Gerald Kearby, 1947-2012
Before iTunes, there was Gerald Kearby's Liquid Audio. Read story
Jeff Bailey
The Legacy of a $9-Billion Idea Man
Ever heard of George Rathmann? Well, he developed two start-up companies that still produce annual sales of some $9 billion. Read story
Legacy: Larry Stevenson, 1930-2012
Meet Larry Stevenson, the man who created the Makaha skateboard, patented the kicktail design, and then continued pumping out idea after idea. Read story
Legacy: A Pioneering African-American Architect
She was the first African-American woman to become a fellow of the American Institute of Architects and worked with Frank Gehry, and Cesar Pelli. Here's the ... Read story
Legacy: Norman Edmund, 1916-2012
Norman Edmund started an army salvage business out of his New Jersey home, and became publisher of the famous Edmund Scientific catalog. Read story
Richard Alf, 1952-2012
He co-founded, bankrolled, and organized Comic-Con at 17 years old. Here's how Richard Alf did it. Read story
Legacy: James Van Doren, 1939-2011
In 1966, Van Doren co-founded Vans, a company that makes skater shoes. It wasn't long before this cool California brand became a cultural icon. Read story
Obituary: Don Flynn, 1939-2011
The CFO of Waste Management, and also was one of three original investors in Blockbuster, which gobbled up the video-rental industry. Read story
Obituary: Norbert Olberz, 1925-2011
With a firm hand (a very firm hand) and an eye for detail, he built a regional sporting-goods giant. Read story
Obituary: Jess Stonestreet Jackson, 1930-2011
From dilettante winemaker to a giant in the field Read story
Obituary: Bil Dunaway of The Aspen Times
Remembering the life of an entrepreneur who was a big force in turning tiny Aspen, Colorado, into a major destination Read story
Obituary: Frank Baldino Jr., 1953–2010
A scientist turned CEO Read story
Legacy: Carla Cohen, 1936-2010
She built not just a bookstore but a community. Read story
Obituary: Sam Ross, 1929-2010
The founder of Fantastic Sams was a force to be reckoned with. Read story
PharmaJet Finally Gets Unstuck
After years of struggle, Kathy Callender is starting to make her do-gooder dream look like a great business. Read story
Obituary: Joan Castle Joseff, 1912-2010
A pioneering businesswoman who built a company through glamour and grit. Read story
Obituary: Ultrasound Pioneer Joe Eichinger
Seattle serial entrepreneur Joe Eichinger loved to start ultrasound companies. Read story
Obituary: Wilma Cannon Cheely, 1910-2009
Recalling the life of a pioneer in the temporary staffing industry Read story
Obituary: Hollywood's Book Guy Michael A. Viner
Love him or hate him, Michael Viner brought Hollywood to the audio book business Read story
How I Did It: Serial Entrepreneur Richard Heckmann
Buy fearlessly, sell ruthlessly, repeat regularly. How Richard Heckmann takes struggling companies and sells them for billions Read story
Obituary: Lettuce Magnate John Tanimura, 1920-2009
Remembering John Tanimura, founder of Tanimura & Antle, the nation's biggest lettuce grower Read story
Obituary: Larry H. Miller
Larry H. Miller, owner of the Utah Jazz, was driven Read story
Legacy: A Man of Parts
Andrew McKelvey, 1934-2008 Read story
Legacy: Hyman Golden, 1923-2008
The Snapple story you don't know. Read story
The Education of an Educated CEO
When Jeff Koeze took over his father's company, he knew almost nothing about it or any other business. But he knew how to learn, and 12 years later, he runs ... Read story
Legacy: R.F. Taplett, 1921-2008
A man who believed in making things happen -- now. Read story
The Exporting Advantage
For Hibco Plastics, going after new markets in Mexico did more than boost sales—it transformed the entire company. Read story
A New Kind of Middleman
For components broker Terry Noone, low prices are no longer enough. Today, it's all about service. Read story
Big Firms Can Share Some Helpful Wisdom
If you're like most entrepreneurs, at your company you're the chief executive officer, top salesman, finance boss, personnel director -- and you make the ... Read story
Firms with Few Options Turn to Recapitalization
It's harder to raise capital now for smaller companies, with investors insisting on a bigger stake in your business and willing to pay you less for it. Ma... Read story
Buying a Small Company Requires Some Patience
My recent column about the travails of Bob and Sandy McNary trying to sell their little I... Read story
Entrepreneurship: Can the Touch be Taught?
Can you teach someone to be an entrepreneur? With more than 1,500 U.S. colleges offering some sort of entrepreneurship classes -- by the Ewing Mari... Read story
Selling Your Business: A One-Shot Challenge
Bob McNary isn't afraid of a challenge. He fell off his boat, stark naked, 21/2 miles from shore in northern Lake Michigan 20 years ago. In waters that ca... Read story
Change Marketing Plans To Survive the Squeeze
Sales and marketing is more art than science, and it's a particularly difficult art in this tough economy. For most of the 1990s, many products and... Read story
The Long-Term Perils of Being a Control Freak
From The Wall Street Journal Online Perfectionist. Can't delegate. Compu... Read story
