Oakland


Nepotism On Trial

A case now before the Supreme Court of the United States is challenging the notion that business owners can favor members of their own families in hiring ...  Read story

On Ownership And Justice

INC.'s story "Feuding Families" (January) referred to Oakland Scavenger Co. as "a company for Italians; no others need apply." In fact, over 41% of the co...  Read story

Garbage Details

Although Nelson W. Aldrich Jr.'s story was about family favoritism in Oakland, Calif. ("Feuding Families," January), I had the feeling that I was reading ...  Read story

Feuding Families

A bitter court battle has pitted the employees of Oakland Scavenger against the "family" that owns it.  Read story

Niman Ranch, - Inc. Article

Niman Ranch Location: Oakland, Calif. 2002 revenue: $30.5 million Grow...  Read story

The Reluctant Entrepreneurs

Are American blacks still stuck on the bottom rung of the economic ladder because so few start businesses of their own?  Read story

The Integrators

Bringing fundamental change to everyday life. And, for that matter, death.  Read story

Mad Cow Doesn't Scare This Rancher

A top rancher's mad cow moment.  Read story

No Fund

Honeywell cancels plans for a $10-million fund to help small companies fight patent infringement.  Read story

A Golden Alternative

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 story

Pint-size Computers

As of now, most portable computers are more deadweight than lightweight. Still, if you are looking for a complete business machine to go home to office, you ...  Read story

California, Massachusetts Leading Nanotech Market

California and Massachusetts are the nation's frontrunners in the emerging nanotechnology market, a study released this week shows. Among all metro...  Read story

Location

59 cities and 29 states are represented on the 2007 Inner City 100. Most Represented Cities: Detroit - 6
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Strategies: Radical Sabbaticals

Threatened by downsizing, small companies are making an effort to find alternatives to layoffs.  Read story

Extra Credit

A weekly look at the latest products and services designed to help you run a better business.  Read story

Plans for Growth

In order to fuel her company's growth, Lori Bonn Gallagher, CEO of Lori Bonn Design, needs significantly more capital than she's gotten so far.  Read story

CEO's Notebook: Stock Options Equity

Tips and resources on offering stock options, sharing equity, teaching employees about their stock, and discouraging them from selling stock to start their o...  Read story

Retailers Stocking Up Early for Holidays

A surge in cargo traffic at the nation's major retail container ports indicates that retailers are stocking up early for this year's holiday shopping seas...  Read story

Frank Tucker's Downtime

Life after work: heading home with a single-dad CEO.  Read story

Ronald Reagan Is Making At Least One Business Boom

By nibbling on jelly beans in the Cabinet, the President turned Herman Rowland's little candy company into a supply-side superstar.  Read story

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Many airplane accidents occur on takeoff. To improve safety in private and commercial aircraft, AeroQuest Corp., of Wichita, makes an electronic system t...  Read story

Hotline

Current trends and legislation affecting small business.  Read story

"businessman's Bank" Serves Entrepreneurs

Four years ago, Mike Turk found that a lot of banks in San Diego weren't taking him seriously when he talked about starting his own general contracting an...  Read story

Airports of Call

Don't leave home without your plan for staying wired in.  Read story

Kachajian's Rebellion

The story of how one small manufacturere spent six years fighting to save his business from the deadening hand of government export controls -- and won. Sort...  Read story

When Employees Share Stock Pain, Not Gain

More employees are sharing in company gains through stock option plans, but what happens when the pricedrops and it comes time to share the pain? M...  Read story

The Secret is ^^comma^^Don't Assume^^comma^^

Even when fuel costs spike, you can save on travel.  Read story

Seeing Green

Information on obtaining copies of the Green Report II, the FTC guidelines to 'green' marketing.  Read story

The Inner City 100

100 street-smart companies.  Read story

A Portfolio of Young Business Owners

Meet six students who have already taken the entrepreneurial leap.  Read story

Setting Standards

NutriClean tests for pesticides in supermarket produce.  Read story

Almanac

A statistical look at 1999's Inc. 500 companies and the CEOs who run them.  Read story

Making Customer Roundtables Work

Hosting customer roundtables for market research and R&D.  Read story

A Wide Variety From Network Suppliers

Any local-area network system must assure the accurate transmission of data between the devices it interconnects. To do so, it must communicate betweern t...  Read story