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New Online Sales Community
Dec. 27, 2006 -- InfoUSA, an Omaha, Neb.-based provider of business and consumer databases, announced Tuesday that it will create an onli... Read more
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John Galt Boulevard, Omaha
Fast-growth companies are everywhere, including the unlikely city of Omaha. Read more
Sign Of The Times
The Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha now sponsors a credit card. Read more
Creating a Wellness Program
Various resources for promoting health programs within the company. Read more
Second Time's the Harm
One CEO learned that expanding to a second city can have many pitfalls. The marketplace is different, and many of your needs are different, too. Read more
Where Really Bad Ideas Come From
Before starting the companies that made the 1998 Inc. 500, many CEOs pursued dubious business concepts that ultimately bombed. Here are the lessons ... Read more
Warehouse Rents Likely to Rise in '06
Industrial space in the U.S. is in demand. The hottest markets have links to China trade and the housing boom. Read more
Fresh Direct
Three lifestyle companies bring edge and esoterica to the masses. Read more
Setting Sites: Oh My, Omaha
Dine on the water, explore a rain forest -- and get great tax breaks. Read more
Affordable Wellness Programs
Promoting healthful habits in small businesses. Read more
New Relief for Road Warriors
Web-based expense-reporting systems let you log on from the road and record expenses as you go. Read more
Hotel Booking for Business Travelers
With hotels hotter than ever, getting the room you want can be tricky. Here are some tips for business travel accommodations. Read more
CEO's Notebook
CEOs give advice on: screening potential customers; opening out-of-state offices; investigating foreign banks; and taming the anxiety of starting your own bu... Read more
How I Did It: Chip Davis
The music business didn't particularly want him. The feeling was mutual. Read more
New Relief for Road Warriors
Web-based expense-reporting systems let you log on from the road and record expenses as you go. Read more
Groupon Gets Old-School Competitor
Each day, Inc .'s reporters scour the Web for the most important and interesting news to entrepreneurs. Here's what we found today: <... Read more
The Inner City 100 Profiles: 11-20
NO. 11 VisionIT Detroit Technology staffing Read more
Blueprint for Buyers
Catalogs from Design Basics, a home-plan publisher based in Omaha, once grouped home designs primarily by architectural style. Although this organization ... Read more
Through a Fax, Sharply
Like many companies, Design Basics depends on the fax machine to immediately send customers the information they request. But, just because something is f... Read more
Sing to Me, Baby
Story of a start-up that has invented a market for itself. Read more
How to Hammer Out Deal Terms Like Warren Buffett
In the early stages of selling your business, you're better off taking cues from the Oracle of Omaha and keeping the lawyers away from the negotiations. Read more
The Rules of Attraction
Many Inc. 500 CEOs become addicted to fast growth -- the exhilaration of laying it all on the line -- while some even plan fast growth just to make the Inc. ... Read more
A Sharper Image
This knife vendor started as an on-line demo. Then it was a dot-com. Now it's a store. And catalogs are on the way. Read more
High Fliers
How corporate wings can give your marketing a lift. Read more
Exit Strategist of the Year
Mary and Gary West are probably the richest American couple you've never heard of--and they did it the new-fashioned way. They took their... Read more
2000 Inc. 500 Index
The fastest-growing private companies in America in 2000, listed alphabetically. Read more
Free, Slim, and Specific
Sending less product literature to customers can actually be a more efficient way to communicate with them and service their needs. Like other companies i... Read more
A Sustainability Pioneer
Wendi Goldsmith leads a business that helps other companies to embrace going green. Read more
Keeping the Dream Alive
When the sizzle of a sales pitch fizzles in the wake of the work necessary to fill the order, it's a great time to offer customers a perk to keep them occ... Read more
Second Thoughts on Growth
Analysis of a new generation of business owners, and growing a company in light of the last decade. Read more
Look to Low-Cost and Niche Airlines for Low Fares
One of the best ways to get the lowest fares is to know where low-cost and niche airlines fly. These carriers allow you to create your own system of airfa... Read more
Bulletin Board
A collection of short articles about technology. Topics include dealing with a disgruntled customer's disparaging Web site; automating product inspection; an... Read more
U.S. Business Numbers Grow During Staled Economy
Oct. 19, 2004 --In the past five years, the U.S. economy has experienced both extremes of the business cycle--the Internet bubble peak fol... 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
Good Psychology
Everyone knows the auto-repair business has an image problem. "Customer satisfaction is hard to achieve when the industry's revenues are based on large, u... Read more
Relocating Washington
Imagine the Interior Department out West, or Labor in Detroit. Read more
Buffett Calls Obama's Stimulus Bill, "Half a Viagra"
The oracle from Omaha sees continued struggle in the future. Warren Buffett predicts rising unemployment and a possible second stimulus package in ... Read more
The 2007 Inner City 100 Profiles: 21-30
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