Christopher Caggiano


Hot Tip: Send Employees Home

By Christopher Caggiano |  Jul 1, 1997

The thought of paying rent could make you want to ditch the corporate office altogether. That's what Janet Caswell did. As Caswell pondered space options ...  Read story

Hot Tip: Find a Roommate

By Christopher Caggiano |  Jul 1, 1997

Roommates aren't just for twentysomethings. Christopher Hedge was running his solo sound-mixing studio out of a small space in Brisbane, Calif. His busine...  Read story

PR on the Cheap

By Christopher Caggiano |  Jun 1, 1997

Can't afford to hire an expensive PR firm? You can still get the word out about your company.  Read story

Help! We're Facing a Cash-flow Crisis

By Christopher Caggiano |  Jun 1, 1997

Providence-based Anchor Communications, a $4-million magazine publisher, projected a 1995 year-end cash shortfall of $350,000. So chief operating officer ...  Read story

Worker, Rule Thyself

By Christopher Caggiano |  Jun 1, 1997

Sure, you sometimes ask your employees for input on human-resources-related issues. But would you turnthe entire department over to them? Believe it or no...  Read story

Take a Number

By Christopher Caggiano |  May 1, 1997

Various businesspeople explain why at more and more companies, everyone has quantifiable goals to meet.  Read story

I Need Good Sales Reps. Where Do I Look?

By Christopher Caggiano |  May 1, 1997

Tony Prisco of GI Apparel, a $20 million company in Farmingdale, N.J., turns to other companies for help finding top-notch reps to sell his novelty ...  Read story

Brand New

By Christopher Caggiano |  Apr 1, 1997

Will this start-up be able to keep changing its brands to keep up with the ever-changing beverage market?  Read story

Thriving on Bureaucracy

By Christopher Caggiano |  Mar 15, 1997

How information technology enabled a building contractor to work efficiently with the government.  Read story

My Company Is Small. How Can I Attract My First Big Client?

By Christopher Caggiano |  Dec 1, 1996

The president of a direct-marketing agency tells how he landed his largest client.  Read story

I Need Honest Feedback. How Can I Get It from Employees?

By Christopher Caggiano |  Dec 1, 1996

A businessman explains how he gets his employees to talk to him about his company.  Read story

Leaving Home

By Christopher Caggiano |  Dec 1, 1996

Some business owners tell when they knew their businesses had outgrown their home offices.  Read story

The Trying Game

By Christopher Caggiano |  Oct 15, 1996

A look at an Inc. 500 CEO who had 11 ventures before he hit pay dirt.  Read story

Controlling Interest

By Christopher Caggiano |  Oct 15, 1996

Here's one of the many Inc. 500 CEOs who started his company for only one reason--to be his own boss.  Read story

Are You Raising an Inc. 500 CEO?

By Christopher Caggiano |  Oct 15, 1996

Stories of what some this year's Inc. 500 CEOs did as children that suggested they were really entrepreneurs as kids.  Read story

Kings of the Hill

By Christopher Caggiano |  Aug 1, 1996

A new market with big competition may make it hard for this start-up to make its product an industry standard.  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

A Brew Apart

By Christopher Caggiano |  Mar 1, 1996

A look at a start-up brewery that is banking on an affinity-group marketing plan.  Read story

The Collectively Bargained Franchise Agreement

By Christopher Caggiano |  Nov 1, 1995

An up-close look at a franchise agreement developed with the ambitious franchisee in mind.  Read story

Beyond Work

By Christopher Caggiano |  Oct 15, 1995

A look at how some Inc. 500 CEOs play and how that allows them to escape the stress of being in business.  Read story

Hot Tip: Appear Bigger than You Are

By Christopher Caggiano |  Aug 1, 1995

Company: Metro Services Group Inc. Founded: 1987 Start-Up Capital: $900 Creating a com...  Read story

Hot Tip: Low-Tech Office Space

By Christopher Caggiano |  Aug 1, 1995

Company: MC2 Microsystems Founded: 1988 Start-Up Capital: $200 Paul Lewis knows that u...  Read story

The Color-Coded Priority Setter

By Christopher Caggiano |  Jun 1, 1995

A look at visual tools as a way to help groups reach consensus and facilitate communications.  Read story

Married with Companies

By Christopher Caggiano |  May 1, 1995

Profiles of couples who both run their own businesses.  Read story

Once More with Feeling

By Christopher Caggiano |  Apr 1, 1995

Lessons from second time company owners on how to motivate themselves.  Read story

The 8 Dumbest Ways to Try to Sell Your Company

By Christopher Caggiano |  Nov 1, 1994

This feature examines various businesses offered for sale in Inc. to see what it takes to make a successful transaction.  Read story

Business For Sale: Maine Homemade-Ice-Cream Parlor

By Christopher Caggiano |  Sep 1, 1994

An overview of a business offered for sale, including the price, price rationale, outlook, as well as pros and cons.  Read story

Pacific Northwest Television Station

By Christopher Caggiano |  Aug 1, 1994

Financial summary and brief description of a Pacific Northwest television station.  Read story

Alaska Charter-Fishing Service

By Christopher Caggiano |  Jul 1, 1994

Financial summary and brief description of an Alaska charter-fishing service.  Read story

California Flower Shop

By Christopher Caggiano |  Jun 1, 1994

Financial summary and brief description of a California flower shop for sale.  Read story

The Profit-Promoting Daily Scorecard

By Christopher Caggiano |  May 1, 1994

Daily production scorecards educate manufacturing workers on the bottom line; cash prizes improve performance.  Read story

Business for Sale: New York City Theatrical-Production Company

By Christopher Caggiano |  May 1, 1994

Description of a theatrical-production company for sale.  Read story

Business for Sale: Illinois Art Gallery

By Christopher Caggiano |  Apr 1, 1994

Description of an Illinois art gallery for sale.  Read story

Las Vegas Commuter Airline

By Christopher Caggiano |  Mar 1, 1994

Financial summary and brief description of a Las Vegas commuter airline.  Read story

Virginia French Bakery

By Christopher Caggiano |  Feb 1, 1994

Financial summary and brief description of a Virginia French bakery for sale.  Read story

Southern Short-Line Railroad

By Christopher Caggiano |  Jan 1, 1994

Financial summary and brief description of a short-line railroad for sale.  Read story

Midwest Record-Store Chain

By Christopher Caggiano |  Dec 1, 1993

Profile of a record-store chain for sale.  Read story

Nevada Casino

By Christopher Caggiano |  Nov 1, 1993

Description of a Nevada casino that is for sale.  Read story

Michigan Airplane Brokerage

By Christopher Caggiano |  Oct 1, 1993

Financial summary and brief description of a Michigan airplane brokerage.  Read story

Wyoming Hot-Spring Water Park

By Christopher Caggiano |  Sep 1, 1993

Financial summary and brief description of Wyoming hot-spring water park.  Read story