Magazines


Dateline: Tokyo

By George Gendron |  Sep 1, 1984

The Japanese have a phrase, haragei, to describe the form of nonverbal communication operative in companies in which a more traditional -- and hierarchica...  Read story

Look It Up

By Leslie Brokaw |  Mar 1, 1990

Start-up company indexes article summaries from 12 business magazines and sells the information on disks.  Read story

Press For Success

May 1, 1982

Before advertising HolDarVan Industries Inc.'s tableware imprinting service in an airline catering magazine, Brian Darby wanted to get an indication of bu...  Read story

In Business For Yourself, By Jerome Goldstein. Charles Scribner's Sons, 597 Fifth Ave., New York, Ny 10017; 176 Pp., $12.95.

Aug 1, 1982

An anthology from the editor of In Business magazine touches on recent successful start-ups.   Read story

The Odd Couple

By PAUL B. BROWN |  Feb 1, 1987

Can a billion-dollar giant find true happiness with a San Francisco entrepreneur? Time Inc. is betting $5 million that it can.  Read story

Upstarts: Start-up Mambos to Beat of Booming Market

By Marc Ballon |  Sep 1, 1997

With the Latino population in this country on the rise, can an English-language magazine for Latinas make it?  Read story

60-Second Business Plan: This Hip House

By Tahl Raz |  Oct 1, 2002

Can a post-Martha Stewart style magazine raise money amid the worst advertising slump in decades?  Read story

The Anatomy of a Sale--Ours

By Bo Burlingham |  Sep 1, 2005

Magazines know how to go after a story, but this one came to us. Inc. was recently the focus of a business drama with valuable lessons about what a ...  Read story

April 1996

By George Gendron |  Apr 1, 1996

Some comments from Inc.'s editor-in-chief concerning his boss,the founder of Inc. magazine.  Read story

Editor's Letter

By Jane Berentson |  Nov 1, 2008

Happiness/contentment/satisfaction comes partly from knowing that you're doing pretty much what you should be doing. In your case, that would be building ...  Read story

Updates

By Inc Staff |  Jan 1, 2007

Sell It Yourself October 2002 When we examined the business plan of ReadyMade, a start-up magazine publisher in Berkel...  Read story

Street Smarts: The Most Important Resource

By Norm Brodsky |  Feb 1, 2006

Time is more valuable than money--a lesson many business owners learn too late.  Read story

USSR Inc.

By Leslie Brokaw |  Mar 1, 1990

Moscow city government and American publishing company team up to publish a magazine for U.S. and Soviet entrepreneurs.  Read story

Editor's Letter

By Jane Berentson |  Jul 1, 2006

Attention, critics! In this month's Inc. , Norm Brodsky writes about the wisdom of listening to your customers. Some people find this tough...  Read story

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Nov 1, 1981

PRACTICAL CASH-SAVING IDEAS FROM INC. READERS  Read story

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Feb 1, 1982

PRACTICAL CASH-SAVING IDEAS FROM INC. READERS  Read story

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May 1, 1982

PRACTICAL CASH-SAVING IDEAS FROM INC. READERS  Read story

More Independent Voices

By Robert Cassidy |  Oct 1, 1985

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

Reading The Fine Print

By Inc Staff |  Jul 1, 1989

One CEO sent trade magazine subscriptions to bankers in order to increase his credibility.  Read story

Upstarts: Year 2000

By Ilan Mochari |  Jan 1, 1999

The founder of Y2K News magazine explains why his millennium bug publication will survive past 1999. Plus, several shorter articles about how companies are t...  Read story

Cookie War Ii

By Margo Tovell |  Oct 1, 1984

I was amazed at the treatment of your cover story, "Cookie Wars." You never really fully described David Liederman as well as you did Debbi Fields. Since ...  Read story

Nothing But "people"

By George Gendron |  Jan 1, 1984

Editing a magazine is a bit like managing a venture capital portfolio There are certain skills that are required, to be sure, but neither is an enterprise...  Read story

Business for Sale: California Diving Magazine

By Karen E. Carney |  Oct 1, 1994

A business offering complete with price, outlook, financial summary and the pros and cons of the purchase.  Read story

Capitol Gains?

By Fred R. Dusto |  Jul 1, 1985

It surprises me that INC., "The Magazine for Growing Companies," would publish "Now I Know My ABCs" (Washington, April). The American Business Confe...  Read story

On-Line: Web-Site Promotions

By Phaedra Hise |  Aug 1, 1996

An art gallery owner explains how he had little success using search engines to promote his Web site.  Read story

The Complete Information Bank For Entrepreneurs And Small Business Managers, By Ron Christy And Billy M. Jones. The Center For Entrepreneurship, Wichita State University, Wichita, Ks 67208; 293 Pp., $19.50.

Nov 1, 1982

Notable books, some of which may be reviewed in future issues.  Read story

States Report: Turning The Tables

By George Gendron |  Oct 1, 1984

We were halfway through a breakfast interview in Baton Rouge, La., when Kevin Couhig the assistant secretary of industry and commerce for Louisiana, solem...  Read story

Write On The Money

By Inc Staff |  Oct 1, 1989

Company pays employees for publishing articles in trade magazines and giving the company greater exposure.  Read story

The Anatomy of a Sale--Ours, Part 2

By Bo Burlingham |  Sep 1, 2005

Magazines know how to go after a story, but this one came to us. Inc. was recently the focus of a business drama with valuable lessons about what a ...  Read story

Women In Business: Hitting A Raw Nerve

By Ann M. Fimmano |  Sep 1, 1986

"Why There Aren't More Women in This Magazine" left me in limbo. It never explained the actualities, but tended only to justify the position of excluding...  Read story

Women In Business: Hitting A Raw Nerve

By Joanne D. Switzer |  Sep 1, 1986

For INC. to run "Why There Aren't More Women in This Magazine" as its cover story, instead of the customary obscure article strategically placed at the ve...  Read story

Sun Sets Quickly on Publisher's "Empire"

By Mike Hofman |  Feb 1, 1998

"Florida Retirement Lifestyles" magazine went bankrupt when long-time advertisers felt alienated by attempts to revamp the publication. A business obit.  Read story

Smog Lifters

By Shane McLaughlin |  Jan 1, 1999

There are people out there who are even more information deluged than you are. Eleven of the smartest--and most beleaguered--reveal their personal regimens f...  Read story

Go Glossy: How to Create a Beautiful Branding Tool on a Budget

By Mike Hofman |  Jul 1, 1999

Custom publishing, once considered the marketing wave of the future, has not lived up to its early promise. The problem is often the heavy cost of produci...  Read story

Letting Go

By Bernard A. Goldhirsh |  Jan 1, 1982

In the pages of INC. we talk a lot about managing growth. As the founder of Inc. Publishing Co., I pay attention to the wisdom of our researchers and aut...  Read story

Correction

Nov 1, 1983

In the article "A Byte of Education" (October), McCraw-Hill Publications's Byte was incorrectly listed as "free for any businessperson whose company has a...  Read story

Holdup or Holdout

By Elizabeth Conlin |  Oct 1, 1990

Louisiana State penitentiary inmates produce an award-winning publication.  Read story

The Seller

By Christopher Caggiano |  Jun 1, 1996

The story of how and why a publisher sold his magazine company successfully and who bought it.  Read story

Contributors

By Inc Staff |  Jan 1, 2009

Blake Taylor For this issue, creative director Blake Taylor led a comprehensive redesign of Inc. , starting with the most basic element: ...  Read story

Boxed Set

By Leslie Brokaw |  Aug 1, 1990

New business packages magazine subscriptions to be sold as gifts through retailers.  Read story