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How Should Goldman Sachs Spend Its $500 Million?
The experts weigh in on Goldman Sachs' $500 million small-business initiative.
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JP Morgan Offers Discount to Small Businesses That Hire
A new program lowers interest rates on loans for every new hire a small business makes.
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Handbag Maker Vera Bradley Files for IPO
The iconic summer handbag company was founded in an Indiana basement with just $250 in start-up capital.
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Thinking of Going Public?
The market may love LinkedIn and Pandora, but chances are, it feels very differently about you.
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The Eco-Advantage
Introducing the Green 50, a collection of entrepreneurial companies that are showing what it means to run good businesses, attack the most pressing problems of our time--and make serious cash along the way.
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Greed Is NOT Good
Why are so many people cancelling their cable subscriptions these days? In an earnings call this week, Comcast had to acknowledge it alone has lost some 2... Read more
Is the Economy Stressing You Out?
Business owners and employees alike are feeling anxious and losing sleep -- and all that concern about layoffs, rising costs, and a tumbling stock market is ... Read more
It's Class Warfare, I Think
With the Dow shooting up more than 500 points today in the wake of a 'no' vote on the Washington bail out bill, this is beginning to feel a little like "W... Read more
The Candidates And The Crises
This was the week for the presidential candidates to address the twin economic crises of the moment: the collapse of the sub-prime housing market on Main ... Read more
The Bailout: A Modest Proposal
I, for one, am glad that the $700 billion bailout is stalled for the moment, though not for the reasons over which the balkers are balking. Republicans ca... Read more
The Bailout Blues
If Wall Street is to be believed, we are so screwed. The House nixed the bailout bill -- and notwithstanding MarketWatch economist Irwin ... Read more
This Week is History
Has the business world ever been so grateful to say TGIF? We all know when Wall Street sneezes that much of the world catch... Read more
Start a Blog, Get Discovered
Dana Vachon channeled his corporate angst into a commentary on greed, excess, and the sometimes-misguided American Dream. It landed him a book deal. Read more
Oil Hits $76 a Barrel
The AP is reporting that "Wall Street suffered sharp losses for a second straight session Thursday as a new record for oil prices and discouraging analyst... Read more
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 more
Is Big Back? Or Is Small Still Beautiful?
The current boom in mergers and acquisitions in today's market seems to suggest that bigger is better. Not so. Here's why smaller companies have distinct adv... Read more
No Tech, No Takers
Various Inc. writers examine eight myths about going public that the 1996 market shatters. Read more
Now Let's Talk About You
Some examples of changes different companies made in order to go public and comments from some managers. Read more
Main Street Inc.
A senior Inc. editor tells why the companies that perform well on Main Street are as critical as any found on Wall St. Read more
Second Thoughts on Growth
Analysis of a new generation of business owners, and growing a company in light of the last decade. Read more
Letter From The Founder
Why starting Inc. magazine seemed like such a good idea--and still does. Read more
Play Money
Founder of simulated stock market confronts decision among three different long-term growth strategies. Read more
Wall Street Goes 'hollywood"
Last year, we told you investors were looking for proven management and a history of solid performance. Well, they changed their minds. Read more
The Corpocracy's Last Gasp
The raiders accuse corporate managers of incompetence. The managers accuse the raiders of greed. In this case, they're both right Read more
What I Do In Private Is My Own Business
Why some of America's best private companies have chosen to ignore this year's hot stock market and decided to keep their companies to themselves. Read more
Owning The Ponies
Last year, two big Wall Street brokerage houses -- Drexel Burnham Lambert; and Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette -- put together an unusual partnership. Be... Read more
Would You Buy Stock From This Man?
Louis Rukeyser is the host of public television's "Wall Street Week." Every Friday night some 10 million would-be investors sit faithfully in front of the... Read more
A Bond By Any Other Name
Whether you call them "high-yield," "low-rated," or just plain "junk" bonds, a lot of companies are finding there is nothing shoddy about public market debt. Read more
Mid-2009 Check-in: How’s Your Company Doing?
We're about halfway through 2009 — one of the worst recessions in most of our memories — and everyone's taking stock, from White House to Wall... Read more
No Possiblity of IPO? Who Cares.
A story in the Wall Street Journal today makes a big stink over the Read more
Small-Business Mood Tanking
Owners say they're taking home less cash from their businesses, Discover reports. Read more
Without Confidence, There is No Leadership
Self-confidence is the fundamental basis from which leadership grows. Do you have it? If you've read my column for any length of ... Read more
Re: Design
Editor-in-chief George Gendron discusses the highlights of the newly redesigned magazine, and why it speaks to the spirit of the age. Read more
Business Development Companies: Boom Or Bust
A 1980 law made it easier for venture capital companies to go public. But the market's collapse and some fundamental questions have produced a trickle rather... Read more
Why I Love Recessions!
The sky is falling. The economy is in the tank. Your 401(k) will soon be worthless. No one is spending. Job cuts are swift and deep. We're all going to die p... Read more
Review: Diary of a Very Bad Year
Keith Gessen turned interviews with a hedge fund manager into one of the best books written about the Wall Street calamity. Read more
Making The Market
No man is a market. But in the highly specialized world of low-rated debt, Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc.'s Michael Milken comes awfully close. In the late 1... Read more
Vintage Capitalist Amusements
Some business owners are collecting these fun artifacts of America’s financial history. (Hint: Do not pass go.) Read more
Guest Speaker: The Truth About Investment Bubbles
Yes, you can get hurt when they burst. But you can also make a bundle. Read more
Street Talk
Near the beginning of summer when the statistics on this page were gathered, the world was a sorry place indeed. There seemed to be something of a War-of... Read more
Frank Campanaro of Trillacorpe Construction
When Wall Street crashed and credit lines dried up, Campanaro relied on his military training to lead his company through the tough times. Read more
Small Firms Applaud Bailout
The $700 billion-plus Wall Street rescue package will help free up credit, small-business groups say. Read more
Trading Places: Are You Ready for an Electronic Stock Exchange?
Wunsch Auction Systems aims to create an electronic stock market exchange. Read more
How I Got VC Money: Brian Brittsan
How a company that handles water conservation for buildings raised venture capital Read more
Portfolio: Down 50 Percent. Not Losing Any Sleep Over It: Priceless
As you know, I maintain a blog about investing in the stock market for Inc.com. The methodology is based on a sound, academic approach developed by Nobel-... Read more
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