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Majora Carter Gets Down to Business
Two years after leaving her nonprofit, Sustainable South Bronx, the expert on urban greening and sustainability talks about founders' syndrome, funding a mis... Read more
South Bronx
Recent Articles about South Bronx
Makes You Wanna Holler
A quote from Steve Mariotti on the obstacles to inner-city entrepreneurship. Read more
The Spirit Of Independence; On The Frontiers
"In the long run men hit only what they aim at. Therefore, though they should fail immediately, they had better aim at something high." -- Henry David Thoreau Read more
It's People That Count
That's what John Mariotta learned after three business failures. Read more
Business School
A few innovative teachers are teaching entreprenuership to their students, sometimes as early as the elementary level. Read more
The Company They Keep
The challenges of hiring, retaining, and training employees in the inner city are the same as they are elsewhere -- and then some. Here's how several CEOs of... Read more
Bad Medicine
The SBA's minority set-aside program could use some reforms, but not the idiotic ones being advanced in the wake of Wedtech Read more
Now That They've Fixed Miss Liberty, Who Will Fix New York?
The gateway to the "American dream" may have become the worst place to start a company. Read more
Inner City Snapshots
Four short profiles of companies from the 2000 Inner City 100, including one about brothers Vernon and Vincent Austin from the May cover of Inc. Read more
East Side Story
A brutal neighborhood and a sluggish industry haven't kept Ed Alago down. Read more
Urban Outfitters
Inner-city businesses are finding that some of their best friends are in city hall. The mayors of many cities across America -- including Austin, Chicago, Cl... Read more
Christmas Decoration Company Makes Inner City 100 List
With the announcement of the entire list just a day away, Inc.com shares one more honoree from this year's Inner City 100 list. Today's Inner C... Read more
Teens Pitch Million-Dollar Ideas
The 17-year-old inventor of a nail-polish pen took first place at the National Youth Business Competition. Read more
Concrete Tips for Urban Pioneers
What to keep in mind if you do business in the inner city. Read more
Fast-growth Candidate
Other Presidential hopefuls have tried to sell themselves to the entrepreneur. Jack Kemp is the first to market entrepreneurship to the rest of the country. Read more
The Inner City 100
100 street-smart companies. Read more
Coming Of Age
Entrepreneurs and business experts discuss how the 80s changed the way they think about business. 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
The Most Entrepreneurial City in America: Vegas
A look at why Las Vegas, a city with little history and very few natural resources, is the country's hottest spot for start-ups. It produced over 17,000 new ... Read more
Republican Richard Thornburgh
A popular governor worries that while his party feuds over ideological concerns, Democrats will steal away with the issues of economic growth Read more
Going for the Green
A close-up look at a museum-like golf shop that is sure to spark interest, but will it sell golf equipment? Read more
Principles Of Kemponomics
Jack Kemp is positioning himself to run for the Presidency in 1988 as the candidate of the entrepreneur. He has adopted the language of economic growth a... Read more
Restoration Software
An Internet company seems an odd fit for a depressed former factory town. But since Shore.Net moved to Lynn, Mass., company and city have been riding each ot... Read more
Blind Ambition
Two companies fight over the patent rights to fiber optic HDTV (high-definition television). Read more
To Steve, with Love
The story of how a businessman started teaching entrepreneurship in the inner-city. Read more
The Hottest Entrepreneurs in America
Profiles of more winners and recognition-worthy entrepreneurs from the Entrepreneur of the Year contest. Read more
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