Pacs Pack Congress With Business Backers
Those interested in seeing small business supporters elected to Congress have two national avenues to channel their political contributions -- the Nationa... Read story
Elections and Voting
Poll Worker Shortage
On Election Day, national polls will be short at least 250,000 workers possibly leading to longer waits for voters, overtaxed volunteers, and delays in co... Read story
Entrepreneur-Friendly Governors Sail to Victory
Governors whose policies align with entrepreneurs' top priorities were re-elected by wide margins. Read story
Upstarts: Voting Systems
By Rifka Rosenwein | Jun 1, 2001
In the nonpartisan spirit of entrepreneurship, some companies offer ingenious responses to last year's unpleasantness at the polls. Read story
House Race Sealed
Nov. 3, 2004 --While the presidential election still remains in limbo this morning, the House of Representatives' future has been sealed b... Read story
Bill Van Ness's Instinct Was to Fight the Plan to Build A School Next to His Factory
By Jennifer Gill | Dec 1, 2006
But could he beat eminent domain? Read story
How I Did It: John Zogby
By John Zogby | Jun 1, 2004
John Zogby backed into his career as a pollster, and for a time had to cede the national spotlight to bigger names. Now he has his sights on becoming the Gal... Read story
Your Civic Duty, As Well As Savvy Marketing
By Ryan McCarthy | Nov 1, 2006
The benefits of volunteering your business as a polling place. Read story
Politics Still a Workplace Taboo
By Alexandra Zendrian | Feb 6, 2008
The primaries may be a hot topic these days, but not around the water cooler, a survey finds. Read story
The Small-business Mayor
By Hal Plotkin | Jul 1, 1988
Art Agnos wasn't given much chance when he declared his candidacy for mayor of San Francisco in March 1987. A former social worker turned state assemblym... Read story
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Jun 1, 1985
For a print shop owner in Springfield, Mass., business was not exactly fun and games. During the 1860 Presidential race, his portraits of the clean-shaven... Read story
Small Businesses Get Nod in Republican National Convention
By Darren Dahl
Sept. 3, 2004 -- Three speakers at the Republican National Convention in New York City Tuesday night singled out small businesses, althou... Read story
What's The Difference Between Politicians And Cottage Cheese?
By Joseph P. Kahn | Mar 1, 1984
Not much, at least from a marketing standpoint. And that's where David Sawyer comes in. Read story
Businesses Asked to Limit Political Donations
By Melanie Brooks | Feb 24, 2006
The Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce has issued a voluntary cap on campaign contributions, to help level the playing field for small businesses. Read story
Unstatesmanlike Acts;
Oct 1, 1983
From giving away land in Kansas to building ski resorts in Kentucky some public officials will pay just about any price for a few jobs. Read story
We'd Been Meaning to Ask the Same Thing
By George Gendron | Mar 1, 1993
Inc. receives query regarding the absence of any Arkansas companies on the 1992 Inc. 500. Read story
Three Down, Six Lives To Go
Oct 1, 1987
Miracles do happen -- especially when a governor-cum-Presidential candidate is on your side. That's what workers at Morse Cutting Tool's New Bedford, Mas... Read story
Feds Defend Trade Pacts
By Angus Loten | Apr 23, 2008
American small businesses can help boost the economy by expanding into foreign markets, officials say. Read story
Swing States See Weak September Job Growth
Nov. 2, 2004 --While over two-thirds of all states reported employment gains in September, those gains were all but wiped out by the compa... Read story
Inc. 500 Company Fends Off Lawsuits, Customer Complaints
By Angus Loten | May 10, 2006
International Profit Associates has also come under scrutiny because of its political contributions. Read story
Iraq-Bound SBA Official Eyes Congress
Jun 19, 2007
Pledging to invest in the nation's small businesses, a former Small Business Administration official who was recently recalled to active duty in Iraq is m... Read story
Grist: A Passport to America
By Adam Hanft | Oct 1, 2004
How blue staters and red staters can learn to communicate and do business. Read story
A Year in Tweets
By Inc Staff | Dec 1, 2008
A small sampling of Twitter CEO Evan Williams's personal tweets during 2008: Read story
Business Owners Changing Sides?
By Venuri Siriwardane | Oct 17, 2008
As they head to the polls, many entrepreneurs are reconsidering party allegiances, a survey finds. Read story
Playing Politics
By David J. Dent | Sep 1, 2004
It can be very tempting to try to grease the political wheels. But are campaign donations a sound investment? Read story
Employee Ownership
By Donna Fenn | Jul 1, 1985
Employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) serve a variety of purposes, from providing owners with liquidity to rewarding and retaining valued employees to de... Read story
Giuliani To Address Latino Small-Business Event
Apr 13, 2007
April 13, 2007 -- Former New York Mayor and presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani will be a keynote speaker at the 2007 Small Business Econo... Read story
Wooing Small-business Votes
By Steve Coll | Nov 1, 1985
DEMOCRATS ARE MOVING SLOWLY IN RETHINKING POLICIES AIMED AT THE SMALL-BUSINESS SECTOR. Read story
Workers Heading to the Polls
By Michael Gadd | Oct 29, 2008
A survey finds most U.S. employees will be casting their ballots next month without missing work. Read story
Picking A Pac
By Tom Richman | Aug 1, 1982
Political action committees are "an investment that pays off." Here are some ways to measure your return. Read story
The Inc. Exit Poll
By George Gendron | May 1, 1992
Early results from a FaxPoll asking readers to identify who they're supporting for president. Read story
All Shook Up
By George Gendron | Oct 1, 2001
What would drive an entrepreneur to reshuffle his top management team at the peak of his company's success? Read story
An Inc. 500 President?
By Max Chafkin | Sep 1, 2007
When we asked Inc. 500 CEOs whom they favor in next year's presidential elections, Rudolph Giuliani led the field, capturing 17 percent of survey response... Read story
Rich Man, Politician
By Patrick J. Sauer | Sep 1, 2003
Could campaign finance reform put more entrepreneurs in office? Read story
Voters To High-tech Firms: Stay Away!
May 1, 1982
In many parts of the United States, the high-technology industry is considered an almost ideal neighbor because its plants are relatively clean and genera... Read story
What Do Voters Want?
By Jay Gallagher | Apr 1, 1995
Analysis of whether or not CEOs would make successful politicians. Read story
Small Businesses Brace for GOP Convention
By Matt Quinn
August 27, 2004 -- It's unclear whether small businesses in New York City will profit from or lose out when the Republican National Conve... Read story
NFIB Summit Presses Health-Care Reform, Estate-Tax Repeal
By Angus Loten | Jun 19, 2006
The nation's largest small-business lobby urged members to head to the polls in November. Read story
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