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 story
Portland (Oregon)
Craig Rosebraugh's War
Oregon restaurant owner Craig Rosebraugh is much like any other person battling to get an ambitious new business onto solid ground. Except for the part about... Read story
What's In That Diaper?
In 2002, Jason and Kimberley Graham-Nye faced a decision: cloth (a hassle) or disposable (wasteful). "We looked at each other and said, 'That's it?'" says Ki... Read story
Give More, Get More
Hanna Andersson Corp., a Portland, Ore., mail-order business, sells children's clothing. The 250-employee company also takes the clothes back when the chi... Read story
Smart Questions for Your Tech Consultant
Your IT system needs a major overhaul, and hordes of consultants would love to fix it for you. How do you find one who'll get the work done on time and on bu... Read story
Ask Maxine Clark
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Phone Home
Start-up competes with directory assistance giving out business phone numbers. Read story
Don't Do It Yourself I'm puzzled by an inconsistency in Inc. 's list of bargains for businesses ["Read story
Who's Managing Whom?
What the experts are telling your workers about you. Read story
Report: Consumers Still Shopping Green
Despite the recession, buyers are spending more for eco-friendly products. Read story
Tales Of Equity;
There is a new twist in initial public offerings, and it may just open up a whole new source of capital for start-ups. Called a "public-private" deal, it ... Read story
Whistle While You Work
These three companies are among the best-known makers of whistleblower software. Prices depend on how customized a system is and the number of users, but the... Read story
Dear Jon,
Three years after founding Northwest Instrument Systems, Jon Birck became a cliche -- one more entrepreneur squeezed out of his fast-growing company. Read story
What's Your Company Worth Now?
The market is flooded with capital, and more investors are putting it into private companies. That's just one reason you need to know the value of your busin... Read story
Hotline
Current trends affecting small business. Read story
Inc. 500 Firm Launches Online Collaboration Tool
Feb. 7, 2007 -- Jive Software, a Portland, Ore.-based software-development company, has launched Clearspace v1.0, a new software collabor... Read story
Back in the Saddle Great to see drive and determination, in all areas of life! [Read story
In Spanish, It's Un Equipo
In English, it's a team. Either way, it's tough to build. Read story
When Warm Weather Arrives, More Employees Call in "Sick"
At least 30 percent of workers admit they're planning to fake sick days this summer, according to new research. Read story
Top 30 Entrepreneurs Under 30 - Hayden Hamilton, GreenPrint
#26 HAYDEN HAMILTON GREENPRINT Age: 30 Location: Portla... Read story
The Law;
When Micron Technology Inc., an $87-million Boise, Idaho, manufacturer of semiconductor memory components, went public last year, its prospectus contained... Read story
Suggestions, Anyone?
A sales technique that lets the potential customer know his or her long-run cost savings. Read story
A Back-to-School Business Plan
Why an $8 billion market is suddenly up for grabs. Read story
How I Did It: Gert Boyle, chairman, Columbia Sportswear
Tougher than the rest. Read story
Giveaways for Good Customers
How do you reward customers for buying more? Discounts and favorable terms on high-volume purchases are a start. Another way to encourage customers to spe... Read story
The Skills Crisis
Manufacturer provides in-house training skills to his employees, many of whom are Latin American. Read story
A Virtual Culture
An entrepreneurial company conducting business virtually needs to rely on the latest communication technologies and to determine the best uses for each. It's... Read story
The Heady Market Ln Mlcrobreweries
It is hardly a movement -- yet. But inspired by Fritz Maytag's example of Anchor beer and convinced that there is a market for a specialty product, a scor... Read story
Fresh From Prison, a Brother Rejoins the Family Bread Business
Glenn Dahl was taking an absurd risk in letting his younger brother Dave -- recovering addict, six-time felon -- back into his life and business Read story
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Phew! For a while there it seemed as if this section's observations on the behavior of small-company stocks might never return to its appointed task of f... Read story
An Inc. 500 President?
When we asked Inc. 500 CEOs whom they favor in next year's presidential elections, Rudolph Giuliani led the field, capturing 17 percent of survey response... Read story
Index
How to contact companies, people, and organizations mentioned prominently in this issue. Read story
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#8 TEMPS & CO. WASHINGTON, D.C. Many INC. 500 companies are wife-and-husband teams, but so far as we can tell, this is the only sister-brother c... Read story
Coping with Drugs
Profile of three companies' drug and alcohol policies. Read story
Just Did It
A quote from Donald Katz's 'Just Do It: The NIke Spirit in the Corporate World,' concerning Nike's turnaround. Read story
Wish You Were Here?
8 Amazing boat trips around the world. Read story
Mail: "It's Optimism That Keeps Us Going"
Readers weigh in on work-life balance Read story
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Hotline informational paragraphs on the above topic. Read story
Employee Web Use Poses Risks to Company Networks
The use of social-networking sites at work has made companies more vulnerable to viruses and other threats. Read story
This Joe Trades Bikes for Clunkers
A bicycle shop in Portland, Oregon, refashions the federal car rebate into a program to encourage bike ownership. Read story
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