Expanding Horizons
It's no secret that educating prospective customers on how to make the most of a product increases both sales and satisfaction after the sale. Mickey Robe... Read story
Wilmington (Delaware)
Garden of Eden
Sep 22, 1999
Wouldn't you like your retail customers to say, "I love that store, I wish I could spend all my time there"? Sandy Hollow Herb Company knows that customer... Read story
Second Act
By Leslie Brokaw | Feb 1, 1991
Meat business creates and sells boneless spareribs made of restructured meat. Read story
New Pres. Boosts Consumer Confidence
By Kelly Faircloth | Feb 4, 2009
But cautious spending expected for the foreseeable future. Read story
B-School for Beginners
By Alessandra Bianchi | Dec 1, 1993
An elementary teacher has developed a curriculum to teach entrepreneurship. Read story
Some Help In Taking The Long-range View
Sep 1, 1982
While giant corporations often rely on 10-year plans to chart their growth, small companies tend to fly more by the seat of their pants. To most of them ... Read story
Private Lives;
By Donna Fenn | Dec 1, 1985
For Ken Shader, turning a hobby into a business was more than a fantasy. Read story
Purchasing;
If your supplier's sales rep is being unusually cooperative these days, it could be that he's just a terrific guy. Then again, it could mean that you're ... Read story
All The Right Moves
By Anne Stuart | Sep 1, 2001
Getting taxpayers to foot the bill for your new IT system. Read story
Boomtowns '06: Hottest Midsize Cities
Employment Base of 150,000-450,000. Read story
By Various Inc Staff | Oct 1, 2001
Readers react to recent Inc articles, including Anne Stuart's "The Pita Principal," D.M. Osborne's "Dear John," Norm Brodsky's "Groundhog's Day," an... Read story
Hot Spots
By Joel Kotkin | Mar 1, 1989
Summary of metropolitan economies for 1989; the most growth was seen in the 'edge cities', where cattle once grazed. Read story
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)
A Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) is a designation the U.S. government uses to refer to a region that, broadly speaking, consists of a city and its su... Read story
The 500
Dec 1, 1987
#13 APPLIED SYSTEMS INC. UNIVERSITY PARK, ILL. You saw it in the stock market. You've seen it in the merger-and-acquisition activity. ... Read story
Marketing;
By Reported by Patricia C. Amend | May 1, 1987
Whatever you're selling, you could have trouble getting customers to buy it if your company comes across as the fledgling enterprise it may well be. That... Read story
By Inc Staff | Apr 1, 2007
Technology for Everyone I am blind, and I just finished reading the February issue of Inc. , not with the hand-held scanner that Ray Kurz... Read story
Some Assembly Required
By Jill Andresky Fraser | Apr 1, 1998
Small companies often have to draw financing from several different backers. Here are several questions to answer before entering a layered financing arrange... Read story
Hot Cities, Hot Sites
Nov 17, 2000
The cover story of the December 2000 issue of Inc. magazine, " Best Cities to Start and ... Read story
Spy vs. Spy
By Alison Stein Wellner | Jun 1, 2003
Corporate espionage is a fact of life. Here's how to protect yourself. Read story
Origins of the Inc. 500: Company Names
By Jennifer McFarland | Oct 15, 1999
Follow the Leaders It's an oddity of Rochester, N.Y., that the names of its two premier corporations, Kodak and Xerox, are strange... Read story
Great Ideas, But...
By Jill Andresky Fraser | Mar 1, 2001
Financial experts discuss LouVan Products' attempt to sell $2.5 million in common stock for working capital and the development of new products. Read story
On Target
By Jill Andresky Fraser | Apr 1, 1991
Accurately forecasting a company's finances to enhance growth and to remain focused on goals. Read story
Recruiting Strategies: Orientation
By Various Inc Staff | Oct 15, 1999
Acclimating a steady influx of new faces to the company culture can be tricky for high-growth companies. Here's how several Inc. 500 companies are introducin... Read story
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May 1, 1984
Note: This table may be divided, and additional information on a particular entry may appear on more than one screen. Sales growth (1979-83) R... Read story
90 Days To Word Processing
By David DeLong | May 1, 1982
How to decide if you need word processing, where to find the right equipment, and what to ask before you buy. Read story
Origins of the 500: Names
By Jennifer McFarland | Oct 15, 1999
Where do America's fastest growing private companies get all those great ideas? A look at some of the unlikely ways Inc. 500 CEOs came up with the names for ... Read story
Sumner and His Discontent
By Kasey Wehrum | Nov 1, 2006
Did the 83-year-old tycoon cross the line by firing Tom Cruise with so much fanfare? Or did he demonstrate strong leadership? Read story
Behind the Scenes: Companies at the Heart of Everyday Life
By Bobbie Gossage | Jan 1, 2008
Wendy's Drive-Through, Oxon Hill, Maryland, 11.11.07, 5:14 p.m. Read story
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Dec 1, 1986
#8 TEMPS & CO. WASHINGTON, D.C. Many INC. 500 companies are wife-and-husband teams, but so far as we can tell, this is the only sister-brother c... Read story
Business School
By Curtis Hartman | Sep 1, 1989
A few innovative teachers are teaching entreprenuership to their students, sometimes as early as the elementary level. Read story
Getting Paid
By Jill Andresky Fraser | Jun 1, 1990
How to make collecting bills as much a part of daily business as making sales. Read story
The Most Entrepreneurial Cities in America
By John Case | Mar 1, 1990
Inc.'s 1990 ranking of metropolitan regions by job growth, business starts, and proportion of high-growth companies. Read story
Mail: June 2002
By Inc Staff | Jun 1, 2002
Readers react to articles from recent issues of Inc magazine. Plus, an update on Tom Danner, savior of software maker Haven Corp. Read story
Getting More Out Of Visicalc
By Steve Ditlea | Oct 1, 1982
VisiCalc and other electronic spreadsheets became more popular because they quickly answered 'what if' questions. Now many users find that these programs can... Read story
Hot Spots
By STEVEN PEARLSTEIN | Apr 1, 1987
INC.'s list of the 50 fastest-growing U.S. cities Read story
The Entrepreneur of the Year: Our fifth annual company-building awards
By Teri Lammers | Dec 1, 1993
Introduction and list of judges and winners for Inc.'s 1993 Entrepreneur of Year Award. Read story
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Apr 1, 1987
HOW THE CITIES WERE RANKED Like our annual states report, this ranking of metropolitan areas is based on three factors: job generation, rate of significan... Read story
Where Has All the Money Gone?
By Jill Andresky Fraser | Apr 1, 2000
With an unprecedented amount of capital flowing through the equity and debt markets, you'd think anyone can raise money for just about anything. But unless y... Read story
House Buyer
By Lisa R. Sheeran | Jul 1, 1985
WOULD YOU BELIEVE A MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES? Read story
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