Inc.com: Articles written by Bobbie Gossage

Tell Us What You Really Think

By Bobbie Gossage and Rod Kurtz | Dec 4, 2008

Have you ever wanted to read your customers' minds? Thanks to the Web, it's getting easier. Senior editor Bobbie Gossage explains. Read story

Trick Out Your PC

By Rod Kurtz and Bobbie Gossage | Nov 3, 2008

You may be stuck in front of a computer for 10 hours a day. But there are ways to make the experience less miserable. Senior editor Bobbie Gossage explains. Read story

My Place: Chip Conley's Urban Sanctuary

By Bobbie Gossage | Nov 1, 2008

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Your Company, The Movie

By Rod Kurtz and Bobbie Gossage | Oct 1, 2008

If you are not using online video in your marketing efforts, you are woefully behind. But a new array of tools can help you channel your inner Steven Spielbe... Read story

If You Build It, They Will Shop

By Bobbie Gossage and Rod Kurtz | Sep 1, 2008

Selling online can be lucrative, but setting up an e-commerce operation is often a frustrating exercise. Associate editor Bobbie Gossage highlights the best ... Read story

My (Other) Love

By Bobbie Gossage | Sep 1, 2008

Proof that Inc. 500 CEOs -- five of them, anyway -- have a life outside the office. Read story

Products: What Does That Do?

By Bobbie Gossage | Sep 1, 2008

Have a guess. Looks can be deceiving when it comes to these products from Inc. 500|5000 companies. Read story

Email's Little Helpers

By Bobbie Gossage and Rod Kurtz | Aug 1, 2008

Microsoft Outlook may be the most widely used e-mail tool on the planet, but it's hardly perfect. That's why enterprising programmers have created dozens of ... Read story

OK, Everybody, Let's Do This!

By Rod Kurtz and Bobbie Gossage | Jul 1, 2008

Has running a big project at your company become like herding cats? Thanks to the Web, keeping your employees on track has never been easier. Associate edito... Read story

Save the Planet

By Rod Kurtz and Bobbie Gossage | Jun 2, 2008

We hear a lot about going green these days. But did you know it could also save your company some green? Associate editor Bobbie Gossage explains. Read story

What Are You Trying to Say?

By Rod Kurtz and Bobbie Gossage | Apr 28, 2008

English may still be the international language of business, but as more entrepreneurs work abroad, they're finding themselves lost in translation. So how do... Read story

My Place: Blake Mycoskie's Cozy Cruiser

By Bobbie Gossage | Mar 1, 2008

Adventures in Entrepreneurial Living. Read story

Behind the Scenes: Companies at the Heart of Everyday Life

By Bobbie Gossage | Jan 1, 2008

Wendy's Drive-Through, Oxon Hill, Maryland, 11.11.07, 5:14 p.m. Read story

Parallel Lives

By Lauren Cooper and Bobbie Gossage | Sep 1, 2007

Bill Gates has a golf handicap in the double digits. And so does Ronald Harland! Tom Monaghan launched his pizza empire in Michigan. And Lisa St... Read story

And There Was Happiness in Aqualand

By Bobbie Gossage | Aug 1, 2007

If there's a more fun-obsessed CEO than Greg Wittstock, we haven't met him. Join us on a tour of his pleasure dome. Read story

Best Bets: An Insider's Guide to Las Vegas

By Bobbie Gossage | Dec 13, 2006

It may be known as Sin City, but Las Vegas has also become a business boomtown. Associate editor Bobbie Gossage highlights some of the hotspots for entrepren... Read story

Need Money?

By Max Chafkin and Bobbie Gossage | Oct 1, 2006

The private financial markets are dynamic and at times difficult to navigate. A report on the latest trends. Read story

Alter Egos

By Bobbie Gossage and Nadine Heintz | Sep 1, 2006

If you could be anyone else, who would it be? We helped eight uninhibited Inc. 500 CEOs act out their fantasies. Read story

A Spectrum of Cool

By Bobbie Gossage | Sep 1, 2006

From monitors for heart patients to stink-free socks, these creative products, devised by Inc. 500 companies, solve problems big and small. Read story

The Great Game of Business

By Bobbie Gossage | Mar 1, 2006

The latest version of the popular PC game Sims tackles entrepreneurship. Read story

Chic Cases

By Bobbie Gossage | Apr 1, 2005

Just for her: Fashionable laptop cases designed for jet-set female execs. Read story

Lose Weight, Get a Toaster

By Bobbie Gossage | Jan 1, 2005

The latest innovation in health plans. Read story

Cranking Up the Earnings

By Bobbie Gossage | Oct 1, 2004

Forget revenue growth. For VCs these days, it's the EBITDA, stupid . Read story

Shooting From the Hip

By Bobbie Gossage | Oct 1, 2004

A passion for belly dancing helps this CEO shake off stress. Read story

Real Estate Now

By Bobbie Gossage | Sep 1, 2004

Whether you're looking to move or happy where you are, you need to understand today's unusually favorable real estate market. Read story

Women's Business Centers Fight for Funding

By Bobbie Gossage | Aug 1, 2004

Women decry SBA budget maneuvers. Read story

What's in a Name?

By Bobbie Gossage | Jul 1, 2004

Is your company's brand name doing everything it could? Here's how to get the name you deserve. Read story

Loving the IPO Comeback

By Bobbie Gossage | Jul 1, 2004

Yes, business owners should celebrate Google and the rest of this year's IPO class. But the reasons why may surprise you. Read story

Bush Wishes Upon a Czar

By Bobbie Gossage | Jul 1, 2004

Albert Frink Jr., a former luxury carpet maker, has been named this Administration's manufacturing czar. Read story

It Runs in the Family

By Bobbie Gossage | Jun 1, 2004

The Lacerte clan's four-generation entrepreneurial streak. Read story

Otherwise Engaged

By Bobbie Gossage | Jun 1, 2004

The same-sex wedding trade show was super, thanks for asking. Read story

Snowe Me the Money

By Bobbie Gossage | Jun 1, 2004

Senator Snowe (among others) restores funding to the SBA. Read story

Concrete Tips for Urban Pioneers

By Bobbie Gossage | May 1, 2004

What to keep in mind if you do business in the inner city. Read story

Designing Success

By Bobbie Gossage | May 1, 2004

It's not just the iPod and Target toilet brushes. Even small companies with prosaic products are finding that design can be the difference between success an... Read story