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Mutual Benefits
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Intimate Relations
Global pressures are forcing even the fiercest competitors to create strategic alliances. Read more
The Futurists
From solar panels to clean coal, betting big on the future of energy. Read more
High Concept: I'll Take Manhattan
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The Third Wave
U.S. entrepreneurs are filling new niches in the semiconductor industry. Read more
The Connected Car
The introduction of the Chevy Volt and other electric vehicles will require a vast ecosystem of entrepreneurial businesses. Read more
The Age Of Alliances
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The Innovation 50
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14 Inventors We Love
Many inventors--the Edisons and Bells of the world--command our respect. But here is a look at 14 inventors, only some of whom are well known, that command s... View slideshow
Three Small Business Owners Who Love Obama's Stimulus
Some Inc. 500|5000 CEOs are in the right industries to benefit from the President's emergency funds. Read more
Router-mania: Best Draft N Buys
The IEEE 802.11n standard hasn’t even been finalized yet, but wireless networking equipment is not only widely available but on sale or out-performing earl... Read more
Small Company Initial Public Offerings: February
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All Summary, No Substance
The executive summary below is actually an altered and disguised version of a real executive summary. But it remains as badly done in this state as it was... Read more
Are the Best Leaders Revolutionaries?
Truly effective leaders must approach business with alternative ways of thinking, says Dov Frohman, the founder of Intel Israel and the man who's been dubbed... Read more
How I Did It: Noreen King, CEO, Evolve Manufacturing Technologies
As told to Amy Gunderson Industry: Manufacturing 2006 Inc. 500 Ranking: Read more
Chips Ahoy;
For about two years there, you would have had more luck going public as a maker of chocolate chips than as a maker of silicon chips. But last May, two se... Read more
1987 The Inc. 100;
WE'RE AWAITING CONFIRMATION FROM THE observatory at Mount Palomar that all the planets and moons did indeed orbit around Wall Street last year. Certainly... Read more
Illuminating News
A short article that explains how some lighting fixtures may cause computer problems. Read more
Small Company Initial Public Offerings: June 1982
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A Globetrotting Guide to Managing People
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Pipe Covering
Engineer has created a new form-fitting pipe insulation foam called FoamPak. Read more
Storm Clouds Over Silicon Valley
As blind faith in the infallibility of high-tech companies falters, the era of unrestrained growth in the Valley may be over. Read more
A Little Help From Your Friends
You probably know more potential investors than you realize. The trick is to put together a deal they'll find attractive Read more
Ventured Guesses
From 1981 to 1984, venture capitalists sunk some $3.7 billion into computer-related businesses. With the go-go days in computers now seemingly gone-gone,... Read more
Mrs. Drucker Starts a Business
The story of how an 80-plus year old woman, the wife of a management guru, started the first company of her life. Read more
Recessionade
Don't complain to Inc. 500 CEOs that the economy may be hitting the skids. Where others see danger lurking, this bunch sees opportunity. Read more
Waiting for the Next Wireless Standard
Despite a series of delays, the next generation wireless -- 802.11n -- will eventually make it to market. But for the very small, there may be no need to wait. Read more
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 more
Fast Track;
SCOTT VOSS USED TO WORK AS director of engineering at a semiconductor plant in the Philippines, where the turnaround time to his U.S. customers was 25 day... Read more
Culture Shock
Sequent's founders thought that a strong corporate culture would be the key to success. They didn't have to wait long to see if they were right. Read more
Looking Into the Sun
If David Slawson is right about solar power, our days of oil dependency are numbered. Read more
Tesla Employees Killed In Silicon Valley Plane Crash
Three employees of electric car maker Tesla Motors were on board a plane that crashed in Palo Alto, California, killing all on board. Tesla CEO Elon Musk tol... Read more
The Innovator's Dilemma
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Burning Ambition
Profile and analysis of a start-up manufacturer of waste oil and trash converters. Read more
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