Urban Renewers
Some thoughts on what groups are making it in the inner-city, and why. Read story
Joel Kotkin
China Inc.
Two Inc. writers look at China's new embrace of capitalism and its impact on the future of global economics. Read story
The American Way
Armed with traditional American values, modern immigrants refuel the entrepreneurial economy. Read story
Creators of the New Japan
Why Japan's future will depend more and more on small, innovative research- and development-oriented companies. Read story
The Skills Crisis
Manufacturer provides in-house training skills to his employees, many of whom are Latin American. Read story
Will Europe Blow It?
Small European companies worry that 1992's unified market will bring in a suffocating bureacracy of red tape, regulation, and centralization. Read story
Rising Son
After being edged out of the computer business by the giants, a Japanese entrepreneur starts a smaller firm. Read story
A New Black Dream
A new trend of self-sufficiency and entrepreneurial spirit takes root in some African-American communities. Read story
Open the Gates
Reasons why immigration may be the most effective way to boost the economy. Read story
Business and Revolution
Chinese entreprenuer is placed on communist China's "most wanted" list for founding a democratic organization. Read story
Our Real Competitive Edge
Start-ups may be the U.S.' best hope in the high-tech production competition against Japan. Read story
Is Peace Bad for Business?
Businesses that formerly relied on government military contracts will have to adapt due to lower defense budgets. Read story
Second Thoughts
Corruption and decay in the Japanese economy; is it really so wise for the U.S. economy to emulate Japan's? Read story
Living in the Past
Some voters have abandoned the Democratic party because of its failure to support small, nonunion companies. Read story
Natural Partners
New businesses create a major trend by forming partnerships with established companies. Read story
Hot Spots
Summary of metropolitan economies for 1989; the most growth was seen in the 'edge cities', where cattle once grazed. Read story
I Love L.A.
Why Los Angeles is quickly replacing New York City as the economic capital of America in 1989. Read story
The Innovation Upstarts
The growing diversity of computer consumers is attributed to the strength of small, focused microcomputer companies. Read story
Still Flying High in the Valley
Silicon Valley Bank attributes success to personalized lending policies. Read story
The Return of the Floppies
Floppy disk drive company looks to innovate to compete with Japanese manufacturers. Read story
Winning in the Asian Era
The U.S. must take a new commerce perspective in regard to the changes taking place in the world economy. Read story
China's Hot Companies
China's entrepreneurial ventures have grown despite the communist government. Read story
Miracle, Schmiracle
Michael Dukakis is blowing a golden opportunity to talk about the real reasons for Massachusetts's booming economy Read story
A Yen For Lending;
AFTER BEING DELAYED AND stalled by half a dozen other financial institutions, California developer Ralph Rittenhouse found a local bank that was willing n... Read story
The Great American Revival
While the pundits debate how to restore U.S. industrial competitiveness, thousands of small, flexible, market-driven manufacturers are already doing it Read story
Selling To The New America
A new wave of immigration is changing the complexion of the American consumer market, turning 'minority' markets into 'majority' ones Read story
The Chinese Way Of Business
What appears to be a good old-fashioned family business may be a $100-million international conglomerate Read story
City Of The Future
Its factories have moved to exurbia. As a financial center, it has fallen behind. But a burgeoning class of 'white-collar artisans' may soon make this the ri... Read story
Do The Japanese Make Good Partners?
Sometimes yes, sometimes no. Often it's a matter of size -- of your firm and theirs. Read story
The New Northwest Passage
Hit hard by imports, aggressive Oregon businesses have discovered how to make the doors of Japanese trade swing both ways. Read story
The Real Threat From Asia
Hong Kong and Singapore have seen their future, and it is not providing cheap labor for American know-how. Read story
Mr. Iacocca, Meet Mr, Honda
Chrysler's famous chairman may be the best of America's auto men, but as a manager and an industrialist, he doesn't hold a candle to Japan's most successful ... Read story
What I Do In Private Is My Own Business
Why some of America's best private companies have chosen to ignore this year's hot stock market and decided to keep their companies to themselves. Read story
International;
JAPAN'S MUCH BALLYHOOED "VENture business" boom may be going bust. In the past six months alone, more than 25 of that country's growth companies have gon... Read story
The Greening Of The Guard
The Red Guard generation enlisted by Mao to eradicate all vestiges of capitalism is now in the vanguard of China's entrepreneurial class. Read story
The Reluctant Entrepreneurs
Are American blacks still stuck on the bottom rung of the economic ladder because so few start businesses of their own? Read story
Now That They've Fixed Miss Liberty, Who Will Fix New York?
The gateway to the "American dream" may have become the worst place to start a company. Read story
Move Over, Sony
Just when everyone has written off consumer electronics, a few firms are bucking the trend. Can America make computers if it can't make TVs? Read story
Chopsticks;
MERGERS MAY BE THE RAGE IN the United States; but in China, the party line is much different: small enterprises are beautiful. This policy, representing ... Read story
"theory F"
All those studies on Japanese management overlook the one ingredient that makes it all work: Fear. Read story
