On the Wired Front
Looking for low-cost real estate, plenty of bandwidth, and a terrific quality of life? These blue-collar communities are designing their own high-tech networ... Read story
Worcester
Network: August 1992
Network reader-to-reader advice. Read story
The 2007 Inner City 100 Profiles: 41-50
Natural Pesticide
Start-up creates the world's first natural cockroach pesticide. Read story
Doing a Small Offering
Guidelines for choosing an underwriter for a small initial public offering. Read story
Network: April 1992
Network resources. Read story
Managing Risk
The idea is simple: Cut down on potential liabilities, and your liability premiums will follow. Read story
Guest Speaker: The Real World
Forget the elaborate business plans. Kids with passion are our next great entrepreneurs. Read story
Upcoming Events
Six seminars on raising capital, sponsored by the Center for Entrepreneurial Management, based in Worcester, Mass.; (617) 755-0770. Conference sched... Read story
Finance Man
THE FINANCIAL SKILLS THAT A CEO LEARNS ON THE JOB CAN BE USEFUL WHEN AN INVESTMENT DEAL IS ON THE TABLE. Read story
Putting Your Company on the Block
When you put your company on the block, potential buyers may urge you to sell them your company's assets rather than its stock. Your decision can have seriou... Read story
Going Public: 504 Offering Opens the Door
A publisher explains his use of Rule 504 to help him with a small stock offering, and how to get more information. Read story
Protesting A "sweetheart Deal"
A small businessman has mounted a full-fledged campaign opposing the General Services Administration's sale of government-owned forging plants to large co... Read story
Finding the Right Lenders
In considering a loan application, the SBA will scrutinize your experience, cash flow, capital, and collateral. Read story
Routing Around, Controlling the Flow, Setting Up Shop
Three CEOs each review a different software package. Read story
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Note: This table may be divided, and additional information on a particular entry may appear on more than one screen. Sales Growth 1976-80 Per... Read story
Why Family Businesses Are Best
The competitive edge of family-run businesses. Read story
Governing: Boardroom Makeover
Like many company owners, Richard Domaleski set up a board of directors only to realize he had done it all wrong. Read story
Public Displays of Affection
Maybe the noble histories of suction cups, toilets, and kazoos don't sound intriguing to you, but for entrepreneurs who've built museums dedicated to the ind... Read story
The Inner City 100 Profiles: 21-30
NO. 21 Intelliseek Cincinnati Blog analysis and research Read story
Introducing The 1986 Inc. 100
Like a bunch of adolescents, the companies on the INC. 100 are an unsettled lot. They have grown so fast that their knees ache. They have consumed capit... Read story
The Employer's Burden
Avoid negligent-hiring suits by thoroughly checking the backgrounds of your job applicants. Read story
Super Bowl Fumble?
How does $302 million sound? That’s what the City of Detroit expects Super Bowl XL will bring to town, through hotel and restaurant spending, increa... Read story
The Apple Tree
How Apple Computer contributed to the founding of more than 100 companies by its employees. Read story
Corporate Culture: A-Betting March Madness
This month your employees may be worrying more about Marquette than your market. Should you care? Read story
Mavens: A Sense of Where You Are
You've heard of GPS devices. Here's why you should have one on your dashboard. Read story
Hard Times
Interview with an employee benefits and compensation consultant on motivating employees in lean times. Read story
Getting Your Business Ready for Mobile 2.0
The mobile Internet is on a fast trajectory that will sooner than later overshadow the Internet as we know it. Is your business ready to compete in the age o... Read story
How To Hire A Cfo
Sooner or later every company needs one. Then it needs a replacement. Read story
King Of Clubs
In an industry where the deck is stacked against success, Patrick Lyons keeps drawing a full house. Read story
Why Size Matters
When you outgrow smaller rivals and must compete with big corporations for the first time, you're entering a tricky stage of growth called No Man's Land. Read story
May The Force Be With You
How Au Bon Pain discovered a way to turn lackluster clock-punchers into a team of gung ho professionals Read story
The Most Entrepreneurial Cities in America
Inc.'s 1990 ranking of metropolitan regions by job growth, business starts, and proportion of high-growth companies. Read story
Under Siege
One CEO's battle to save his small public company from a hostile takeover. Read story
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The Private 500 represent 44 states. Geographically, the West wins again on the strength of California's 84 companies -- more than twice as many as any ot... Read story
Hot Spots
INC.'s annual ranking of America's cities Read story
The Inc. 500
Note: This table may be divided, and additional information on a particular entry may appear on more than one screen. Sales growth 1980-84 ... Read story
Hot Spots
Summary of metropolitan economies for 1989; the most growth was seen in the 'edge cities', where cattle once grazed. Read story
A Golden Alternative
Using alternative airports is a form of creative ticketing that airlines don't really object to, but they will not offer alternative airport options when ... Read story
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