Vermont


A Haven For Virtual Companies

By Max Chafkin |  Jul 1, 2008

Behind Vermont's unlikely ploy to attract online businesses  Read story

Winning Over Your Customers

Jan 1, 1982

In this age of computer-generated mailings, a simple handwritten message of thanks can be an effective way to build customer loyalty. Artisan Outlet...  Read story

VT. Country Inn

By Alessandra Bianchi |  Jan 1, 1991

Financial summary and brief description of a Vermont Country Inn.  Read story

Naming Your Price

By Michael D. Mondello |  Jul 1, 1992

Using imaginative pricing strategies to increase profit.  Read story

Rfd Inc.

By DAVID L. BIRCH |  Feb 1, 1988

Where to go when you want to start a business in a remote location.  Read story

King Of The Mountain

Dec 1, 1982

At Killington Peak, Preston Smith battled Vermont's untamed widerness and a sluggish bureaucracy. His success revolutionized the skiing industry.  Read story

Tax on Internet Sales

By James Judd |  Nov 1, 2000

It's hardly a secret that shoppers hate paying sales tax and love a tax-free bargain -- case in point, thetax-free shops in airports that are so successfu...  Read story

Home Workers Win Case Against Feds, Labor

Jul 1, 1981

It was billed as a case of big government and big labor vs. "the little people," and it appears that the little people have prevailed. The issue was...  Read story

It's Not Easy Being Green

By Jess McCuan |  Nov 1, 2004

Jeffrey Hollender and Alan Newman disagreed about strategy, fought bitterly -- and created two successful companies. They'd set out to change the world, but ...  Read story

A Scoop Of The Action

By Bruce G. Posner |  Jul 1, 1984

A company in Vermont offers ice cream equity.  Read story

Business for Sale: Northeast Bagel-Bakery Chain

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Oct 1, 1996

An upclose look at a business offered for sale complete with price rationale and some pros or cons of the purchase.  Read story

Resources

By Inc Staff |  Sep 1, 1997

A comprehensive guide to more information on subjects and articles found in the Sept. issue of Inc. magazine.  Read story

Business for Sale: New England Stained-Glass Window Restorer

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Aug 1, 1998

An overview of a stained-glass window restoration company offered for sale. Includes the price, how the business was valued, the outlook of future sales, and...  Read story

So You Want To Go Into Politics?

By RONALD BROWNSTEIN |  Nov 1, 1985

A growing number of entrepreneurs are abandoning the privacy and freedom of business for the perils of public office.  Read story

At a Glance

By Inc Staff |  Dec 1, 1988

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

Volunteering: The New Employee Perk

By Susan Greco |  Sep 1, 1997

A look at some companies that are using volunteer-work programs to strengthen their corporate culture.  Read story

A Besieged Brewery Fights Back

By Josh Spiro |  Oct 29, 2009

Rock Art Brewery is embroiled in a trademark war with the beverage giant Hansen over the name of the brewery's Vermonster beer.  Read story

Why You Won't Sell Your Business

By Alessandra Bianchi |  Aug 1, 1992

Inc. revisits companies listed in the Business for Sale column.  Read story

With Few Options, Rural Businesses Forced to Find Their Own Internet Access

By Melanie Brooks |  Jan 20, 2006

Jan. 20, 2006 -- While the Internet's reach continues to spread, the majority of small businesses located in rural areas -- two-thirds --...  Read story

Where the Growth Is: The 1989 Inc. 500

By John Case |  Dec 1, 1989

A breakdown of the 1989 Inc. 500 by region, industry, sector, and type of company.  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

Study: Lower Energy Costs Boost Employment

Feb 23, 2007

Feb. 23, 2007 -- States with lower business energy costs grow faster and create more jobs than those with higher costs, according to a st...  Read story

Hail to the Chiefs

By Patrick J. Sauer |  Feb 1, 2004

Test your knowledge about U.S. Presidents, their policies, and the examples of leadership they provide.  Read story

What Is the Way with a Will?

Oct 22, 1999

Q: When you make out a will, do you need to have it notarized? A: Glad you asked. Your question is on the tips of...  Read story

Office: Business In The Round

By Robert A. Mamis |  Feb 1, 1987

Five dozen employees are probably too many to jam onto the limited floor space that Crimson Travel Service allotted them, the agency's owner granted. Then...  Read story

The Seven (Almost) Deadly Sins of High-Minded Entrepreneurs

By Anne Murphy |  Jul 1, 1994

The high price of running a socially responsible business.  Read story

Grants for Rural Biz

By Amy Gunderson |  Sep 1, 2003

States with lots of farms and fields are making more grants available to businesses.  Read story

The Invention Factory

By Alessandra Bianchi |  Jul 1, 1993

Inventors' association provides networking and brainstorming opportunities.  Read story

New Year, New Laws

By Darren Dahl |  Jan 1, 2006

An entrepreneur's guide to state policies taking effect at the start of 2006.  Read story

Things I Can't Live Without: Fred Schwam

By Nadine Heintz |  Dec 1, 2005

CEO of American Christmas Decorations, which creates holiday displays for more than 300 New York City businesses, including Radio City Music Hall, Bloomingda...  Read story

Profile: Find Trail. Hike. Repeat

By John Grossmann |  Dec 1, 2002

Some leisure pursuits take your mind off business. This one makes Eric Kampmann think about his business better.  Read story

The Company That Saved The Farm

By Leslie Brokaw |  Oct 1, 1988

A fast growing wharf-building business started to preserve a condemned farmhouse in Vermont.  Read story

When Success Hurts

By Dr. Jay Rohrlich |  Sep 1, 1981

Successful business people often find that their work isn't just a good thing -- it's the only thing.  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

If at First You Don't Succeed...

By Alessandra Bianchi |  Nov 1, 1993

Company owner starts a new business after first company's demise, to prove it wasn't his fault.  Read story

Obit: Concert Promoter Hits Rough Road in Vermont

By Julie Carrick Dalton |  Oct 1, 1999

Big World Productions was successful as long as it stuck close to home, but new markets drained resources and failed to provide revenues for this entertainme...  Read story

Oprah Gets Psyched

By Mike Hofman |  Sep 1, 2001

How Oprah gets psyched for boardroom showdowns -- and other pearls overheard at the nation's top daylong conference of female execs.  Read story

Readers Rate Their Own States

By Bradford W. Ketchum |  Feb 1, 1982

Readers in Missouri and Nevada don't think we should have given their states an F (as in flunk) in our recent report card on state business climates (Octo...  Read story

IGG Upgrades Financial Management Application

Feb 1, 2008

IBank 3 Public Beta includes a Web-based tool for entering transactions with an iPhone.  Read story

Fancy-Sounding Tax Hurts S Corps.

By Darren Dahl |  Jan 1, 2005

Millionaires beware!  Read story