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 story
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 story
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 story
Hey, Look Us Over
Attracting top tech people to a small city. Read story
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 story
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 story
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 story
The 2007 Inner City 100 Profiles: 31-40
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 story
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 story
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 story
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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 story
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 story
Long Wave, - Inc. Article
Long Wave Location: Oklahoma City 2002 Revenue: $2.1 million Growth (1... Read story
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Report: Businesses Going Bankrupt
There were more bankruptcies in 2008 than at any time since 2005, with company filings rising 50 percent. Read story
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 story
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 story
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 story
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 story
All Present And Accounted For
Plan for maintaining control and accountability of employees in growing companies. Read story
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 story
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His Pond Runneth Over
The pond guy, the dog lady, and more. 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
The Inner City 100
100 street-smart companies. Read story
Boomtowns '06: Hottest Large Cities
Employment Base of 450,000 or more. Read story
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 story
Business on Call
Many diverse businesses are learning they can use their new pagers for much more than getting beeped. Read story
Study: Almost Half of Résumés are Bogus
A new six-month review of résumés found that a surprising number contained "major misrepresentations." Read story
Prime Time
If interest rates were the number one thing on your mind last year, you weren't alone. The Small Business Foundation's award-winning cartoonists felt the sam... Read story
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 story
Class Of '82: Who's Who Among The Acquired
1982 Rank Company Location Acquirer 413. Basic Concept Paterson, NJ Lightolier, subs. Bairnco <... Read story
Missed Opportunities
How small company executive compensation packages pale in comparison to large company plans. Read story
Best Cities: The Lists
Here's Inc. magazine's 2000 list of the best metro areas, big and small, in which to start and grow your business. Read story
Ongoing Sales Rewards
Customized rewards to motivate sales forces. Read story
The Inc. Second 100
The runners-up to the 1981 INC. 100 are more profitable, more productive, and more stable. Read story
Rethink " Employee of the Month"
Although they are popular motivational tools, "employee of the month" programs don't always improve employee morale. Just ask Dale Hageman, CEO of an empl... Read story
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The Private 500 represent 44 states. Geographically, the West wins again on the strength of California's 84 companies -- more than twice as many as any ot... Read story
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