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The Business of a Truck Stop
A look at the companies that provide the 7 Feathers Truck & Travel Center in Canyonville, Oregon, with a neon sign, snacks, and fuel pumps
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In Search of Tax Breaks? Try Funding a Start-Up Idea
A weekly look at the latest products and services designed to help you run a better business. Read more
Why Everybody's Talking About "just In Time"
A new approach to reducing costly inventories may seem like a lot of common sense, but for many U.S. companies, it is revolutionizing the way they run their ... Read more
Life In The Silicon Rain Forest
Oregon has always been a great place to fish or raise a family. Lately it has become one of the hottest places around to start a company. Read more
It's A Jungle Out There
After reading your article "Life in the Silicon Rain Forest" (June), I felt it necessary to comment. You mention the "commitment" of those people who mov... Read more
Boosting Small Business
Overcoming an antibusiness bias The idea of states cutting red tape for development permits and business licenses is nothing new, but Oregon has add... Read more
A Mouse for Fast Typists
Company creates a software package that allows fast typists to use the keyboard instead of a mouse. Read more
Oregon Legislature Aids Small Business
I read with interest your September News & Trends article (page 22) on the legislative successes of small business. We are very pleased with the Orego... Read more
Hot or Not?
The market is awash in capital, and more investors are putting it into entrepreneurial firms. But not all businesses are created equal. Here's a look at the ... Read more
Inc.'s Guide to 'Smart' Government Money
A guide to helping small companies profit from new economic-development programs. Read more
The Legal Landscape
Some states are friendly to noncompetes; others aren't. Here's a rough guide. Read more
Jurassic Park
Inc.'s editor-in-chief and several CEOs comment briefly on new difficulties facing small business. Read more
September's Business for Sale
Last month, we brought back a re-tooled version of a classic Inc. column, Business for Sale. In the second installment of the revived column, Elaine Grant... Read more
Branching Out
Western Wood Products Assn., an organization of western lumber manufacturers, has found that holding seminars is a cheaper and more effective way of reach... Read more
Quirky Perks
Quirky perks In these days of customized compensation packages, candidates can get very creative with the perks and benefits they wa... Read more
High Times for Employers Over Oregon Medical Marijuana Ruling
Oregon's highest court rules that employers don't have to accomodate medical marijuana use despite a state law allowing approved patients to light up. Read more
A Good Garage Is Hard To Find
Be it ever so humble,there is no place like a garage. One-car or two, attached or detached, shingled or clapboard, the garage houses a panoply of objects ... Read more
Lemonade Stand Goes Sour For Young Entrepreneur
A 7-year-old's lemonade stand in Oregon is shut down because she doesn't have a temporary restaurant license. Read more
Things I Can't Live Without: Andy Berliner
The CEO of Amy's Kitchen likes veggie burgers, sure, but why so many cell phones? Read more
How to Break Into the Green Energy Business
As the international race to efficiently use renewable energy escalates, more money is being thrown at making green energy widely available. Here's how to br... Read more
Online Recruiting More Popular
More hiring managers are looking for job candidates online, but referrals are still the most trusted tool. Read more
Plugging Holes in Loan Proposals
Banker's opinions on loan request weaknesses. Read more
The New Northwest Passage
Hit hard by imports, aggressive Oregon businesses have discovered how to make the doors of Japanese trade swing both ways. Read more
Giving Back, Big Time
Researchers find that small businesses support community activites more than do large businesses. Read more
Color Your Tube Earth Tone
Software manufacturer contributes profits to environmental organizations. Read more
Green is the New Black
Tax breaks, lower electric bills, impressed customers -- companies are finding plenty of benefits in greening up their buildings. And it's not that hard. Read more
At a Glance
Charts providing information on the features of Inc. 500 companies. Read more
The Entrepreneurial Year in Review
For some industries -- finance and retail, we're looking at you -- this was a year of living dangerously. But plenty of companies had a big year. A look at t... Read more
Green Banks, YouTube’s Demise, and Top Roadside Eats
Twittering in Tehran . No one really knows what's been happening in Iran over the past few days as protests and violence flare up in the wake of a d... Read more
How to Profit from Your Customers’ Gratitude
Insurers revoke policies to avoid paying high costs . A few days before a scheduled mastectomy, Robin Beaton's insurance company cancelled her polic... Read more
From Dancing Dots to Floating Restaurants
Sampling of start-ups from 20 small-business development centers. Read more
America's Fastest-growing Private Companies
By now, you are familiar with the backbone metaphor. As in: "Small businesses are the backbone of our economy. We must do everything we can'¦to make sure... Read more
Localizing the Brand
Henry Estate's push into China flopped--until it learned that exporting means more than just translating the words on a label. Read more
Network: February 1993
Network: Reader-to-reader advice on a variety of topics. Read more
Rating the Governors
With Arnold Schwarzenegger and 25 other governors up for reelection, we look at who among them has earned the entrepreneurial vote. Read more
The Economy This Week
Small-business optimism drops to recession levels; retail sales get a boost. Read more
Jobless Claims Surge by 19,000
April 12, 2007 -- The number of new claims for unemployment benefits rose by 19,000 last week to 342,000, the Labor Department reported T... Read more
Power Ranger
Computers consume a lot of power even when nobody's using them. If users won't take time to power down their PCs, Surveyor software will. Read more
Managed Competition Gains Admirers
Hillary Clinton health care is back -- and it's working. Read more
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