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Merit raises ballooned to 9.1% in inflation-ridden 1982.Now they're down and still falling. Jittery about the economy, employers are cutting the ave... Read story
Merit raises ballooned to 9.1% in inflation-ridden 1982.Now they're down and still falling. Jittery about the economy, employers are cutting the ave... Read story
New business packages magazine subscriptions to be sold as gifts through retailers. Read story
Chart showing the most common privileges granted to employees of small companies. Read story
Being open and honest with workers boosts morale and productivity, a survey finds. Read story
Jan. 8, 2007 -- IncreMental Advantage, a Princeton, N.J.-based private research group, is hosting a two-day conference on managing intell... Read story
Advice from entrepreneurs on how to keep key employees motivated. Read story
Chart: Compensation survey of 630 companies asking their reasons for adopting an incentive pay program. Read story
A look at what small companies now pay for health-benefits programs. Read story
Fewer owners are reporting cash-flow problems this month, a survey shows. Read story
Chart showing percentage of companies which offer employee leave or unpaid parental leave. Read story
Tax-exempt industrial revenue bonds provide the best financing rates in years. Read story
A majority of small retailers say they are not treated fairly by their credit-processing firms, a new survey shows. Read story
Insight into successful firing and hiring practices. Read story
How to spot the customers you don't want. You know just who we're talking about: the high-maintenance, low-profit customer. The on... Read story
Does your company's benefits package include tuition reimbursement, weekly cocktail parties, scuba-diving lessons, ski weekends, white-water rafting trips... Read story
Chart outlining public attitudes about stricter environmental regulations. Read story
A Gallup poll suggests that when a company takes an active role in health promotion, employees listen. Read story
Small-business and consumer outlook improves; private-sector payrolls rebound. Read story
Mention the phrase "competitive pay rates," and most executives focus on industrywide comparisons of their top-level managers. They rarely consider that ... Read story
Frequent interruptions, cell-phone use, and a lack of bathroom breaks are among the many complaints employees have. Read story
A visit with a king provides some unexpected business lessons. Read story
From simple beeps to ticker-tape printouts, the message is clear. Pagers and mobile phones are rapidly becoming more useful and affordable. Read story
With the arrival of interactive computers and radios that sound alarms and talk back, an office-bound investor no longer is at the mercy of a broker's teleph... Read story
If your company has spare cash, alternatives to bank accounts and CDs can help generate extra working capital. Read story
A comprehensive guide to companies, organizations, and individuals featured in the October issue of Inc. Read story
Orange Glo, which makes OxiClean and other cleaning products, will be bought by Arm & Hammer's parent company. Read story
Here's how start-up University Access partnered with universities and PBS to sell long-distance learning programs. Plus: why corporations are likely customer... Read story
CEOs give advice on: learning how to identify the customers you don't want; enhancing your employees' health coverage; and integrating new employees into an ... Read story
Imagine if advertisers had to pay only when a customer bought something. That day may be here. Read story
Nearly two years ago, Merrill Lynch Venture Capital Inc. put together an unusual partnership. While most venture capital funds raise money in chunks of $1... Read story
Lots of businesses are born of necessity, but few of so frightening a necessity as this Read story
Research shows that innovation won't happen without a diverse work force. Then why do so many CEOs clone themselves for every position? Read story
Small groups can show you better ways to sell your product. Read story
A 1980 law made it easier for venture capital companies to go public. But the market's collapse and some fundamental questions have produced a trickle rather... Read story
Businesses are using personality testing to check out their own hunches about salespeople. Read story
Survey results on what employees want from their jobs. Read story
Readers react to articles from the January 1999 issue of Inc., including Leigh Buchanan's "The Smartest Little Company in America" and David Shenk's "Why You... Read story
Their wealth may look enormous on paper, but Inc 500 CEOs generally don't describe themselves as rich. You may disagree. Read story
The Small Business High Technology Institute stands ready to mobilize the private sector and to stimulate the federal governemnt toward maximizing innovation. Read story
Keep track of your investments with a computer What do insiders know that the rest of us don't? Read story
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