Jun 7, 2007

Observers predict potential labor shortage; prices at the pump fall for second straight week.  Read story

Toxin Test

By Leslie Brokaw |  Oct 1, 1989

Company is developing a do-it-yourself kit for detecting contamination in air, water, and soil.  Read story

Personal Income Up in Second Quarter

By Angus Loten |  Sep 28, 2005

Sept. 28, 2005 --Strong earnings in real estate, professional services, and other entrepreneurial sectors helped jumpstart personal income...  Read story

Making Employees Accountable

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Mar 1, 1993

Boost performance with structured goals, worker input. Many workers say managment doesn't live up to its own goals.  Read story