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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

Best Job Autonomy: People Power

How some companies give their employees job autonomy to capitalize on their first-hand knowledge of their jobs.  Read story

Making Faster Chips--For Home Use Only

New business creates faster chip technology for sale only in American markets.  Read story

Tech R&D Conference for Small Firms

March 6, 2007 -- The National Small Business Innovation Research and the Small Business Technology Transfer are co-hosting a conference o...  Read story

Benchmark: How Bank Rates Vary

A comparison of bank fees for various services, broken down by region.  Read story

Best Cities: The Lists

Here's Inc. magazine's 2000 list of the best metro areas, big and small, in which to start and grow your business.  Read story

Hot Spots

INC.'s list of the 50 fastest-growing U.S. cities  Read story

In Practice: Boardroom Confessions

Ever wondered what goes on behind boardroom doors? Below, CEOS share the secrets of the care--and feeding--of boards: What if my board memb...  Read story

Study: South Falls Short in Innovation, Education

A new report cites a lack of awareness about entrepreneurship in southern states.  Read story

The Entrepreneur of the Year

Entrepreneur of the year awards and the selection process.  Read story

Smart Set

An educated work force and bargain university research lab facilities lure entrepreneurs to Lawrence, Kansas.  Read story

We're thinking of offering stock options. Any tips?

Make sure employees understand what they're getting into. When a number of employees at BroadBand Technologies, in Research Triangle Park...  Read story

Toxin Test

Company is developing a do-it-yourself kit for detecting contamination in air, water, and soil.  Read story

CEO Passions: Outdoor Cycling

Despite a crippling bike accident, CEO of Savvy Marketing Group and avid cyclist Grace Ueng is back in the saddle  Read story

Entrepreneur of the Year: Ping Fu

She came to this country by way of a Chinese prison, but that's the past, and the future holds a tantalizing promise of smarter, cheaper manufacturing and be...  Read story

How to Get Rich in America

Climb the ladder or start your own company: which is the surest path to financial security for you and your family?  Read story

Upstarts: Virtual Campuses

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

Administration: The Affordable HR Pro

A quick look at a CEO who established a part-time HR postion when his staff swelled to 40.  Read story

Story of a Start-Up

Unlike many who go into the custom home systems business, Jamie Sasser, founder of Digital Home Inc., in Raleigh, N.C., is not an audiophile or home autom...  Read story

Home Sweet Homebase

Most entrepreneurs start their companies in whatever town they happen to be living. But sometimes the city you're living in can feel all wrong. That was t...  Read story

The Inc. Network

Reader-to-reader advice.  Read story

Index

A comprehensive guide to companies, organizations, and individuals featured in the February issue.  Read story

CEO's Notebook: Stock Options Equity

Tips and resources on offering stock options, sharing equity, teaching employees about their stock, and discouraging them from selling stock to start their o...  Read story

Bringing It All Back Home

When was the last time you took a member of your state legislature to lunch? If you haven't yet, you probably should. Increasingly, if slowly, stat...  Read story

Start-Up's Epitaph: One Product Beats Three

More isn't always better, as software maker Persimmon IT learned when it tried to launch three products and ended up spreading itself too thin. A business obit.  Read story

The Ultimate Board Game

To attract the best advisers, you've got to be networked or nervy.  Read story

The Best Places in America to Own a Business

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

The Inside Scoop

An expert in conducting business in cyberspace explains how an in-house Web server may be the way to cyberprosperity.  Read story

Entrepreneur Juggles Employees of All Ages

When Kay Yarbrough took the plunge as a franchisee four years ago, she didn't expect to become an expert on managing a work force whose ages spanned 60 ye...  Read story

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