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Resources

A guide to more information on subjects covered in the June 1997 issue, including business coaches and IPOs.  Read more

Hotline

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Gift Guide: For the Home

From flower buds to the taste buds--here are some great gifts to use around the house.  Read more

Gift Guide: For the Home

From flower buds to the taste buds--here are some great gifts to use around the house.  Read more

The Computer Salesman Always Rings Twice

The doorbell rings. You answer, and there stands . . . a door-to-door computer salesman! Sound far-fetched? Not according to Steven R. Gerbsman and Willia...  Read more

30 Seconds with Guerrilla Marketing's Guru

Jay Conrad Levinson answers questions and explains how guerrilla marketing works.  Read more

The Most Entrepreneurial City In America

Welcome to Visalia, California -- a city that could teach most companies a thing or two about good management.  Read more

Letters

Readers react to Jerry Useem's "Churn, Baby, Churn," featured in this year's State of Small Business issue (May 1997). The article weighed the importance of ...  Read more

Edge Cities

List of the 10 U.S. cities with the greatest concentration of small companies.  Read more

Network: August 1991

Network reader-to-reader advice.  Read more

The Very-Long-Distance Recruit

It's tough to find good talent in the Bay Area's chaotic labor market. Job seekers often won't consider joining a company unless it either promises to off...  Read more

Network: February 1991

Network reader-to-reader advice.  Read more

Stickermania

What is two inches high, smells like gin and vermouth, and sticks to your refrigerator? Why, a scratch 'n' sniff martini sticker, that's what. And if you ...  Read more

Striking Out on Your Own

Though going solo can be liberating, it can also be a frustrating experience. Here Inc.com offers resources to help combat some of the challenges of being se...  Read more

Where the Renaissance Meets the Road

There are many paths to a balanced life. One business owner gets there by kneeling on the street for three days.  Read more

Tales Of Equity;

There is a new twist in initial public offerings, and it may just open up a whole new source of capital for start-ups. Called a "public-private" deal, it ...  Read more

Impress Clients With a Fun Workplace

When what you do leaves customers cold, you need an icebreaker. "People don't even want to talk about accounting, because it's so boring," says Yvonne Ang...  Read more

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The New Software: A Powerful Ally

These little disks can help you analyze finances and manage information.  Read more

Upstarts: Convenience Cuisine

Not sure where your next meal is coming from? Try the Web. A look at why several Internet start-ups are hoping online shoppers will turn to the Web to satisf...  Read more

Upstarts: Convenience Cuisine

Not sure where your next meal is coming from? Try the Web. A look at why several Internet start-ups are hoping online shoppers will turn to the Web to satisf...  Read more

Origins of the 500: Partners

Where do America's fastest growing private companies get all those great ideas? A look at some of the strange ways Inc. 500 company cofounders came together.  Read more

The Rise of the Micromoguls

In the wild world of high-tech special effects, a handful of upstarts are challenging the kingpins.  Read more

The Dead Have Customers, Too

A look at the business organization behind the rock band The Grateful Dead, which grossed over $50 million in 1993.  Read more

A Buyers Guide To Personal Business Software

Vendor Program *(Price **) System Requirements DATA MANAGEMENT ASHTON-TATE dBASE II ($700) 48K ...  Read more

Is PHP the New Java?

A look at this increasingly popular coding language and whether small businesses should be using it for Web development.  Read more

Letters

Inc. magazine readers comment on past topics and articles, including issues such as performance reviews and morality.  Read more

Why Daughters Are Better

When it comes to training for the job, winning the respect of employees and customers, and easing the pains of succession, 'daddy's little girl' is probably ...  Read more

Joining The Network

Now your office and factory can communicate quickly by means of a system that links up computerized equipment.  Read more

When Your Neck Is On The Line

Should a leading tiemaker cope with a market slump by putting his own neck on the line?  Read more

Climbing To The Top Of The Charts

Microcomputer software sales are heading for the stratosphere. But the most popular programs aren't necessarily the best.  Read more

Marketing: Outta Site

An overview of how a small company turned a one-dimensional Web site into a dynamic, interactive marketing tool.  Read more

Gearing Up

A start-up saves money and time by obtaining equipment through a venture leasing deal.  Read more

Buzz

A look at the elusive marketing concept commonly called "buzz." Here are some ways that buzz can be generated and the effects it has on a business or product.  Read more

When Slow and Steady Wins the Race

A company profile showing that not every business has to make furious high-tech changes to thrive.  Read more

Preferential Treatment

Employers are looking for preferred provider organizations to help cap the cost of employee health care. But it is too soon to tell just how hardy these plan...  Read more

The Ultimate Employee Buy-in

Sell the company to your employees? It's a great idea--both for you and for the business you're leaving behind.  Read more