Quote Of The Month
"Entrepreneurs should be realists, not optimists. Optimists always look for the light at the end of the tunnel; realists look for the next tunnel."
Tom Golisano
How to Build an Inc. 500 Company
Profile of an Inc. 500 CEO and his success in managing growth while taking his company public. Read story
How to Manage Your Sales Force
A successful manager gives tips on creating a winning sales team. Read story
Tom Golisano Goes Public
An entrepreneur shifts his focus from his business to the community. Read story
No More Mr. Nice Guy
A CEO who set up a foundation to support nonprofits demands proof that nonprofits are having an impact. Read story
Economic Street Talk: Superficial Strength
A CEO takes a real-world look at the economy and feels that businesspeople had better plan for bleaker times ahead. Read story
Forget Politics as Usual: We're Mad as Hell and We're Not Going to Take It. . .
Inc.'s editor-in-chief comments on successful entrepreneurs who feel compelled to run for public office. Read story
What Do Voters Want?
Analysis of whether or not CEOs would make successful politicians. Read story
The CEO's CEO
An interview with former Inc. 500 CEO Tom Golisano of Paychex. He tells what it's like running a now-public company and how he has managed to maintain a stea... Read story
The Entrepreneur of the Year: Our fifth annual company-building awards
Introduction and list of judges and winners for Inc.'s 1993 Entrepreneur of Year Award. Read story
Net Wages
The CEO of a payroll company and PayChex's brash boss disagree when it comes to the Internet. Read story
What Business Would You Start?
Nearly 50 business luminaries, ranging from H. Ross Perot to Ed McMahon, are asked what businesses to start. Read story
Entrepreneurs of the Year
Introduction to the 1994 EOY issue that presents the judges and process behind the award. Read story
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 story
The Billionaire Next Door
Have you ever wondered whether some people are just born to be entrepreneurs? Meet David Koretz, a 21-year-old businessman hoping to be a billionaire by 25. Read story
Just Say No
Seven CEOs give different examples of when they refused to make deals to avoid doing bad business. Read story
The Secrets of Bootstrapping
18 ways to grow or survive by substituting imagination, know-how, or effort for capital. Read story
FYI: Dr. Wall Street
Not in recent memory has it been so difficult to gauge the prospects for going public, but a veteran entrepreneur helps clear things up. Read story
Rich Man, Politician
Could campaign finance reform put more entrepreneurs in office? Read story
Desperation Capitalism
What do Clorox and Apple Computer have in common? Both were launched by bootstrappers-- and here are some other bootstrapping Hall of Famers. Read story
Breaking Through
How companies just like yours mushroomed into powerhouses in their industries. A conversation with Keith R. McFarland. Read story
Payroll;
The growth of competition in the payroll check-writing industry has benefited companies in two key ways: The service now costs significantly less than in ... Read story
Inc Query: What Do Your Customers See?
Determining what numbers you should be tracking, and other pressing business matters. Read story
The Entrepreneur of the Year
Entrepreneur of the year awards and the selection process. Read story
Head of the Class
EOY supporter award. Co-partners fund encourage entrepreneurship education. Read story
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 story
The Smart CEO's Reading List
Short reviews of business books recommended for the CEO. Read story
B-School for Beginners
An elementary teacher has developed a curriculum to teach entrepreneurship. Read story
Where, Oh, Where to Begin
Trying to decide what business to go into, and other perplexing problems. Read story
75 Reasons to Be Glad You're an American Entrepreneur Right Now
Here's our tally of the diverse ways the culture, the economy, and entrepreneurship's own history are combining to make this a great time--the best time, in ... Read story
This Is How It's Done: Smart Business Moves
30 classic examples of innovation, from the Inc. archives Read story
What It Takes to Break Through
An excerpt from Keith McFarland's eagerly awaited new book on how companies move beyond the entrepreneurial stage. Watch the grapefruit spurts! Read story
Dream Team
Inc.'s start-up all-stars for 1989. Read story
The Talk of the Inc. 500
Stories, blurbs, and quotes from the ninth annual Inc. 500 conference. Read story
The Entrepreneur of the Year
Introduction to the Entrepreneur of the Year judges and the selection process. Read story
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