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The Do Over
Randall Grahm produced good wines and great, funny marketing campaigns. But along the way to success, he realized someone wasn't taking him seriously. That w... Read more
Santa Cruz
Recent Articles about Santa Cruz
You Have Some Choices
A brief look at why two growing companies decided to offer 401(k)s and how they balanced cost and service. Read more
Private Lives;
This is one company that puts all its faith in growth. Read more
Al Shugart: My Biggest Mistake
Founder and chairman of Al Shugart International, a venture-capital firm based in Santa Cruz, Calif.; and founder and former chairman of Seagate Techn... Read more
The Change Masters
Profile of how Granite Rock Company stays ahead of the competition. Read more
SBA Awards Grants to Economic ‘Clusters’
Agency is seeking to encourage collaboration between small businesses, the public sector, developers, and institutions to advance local industries. Read more
Uncommon Carriers
Lockheed Missiles and Space Co., long a pioneer in space travel and modern computer communications, has come up with a new communications system that's ol... Read more
Where the Growth Is
The best cities for growing a business and how to follow the signs to thriving markets. Read more
Taking Copycats to Task
How two companies deal with knockoffs and imitators. Read more
In A Former Life: S. Kenneth Kannappan
CEO S. Kenneth Kannappan discusses how he discovered the key to motivating employees while working at his first job. Read more
Feel the Failure
"I have not failed," Thomas Edison declared during his search for a workable filament for the electric lightbulb. "I have successfully discovered 1,200 ma... Read more
Passing on Your Digital Data
Services like Legacy Locker help entrepreneurs with digital estate planning and password management. Read more
Fish 'n' Chips
What investor of sound mind would even harbor a thought of buying into a venture that was capital intensive, fraught with risk hadn't charted a business p... Read more
Three Days in Cyberspace
An Inc. writer tries to live three days in cyberspace, with only his computer to connect with the world. Read more
When It Positively Has To Save You Money
Let Federal Express flood the airwaves with fast-talking executives. Let Purolater Courier, Emery Air Freight, and their ilk compete for the overnight-del... Read more
Small Kombucha Brewers Find Themselves in Hot Water
Dozens of small brewers suddenly in dire straits as the government weighs whether the popular bottled tea should be regulated as an alcoholic beverage. Read more
The Inc. 500
Note: This table may be divided, and additional information on a particular entry may appear on more than one screen. Sales Growth 197781 Perc... Read more
The Seller
The story of how and why a publisher sold his magazine company successfully and who bought it. Read more
CEO's Notebook
CEOs discuss lowering insurance costs; using employee committees to review potential clients; getting capital from clients; and mastering your supply chain. ... Read more
Your Message Here
Placing banner ads on Web sites used to be for big businesses with huge advertising budgets. Now that companies like SmartAge promote free banner exchanges, ... 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
How to Find a Bay Area Start-up Location
Do you want to play with the big guns on the peninsula, go with the flow in SoMa, or carve out a different niche in the East Bay? Read more
No False Moves
Small companies waste untold dollars on technology that doesn't begin to solve their problems. Here's how to analyze your business and develop a focused tech... Read more
Fathers and Sons
Personal accounts from fathers and their sons on what it's like to run a family business together. Read more
Feet Don't Fail Me Now
Shoe manufacturer must differentiate its offerings from cheaper imitators through marketing and advertising. Read more
Analyze This, Says Google
Overnight, the search giant rewrites the rules of Web analytics. Read more
How To Hire A Cfo
Sooner or later every company needs one. Then it needs a replacement. Read more
Special Effects
In a marketing battle with giant competitors, Hudepohl Brewing Co. has found that special events can give it an edge. Read more
Bill Zanker Never Wants to Come Down
He's got Tony Robbins! He's got Donald Trump! And, man, has he got a positive outlook! Meet the founder of the Learning Annex, who might be having more fun t... Read more
Management By Necessity
Interview with one CEO and the steps behind his $80 million, no venture capital, computer software company. Read more
#8 TEMPS & CO. WASHINGTON, D.C. Many INC. 500 companies are wife-and-husband teams, but so far as we can tell, this is the only sister-brother c... Read more
Pressure-point Marketing
What do you do when your potential customers are small companies spread out all over the country? Skyway Freight's strategy: One sale closes a thousand deals. Read more
Garbage In, Garbage Out
Bankers and entrepreneurs explain why business-plan software can never deliver what it promises. Read more
Group Think
A look at how groupware allows small-company employees to work simultaneously, saving both time and money. Read more
Storm Clouds Over Silicon Valley
As blind faith in the infallibility of high-tech companies falters, the era of unrestrained growth in the Valley may be over. Read more
The Inc. 500
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 more
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