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Best of the Small Business Web: Seed Money

By Leigh Buchanan |  Nov 15, 1999

Starting with nothing, seed seller Prairie Frontier has blossomed into an E-commerce site that has everything.  Read more

Best of the Small Business Web: Pens and Tellers

By Leigh Buchanan |  Nov 15, 1999

WaterMark Group, a small vendor of automatic-teller supplies, didn't bank on becoming a profitable online publisher, but now its Web magazine brings in 40% o...  Read more

Best of the Small Business Web: Conjunction Junction

By Leigh Buchanan |  Nov 15, 1999

Compaero makes its connectors a cinch to buy while expanding its customer base.  Read more

Best of the Small Business Web: Diamond in the Rough

By Leigh Buchanan |  Nov 15, 1999

Pinnacle Building Systems' on-the-cheap Web site has paid enormous dividends for this modular-home builder.  Read more

Windows of Opportunity

By Fred Hapgood |  Nov 15, 1999

Want to auction products online? Address international Web surfers in their native languages? Turn customers into cartoons? Here are 18 tools for turbochargi...  Read more

Survival of the Fastest

By Bronwyn Fryer |  Nov 15, 1999

Just because you're an Internet business in the digital economy doesn't mean you've got it made in the shade. A panel of E-commerce experts warns of treacher...  Read more

Legal Concerns of Selling Products and Services Directly to the Public

Oct 25, 1999

Many federal and state consumer protection laws regulate the relationship between a business and its customers.  Read more

Just Balls! An E-commerce Success Story

Oct 21, 1999

An interview with Jim Medalia, president and founder of "Just Balls!"  Read more

Seeing the Light

By George Gendron |  Sep 1, 1999

AVT Inc. discovered the benefits of marketing on the Web.  Read more

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

By Mike Hofman |  Jul 1, 1999

CEOs give advice on building a brand through custom publishing.  Read more

Local Ads Are Fresher

By Christopher Caggiano |  Jul 1, 1999

An independent retailer explains how he is able to stand out among his chain store competitors.  Read more

The Sequel Syndrome

By Jeffrey L. Seglin |  Jul 1, 1999

Reviews of seven business books. Includes follow-ups to three wildly successful best-sellers; two books about appealing to customers' dreams; and two classic...  Read more

Hot Start-Ups

By Inc. staff |  Jul 1, 1999

It's easy to forget that the best new business ideas are often the simplest. Here are 10 start-ups that will have you wondering, "Why didn't I think of that?"  Read more

Big-Bucks Ads: Advertise the Way the Big Players Do

By Mike Hofman |  Jun 1, 1999

CEOs offer advice on advertising the way the big players do.  Read more

It's Jay Chiat's World. The Rest of Us Just Want to Live in It

By Jeffrey L. Seglin |  May 15, 1999

Here's how an adman created a whole new image of business with his 1983 commercial for Apple Computer.  Read more

E-Mail: Your E-Commerce Ally

By Bradley Feld |  May 1, 1999

Use e-mail to enhance the way you market and sell products and services over the Internet.  Read more

What Level Playing Field?

By Marc Ballon |  May 1, 1999

Forget the notion that anyone with a good idea can launch a hot Internet start-up. The new online retailers are betting that only the big and well-financed a...  Read more

Survive the Banner Ad Massacre

Mar 29, 1999

Does your banner ad scream "Click Me"? If it doesn't, maybe it should. Here's why.  Read more

E-Mail Pop-Ups: The Best Marketing Survey Techniques

Mar 15, 1999

Increase your survey response rates.  Read more

TV for the Rest of Us

By Marc Ballon |  Mar 1, 1999

Cable advertising has its benefits.  Read more

Your Message Here

By Bronwyn Fryer |  Mar 1, 1999

Placing banner ads on Web sites used to be for big businesses with huge advertising budgets. Now that companies like SmartAge promote free banner exchanges, ...  Read more

Brand on the Run

By Christopher Caggiano |  Dec 1, 1998

Martin Connolly, CEO of bicycle-wheel manufacturer Spinergy Inc., used a combination of buzz, product placement, and celebrity endorsement to cultivate one o...  Read more

Recruiting Secrets of the Smartest Companies Around

By Christopher Caggiano |  Oct 1, 1998

An ever-tightening job market calls for rigorous, creative recruiting techniques. Here are some of the good-old-fashioned ways to find workers, plus some new...  Read more

Found in the Crowd

By Karen Southwick |  Sep 15, 1998

An increasing number of large companies are using the Internet for comparative shopping and to find new suppliers. Here are some of the best places to list y...  Read more

Lines of Fire

By Alessandra Bianchi |  Jun 15, 1998

An automated call center can improve customer service and analyze how calls translate into sales. Here's how to turn the telephone into your most important s...  Read more