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Inc. 5000 Update: Turbie Twist
The story of two sisters and a hair towel
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Maya Design: Michael McManus
Employees stay fresher when they have variety in their work, but Maya Design goes beyond allowing employees to move between departments.
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The 11 Greatest Pinball Machines of All Time* *according to one die-hard-fan
Kevin Martin, founder of Pair Networks, a Pittsburgh-based Web-hosting company, has been playing pinball his whole life. In the late 1990s, he began seriously collecting machines and later became president of the Professional & Amateur Pinball Association. A look at some of his collection, which happens to be one of the biggest in the world.
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Owners Shrug Off Stimulus Plan
A survey finds most small businesses expect to see little benefit from the $160 billion tax-relief package. Read more
Survey: Wage Hike Would Hit Small Retailers
April 5, 2007 -- Small retailers say they will be forced to raise prices and reduce hiring if Congress approves legislation to boost the ... Read more
Small Firms Unscathed by Housing, Credit Crunch
Despite trouble in the credit and housing markets, small-business owners are maintaining a positive outlook for the months ahead, according to a recent su... Read more
Mayoral Momentum
A primary tenet of the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City's (ICIC) philosophy is that the private sector must play a major role in the revitalization... Read more
It's Geek-O-Rama Time!
A bioremediation company makes the most out of its industry's esoteric jargon by making it a contest. Read more
Benchmark: Meaningful Meetings
Some data from a survey of managers asking how they run meetings, and percentages for various techniques used. Read more
Fast Rising
Profile and analysis of an employee-founded bakery: the struggles to gain financing and customers. Read more
What One Man Can Do
Bill Strickland is in the business of saving lives. After almost 40 years of teaching kids, training adults, and telling his story, he's looking to "franchis... Read more
Steve Prelosky
Age: 30 Hometown: Pittsburgh Undergraduate Degree: Pennsylvania State University Business School: Graduate School of Industrial Administ... Read more
Times Change: In Pittsburgh, the spiritual center of the Rust Belt, high-technology workers now outnumber steelworkers. While the steel business continue... Read more
Nice Guys Finish First
Profiles of the four runners-up for "Best-managed Franchises in America." Read more
Very Tightly Wound
How the watch business works. Read more
It Takes a Cybervillage
An overview of three cities, Pittsburgh, Boulder, and Montreal, that experts believe could be hot spots for new-media industries. Read more
5 Atypical Employee Benefit Offerings
Go outside the benefit offering checkbox and reap the result of top performers who are easier to attract and stay longer. Read more
The 2007 Inner City 100 Profiles: 51-60
The Inner City 100 Profiles: 91-100
NO. 91 Sun Coast Resources Houston Petroleum products wholesaling Read more
Keep the Boss Quiet
In the start-up days of any company, it's perfectly logical for a CEO to double as chief salesperson. But once business starts to take off, it makes littl... Read more
The Diary of a Small-Company Owner
First of a two-part series detailing an entrepreneur's use of an outside board as she struggles to grow her company. Read more
Here Comes The Neighborhood
A listing of nine high-growth neighborhoods in and around older, slower-growth cities. Read more
Big Problems and How Startups Solved Them
Even the most realistic entrepreneur underestimates the difficulties in building a business. Sure, everyone foresees challenges in raising capital,... Read more
License to Kilt
As Robert Burns might put it: Gie me ae lad wi' ae song O auld; gie me ae man wi' pipes O guld. Read more
Miss Management: Climate Control
Each week, Inc. staff writer Nadine Heintz (Miss Management) will help you tackle office etiquette problems both big and small. D... Read more
The Shotgun Solution
To try a different approach, an architecture firm runs commercials that are informative and educational. Read more
Back Me Up, Scotty
Company creates computers that continually back-up data. Read more
Pipe Covering
Engineer has created a new form-fitting pipe insulation foam called FoamPak. Read more
The Importance of Unplugging
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
CEO's Notebook
CEOs give advice on building a brand through custom publishing; limiting your number of all-staff functions; maximizing brainstorming sessions; and advertisi... Read more
The Inner City 100
100 street-smart companies. Read more
Scoring on the Net
Inc. magazine's editor-at-large explains how he hit a home run while shopping on-line. Read more
Managing Information Security
Protecting proprietary information is becoming evermore important, so many companies are looking beyond technology -- and their technology managers. Read more
Managing Information Security
Protecting proprietary information is becoming evermore important, so many companies are looking beyond technology -- and their technology managers. Read more
The Inc. Network
Reader-to-reader advice. Read more
Supreme Court Ruling Could Boost Software Sector
The high court says the test for business method patents is too rigid. The software industry, among others, is poised to benefit. Read more
More Cities To Get Clearwire 4G WiMax
Clearwire announced today it's adding more cities to its list of "who's getting 4G WiMax service next". They are: Miami, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, Salt Lak... Read more
CEO Passions: Rowing
When Chris Ryan, founder of Geo-Solutions, realized there was no boathouse in Pittsburgh, he built one. Read more
Kids Banned From Pennsylvania Restaurant
Is it ageism or common sense to ban rowdy children? Read more
The Forks in Their Roads
Inc. reports on the progress of five start-ups featured in the January issue. Read more
America's Fastest-Growing Retailer
ModCloth, run by a husband-and-wife team, is a website that sells vintage clothing and drew in $15.6 million in 2009. Read more
The Bag Man
Inc. 's Road Warrior reviews two laptop cases that convert to portable offices. Read more
Seduction by the Numbers
Tearing into "breaking free of budgets," and more. Read more
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