Father, Son,
Quote on the relationship between an entrepreneurial father and son. Read story
George Gendron
Father, Son,
Books About Business, and the CEOs Who Love Them
Joline Godfrey's reasons for recommending 'The Executive's Compass: Business and the Good Society.' Read story
More Inc.
Inc.'s editor-in-chief introduces readers to Inc.'s new publication, 'Inc. Technology.' Read story
IDG memo excerpt
Excerpt from an operations memo written by International Data Group president Patrick McGovern in 1965. Read story
How Do You Spell Relief?
Congress is considering a National Competitiveness Act, which will put teeth into 1980's Regulatory Flexibility Act. Read story
Edge Cities
List of the 10 U.S. cities with the greatest concentration of small companies. Read story
Can TV Handle Another Madonna?
Publishing company announces it is considering using infomercials to promote the Bible. Read story
No-Excuses Farming
Amish farmers find traditional farming methods more profitable than modern methods. Read story
What do Workers Want?
Highlights of a survey asking employees about a variety of workplace and compensation issues. Read story
The Real Meaning of Quality
Quote from last published interview with the late W. Edwards Deming. Read story
The FYI Pop Quiz
Q: What's the small-business-lending capital of the United States? A: South Dakota. Read story
Quote from: The New Venture Handbook
Quote from 'The New Venture Handbook' about 'classic' entrepreneurial management style: 'watch it all yourself.' Read story
Scenes from an Antimall
The Lab, an 'antimall' in Costa Mesa, Calif., features small retailers and local events in renovated factory space. Read story
Honoring Entrepreneurship
A Denver group hopes to open the National Museum of Entrepreneurship and make it an educational center. Read story
Global Paradox quotation
Quote from 'Global Paradox: The Bigger the World Economy, the More Powerful Its Smallest Players,' by John Naisbitt Read story
What, Me Worry?
Changes in the way CEOs work these days, including sales trips, customer retention, and the end of the merit raise. Read story
No Kidding
The winners of the National Business Plan Competition for Teen Girls. Read story
United We Stand
Quote from 'A History of Small Business in America,' by Mansel G. Blackford. Read story
The Great American Incubator
Description of new study that examines age, income level, gender, and geography of entrepreneurs. Read story
Adventures in Regulation
Company owner's experience with bureaucratic logjam between Drug Enforcement Agency and Environmental Protection Agency. Read story
Yet Another Reason We're Glad We Don't Work for a Large Company
A graph showing most people feel they will be more successful at small and medium companies over the next 5 years. Read story
Taking Stock
Quote from a Wired magazine article by Douglas Coupland about Microsoft workers and their stock holdings. Read story
Quick! What's Your Doomsday Ratio?
Ordering info about '101 Business Ratios,' by Sheldon Gates. Read story
How to Negotiate Anything
Quote from 'Oriental Rugs and the Stories They Tell,' by Arthur T. Gregorian Read story
Books About Business, and the CEOs Who Love Them
Tim DeMello, founder of Wall Street Games, discusses his favorite business book ('Steve Jobs and the NeXT Big Thing') Read story
More Mush from the Wimps
AFL-CIO economist John Zalusky's argument that big companies benefit the economy more than small ones do. Read story
Best Practices: Hiring
Gates Rubber's four-step screening process, which even includes the applicant's spouse or partner. Read story
Ben
A quote on why Ben Jerry's asked to have the company's name removed from a book on great places to work. Read story
No More Mr. Nice Guy
A CEO who set up a foundation to support nonprofits demands proof that nonprofits are having an impact. Read story
Small-Business Blues
An annual survey gauges how optimistic small-business owners are about their companies for the coming year. Read story
The Ford Motor Co., 1946
A quote from 'The Whiz Kids: The Founding Fathers of American Business--and the Legacy They Left Us.' Read story
Economic Development #1: The Question
Observations on the trend of new companies choosing to locate within a city. Read story
Economic Development #2: The Answer
Economic-development agencies spend too much time luring business from outside their area. Read story
Economic Development #3: The Cost
An excerpt from a letter to the editor of the New York Times on the need for small business support from City Hall. Read story
Back to the Future
A quote from Fortune magazine, October 1953, on the occasion of the Small Business Administration's founding. Read story
The ADA Scorecard
Observations on the Americans with Disabilities Act. Read story
Yet Another Illustration of What It's Like to Work for a Small Company
A brief story about the self-relience entrepreneurs employ daily. Read story
Yet Another Reason We're Glad We Don't Work For A Large Company
Inc.'s editor-in-chief retells a lighthearted story of his encounter with a large corperation's media people. Read story
You Know It's the 1990s, and Not the '80s, When...
Rolling Stone magazine names Babson College one of four "cutting edge" colleges in the United States. Read story
Who's in Charge Here, Anyway?
Quote from 'Maverick: The Success Story Behind the World's Most Unusual Workplace,' by Ricardo Semler. Read story
