Home Workers Win Case Against Feds, Labor
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
Arts and Crafts
Extended Interview with David Blumenthal
Here's more from the February 2005 Inc. magazine interview with David Blumenthal, CEO of Lion Brand Yarn Company. Read story
Splitting Heirs
Nearly a hundred years ago, Lorenzo Vaughn planted a time bomb in his company. Finally, it went off Read story
The Trouble with Tax Holidays
Consumers and politicians love them, but state sales tax holidays are becoming a major headache for businesses. Read story
The Get Ahead Guide: Seema Sudan Made Money on Her First Collection
But the rag trade is full of knockoff artists. How can she protect her brand? Read story
He Took On the Whole Power-Tool Industry
Why wasn't anyone else interested in building a safer saw? Read story
How I Did It: David Blumenthal
The family yarn business was just getting by until knitting became cool (perhaps you've seen Gangsta Knitter?). Now it's on its way to becoming a $200 millio... Read story
Net Flix
Jeff Rix, founder of DVD Empire, discovered that it is possible to bootstrap your way to dot-com success. Read story
Things I Can't Live Without: Anne-Marie Faiola
Showing up to work in the right outfit makes the Segway a necessity. Read story
The Smart Way To Sell Out
A careful sales strategy can help you get the most money for your business with the least amount of trouble. Read story
Customer Prospects
When recruiting sales managers for its retail outlet, one company sends out a direct mailing to existing customers. Read story
Tailor-Made Entrepreneurs
The runways of Fashion Week aren't just a showcase for frivolous frocks. For entrepreneurial designers, high fashion is a high-stakes business. Read story
Common Threads
Joe Fulmer, CEO of Stitching Post, deliberately transformed his store into the kind of place where customers socialize with one another. Read story
More Independent Voices
I was sorely disappointed in the July special issue. Cute aphorisms from Boone Pickens et al are not why I buy INC. I'm looking for meat and potatoes, no... Read story
The Future of Manufacturing
A New Zealand company called Ponoko has reinvented the factory for the 21st century. Read story
A Brief History
The man who invented the typewriter did not want to invent it; the company that first made it did not want to make it; when it got to market, hardly anyon... Read story
Kid Holder
Woman creates Wiggle Wrap, a harness to bind children into seats. Read story
Counterrevolutionaries
Jerry Gorde runs Vatex with the elan of a banana republic fascist. No one quarrels with the necessity of operational directives, but it does nothing for h... Read story
The Classic Bootstrapper
A candle maker's frugal ways recall the bootstrapping techniques of yesteryear Don't look to Paul Aldrich for clues on how to boot... Read story
Private Lives;
Demon dialers, Dungeons Dragons, and the great $5 disposable suit. Read story
Drives: Turn to Port, I Mean Go Left
How will you know the world's most expensive convertible? It's the one with a cloth top lined with cashmere. Read story
Alumni Network
Cabinetmaker refers his customers to other woodworkers, many of whom are former employees. Read story
Charting Value
Here's how John Ford grew an idea from his wife's law school notes into a multimillion-dollar publishing enterprise. Read story
Step Right Up
Whether you peddle hot sauce or high-technology hardware, an effective way to promote and sell products is to set up exhibits in airport terminals or shop... Read story
Hot Tip: Managing Territory Collisions
Stephen Wald, CEO of Naturally Knits, believes faxes, cell phones, and the Internet are wreaking havoc on the old geographic sales territory. It's whom yo... Read story
Shutterfly Files $92 Million Initial Public Offering
The Inc. 500 company, which is banking on growth in the photo print market, will trade on the NASDAQ. Read story
10 Secrets of Breakthrough Companies
Why do some companies "break through" while so many others do not? Author and business consultant Keith McFarland has spent years researching thousands of pr... Read story
The Business of Death
Dying in the United States is an $11 billion industry. Creative entrepreneurs are looking beyond the great beyond, turning the afterlife into a booming after... Read story
Sizing Up Donald Burr
Hurrah for the "people" people. In "Bitter Victories," I was delighted to hear over and over again the concern for employees' welfare and customer servic... Read story
Grand Plans
Shoestring start-ups: seven fast-growing companies that were started for $1,000 or less, and tactics to borrow for your own start-up. Read story
Industries In Transition
Overcoming foreign competition and shrinking profit margins, successful growth companies tailor thier products to a specialized customer base. Read story
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