Rhode Island Sees Red
It is our understanding that the ranking of Rhode Island in the readers' report card on the states ("Readers Rate Their Own States," February) is based on... Read story
Providence (Rhode Island)
The View From #2
Windsurfing International's chief U.S. competitor -- and the first it sued -- is Sailrider Inc., a Providence, R.I., manufacture of sailboards that entere... Read story
Is Manufacturing Weighing Down the U.S. Economy?
The answer may surprise you. Read story
Richard Thalheimer on Selling Through Infomercials
Infomercials 101 from the man who brought you massage chairs and white-noise machines. Read story
What's Going To Happen In '82?
INC. asked hundreds of business people what they think this year will be like. Read story
Making Work Fun
Offbeat workplace celebrations can help maintain a lighthearted atmosphere. Read story
The Inc. Network
Reader-to-reader advice. Read story
30 Memorable Marketing Campaigns
A look at bold and unusual marketing campaigns from Ben & Jerry's, Pizza Patron, and Virgin Read story
Boomtowns '06: Hottest Large Cities
Employment Base of 450,000 or more. Read story
Office Design
Prefab makes modern architecture easier for companies revamping office space. Read story
Nickel and Dime: Pennies From Heaven
Reining in the high cost of business travel. Read story
Prime Time
If interest rates were the number one thing on your mind last year, you weren't alone. The Small Business Foundation's award-winning cartoonists felt the sam... Read story
From Buyouts To Small Biz
Mezzanine funds, big players in the mega-mergers of the 1980s, now cast their net in search of smaller growth firms. Read story
Banking On Lower Rates
Bankers and economists agree that once the economy finally turns upward, interest rates will follow suit. They also concur, however, that the upturn won't... Read story
Niche Networking
Recruiting in tough labor markets requires innovative approaches. One strategy is to find specialized recruiting niches in thesame way that compan... Read story
Gold-hunting Microbes
Jewelry manufacturers around Providence, R.I., pour an estimated $13 million in gold into the Atlantic Ocean every year. By using a microorganism, they m... Read story
Letters
Readers react to articles from the April 1999 issue of Inc., including "How to Get Rich in America," by Edward O. Welles and "When Good Managers Manage Too M... Read story
Signals For An Upturn?
The Small Business High Technology Institute stands ready to mobilize the private sector and to stimulate the federal governemnt toward maximizing innovation. Read story
Checklist for Going National
Consultants advise community service organization to build name recognition and staff before going national. Read story
The Zealot: Mission Critical
Sometimes the fastest way to get a job done is to start your own company. Read story
Details, Details, Details
Various business people tell what it's like to manage a strategic partnership. Read story
CEO's Notebook
CEOs give advice on: identifying good leaders among your own staff; the benefits of offering an executive retirement plan; helping workers relax; and getting... Read story
E-Mail Grows Up
Various businesspeople tell how they are using different E-mail packages to handle a variety of tasks. Read story
Deejays' Chatter Brightens Tub Cleanser's Prospects
Paul C. Porter of Automation Inc. needed to advertise his cutting-edge cleanser but lacked the capital to compete with giants like Clorox. His savior: radio ... Read story
From Peace Corps to Entrepreneurial Hardcore
Jude Carter's home a... Read story
Ready for Your Product's Close-up?
The rules of product placement are changing. Here's how to land a starring role for your firm. Read story
Lucky or Smart
There's a formula for creating good fortune in business. Here's how one entrepreneur came upon it. Read story
Bananas, My Brand, and Me
Jessica Nam never thought of becoming "a brand" when she started a cottage business while in school. That's changed. Read story
The Apple Tree
How Apple Computer contributed to the founding of more than 100 companies by its employees. Read story
On the Wired Front
Looking for low-cost real estate, plenty of bandwidth, and a terrific quality of life? These blue-collar communities are designing their own high-tech networ... Read story
The Most Entrepreneurial Cities in America
Inc.'s 1990 ranking of metropolitan regions by job growth, business starts, and proportion of high-growth companies. Read story
Hoyle Schweitzer's Decade Of Discontent
When Windsurfing's president discovered that his product had already been invented, he applied for a new patent. But 20 competitors are betting it can't be e... Read story
The 500
#13 APPLIED SYSTEMS INC. UNIVERSITY PARK, ILL. You saw it in the stock market. You've seen it in the merger-and-acquisition activity. ... Read story
"I'm John Burgess. I'm Here to Help You"
International Profit Associates, a two-time Inc. 500 winner, became a $100 million company by selling $20,000 consulting jobs to thousands of small ... Read story
Hot Spots
INC.'s annual ranking of America's cities Read story
Bad News
The advantages of sharing bad news with employees during tough times. Read story
Hot Spots
Summary of metropolitan economies for 1989; the most growth was seen in the 'edge cities', where cattle once grazed. Read story
Give Me Your Poor
It may not be easy to hire employees off the welfare rolls, but the payoff can be great. Read story
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