Teach Your Children Well
Teacher Cathy Welsh-Payne on how eighth-graders view the future. Read story
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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 story
The Start-up of the 1990s
The entrepreneurs of the '90s. Who they are how they create successful start-ups. Read story
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 story
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 story
Inc. 500 Industrial-Services Firm Lists Stock on OTC
MISCOR Group ranked No. 128 and reported sales of $46.3 million in 2005. Read story
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 story
The Thing That Would Not Die
Toy maker Playing Mantis had a devout online community. So why did they almost kill it? Read story
Thriving On Adversity
Sometimes entrepreneurship does best when the local economy appears to have taken a turn for the worse Read story
The 2007 Inner City 100 Profiles: 1-10
Private Connections
Want an alternative to the Web? Many company are reaching customers by creating private on-line services. Read story
Case Study
The Problem: Magnetech wants to triple its work force. But with manufacturing waning, skilled workers are very hard to find. Read story
Hot Spots
INC.'s annual ranking of America's cities Read story
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 story
The Inner City 100 Profiles: 1-10
NO. 1 Commodity Sourcing Group Detroit Supply-chain management Read story
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 story
The Forks in Their Roads
Inc. reports on the progress of five start-ups featured in the January issue. Read story
Ask Inc.
Q As a convicted felon, will I find it difficult to take out loans and start a business? When I get out of jail, I'd li... Read story
The Inc. Network
Reader-to-reader advice. Read story
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 story
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 story
Hot Spots
INC.'s list of the 50 fastest-growing U.S. cities Read story
Hot Spots
Summary of metropolitan economies for 1989; the most growth was seen in the 'edge cities', where cattle once grazed. Read story
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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 story
Hot Cities, Hot Sites
The cover story of the December 2000 issue of Inc. magazine, " Best Cities to Start and ... Read story
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 story
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 story
The Kids Are All Right
An Indiana plastics company opened a day-care center -- and solved more than its personnel problems. Read story
The Accidental Automator
A small company's bank forces it to invest more in computerization, and in so doing saves the company. Read story
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 story
Employee Ownership: A Capital Idea
Employee Stock Ownership Plans offer you access to a new group of investors -- your workers. Read story
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 story
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 story
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