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Managing People;
Most small companies can't afford full-time personnel managers, but in a world of mounting regulation and litigation, neither can they afford to be casual... Read more
Santa Ana
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Quick Trip Tix
New company invents a machine that dispenses airline tickets at convenient locations. Read more
The 2007 Inner City 100 Profiles: 1-10
The 2007 Inner City 100 Profiles: 91-100
Motivation;
While incentive pay may motivate managers and other salaried employees, many companies have trouble making it work for hourly people. But E.T.C. Carpet M... Read more
The Business of the Detroit Metropolitan Airport
Here’s a look at the companies that provide the safety vests, tow bars, belt loaders, and ground surveillance on the tarmac as you dash for your flight. Read more
Where the Growth Is
The best cities for growing a business and how to follow the signs to thriving markets. Read more
An Ounce Of Prevention
Stop disputes from escalating into costly court battles by inserting a few simple clauses into your contracts. Read more
The Inner City 100
100 street-smart companies. Read more
The 2007 Inner City 100 Profiles: 11-20
Swiped Out
Credit cards are getting harder to find and more expensive to use. Read more
The Four-Day Work Week
Each day, Inc.'s reporters scour the Web for the most important and interesting news to entrepreneurs. Here's what we found today. ... Read more
Bush Wishes Upon a Czar
Albert Frink Jr., a former luxury carpet maker, has been named this Administration's manufacturing czar. Read more
How to Switch Careers and End of Web 2.0
What comes after Web 2.0? Over at Wired, Bruce Sterling posts the full text of his speech, Read more
Do-It-Yourself Computer Repair
Company trains clients in repairing their own computer systems. Read more
Trading Up
How a shop in Little India became a sleek brand. Read more
Public Relations: Getting Your Company On TV
A CEO and his video-production expert explain how they created a video that caught national attention. Read more
From Bringing Up Baby To Growing A Company
In 1970, Shirley Pepys and Sylvia Noble were keeping house and raising children in the suburb of Mission Viejo, Calif. Now they have a company that gross... Read more
Six-Shooter
One retired company founder wound up starting six new companies. Read more
New! Improved! Manufacturing
Suddenly, the shop floor is where the action is. Read more
A Fretless Business
Famous guitar maker has seen a recent surge in sales. Read more
The Inner City 100 Profiles: 51-60
NO. 51 SLR Contracting & Service Buffalo Construction services Read more
26 Most Fascinating Entrepreneurs: Rueben Martinez
for rewriting the rules for husband-and-wife teams Read more
Fixed to Stay Fixed
Just because you think you've fixed a problem for a customer doesn't mean the customer is satisfied. That's why Carol Brachman, customer-support manager f... Read more
The Evolving Saga Of A Destitue Business
As INC. dropped the curtain on the fiscal adventures of Evolution Technologies Inc. ("One Step Forward, Two Steps Back," October), the 2 1/2-year-old mini... Read more
Entrepreneurs Willing to Pay More to Go Green
Despite the higher costs, using environmentally friendly materials can bring in more customers, according to a new survey. Read more
Marketing;
All too often, small companies operating in a competitive industry will undervalue their goods or services -- pricing them as if they were basic commoditi... Read more
Note: This table may be divided, and additional information on a particular entry may appear on more than one screen. Sales Growth 1976-80 Per... Read more
Rueben Martinez, Libreria Martinez Books and Art Galleries
for simultaneously building a business and nurturing Latino culture Read more
The Inner City 100 Profiles: 21-30
NO. 21 Intelliseek Cincinnati Blog analysis and research Read more
Alternative Memory for Laptop Users
Road warriors need computer memory to commute between branch offices, meet clients, and telecommute. You've hear about thumb drives, CDs, and floppy disks, b... Read more
Concrete Tips for Urban Pioneers
What to keep in mind if you do business in the inner city. Read more
Four Ways To Fight The Giants
1. Don't Play By Big-League Rules. It was High Noon for Dick Farman when Vlasic Foods Inc. rode into town. A market leader long before its acquisi... Read more
Designs Of The Times
The tool of only the largest companies a few years ago, CAD/CAM systems are now giving smaller businesses a competitive edge. Read more
More Than A Secretary
George Umble had too much work and too little time. Then he learned to use his secretary more effectively. Read more
Upstarts: Offices-to-Go
An overview of Laptop Lane, a Seattle-based start-up providing by-the-minute office space and computer hook-ups in airports. Plus: a travel expert rates vari... Read more
Why You Won't Sell Your Business
Inc. revisits companies listed in the Business for Sale column. Read more
The 1985 Inc. 100
Introducing the fastest-growing public companies in America. Read more
Taking The Fear Out of Factoring
With more and more reputable companies entering the factoring business, services have greatly improved. But factors' bottom line use remains the same: provid... Read more
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