Tennessee


Nashville

Oct 1, 1981

At the Tennessee Governor's Conference on Small Business, Gov. Lamar Alexander presented guest speaker Michael Cardenas, chief of the Small Business Admin...  Read story

Florida or Bust

By Ashlea Ebeling

Suddenly it matters a lot, for death taxes, where you die. An Illinois manufacturing company founder in his late 80s went to a lawyer last year f...  Read story

Where the Jobs Are

By Kasey Wehrum |  Apr 22, 2005

April 25, 2005 -- Tennessee may be known as "The Volunteer State," but a recent study suggests that more and more of its residents are be...  Read story

Tennessee Businesses Begin Rebuilding After Tornadoes

By Melanie Brooks |  Jun 2, 2006

The SBA has approved more than $10 million in recovery loans thus far.  Read story

Tennessee Enacts Regulatory Flexibility

Jul 11, 2007

Tennessee recently joined dozens of other states in requiring lawmakers to consider the economic impact of proposed regulations on small businesses. <...  Read story

Ask Inc.

Oct 1, 2004

Managing the mediocre, avoiding lawsuits, and starting over in a new place.  Read story

Entrepreneurs to Vie for Funding

Aug 2, 2007

Regional start-ups, established businesses, and other entrepreneurs will be gathering in Knoxville, Tenn., next month to compete for venture capital. ...  Read story

Bad Dreams Are Made Of This

By Inc Staff |  May 1, 2003

A business owner faces his worst nightmare: cutting his trusted staff. Plus: Motivating your managers.  Read story

Inc. 500 Hall of Fame

Oct 15, 2003

Four companies join the ranks of those that keep growing, and growing, and...  Read story

Better Boat Building;

Oct 1, 1986

She was the luxury liner everybody wanted, one of the flagships of America's new industrial fleet. When General Motors Corp. launched a national lottery ...  Read story

Matchmaking by Computer

By Christopher Caggiano |  Oct 1, 1991

Various electronic network services that match entrepreneurs with investors.  Read story

"cottage Industry" In The Computer Business

Jun 1, 1981

Software produced by programmers operating out of their homes has become a growing resource in the computer industry. The market for the "cottage" progra...  Read story

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By Martha E. Mangelsdorf |  Jun 1, 1988

The 100% commission concept pioneered by real-estate franchisor Re/Max International Inc. (INC., August 1987) continues to win converts in other service i...  Read story

At a Glance

By Inc Staff |  Dec 1, 1988

Charts providing information on the features of Inc. 500 companies.  Read story

Small Business Pulling More Weight Down Home

Sep 1, 1981

Statewide small business conferences have recently rung up an impressive series of victories on the local level: * In Texas, the state legislature c...  Read story

Surviving State Audits

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  May 1, 1995

A CFO gives advice on handling multiple state audits.  Read story

This Week's Economic Roundup

By Angus Loten |  Aug 10, 2006

Business owners remain optimistic despite weaker sales; productivity on the rise.  Read story

Jobless Claims Keep Rising

Aug 16, 2007

The number of new claims for unemployment benefits rose by 6,000 last week to 322,000, the third straight week of gains and the highest level in nearly tw...  Read story

The Economy This Week

By Angus Loten |  Jun 12, 2008

Small-business optimism drops to recession levels; retail sales get a boost.  Read story

Jobless Claims Rising

Jan 4, 2007

Jan. 4, 2007 -- New claims for unemployment benefits rose by 10,000 to 329,000 in the week ending Dec. 30, the Labor Department said Thur...  Read story

Sugar Baby

By John F. Persinos |  May 1, 1984

Jimmy Spradly's candy bar has already charmed the South. Can it sweet-talk its way into the national market as well?  Read story

The Best Big Cities for Starting and Growing a Business

By George Gendron |  Nov 1, 1993

Report examines the concentration of new businesses in states, regions, metro, and rural areas.  Read story

Tax Burden Higher for Bankrupt Businesses

By Angus Loten |  Feb 22, 2008

A study finds more small-business owners filing for bankruptcy owe tax debts.  Read story

The Lowly Co-op Gets a Makeover

By Amy Gunderson |  Aug 1, 2004

Minnesota's unique start-up boom.  Read story

Crucial Small Business Votes In Congress

Jun 1, 1981

SENATE Republican Policy Committee John Tower (Tex.), chairman Robert Dole (Kans.) Pete Domenici (N. Mex.) Orrin Hatch (Utah...  Read story

The Political Odyssey Of Bill Nourse

By Tom Richman |  Nov 1, 1982

How a mild-mannered hardware store proprietor joined a new breed of savvy, small business activists.  Read story

PC Universe Launches Online Tech Service

Nov 9, 2007

PC Universe has introduced a new Web-based technical services and solutions platform targeted at small and midsize businesses. PCU Tech Services wi...  Read story

Bill Nourse Of Brookemenade Hardware Supply: The Nuts And Bolts Of Politics

By Tom Richman |  Apr 1, 1984

Either Ronald Reagan promises to make his next appointment to the Federal Reserve Board someone with firsthand experience in small business, "or, we'll ra...  Read story

Mail

By Inc Staff |  Jul 1, 2007

The Good, the Bad, the Underfunded Robb Mandelbaum's feature about the Small Business Administration was the most balanced article I have read...  Read story

Does Detroit Deserve a Bailout?

By Kelly Faircloth |  Nov 24, 2008

A Big Three collapse could cripple many small businesses with ties to the automotive industry. We asked several Inc. 500|5000 CEOs for their opinions about a...  Read story

The First Fish Story

By J. Daniel McConnell |  Mar 1, 1983

We pleased to note the success of The $1 Million Fish Fight (Update, January) in Lake Chickamauga, Tenn. Seeing a community project that we developed the ...  Read story

Pipeline Data to Target SMBs With Acquisitions

Nov 29, 2007

Merchant payment processing solutions provider Pipeline Data has signed a binding letter of intent to acquire Innovative Resource Alliance (IRA), the pare...  Read story

America's Fastest-growing Private Companies

By Curtis Hartman |  Oct 1, 2006

By now, you are familiar with the backbone metaphor. As in: “Small businesses are the backbone of our economy. We must do everything we can…to make s...  Read story

Growth Strategies: Prime Time

By Bruce G. Posner |  Dec 1, 1989

How a freight-haul company set out to compete with competitors by providing precise delivery times.  Read story

Upstarts: Year 2000

By Ilan Mochari |  Jan 1, 1999

The founder of Y2K News magazine explains why his millennium bug publication will survive past 1999. Plus, several shorter articles about how companies are t...  Read story

Rating the Governors

By Mike Hofman |  Oct 1, 2006

With Arnold Schwarzenegger and 25 other governors up for reelection, we look at who among them has earned the entrepreneurial vote.  Read story

CEO Sound-off

By Inc Staff |  Nov 1, 1996

Three comments from entrepreneurs about their feelings toward the flood of new technology.  Read story

What The Rankings Mean

Oct 1, 1986

In years past, INC.'s annual Report on the States ranked the business climates of the 50 states through a formula that took into account roughly a dozen v...  Read story

Entrepreneur-Friendly Governors Sail to Victory

By Patrick Cliff and Mike Hofman |  Nov 8, 2006

Governors whose policies align with entrepreneurs' top priorities were re-elected by wide margins.  Read story

Notebook

By Leslie Brokaw |  Nov 1, 1990

Statistics and miscellaneous information about start-ups.  Read story