Research Triangle


Internet Superstart Enlists Locals to Battle Giants

By Jerry Useem |  Oct 1, 1996

An overview of a Web business that is banking on networking with local businesses to overcome giant competition.  Read story

The Best 4 Small-Business Neighborhoods in America

By Joel Kotkin |  May 15, 1997

Here's what entrepreneurs are looking for when selecting a community for start-ups, and what they're finding.  Read story

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By Virginia Inman |  Jul 1, 1986

North Carolina's Research Triangle is the idol of industrial-policy advocates, who argue that the rest of the country ought to emulate its business-govern...  Read story

Main Street: Number One with a Bullet

By Ed Engel |  Apr 1, 2002

One couple's prescription for rejuvenating an aging drive-in theater: sell guns. That's right, guns.  Read story

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By Chris Leach |  Oct 1, 1982

INC.'s second report on the climate for small business in the tes begins on page 95. Of all the stories we publish each year, there is no doubt that this ...  Read story

Hot Spot

By Martha E. Mangelsdorf |  Jan 1, 1994

A new hot spot for high-tech start-ups is the so-called Multimedia Gulch in San Francisco, CA.  Read story

FYI: The Talk of the Inc. 500

By George Gendron |  Sep 1, 1999

Inc.'s editor recounts what all the buzz was about at this year's Inc. 500 conference and lists the most memorable quotes from both attendees and guest speak...  Read story

Boomtowns '06: Hottest Large Cities

By Joel Kotkin and Michael A. Shires |  May 1, 2006

Employment Base of 450,000 or more.  Read story

It Takes a Cybervillage

By Joshua D. Macht |  Dec 15, 1997

An overview of three cities, Pittsburgh, Boulder, and Montreal, that experts believe could be hot spots for new-media industries.  Read story

A Bank, at Your Service

By Dan Ackman |  Jan 1, 2006

The number of start-up banks is on the rise, and they're competing with the big boys by catering to business owners.  Read story

Know Your Place

By David Bayless |  Aug 1, 2001

When it comes to entrepreneurial vitality, is geography destiny? Are some places really better than others for starting and growing a business? And if you li...  Read story

The Q Factor

By DAVID L. BIRCH |  Apr 1, 1987

These days, a city's growth has less to do with lower costs than with the quality of its people and lifestyle  Read story

Made In The U.S.A.

By Tom Richman |  Jan 1, 1989

Profile of a company aspiring to keep manufacturing cheap and effective in the appliance market.  Read story

Are You Ready for the Networked Economy?

By David Friedman |  Feb 1, 1996

American business is dividing into three worlds. Take this quiz to see where your business fits in.  Read story

Chaplain to the New Economy

By Edward O. Welles |  Nov 1, 1997

Mark Cress quit his job as a CEO to become a minister. Now, through his new nonprofit Inner Active Ministries, companies hire him to help employees with thei...  Read story

The Hottest Entrepreneur In America

By Tom Richman |  Feb 1, 1987

The entrepreneur of the year grossed less than $100,000 in 1986, has no full-time employees, and plans to expand her business from Cleveland to Washington, D...  Read story

Dear John

By D.M. Osborne |  May 1, 2001

What happens when the venture capitalists find profit in your company -- but don't see profit in you?  Read story

The Smoke-Filled Tomb

By David Friedman |  Aug 1, 1996

An economist reveals which political party will be best for the health of the new economy and why.  Read story

Hot Zones

By Emily Barker |  Dec 1, 1999

A look at the best cities in America for starting and growing a business. Plus: CEOs discuss their reasons for locating their business where they did.  Read story

The Inc. 500

Dec 1, 1985

Note: This table may be divided, and additional information on a particular entry may appear on more than one screen. Sales growth 1980-84 ...  Read story

Storm Clouds Over Silicon Valley

By Susan Benner |  Sep 1, 1982

As blind faith in the infallibility of high-tech companies falters, the era of unrestrained growth in the Valley may be over.  Read story

The Best Places in America to Own a Business

By John Case |  Aug 1, 1992

Inc. report on the best locations to own a business.  Read story

The Hottest Entrepreneurs in America

By Martha E. Mangelsdorf |  Dec 1, 1992

Profiles of more winners and recognition-worthy entrepreneurs from the Entrepreneur of the Year contest.  Read story

The Inc. 500 Index

By Inc Staff |  Oct 15, 1997

The fastest-growing private companies in America in 1997, arranged alphabetically.  Read story

Inc. 500 Index

By Inc Staff |  Oct 15, 1998

The fastest-growing private companies in America in 1998, listed alphabetically.  Read story

The Trap

By Amy Feldman |  Jan 1, 2007

It was Chuck Howard's nature--his brash self-confidence, his willingness to take a risk--that allowed him to build one of the fastest-growing companies in A...  Read story

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