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State of the Unions (and Why You Should Care)

Why unions are necessary for economic reasons and to preserve democracy.  Read story

Kauffman Donates $25.5 Million to Universities

The grants, part of a $200 million initiative, will help foster entrepreneurship programs at nine schools nationwide.  Read story

How to Get Started

Column discussing government programs designed to help entrepreneurs and why no one knows about them.  Read story

What We Don't Know May Hurt Us

The Coleman Chairholder in Entrepreneurial Studies debunks some myths about entrepreneurs and shares some other ideas.  Read story

Kauffman Foundation Pledges $35 Million for College Programs

The grants will be used to help promote entrepreneurship education beyond business schools.  Read story

Study: Entrepreneurs Find Edge in Tech, Science

A new SBA report shows where fast-growing companies have an advantage over larger competitors.  Read story

Working On Your Business Versus Working In Your Business

In past columns, I've stressed the importance of vision and developing a road map for your business, whether written on paper or not. Part of this inclu...  Read story

Virtual Classrooms, Actual Education

For a straightforward concept, e-learning has a lot of aliases: distance learning, online education, computer-based training, and "the virtual classroom,"...  Read story

Pleasing Some of the People All of the Time

When you start a business, one of the things you will have to come to terms with is the fact that you can't be everything to everybody. This will be toug...  Read story

New York Now: Small Businesses Show Resourcefulness -- But 13,000 Still in Lurch

A group of seasoned company owners are showing resourcefulness in difficult times. Here's how they've been able to survive the economic downturn and the deva...  Read story

Book Value

Reviews of five business books -- three on what businesses can do to help the environment, one on what the decline of bowling leagues means for your business...  Read story

Start-up Chasers Track New-Biz Storm

Start-ups are enjoying newfound importance with policymakers and here's how they're being tracked.  Read story

University of Michigan:
A T-shirt Line With Great Word of Mouth

Caroline Rooney produced her first T-shirt design, with a "Peace and Love" theme, in her high school textile class. She wore the shirt throughout high sch...  Read story

New Thoughts on Pricing

Information on obtaining a how-to booklet on pricing strategies for start-ups.  Read story

Resources

A comprehensive resource guide to topics and issues featured in the February edition of Inc. magazine.  Read story

That Championship Start-up

An up-close look at a start-up that is creating its own market with new video technologies for sports coaches.  Read story

Virtual You

Virtual universities have become increasingly popular with business owners who want more education, but who need a flexible study schedule. A look at these "...  Read story

The Economic Microscope

Local economies should be closely studied in order to discern true economic trends.  Read story

Feedback from Everybody

An up-close look at a firm's use of 360-degree reviews in order to see if it's a silly fad or a smart management tool.  Read story

Family Ties

In June 2006, we wrote about Chicago entrepreneur Larry Cohen , who gave his nephew ...  Read story

Hot Seats;

THIS CAN'T BE THE PLACE. THAT was my first thought. We'd already driven 30-odd miles west from Grand Rapids -- down bumpy back roads, past cornfiel...  Read story

Where The Growth Is

In government reports statistics for growing companies can sometimes be misleading.  Read story

Campus Inc.

An introduction to the Inc. cover story on the hottest entrepreneurial programs offered by universities. Includes brief descriptions of more unique ...  Read story

Search

The best business magazines you're not reading, secrets for finding almost anything online, building a great workforce by promoting individuality, and the We...  Read story

This Is How It's Done: Smart Business Moves

30 classic examples of innovation, from the Inc. archives  Read story

Bill's Excellent Adventure

Suddenly, Microsoft cares. If you run a small business, this may be just what you've been waiting for.  Read story

The Complete New-Business Survival Guide

Inc.'s catalog of the best books, agencies, networking groups and information sources for the self-educating CEO.  Read story

How I Did It: Bobbi Brown, Founder and CEO, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics

In New York in the excessive 1980s, Bobbi Brown made it big by pushing moderation. She became makeup artist to the stars by introducing a palette of natural ...  Read story

The Disciples of David Birch

A new generation of researchers discover the effect of small business on the economy.  Read story

Case Study: When the Bank Called In a Loan, Larry Cohen Had to Act Fast to Save the Family Business

Was replacing his nephew with a more seasoned executive the answer?  Read story

The Inc. 500 Honor Roll

In which we recognize six companies that have grown so fast for so long that they have won a place on the INC. 500 for the fifth consecutive year  Read story

Managing the Journey

Interview with CEO Ralph Stayer on the eight-year process of revamping his management style.  Read story

The Future of the Human Body

Ten innovations that will improve quality of life—and bring down health care costs  Read story

The Plot Thickens

As the initial celebrations fade into memory, our heroes from Silicon Valley discover that the Old Economy business of selling books is tougher than they sus...  Read story

Blood Feud

The story of a biomedical start-up sued by an industry giant for theft of trade secrets, and how the start-up triumphed.  Read story

America's Fastest-growing Private Companies

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

Rating the Governors

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

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