Carole Matthews


A Helping Hand

By Carole Matthews |  Jul 16, 2007

Grace Bova's lemonade stand was inspired by her and her friends' desire to raise money for cancer research. Little did she know her stand would inspire an en...  Read story

Peter Drucker: An "Intellectual Compass"

By Carole Matthews |  Nov 15, 2005

Nov. 14, 2005 --The business world is mourning the loss of arguably its most prolific contributor to management ideology. Peter Drucker, w...  Read story

Enabling Activism

By Carole Matthews |  Aug 30, 2005

Laura Scher's ideals were developed at a young age. Growing up in Clifton, N.J., during the 1970s, she recalls recycling long before curbside pickup and w...  Read story

The Top 10 Things You Should Know Before You Blog

By Carole Matthews |  Jul 25, 2005

It's been widely covered that weblogs are a viable way to build brand awareness and establish an individual's expertise in a particular area. "For a small...  Read story

Health Insurance Buyer's Guide

By Carole Matthews |  Mar 31, 2005

Affordable health insurance seems like an oxymoron when it comes to small business coverage. Costs have skyrocketed, and over the last few years, double-d...  Read story

Senate Defeats Minimum Wage Hike

By Carole Matthews |  Mar 8, 2005

March 8, 2005 -- Efforts to attach minimum-wage increase proposals to legislation designed to overhaul the nation's bankruptcy law were d...  Read story

China Bound

By Carole Matthews |  Feb 1, 2005

To help you do business in China, Inc.com has created a master list of online resources to help you tackle the thorniest of global business issues.  Read story

Read Me!

By Carole Matthews |  Feb 1, 2005

Want your press release read by the media? Take some pointers from public relations expert Kimberly McCall.  Read story

Perfect Press Release Quiz

By Lora Kolodny and Carole Matthews |  Feb 1, 2005

Test your press release writing and distribution skills using this 10-question quiz.  Read story

Michael Powell on Internet Success

By Carole Matthews |  May 1, 2004

Most independent booksellers would consider it suicide to go up against online bookselling giants Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble, but it didn't fluster M...  Read story

The Writing Online

By Carole Matthews |  May 1, 2004

Most independent booksellers would consider it suicide to go up against online bookselling giants Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble, but it didn't fluster M...  Read story

Getting Noticed

By Carole Matthews |  Mar 1, 2004

It was an event that attracted camera crews and spectators alike -- 26 people stuffing themselves into a BMW MINI. The publicity stunt, created by Rubenst...  Read story

Perfecting Your Pitch

By Carole Matthews |  Feb 1, 2004

Marcelo Claure and his team of seasoned executives had five hours to convince a trio of VCs that his company, Brightstar, was worthy o...  Read story

And Then There Were Two...

By Carole Matthews |  Jan 1, 2004

Running your own business is daunting enough. Hiring your first employee can be downright intimidating. Who should you hire? What shoul...  Read story

Hands-On Marketing

By Carole Matthews |  Jan 1, 2004

Revlon, Neutrogena, Oil of Olay. Their ads are plastered across women's magazines, and daytime television is just as much a venue for their skin-care prod...  Read story

An Ugly Expansion

By Carole Matthews |  Nov 1, 2003

Liliana Lovell's expansion plans for her famous New York City honky-tonk bar should have been easier. The movie "Read story

Taking Business Online

By Carole Matthews |  Oct 1, 2003

Back in 1996, Jackie Monticup set out to expand her business's customer base. The retail business, The Magic Trick Shop, in Charlottesville, Va., opened b...  Read story

Q&A: Seeing Beyond the Annual Budget

By Carole Matthews |  Sep 1, 2003

Jeremy Hope believes that the annual budgeting process and the fixed contracts it produces are of little value in today's quick changing business environm...  Read story

Q&A: Innovative Growth

By Carole Matthews |  Sep 1, 2003

Stephen Zades and Jane Stephens argue that sustainable business growth fueled by ideas and innovation, not M&As and cost cutting, is an endangered spe...  Read story

Priced to Sell

By Carole Matthews |  Jul 1, 2003

With all of the valuation methods out there, you'd think calculating a selling price for you business would be easy. Just sit down with your financial sta...  Read story

