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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 more
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Recent Articles about Providence (Rhode Island)
Is Manufacturing Weighing Down the U.S. Economy?
The answer may surprise you. Read more
Richard Thalheimer on Selling Through Infomercials
By Richard Thalheimer | Mar 1, 2007
Infomercials 101 from the man who brought you massage chairs and white-noise machines. Read more
The View From #2
Feb 1, 1982
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 more
What's Going To Happen In '82?
Jan 1, 1982
INC. asked hundreds of business people what they think this year will be like. Read more
Boomtowns '06: Hottest Large Cities
Employment Base of 450,000 or more. Read more
Undo Button for Email and the Wisdom of Norm Brodsky
By Nitasha Tiku | Mar 20, 2009
An undo button for email. You heard right. Those geniuses at Google have just released a feauture that allows you to take back an email after you'v... Read more
Office Design
By Tim Barkow | Jul 1, 2004
Prefab makes modern architecture easier for companies revamping office space. Read more
Nickel and Dime: Pennies From Heaven
By Anne Stuart | Oct 1, 2002
Reining in the high cost of business travel. Read more
From Buyouts To Small Biz
By Suzanne McGee | Aug 1, 2003
Mezzanine funds, big players in the mega-mergers of the 1980s, now cast their net in search of smaller growth firms. Read more
Prime Time
Jun 1, 1982
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 more
Banking On Lower Rates
Apr 1, 1983
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 more
Niche Networking
Oct 21, 1999
Recruiting in tough labor markets requires innovative approaches. One strategy is to find specialized recruiting niches in thesame way that compan... Read more
Gold-hunting Microbes
By V.I. | Mar 1, 1985
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 more
Letters
By Inc. staff | Jul 1, 1999
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 more
Checklist for Going National
By Susan Greco | May 1, 1994
Consultants advise community service organization to build name recognition and staff before going national. Read more
Signals For An Upturn?
By Milton D. Stewart | Nov 1, 1982
The Small Business High Technology Institute stands ready to mobilize the private sector and to stimulate the federal governemnt toward maximizing innovation. Read more
The Zealot: Mission Critical
By Thea Singer | Jan 1, 2001
Sometimes the fastest way to get a job done is to start your own company. Read more
Details, Details, Details
By Susan Greco | Jul 1, 1997
Various business people tell what it's like to manage a strategic partnership. Read more
CEO's Notebook
By Inc. staff | Sep 1, 1998
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 more
E-Mail Grows Up
By Sarah Schafer | Mar 15, 1997
Various businesspeople tell how they are using different E-mail packages to handle a variety of tasks. Read more
Deejays' Chatter Brightens Tub Cleanser's Prospects
By Marc Ballon | Dec 1, 1997
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 more
From Peace Corps to Entrepreneurial Hardcore
By Wendy Marx | Sep 3, 1996
Jude Carter's home a... Read more
Lucky or Smart
By Bo Peabody | Jan 1, 2005
There's a formula for creating good fortune in business. Here's how one entrepreneur came upon it. Read more
Lucky or Smart
By Bo Peabody | Jan 1, 2005
There's a formula for creating good fortune in business. Here's how one entrepreneur came upon it. Read more
Ready for Your Product's Close-up?
By Ellen Neuborne | Oct 1, 2004
The rules of product placement are changing. Here's how to land a starring role for your firm. Read more
Bananas, My Brand, and Me
By Emily Barker | Oct 1, 2000
Jessica Nam never thought of becoming "a brand" when she started a cottage business while in school. That's changed. Read more
On the Wired Front
By Jill Hecht Maxwell | Sep 15, 2000
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 more
On the Wired Front
By Jill Hecht Maxwell | Sep 1, 2000
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 more
The Apple Tree
By Robert A. Mamis | Aug 1, 1993
How Apple Computer contributed to the founding of more than 100 companies by its employees. Read more
The Most Entrepreneurial Cities in America
By John Case | Mar 1, 1990
Inc.'s 1990 ranking of metropolitan regions by job growth, business starts, and proportion of high-growth companies. Read more
Hoyle Schweitzer's Decade Of Discontent
By Robert A. Mamis | Feb 1, 1982
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 more
"I'm John Burgess. I'm Here to Help You"
By Joseph Rosenbloom | Jun 1, 2000
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 more
Bad News
By Edward O. Welles | Apr 1, 1991
The advantages of sharing bad news with employees during tough times. Read more
Give Me Your Poor
By Donna Fenn | Jun 1, 2000
It may not be easy to hire employees off the welfare rolls, but the payoff can be great. Read more
Hot Spots
By Joel Kotkin | Mar 1, 1989
Summary of metropolitan economies for 1989; the most growth was seen in the 'edge cities', where cattle once grazed. Read more
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