Inc. Magazine - September 2017
Inc. Magazine - September 2017
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In this issue
In this issue:
IN STYLE Lauren Stokes started sketching dresses just for fun.
Those sketches inspired her and her husband to start the women’s apparel retailer Lauren James Enterprises, a $13 million company that’s No. 53 on this year’s Inc. 500,
In the Field They’re farming, flying, bejeweling fingernails, and
repairing big ships—a photo portfolio of enterprise in progress.
CEO SURVEY Founders on funding and disruption and much more...
The Drive To Thrive
Armir Harris came to the U.S. as a political refugee, but under the wing of his uncle, who immigrated two years later, he acquired the tools to shape his own American dream. Harris is the founder of Shofur, an Atlanta-based platform that books buses for events and tracks their location in real time.
4 mins
Southern Style
Today, Lauren James Enterprises, a Fayetteville, Arkansas–based apparel company that sells preppy dresses and T-shirts with a southern flavor, has more than 100 employees, three retail locations, and $13 million in revenue. In the beginning, it was just Lance and Lauren Stokes, their baby, and the business—and no time to sleep.
3 mins
An Athlete's Second Act
This is not something I planned on,"says former college hoops star Lanny Smith. "I was always as athelete." But injuries crushed his dreams just before his rookie NBA season began. His Christian faith kept him going, and an idea to marry it with athletic wear-dreamed up while he was recuperating in a hospital-gave him a thriving Houston-based company. Oh, and his investors? They include some guy named Steph Curry.
2 mins
Building A Business On The Move
Cameron Cruse faced a problem common to those who marry into the military: Relocating often, it's hard to find a job, much less build a career. Cruse teamed with fellow military spouse Lisa Bradley to put people like themselves to work making high-end handbags. With R. Riveter, in Southern pines, North Carolina, they've built a network of spouses to make their products.
2 mins
Taking On Goliath
In 2013, former co-workers Julie Dacar and Amrita Grewal paired up to build their own staffing firm. Neither imagined that three years later their upstart, Washington, D.C.–based TalEx, would dethrone an industry giant, which also happened to be the parent of their former employer.
3 mins
Taking Care Of Business. And Yourself
In March 1989, Daymond John launched an apparel business by selling hand-sewn hats on the streets of Hollis, Queens. Since then, his company—Fubu—has notched more than $6 billion in global sales, and he’s landed a seat as a star investor on the hit ABC series Shark Tank. In this exclusive interview with Inc., conducted over a long lunch in Chicago, John speaks candidly of the loneliness that comes with leadership, his hard-won understanding of why founders ignore their health—and the importance of a well-timed drink.
10+ mins
Inc. Magazine Description:
Publisher: Mansueto Ventures LLC for Inc
Category: Business
Language: English
Frequency: 7 Issues/Year
Inc. is an American business magazine that focuses on small businesses and entrepreneurship. It was founded in 1979 and is published by Mansueto Ventures. Inc. is known for its annual rankings of the fastest-growing privately held companies in the United States, called the Inc. 5000.
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