Orange County


America's Newest Entrepreneurial Patron

By Rod Kurtz |  Oct 1, 2003

Disney to sponsor SBA center...And no, Mickey won't be teaching.  Read story

Office Depot Conference Expands

Jan 17, 2007

Jan. 17, 2007 -- Office Depot, a nationwide office products and services company based in Delray Beach, Fla., is expanding its annual con...  Read story

Fast Trading with Computers

By Bruce G. Posner |  Mar 1, 1993

Company computerizes barter technology to allow tens of thousands of small companies to barter goods and services.  Read story

Business for Sale: California Dining-Yacht Service

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Dec 1, 2000

If wining and dining on a beautiful boat is your idea of living, consider this California-based dining-cruise business.  Read story

Business For Sale: A Foam-based Business

By Ryan McCarthy |  Aug 1, 2008

A Southern California fire-safety company for $8.5 million  Read story

Open the Gates

By Joel Kotkin |  Oct 1, 1989

Reasons why immigration may be the most effective way to boost the economy.  Read story

Screen Test

By Jeffrey L. Seglin |  Jul 1, 1984

The arrival of videotex and other electronic shopping systems lets smaller companies try out some fresh marketing options.  Read story

Hot Spots: A Field Guide to Your Local Economy

By Joel Garreau |  May 15, 1995

Some signs to look for suggesting a community's vitality and opportunity, and those signaling economic collapse.  Read story

The Road Crew

By Inc Staff |  Nov 1, 2006

Cleaning up the nation's highways, one smog-belching vehicle at a time.  Read story

A Golden Alternative

By Tom Parsons |  May 3, 2000

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

Rebuilding Shangri-la

By Hillary Johnson |  Sep 1, 2005

When the Ojai Valley Inn was forced to close for renovations, it faced losing most of its work force. Instead, manager launched the ultimate job-retraining p...  Read story

Comerica Bank Opens Six New Banking Centers

Dec 20, 2007

Comerica Bank (NYSE:CMA)  has announced the opening of six new banking centers in Arizona and California by year-end. The new centers will serve reta...  Read story

High Fliers

By Stephan Wilkinson |  Nov 1, 1983

How corporate wings can give your marketing a lift.  Read story

Spectrum Bank Acquisition Completed

Feb 1, 2008

With the purchase, Belvedere Capital plans to develop a small-business community bank.  Read story

Business Ownership Among Immigrant Women on the Rise

By Stephanie Clifford |  Feb 3, 2005

February 4, 2005 --There's long been an American dream of a man immigrating to the U.S., setting up a business, and providing for himself ...  Read story

Even Easier Shipping

By Laura Palotie |  Jul 9, 2008

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

The People Business

By Edward O. Welles |  Oct 15, 2000

Roth Staffing, the No. 1 Inc 500 company for 1999, achieved its staggering growth by sticking to a simple growth strategy: find out what customers w...  Read story

Emergency, Inc.;

By NANCY FRIEDMAN |  Aug 1, 1985

An odd-looking trophy adorns the desk of Stanley R. Gold, M.D., founder and president of American Emergicenter Inc., a chain of publicly owned walk-in med...  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

Getting Paid

By Aarti Shah |  Dec 11, 2007

Pursuing late-paying customers can be awkward for a business owner -- and time consuming. Here are some strategies for handling -- and avoiding -- the dilemma.  Read story

My Own Personal Metro Report

By George Gendron |  Jun 1, 1991

The Editor-in-Chief's choice for the best, worst, and most overrated business climates in the U.S.  Read story

The 1991 Inc. 500 Index

By Inc Staff |  Dec 1, 1991

Alphabetical listing of the 1991 Inc. 500 companies, names only.  Read story

Las Vegas Leads American Cities in Small Business Growth

By Michael Aneiro

Riding a surge in population and tourism, Las Vegas topped the nation in small business growth from 1998 through 2003, according to a new report. T...  Read story

The On-Line Gourmet

By Anne Stuart |  Jul 1, 2001

Enjoy fine dining? Our panel of well-fed CEOs rates Web sites geared for the bistro-loving business traveler.  Read story

Look to Low-Cost and Niche Airlines for Low Fares

By Tom Parsons |  Apr 28, 2000

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 story

The New Girls' Club

By Marc Ballon |  Mar 1, 1999

Sheri Grady is on a crusade to crack what she calls the "last bastion of male domination": corporate boards.There are too few women governing corporate Am...  Read story

The Next Generation

By Ryan J. McCarthy |  Jun 22, 2006

Jacquelyn Tran learned the ropes of the fragrance industry from her parents' brick-and-mortar business. Then she built her own -- online.  Read story

Firms Shift Gears on Relocation Policies

Jun 1, 1999

Companies aren' t beefing up their relocation benefits packages to attract and retain employees, even in thetight labor market. In fact, the opposite is t...  Read story

Mail

By Inc Staff |  Oct 1, 2005

This month's letters to the editor.  Read story

Stand and Deliver

By JAY FINEGAN |  Nov 1, 1992

A 24-year-old, street-smart entrepreneur starts her own courier service.  Read story

Upstarts: Internet Convenience Services

By Emily Barker |  Sep 1, 2000

The massive consumer rush to buy stuff online has created some real-world logistical problems -- problems that some start-ups hope to solve.  Read story

With Friends Like These

By Clay Risen |  Feb 1, 2006

They are in a position to help, but lately they haven't done much.  Read story

Buy, Sell, or Hold?

By Timothy Harper |  Jul 1, 2008

How entrepreneurs are playing the commercial real estate market.  Read story

Keeping Customers

By Aarti Shah |  Dec 11, 2007

Entice repeat business from existing customers without slashing your prices.  Read story

Cut Ad Costs Without Cutting Quality

By Carol Rose Carey |  Apr 1, 1982

When the ski industry began to head downhill, Susan Fabbiano found ways to do effective advertising at a fraction of pre-slump costs.  Read story

The Best 4 Small-Business Neighborhoods in America

By Joel Kotkin |  May 15, 1997

Here's what entrepreneurs are looking for when selecting a community for start-ups, and what they're finding.  Read story

Is It Easier Than Ever To Start A Business?

By Curtis Hartman |  Mar 1, 1987

It may look easier, what with all the advice and money and services available. But it may be harder than ever to succeed.  Read story

The Inner City 100 Profiles: 21-30

By Leigh Buchanan |  Jun 1, 2006

NO. 21 Intelliseek Cincinnati Blog analysis and research Read story

Networking: A Little Help From Your Friends

By Joseph P. Kahn |  Jun 1, 1985

In an age of rapid change, more and more CEOs are turning to one another to help solve their companies' problems.  Read story

The Great American Revival

By Joel Kotkin |  Feb 1, 1988

While the pundits debate how to restore U.S. industrial competitiveness, thousands of small, flexible, market-driven manufacturers are already doing it  Read story

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