The White House


A Failure To Communicate

By Stuart Eizenstat |  Jul 1, 1982

Small business may have a special Presidential report, but until some more fundamental changes occur, it will never have much clout with the President.  Read story

It's Time For Conference Ii

By Charles R. McDonald |  Jul 1, 1984

The 1980 White House Conference on Small Business was probably the single most significant political event in small business' history. Why has the Reagan Adm...  Read story

Scorecard;

By Joe Rosenbloom III |  May 1, 1985

Running the United States from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue requires many of the skills of a corporate chief executive. But few Presidents arrived at the Whi...  Read story

The Name Game;

Nov 1, 1987

Allegis is only one of the thousands of names that have been invented in recent years. Have you been keeping up? Take this eight-question quiz to find o...  Read story

Report: Weak Tech Sector Brought Down Small Businesses

By Matt Quinn

August 24, 2004 -- As technology goes, so goes small business, according to a new report from the Small Business Administration's Office ...  Read story

Businesses Urged to Prepare for Bird Flu

By Angus Loten |  May 3, 2006

A new White House report says up to 40% of the nation’s workforce could be affected.  Read story

Guerra DeBerry Coody, - Inc. Article

Guerra DeBerry Coody Location: San Antonio 2002 revenue: $10.4 million Read story

Club Fed

By Nancy K. Austin |  Sep 1, 2001

A Washington, D.C., tip sheet from ultimate insider Mary Naylor, capital native and founder of her own corporate-concierge business.  Read story

The Best Little Advocacy Group in America

By Jeffrey L. Seglin |  May 1, 1994

NAWBO, with its assertive marketing and effective consensus building, could best represent small business in Washington.  Read story

Survey: America Trusts Small Businesses

Mar 7, 2007

March 7, 2007 -- Americans have more trust in small business than they do in the Supreme Court, the White House, or any other public inst...  Read story

Overtime Reform Overdoses on Politics

By Jess McCuan |  Jul 1, 2004

Overtime, overwrought.  Read story

The View from Out There

By Various Inc Staff |  May 15, 2000

Various personalities offer their views on the current state of small business.  Read story

Congress Passes Junk Fax Act

By Jena Wuu |  Jul 1, 2005

July 1, 2005 --Congress passed the Junk Fax Prevention Act this week, exempting businesses from previous Federal Communications Commission...  Read story

Marching On Washington, '80s Style

By JAY FINEGAN |  Aug 1, 1986

Will this be the small-business conference that finally figures out the difference between being small and thinking small?  Read story

Spy Versus Spy

By Michael Hopkins |  Jul 1, 1987

You'll no doubt recall the embassy bugging scandal (admittedly a few scandals back now), in which only a 99? Magic Slate preserved national security and t...  Read story

Senate to Revive Immigration Bill

Jun 15, 2007

Senate leaders from both parties on Thursday said they expect to reintroduce a controversial immigration reform bill before the Fourth of July recess. ...  Read story

What I Know Now: Nibbled to Death

By George McGovern |  Dec 1, 1993

Former U.S. Senator George McGovern discusses what being a small business owner has taught him.  Read story

Can The U.s. Chamber Learn To Think Small?

By Tom Richman |  Feb 1, 1982

Though 91% of its 230,000 members are small companies, the Chamber is still run by corporate fat cats.  Read story

White House Conference: A Political Tip Sheet

Aug 1, 1986

When the White House conference convenes on August 17, here are the issues most likely to draw attention.  Read story

For Young Entrepreneurs, Safety in Numbers

By Donna Fenn |  Oct 1, 2009

Despite the economic gloom and doom, the honorees on this year's 30 Under 30 list are building wildly successful ventures with the help of their peers, paren...  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

Business Groups Attack Stimulus Plan

By Angus Loten |  Jan 18, 2008

The president's temporary tax cuts won't help small employers over the long haul, critics say.  Read story

In Our Time

By Inc Staff |  May 15, 1999

A timeline listing some of the most significant events in business from 1979 to 1999.  Read story

Best Friends In D.C.: Power Brokers Activists

By Clay Risen |  Feb 1, 2006

Operatives and advocates with serious clout.  Read story

For Companies Hit by Katrina, Many Challenges Remain

By Angus Loten |  Aug 28, 2006

Half of New Orleans business owners say recovery efforts are making little or no progress.  Read story

Minority Business Owners Honored

Sep 17, 2007

The president of a Virginia-based veteran-owned business was named Minority Small Business Person of the Year at the National Minority Enterprise Developm...  Read story

President-Elect Obama: What Will Change Really Mean?

By Angus Loten |  Nov 5, 2008

Touting a message of change throughout a marathon campaign, Barack Obama was elected the 44th president of the United States on Tuesday in a decisive and his...  Read story

Bigger than TV Itself

By Mike McCurry |  May 15, 2000

Former White House press secretary Mike McCurry discusses politics in the Internet age.  Read story

The Immigrant Prince

By Joseph P. Kahn |  Jul 1, 1986

From Ellis Island to the corner grocery to the country's largest macaroni company, "JP" Pellegrino's story is the story of American enterprise.  Read story

The Wages Of Fear

By J. F. P. |  Apr 1, 1984

With concrete barriers going up at the White House, fear of political terrorism has spread throughout the land, prompting business executives to give more...  Read story

The Power Lunch

By Nell Margolis |  Jul 1, 1986

* Lee Iacocca ate two dozen raw clams on the half shell at his first interview for the top spot at Chrysler Corp. * John C. D. Bruno, owner of The P...  Read story

Washington, Inc.

By JAY FINEGAN |  Sep 1, 1988

Group of four Washington women evolves with growing event-management company.  Read story

Tracking Borrowing Costs

By Bruce G. Posner |  Jan 1, 1993

A new book traces the performance of more than 30 key money rates over the past decade.  Read story

A Chance to Be Heard

By Inc Staff |  Mar 1, 1994

Info about the White House Conference on Small Business, to be held June 1995.  Read story

Hanging Tough With Reagan On Taxes

By Tom Richman |  Sep 1, 1981

Small business deal makers had to choose between political loyalty to the Administration and attractive offers from Democrats. They made a split decision.  Read story

Small Business, Congress, And A "litmus Paper" Bill

By Milton D. Stewart |  Feb 1, 1982

Never has the small business community had so clear a chance to serve its country as it has in the new congressional session. The Small Business Innovati...  Read story

When Quality Isn't Everything

By PAUL B. BROWN |  Jun 1, 1989

Great Midwestern Ice Cream produces a private-label product for supermarkets.  Read story

Senate Approves Corporate Tax Cuts

By Michael Aneiro

Oct. 12, 2004 --Congress voted Monday to approve an inclusive $140 billion corporate tax-cut bill in the hopes of defusing ongoing Europea...  Read story

The Pita Principle

By Anne Stuart |  Aug 1, 2001

Just how low can you go when bootstrapping your start-up? The founders of Stacy's Pita Chip Co. can tell you.  Read story

Snowe Me the Money

By Bobbie Gossage |  Jun 1, 2004

Senator Snowe (among others) restores funding to the SBA.  Read story