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Teach Your Children Well
Teacher Cathy Welsh-Payne on how eighth-graders view the future. Read more
The Power of Base Pay
You're having trouble attracting good workers. Your key employees areinterviewing elsewhere. What can you do? For starters, create a bettercompensation sy... Read more
The Start-up of the 1990s
The entrepreneurs of the '90s. Who they are how they create successful start-ups. Read more
The Start-Up Diaries: Moonlight over Indiana
Luis Espinoza has been moonlighting for the past few years to build Inca Quality Foods, a Hispanic food-distribution business. But he would never dream of qu... Read more
Inc. 500 Industrial-Services Firm Lists Stock on OTC
MISCOR Group ranked No. 128 and reported sales of $46.3 million in 2005. Read more
Easy Money
When Philip Crosby was pulled out of the conference room, the news was disturbing: it seemed $250,000 was missing from the company's account. But by the time... Read more
Suspended Animation
In the magazine's January 2000 issue, Inc. began following five fledgling businesses for twelve months. The founder of one, Inca Quality Foods, reve... Read more
The Thing That Would Not Die
Toy maker Playing Mantis had a devout online community. So why did they almost kill it? Read more
The Thing That Would Not Die
Toy maker Playing Mantis had a devout online community. So why did they almost kill it? Read more
America’s 10 Most Helpful SBDCs
Here are the centers that stand out as the most active and influential small business development centers across the country—providing exceptional support ... Read more
The 2007 Inner City 100 Profiles: 1-10
Thriving On Adversity
Sometimes entrepreneurship does best when the local economy appears to have taken a turn for the worse Read more
An SBDC Focused on University Research
The North Central Indiana Small Business Development Center focused on spurring innovation by helping university researchers bring their ideas to market. Read more
Private Connections
Want an alternative to the Web? Many company are reaching customers by creating private on-line services. Read more
Case Study
The Problem: Magnetech wants to triple its work force. But with manufacturing waning, skilled workers are very hard to find. Read more
Start-Up Diaries: A Vexing Catch-22
Unable to find funding, three nail-salon entrepreneurs are forced to step back from their dream. Plus: Inc. updates the progress of four other start-... Read more
Start-Up Diaries: A Vexing Catch-22
Unable to find funding, three nail-salon entrepreneurs are forced to step back from their dream. Plus: I Inc. /I updates th... Read more
The Inner City 100 Profiles: 1-10
NO. 1 Commodity Sourcing Group Detroit Supply-chain management Read more
Overcoming the Summer Doldrums
Summertime doesn't have to be a slow time for your business. These strategies will help minimize the effects of a slow summer on your business's bottom line. Read more
The Forks in Their Roads
Inc. reports on the progress of five start-ups featured in the January issue. Read more
The Forks in Their Roads
Inc. reports on the progress of five start-ups featured in the January issue. Read more
The Inc. Network
Reader-to-reader advice. Read more
How I Did It: Remo Belli
Remo Belli shares how he went from playing the drums to selling them to musicians (and nonmusicians). Read more
Nothing Succeeds Like A Small Sucess
"We just couldn't fit that s.o.b. in." Stephen H. Blake, the new owner and chief executive officer of the Avanti Motor Corp., is laughing. Blake, 39, a Wa... Read more
We're In The Money
Profit sharing and other retirement programs are being used to reward and retain even young employees. The key is a short vesting schedule. Read more
Entrepreneurs Speak Up
We asked and you answered at the Inc. 500|5000 Conference. Read more
HOW THE CITIES WERE RANKED Like our annual states report, this ranking of metropolitan areas is based on three factors: job generation, rate of significan... Read more
Hot Cities, Hot Sites
The cover story of the December 2000 issue of Inc. magazine, " Best Cities to Start and ... Read more
A Golden Alternative
Using alternative airports is a form of creative ticketing that airlines don't really object to, but they will not offer alternative airport options when ... Read more
Can You Survive the Ebay Economy?
If you think Web auctions are only for collectibles, you're in for a surprise. These online agoras now sell everything from moving services to real estate wh... Read more
The Smartest Franchisees in America
An in-depth look at a new wave of franchisees who are using their entrepreneurial smarts as true company builders. Read more
The Accidental Automator
A small company's bank forces it to invest more in computerization, and in so doing saves the company. Read more
The Kids Are All Right
An Indiana plastics company opened a day-care center -- and solved more than its personnel problems. Read more
Can Chicago Be Saved?
Among the nation's biggest cities, Chicago lags behind, a victim of political division, a big-company mentality, and its own past success Read more
The Most Entrepreneurial Cities in America
Inc.'s 1990 ranking of metropolitan regions by job growth, business starts, and proportion of high-growth companies. Read more
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