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Recent Articles about Oklahoma City

More Workers Taking Second Jobs

As the holidays approach, many cash-strapped Americans are looking for an extra paycheck, a survey finds.  Read more

Triple A Rating

It's not how you play the game that counts, just how you pack the stands. So says Patty Cox Hampton, who has turned around what may have been the worst franc...  Read more

Do-Not-Call List Hits Another Snag

The national do-not-call list has come under fire again, the Read more

Top Small Business Cities and a Twitter Challenger

The 50 best places to launch a new small business. CNNMoney.com ranks Read more

Money Talks

You say you've done Disneyworld You're sick of Six Flags over Texas? Well maybe it is time to try Oklahoma City' free-enterprise amusement park, the $15 m...  Read more

Inc. 5000 Update: H&H Gun Range

The owner of a fast-growing shooting range talks CEO pay, regulation, and the typical firearms buyer.  Read more

The 2010 Inc. 5000: Top 10 American Indian Entrepreneurs

Representing a range of tribal nations, these Inc. 5,000 CEOs have experienced exceptional growth and committed themselves to giving back to their communities.  View slideshow

Hey, Look Us Over

Attracting top tech people to a small city.  Read more

Hey, Look Us Over

Attracting top tech people to a small city.  Read more

Divine Intervention

We know many companies that have tried to gain an edge by seeking out psychics, handwriting experts, and management gurus. But a few companies are turnin...  Read more

A Brief History of Innovation

Many of the revolutionary products of the last century sprang from small companies. If you don't already appreciate the impact that entrepreneurial businesse...  Read more

Get Emergency Care Overseas

When a medical emergency strikes far from home, the problem of obtaining proper treatment can add trauma to injury. If you or anyone in your company trav...  Read more

The Best Big Cities for Starting and Growing a Business

Report examines the concentration of new businesses in states, regions, metro, and rural areas.  Read more

Smart Money

Bob McCormick's flair for innovation has made his company a model in an industry that's as stodgy as they come.  Read more

Rebuilding Blocks

After moving his company to a once-desolate section of Oklahoma City, Tom Wilson, the CEO of Architectural Design Group, helped to revitalize the area by res...  Read more

Report: Businesses Going Bankrupt

There were more bankruptcies in 2008 than at any time since 2005, with company filings rising 50 percent.  Read more

Leading Your Company Through a Crisis

In times of crisis, people need leaders more than ever. Your expectations and actions can help your company recover, hurt your company, or even lead to it...  Read more

Obit: Map Publisher Loses Its Way in the Vast USA

By expanding beyond the limits of its sales force, this map publishing company took a permanent detour from its path to success. A business obit.  Read more

Top 10 American Indian Entrepreneurs

From IT solutions to military services, these are the top small businesses run by CEO’s of American Indian heritage.  View slideshow

Long Wave, - Inc. Article

Long Wave Location: Oklahoma City 2002 Revenue: $2.1 million Growth (1...  Read more

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Leasing Property

A lease is a contract between an owner and a user of property. In business lease agreements, the owner (lessor) receives financial compensation and in exc...  Read more

Upcoming Events

The 1982 Annual Meeting of the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors (NAW), Jan. 8-12, Palm Springs, Calif. Call Fran Crawford at NAW in Washing...  Read more

Positive ID: All About Biometrics

Biometric identification sounded like a way to prevent unauthorized users from accessing company property or info. But you may be surprised to learn how busi...  Read more

Plant an Accountability Tree

As a company grows, it can become tough to keep track of who's responsible for what. "You have people constantly crossingfunctional lines," says Thomas G....  Read more

In the Cards

Here's how smart cards--plastic cards that store information on an internal microchip--can help small companies learn about their customers' purchasing behav...  Read more

All Present And Accounted For

Plan for maintaining control and accountability of employees in growing companies.  Read more

Introducing The 1986 Inc. 100

Like a bunch of adolescents, the companies on the INC. 100 are an unsettled lot. They have grown so fast that their knees ache. They have consumed capit...  Read more

His Pond Runneth Over

The pond guy, the dog lady, and more.  Read more

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 more

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America's Fastest-Growing Debt Collector

What recession? Debt Free Associates, which grew over 12,376 percent in three years, is one of a few companies that look forward to a downturn.  Read more

Boomtowns '06: Hottest Large Cities

Employment Base of 450,000 or more.  Read more

The Inner City 100

100 street-smart companies.  Read more

How We Pick the Best Cities

This year's rankings continue the methodology used last year, which emphasizes the robustness of a region's growth and allows the rankings to include all ...  Read more

Google's Challenge to Facebook

The search giant unveils a new social campaign, plus advice on going viral, and the rest of today's news.  Read more

Study: Almost Half of Résumés are Bogus

A new six-month review of résumés found that a surprising number contained "major misrepresentations."  Read more

Business on Call

Many diverse businesses are learning they can use their new pagers for much more than getting beeped.  Read more

Letters

Readers react to articles from the September issue of Inc., including Jerry Useem's "The Richest Man You've Never Heard Of" and "Treating Temporary Work as a...  Read more