Palm Springs


Entrepreneurs Compete for National Award

Nov 8, 2006

Nov. 8, 2006 -- More than 1,500 of the nation's entrepreneurs will meet in Palm Springs, Calif., from Nov. 16-19 to vie for the Ernst &am...  Read story

My Place: Trina Turk's Desert Oasis

By Riza Cruz |  Nov 1, 2006

Where clothing designer Trina Turk kicks back: a Palm Springs house shaped like a cruise ship.  Read story

Summer Blues? Not Necessarily

By Keith Ferrazzi |  Aug 1, 2007

Networking never takes a holiday. You can build relationships with powerful people even when they're out of the office on vacation.  Read story

Upcoming Events

Jan 1, 1982

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

Shoe Faddish

Oct 1, 1983

Fads come, and fads go. Here is one that should last about 15 minutes: Shoes-while-u-wait. Actually, the shoes are more like sandals. In Italy, wher...  Read story

What's Next: Taskus Interruptus

By David H. Freedman |  Feb 1, 2007

Why interruption, distraction, and multitasking are not such awful things after all.  Read story

What Business Would You Start?

By Thea Singer |  Mar 1, 2002

If you were to launch a business today, what would it be? That's the question Inc recently posed to some of the sharpest minds in the business world...  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

Far and Away

By Ondine Cohane |  May 1, 2004

When employees have been very, very good, send them to one of these fabulous destination resorts.  Read story

Environmentally Friendly Rental Cars

By Donna Williams |  Nov 1, 2004

If the price of gas has you rethinking your travel plans, try renting an environmental vehicle.  Read story

On A Wing And A Prayer

By Curtis Hartman |  Aug 1, 1984

Bob Adickes and Avtek Corp.'s other founders are in a race with Beech, Lear, and the clock to produce the next generation of corporate aircraft.  Read story

Managing: Do You Need an HR Director?

By Donna Fenn |  Feb 1, 1996

Several corporate officers explain how they decided it was time for their companies to hire HR directors.  Read story

Fighting Back

By Norm Brodsky |  Oct 5, 2001

Street Smarts The terrorist attacks could claim even more victims unless businesspeople take steps right now to make sure ...  Read story

With A Little Help From His Friends

By John Case |  Apr 1, 1989

A long-shot start-up company gets help from a number of helpful, interested businesspeople.  Read story

Multimedia Is the Message

By Tony Seideman |  Sep 15, 1996

Several small businesses are highlighted as readers see how to maximize the affects of marketing with multimedia.  Read story

Upcoming Events

Nov 1, 1981

"The States and Small Business: Priorities for the '80s." Third annual. Kansas City, Mo. Nov. 9-10 Statewide Small Business Conferences in:Read story

Have Tech, Won't Travel

By Anne Stuart |  Jan 1, 2002

As the travel business goes bust, videoconferencing, Web-casting, and satellite services are starting to boom.  Read story

Entrepreneurs of the Year

By JAY FINEGAN |  Dec 1, 1994

Introduction to the 1994 EOY issue that presents the judges and process behind the award.  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

Need a High-Tech Infusion?

By Max Chafkin |  Jul 1, 2006

Consider partnering with a university.  Read story

Made In Usa

By Joel Kotkin |  Mar 1, 1985

THE CASE FOR MANUFACTURING IN AMERICA  Read story

Opposite Attractions

By David Whitford |  Dec 1, 1994

A look at the two winners of the 1994 Master EOY titles, their companies, and the runner-up.  Read story

The Start-Up Diaries: Plan B-Minus

By Michael Warshaw |  Jan 1, 2000

Application Technologies' founder Johann Verheem is staking his future on a plan that didn't quite make the grade in business school.  Read story

The Best-managed Franchises in America

By Curtis Hartman |  Oct 1, 1989

A profile of Gary Grace, whose 20 hair salons are the top performers in the Supercuts franchise chain.  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

Out On A Limb

By Stephen Solomon |  Aug 1, 1984

Thirty years in the logging business taught Bob Praegitzer all he needed to know to launch his technology company.  Read story

Energy Boost

By David H. Freedman |  Mar 1, 2001

Dennis Crum, founder of an energy brokerage firm, has started a dot-com that might kill his original business. So why does he think that's just what he needs...  Read story

How to Build an Inc. 500 Company

By Michael S. Hopkins |  Dec 1, 1988

Profile of an Inc. 500 CEO and his success in managing growth while taking his company public.  Read story

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