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Best Courses 2011: Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans With Disabilities
A professor works with disabled veterans to help them build their futures. Read more
Armed Forces
Recent Articles about Armed Forces
Recruiting: Targeting the Military
Several small company managers explain why they hire armed services veterans and how to hire vets yourself. Read more
Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: Lexicon Consulting
How one California company prepares members of the armed forces for the linguistic and cultural hurdles of overseas combat. Read more
Brave New Policy: Extensive Benefits For Military Reservists
Should you cover dependent health care for deployed troops? Read more
Disagreement With Drucker
I have to take exception to Peter Drucker's remark about government service not attracting good people -- that the typical employee is a time-server. <... Read more
Battlefield Proves to Be Good Training Ground for Entrepreneurs
The U.S. Census Bureau recently issued its first-ever report on veteran business owners. Read more
Hydrojet Services, - Inc. Article
Hydrojet Services Location: Reading, Pa. 2002 Revenue: $2.6 million G... Read more
My Story: William Wheeler of Veteran Corps of America
Doing whatever it takes to do things right Read more
Ready, Aim, Hire
New business finds employment for discharged military personnel. Read more
Training CEOs to Be Better Leaders
Former Navy SEAL Rob Roy is on a mission to toughen up American CEOs. Read more
Leading Through Uncertainty: Lessons in Managing From the U.S. Military
In times of uncertainty or crisis, does your leadership style step up to the challenge? Chad Storlie, a retired U.S. Army Reserve Special Forces officer, say... Read more
Rx For Defense Procurement
Want to cut the Pentagon's budget? Here is a method that is quick, effective, and won't jeopardize security. Read more
Innovation: A Cheaper Alternative to Kevlar
Novana says it has developed an antiballistic material that is just as tough as Kevlar, but less expensive to make. Read more
A Farewell To Arms
How the cancellation of just one weapons program closed a major defense contractor and left hundreds of suppliers in the lurch Read more
Businesses Innovating on the Edge
What's new with reverse innovation? Small businesses that master local, niche, or extreme markets are becoming the go-to for ideas that can be applied on a g... View slideshow
Talking Heads
Texas start-up develops a walk-in video recording booth. Read more
The No. 1 Company: TerraHealth
E very entrepreneur should have a mother like Frances Terrazas. Married to an Army man, Mrs. Terrazas moved her family to militar... Read more
Start Me Up
Start-up creates a product designed to extend engine life by half. Read more
It’s an Enigma
The Enigma machine was most famously used by the German military to encrypt messages in the Second World War. The idea was simple, encrypt messages so tha... Read more
The New! Improved! Military-industrial Complex
The budget squeeze has prompted a defense industry shakeout, giving an edge to companies that upgrade weapons rather than replace them Read more
Breaking Ranks
How one Long Island firm broke itself of its Pentagon dependency Read more
Small-Business Tax Cuts Tied to Iraq Funding Bill
President Bush promises to veto the legislation, which sets a timetable for troop withdrawal. Read more
Corps Values
The U.S. Marines are trained to make split-second decisions based on incomplete information, in life-or-death situations. Can they provide clues to running a... Read more
Victoria Parham, Virtual Support Services
for serving as a mentor to military spouses Read more
Support Your Local Veteran
Two million U.S. men and women have served in combat since 9/11. Twenty-five million U.S. combat veterans still survive present and past wars and liv... Read more
Four-star Management
It's one of the most dramatic turnarounds of our time. And most surprising, it happened in the U.S. Air Force. Read more
Glory Days
In your article "Four-Star Management" (January), General Bill Creech is given much credit, and he deserves it. But in reality, the general only reinvente... Read more
Four-Star Management
It's one of the most dramatic turnarounds of our time. And most surprising, it happened in the U.S. Air Force. Read more
Miratek, - Inc. Article
Miratek Location: El Paso 2002 revenue: $10.9 million Growth (1998-20... Read more
Pulp Addiction
A close-up look at the struggles one job-placement firm endured as it moved toward a paperless workplace. Read more
Steve Layne
Age: 25 Hometown: None -- "My dad was in the Air Force." Undergraduate Degree: Eckerd College Business School: The Fuqua School of Busin... Read more
Common Sense?
This letter is in response to "Make Leadership, Not War" (Letters, April). The writer disagrees with the statement that "management is our scarcest resour... Read more
New Bill Offers Financial Help to Reservists, Employers
March 25, 2005 --Some long-overdue financial help for employees who are activated for Guard and Reserve duty, and the companies that emplo... Read more
War Games, Civilian Edition
Career soldier Donald Paquin survived two combat tours in Vietnam and 21 years of tough duty for the U.S. Army. But when he became a private businessman ... Read more
"being Dead Is Bad For Business"
A growing number of businesspeople are looking beyond the survival of their own companies -- and becoming outspoken participants in the nuclear arms debate. Read more
How To Save A Few Billion Dollars
Defense bureaucrats could save that much by contracting with smaller companies. Read more
Reservist Payroll Credit Approved
A Senate bill offers tax breaks for employers with workers on active duty. Read more
How I Did It: Jerry Torres, Torres Advanced Enterprise Solutions
As told to Max Chafkin Industry Leader: Government Services Three-Year Growth: Read more
Grabbing a Piece of the Defense-Spending Pie
A look at seven Inc. 500 companies that sell technology and services to the Pentagon Read more
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