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The Do Over

By Arthur Lubow |  Jul 1, 2008

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 story

You Have Some Choices

By Karen E. Carney |  Dec 1, 1994

A brief look at why two growing companies decided to offer 401(k)s and how they balanced cost and service.  Read story

Private Lives;

By Richard Kreisman |  Dec 1, 1985

This is one company that puts all its faith in growth.  Read story

The Change Masters

By John Case |  Mar 1, 1992

Profile of how Granite Rock Company stays ahead of the competition.  Read story

Al Shugart: My Biggest Mistake

By Mike Hofman |  Aug 1, 2000

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 story

Index

By Inc Staff |  Jul 1, 1999

A comprehensive guide to companies, organizations, and individuals featured in the July 1999 issue.  Read story

Uncommon Carriers

May 1, 1982

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 story

Where the Growth Is

By John Case |  Jun 1, 1991

The best cities for growing a business and how to follow the signs to thriving markets.  Read story

Taking Copycats to Task

By Susan Greco |  Nov 1, 1993

How two companies deal with knockoffs and imitators.  Read story

In A Former Life: S. Kenneth Kannappan

By Ilan Mochari |  Jun 1, 2001

CEO S. Kenneth Kannappan discusses how he discovered the key to motivating employees while working at his first job.  Read story

Feel the Failure

By Jerry Useem |  Apr 28, 1998

"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 story

Fish 'n' Chips

Nov 1, 1983

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 story

Three Days in Cyberspace

By David Whitford |  Dec 15, 1995

An Inc. writer tries to live three days in cyberspace, with only his computer to connect with the world.  Read story

When It Positively Has To Save You Money

Mar 1, 1983

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 story

The Inc. 500

Dec 1, 1982

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 story

The Seller

By Christopher Caggiano |  Jun 1, 1996

The story of how and why a publisher sold his magazine company successfully and who bought it.  Read story

Four Ways To Fight The Giants

Aug 1, 1985

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 story

Your Message Here

By Bronwyn Fryer |  Mar 1, 1999

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 story

CEO's Notebook

By Various Inc Staff |  Aug 1, 2000

CEOs discuss lowering insurance costs; using employee committees to review potential clients; getting capital from clients; and mastering your supply chain. ...  Read story

Fathers and Sons

By Ellen Wojahn |  Apr 1, 1990

Personal accounts from fathers and their sons on what it's like to run a family business together.  Read story

No False Moves

By Bronwyn Fryer |  Dec 1, 1998

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 story

Feet Don't Fail Me Now

By Leslie Brokaw |  May 1, 1994

Shoe manufacturer must differentiate its offerings from cheaper imitators through marketing and advertising.  Read story

Analyze This, Says Google

By Max Chafkin |  Apr 1, 2006

Overnight, the search giant rewrites the rules of Web analytics.  Read story

How To Hire A Cfo

By Curtis Hartman |  Aug 1, 1986

Sooner or later every company needs one. Then it needs a replacement.  Read story

Special Effects

By William Souder |  Oct 1, 1984

In a marketing battle with giant competitors, Hudepohl Brewing Co. has found that special events can give it an edge.  Read story

Almanac

By Inc Staff |  May 15, 1998

A statistical guide to the metro areas and states that are home to the most start-ups per capita, the top 20 types of new ventures, and the most popular home...  Read story

Pressure-point Marketing

By Tom Richman |  May 1, 1984

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 story

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Dec 1, 1986

#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 story

Management By Necessity

By Robert A. Mamis |  Mar 1, 1989

Interview with one CEO and the steps behind his $80 million, no venture capital, computer software company.  Read story

Bill Zanker Never Wants to Come Down

By Josh Dean |  Jan 1, 2008

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 story

The 500

Dec 1, 1987

#13 APPLIED SYSTEMS INC. UNIVERSITY PARK, ILL. You saw it in the stock market. You've seen it in the merger-and-acquisition activity. ...  Read story

Hot Spots

Mar 1, 1988

INC.'s annual ranking of America's cities  Read story

Garbage In, Garbage Out

By Brian McWilliams |  Aug 1, 1996

Bankers and entrepreneurs explain why business-plan software can never deliver what it promises.  Read story

Group Think

By Anne Field |  Sep 15, 1996

A look at how groupware allows small-company employees to work simultaneously, saving both time and money.  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 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

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