More to It Than Numbers

By Carole Matthews |  Jul 1, 2003

Business owners seek business valuations for many different reasons -- partner buyouts, divorces, estate planning, death of a partner, and, as Randall Lan...  Read story

Keep Information Under Wraps

By Carole Matthews |  May 23, 2003

If you're making money, then someone out there wants your company's information, notes Alison Stein Wellner in the June 2003 Inc. article, "Spy v...  Read story

Projecting Outcomes with Probability Modeling

By Carole Matthews |  Apr 28, 2003

Plans based on averages are wrong, on average. So says "the flaw of averages," as coined by Sam. L. Savage, a consulting professor in the Department of Ma...  Read story

Decision Making with Decision Trees

By Carole Matthews |  Apr 28, 2003

Every business owner must make decisions in the face of uncertainty, and live with the consequences. But decision-making doesn't have to be done in the da...  Read story

Creating Growth Paths

By Carole Matthews |  Apr 2, 2003

Turnaround Update Company: Lau Technologies, Littleton, Mass. Founded: 1990 ...  Read story

You Can't Always Go It Alone

By Carole Matthews |  Apr 2, 2003

Turnaround Update Company: Noodles & Company, Boulder, Colo. Founded: 1995 F...  Read story

Hot Tip: Reinforcing Corporate Culture

By Carole Matthews |  Apr 2, 2003

Maintaining and communicating his corporate culture is very import to Aaron Kennedy, the founder and co-executive of Noodles & Company, a Boulder, Colo.-b...  Read story

Giving Employees a Say

By Carole Matthews |  Feb 26, 2003

Giving employees a say in business decisions wasn't something Steve Lassig's company grew into. It was its foundation. "When my partner and I first...  Read story

A Fun Read

By Carole Matthews |  Jan 24, 2003

Note: This article contains links to PDF files of the Zingerman's Staff Guide . To download the PDF files, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader...  Read story

Printing for the Masses

By Carole Matthews |  Dec 2, 2002

Printingforless.com has demystified the commercial printing process for small-business owners.  Read story

Striking Out on Your Own

By Carole Matthews |  Oct 30, 2002

Though going solo can be liberating, it can also be a frustrating experience. Here Inc.com offers resources to help combat some of the challenges of being se...  Read story

Preventing Small-Business Fraud

By Carole Matthews |  Sep 18, 2002

Small businesses are more likely to become the victims of fraud than larger businesses. Here's how you can prevent fraudulent activity in your workplace.  Read story

Developing an RD Relationship

By Carole Matthews |  Sep 18, 2002

John Lisy, vice president and chief operating officer of Orbital Research, offers his top tips for developing solid research and development relationships wi...  Read story

The Real Cost of Layoffs

By Carole Matthews |  Jul 19, 2002

Many companies use layoffs to help boost the bottom line, but in the long run, such hasty measures cost a company more than they save.  Read story

KidsNShoes: North Hampton, N.H.

By Carole Matthews |  Jun 12, 2002

Inc.com Senior Editor Carole Matthews offers her editor's pick for best hometown business -- a shoe store where a frazzled mother with toddler in tow can act...  Read story

The CEO Wish List

By Carole Matthews |  May 20, 2002

What should you look for in a new CEO? Colleen Aylward, founder of high-tech recruiting-and-placement firm Devon James Associates Inc., shares what her clien...  Read story

Founding CEOs Versus Second CEOs

By Carole Matthews |  May 20, 2002

According to high-tech recruiter Colleen Aylward, how a founding CEO and how a second CEO approach running a business differ greatly -- and for good reason.  Read story

The CEO Job Description

By Carole Matthews |  May 20, 2002

Crafting the perfect job description is crucial to attracting the best candidates for the job, according to Colleen Aylward, founder of high-tech recruiting-...  Read story

SBA Loans: Myths and Realities

By Carole Matthews |  Dec 20, 2001

Complicated, lengthy paperwork. Agonizingly long closing periods. That's the U.S. Small Business Administration ( SBA ) loa...  Read story

Red Flags in Choosing a Business Broker

By Carole Matthews |  Oct 23, 2001

When selecting a broker to sell your business, be suspicious if: The broker wants a significant or total fee paid upfront. Many b...  Read story