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Playing Hard to Get
In a highly creative arrangement, an upstart apparel maker manages to sell its brand to footwear giant Timberland--without actually giving up the brand. The ... Read more
How to Strike a Great Deal
You know, it really is a lot like dating. Whether you're selling your whole company or just a piece of it, here are the rules. Read more
Sole Success
The Swartz brothers combined old-time quality, a new sales strategy, and a lot of luck to move their boots from Army-Navy stores to Saks in just two years. Read more
Battle Of The Brands
Creating brand-name awareness is still more an art than an exact science. And even though some of the techniques are very well known -- market positioning... Read more
Editor's Letter
The impact of Inc. 500 companies. Read more
Brand Demands
The CEO of an apparel company and the man behind Timberland weigh in on brand integrity. Read more
Brands No More
Timberland CEO Jeffrey Swartz on branding in these times. Read more
Inc. Online Exclusives: April 2009, - Inc. Article
What's Online: April 2009 Vote For... Read more
Inside The Inc. 500
Although they were the pacesetters of the recovery, this year's growth leaders were not immune to the nation's economic changes. Read more
25 Years. 7,900 Companies. One Enormous Impact
For 25 years, the most exciting companies in America have been getting noticed here. Microsoft, Timberland, Jenny Craig--glad to be of service. Read more
Camping Companies Find Success Beyond the Woods
People may be camping less and less, but the apparel and equipment industries have seen a boom by expanding to a wider range of consumers. Read more
That Magic Moment
Inc. magazine's editor-in-chief talks with Earvin "Magic" Johnson about how the focus on fast money makes rising stars "uncoachable" on the court an... Read more
That Magic Moment
em Inc. /em magazine's editor-in-chief talks with Earvin "Magic" Johnson about how the focus on fast money makes rising sta... Read more
Editor's Letter
For the past few months we've been asking Inc. readers whether Norm should sell his business. The Norm in question is, of course, Norm Brodsky, o... Read more
Buy Now -- Avoid the Rush
The proliferation of entrepreneurs buying and growing businesses instead of starting them. Read more
Inc. 500 Alumni: Where Are They Now?
Each year since 1981, Inc. magazine has named the fastest-growing small privately held companies in America. When companies first make the In... Read more
What Is the Inc. 5000?
The annual list of America's fastest-growing private companies will expand 10-fold, in an attempt to identify even more rising business stars. Read more
Inc. 500 All-Stars: Then and Now
What happens to entrepreneurs after their companies make the Inc . 500 list? Interviews with 12 past and present Inc. 500 CEOs show that mos... Read more
Are You a David or a Goliath?
Small companies taking on big rivals. Plus, the art of the pivot, Hollywood smiles on Vita Coco, and the rest of the day's news. Read more
Inc. 500 All-Stars
A look at the companies that have achieved the distinction of appearing on the Inc. 500 a staggering 5 times. Plus: Household-name companies that earned thei... Read more
The Inc. 500 Index (company And Rank)
A. J. Reynolds (228) ACE Equipment Rentals (320) ACSIS (249) Action Packets (92) Ad-Tek Engineering Services (362) Administr... Read more
Apparel Company Tests Waters. Will It Sail?
An overview of a company that hopes to build a brand of outdoor apparel made from a special fabric. Read more
Sole Survivor
One third-generation family business has survived imports, mergers, offshore manufacturing and new technologies. Read more
The Inc. 500 Index (company And Rank)
A. J. Reynolds (228) ACE Equipment Rentals (320) ACSIS (249) Action Packets (92) Ad-Tek Engineering Services (362) Administr... Read more
Growth Strategies of Inc. 500
Since 1982, Inc. magazine has been compiling its annual list of the fastest-growing private companies in the country -- the Inc. 500. This guide wil... Read more
Are We Willing to Give Up Growth for Mission?
As the year draws to an end, I face a question that annually lurks in the back of my mind, (and I suspect in the minds of most entrepreneurs), "Do I have ... Read more
Growth Is in Overdrive on This Year’s Inc. 500
Companies that create jobs create the future, as Inc. 500 companies have been proving for 30 years. See these people here? Now it’s their turn. Read more
Success Stories
We know you have a dream - a big dream. You wouldn't be building a business if you didn't have one. And while some dreams turn to dust in the cold light of b... Read more
Brief Profiles of 2003 Inc. 500 Companies
Helpful tips and fun facts from the 2003 Inc. 500 list. Read more
Been There, Grown That
The CEOs of five companies on this year's list question legendary Inc 500 CEOs on pressing management topics. Read more
Reading the Tea Leaves
Seth Goldman, the founder of Honest Tea, offers his take on corporate responsibility, the secret to steady growth, and taking on Coke. Read more
Norm the Obscure
One of America's most successful company builders -- Norman Waitt Jr. of Gateway -- remains relatively unknown. Read more
Inc. 500 Reveals America's Fastest-Growing
New York (October 20, 2004) -- Inc . magazine, the premier publication for small and medium-size businesses, has released its 23rd ... Read more
"It's Going to Be Big"
Marc Ecko always had the dream. Over time -- it wasn't easy -- he developed the skills. Here, he talks about how he got smart, why his billion-dollar clothin... Read more
Maximizing Your Marketing
The average age of Spice Girls fans is maybe 12, but Debbie Newman is counting on them to help boost her businessinto the big leagues. Newman, vice-presid... Read more
Doing Well and Good
How social responsibility helped one coffee grower land a deal with Starbucks. Read more
Feet Don't Fail Me Now
Shoe manufacturer must differentiate its offerings from cheaper imitators through marketing and advertising. Read more
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