Joshua D. Macht


Mortar Combat

By Joshua D. Macht |  Sep 15, 2000

Think your brick-and-mortar can't compete with its Net-based rivals? Think again. New technology is bringing speed, convenience, and expert product informati...  Read story

Mortar Combat

By Joshua D. Macht |  Sep 1, 2000

Think your brick-and-mortar can't compete with its Net-based rivals? Think again. New technology is bringing speed, convenience, and expert product informati...  Read story

The Truth about Mentoring

By Joshua D. Macht |  Jun 2, 2000

Editor's note: Since this story was written in 1998, Inc. Online has become inc.com. What does it take to make the perfect mentoring match...  Read story

Down by Law

By Joshua D. Macht |  Sep 15, 1999

After years of lagging behind in all things wired, Europe finally appears poised to embrace the Internet. The Continent's on-line population will quadrupl...  Read story

Shortcut Derails Maker of Long Golf Clubs

By Joshua D. Macht |  Aug 1, 1999

The idea was simple: make a longer golf club that would hit longer drives. But failing to get certification from the U.S. Golf Association landed Black Rock ...  Read story

Coffee, Tea or Formula?

By Joshua D. Macht |  Jun 1, 1999

A growing number of road warriors are recapturing lost family time by bringing their children along on business trips. Here are some of the keys to successfu...  Read story

Competing Interests

By Joshua D. Macht |  May 1, 1999

Several Inner City 100 CEOs explain why they don't fear the influx of new rivals. Close ties to customers, adaptability, and local networking prove powerful ...  Read story

By the Numbers

By Joshua D. Macht |  May 1, 1999

Inner City 100 CEO A.J. Wasserstein describes the unexpected benefits he's reaped by starting his company, Archives Management, in an economically depressed ...  Read story

Falling Phone Rates Squash Global Fax Service

By Joshua D. Macht |  Apr 1, 1999

The Intergram Corp., hoping to undercut overseas rivals with Internet-based fax services, went bankrupt when international telephone rates began to plummet.  Read story

Upstarts: Community Banks Reborn

By Joshua D. Macht |  Mar 1, 1999

In an age of banking megamergers, many start-up community banks, like Chattahoochee National in Alpharetta, Ga., hope to grab market share through specialize...  Read story

Confessions of an Information Sinner

By Joshua D. Macht |  Jan 1, 1999

With his first business, Ron Bienvenu overloaded his newsletter subscribers with reams of extraneous information. Now his software system, SageMaker, sends o...  Read story

Y2K Toolbox

By Joshua D. Macht |  Dec 1, 1998

The Internet is Y2K Central, and book publishers have unleashed a flood of advice on how to prepare for the new millennium. Web SitesRead story

Upstarts: New-Biz Watch

By Joshua D. Macht |  Oct 1, 1998

A look at how Toby Lenk founded eToys.com, an online toy retailer that's taking lessons from Amazon.com. Plus, several shorter articles about the unlikely pr...  Read story

Holding Pattern

By Joshua D. Macht |  Sep 15, 1998

A look at how four companies have cemented their relationships with existing customers by installing extranets that improve customer service and allow for on...  Read story

Obits: Neglect Zaps a Laser-Tag Franchisor

By Joshua D. Macht |  Jul 1, 1998

Q-Entertainment Inc., a franchisor of laser-tag amusement centers, went under when meteoric growth caused the company to neglect the needs of its franchisees...  Read story

The New Market Research

By Joshua D. Macht |  Jul 1, 1998

Forget focus groups and mail surveys; with constantly changing markets and ever-increasing competition, companies are finding new ways to determine what cust...  Read story

Selling Stock Abroad

By Joshua D. Macht |  Jun 1, 1998

Thomas Burnham may look like an ordinary restaurateur. But when it comes to raising money, he sees himself as a pioneer. "We are the Lewis and Clark of ne...  Read story

Save Trees--and Money

By Joshua D. Macht |  May 1, 1998

Think recycling might be good for the environment but not for your business? Mark Juarez, the CEO of Tender Loving Things Inc., found otherwise. At the $1...  Read story

Taking a Law Firm Public?

By Joshua D. Macht |  Apr 28, 1998

For Dick Testa, name partner of Boston's Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault, a firm that has guided many high-tech companies through their own initial public offe...  Read story

The 9-to-5 Start-up

By Joshua D. Macht |  Apr 1, 1998

Chip Wolfe, founder of Sterling Information Group, Inc., wanted his company to adhere to a 40-hour work-week for all employees. Can a fast-growing start-up t...  Read story

VARs Under the Influence?

By Joshua D. Macht |  Mar 15, 1998

Microsoft has a new strategy for capturing the small-business market: capture the hearts and minds of consultants, integrators, and value-added resellers.  Read story

Virtual You

By Joshua D. Macht |  Jan 1, 1998

Virtual universities have become increasingly popular with business owners who want more education, but who need a flexible study schedule. A look at these "...  Read story

It Takes a Cybervillage

By Joshua D. Macht |  Dec 15, 1997

An overview of three cities, Pittsburgh, Boulder, and Montreal, that experts believe could be hot spots for new-media industries.  Read story

The Two Hundred Million Dollar Dash

By Joshua D. Macht |  Sep 15, 1997

The story of how a pharmaceutical start-up turned to technology to bring its drugs to market quicker.  Read story

Site after Death

By Joshua D. Macht |  Sep 15, 1997

When a company goes belly-up, the rank and file say their good-byes and begin job hunting. But what about the staff of a Web-based outfit, who depend on a...  Read story

The Accidental Automator

By Joshua D. Macht |  Jun 15, 1997

A small company's bank forces it to invest more in computerization, and in so doing saves the company.  Read story

Location, Location, Location

By Joshua D. Macht |  Jun 15, 1997

Here's a nightmare scenario: You're far from home, lost and driving through some mountain range on a snowy winter night when suddenly your car dies. Fortu...  Read story

A River Runs Through IT

By Joshua D. Macht |  Jun 15, 1997

When the Red River recently overflowed its banks and flooded Grand Forks, N. Dak., it displaced more than 50,000 residents and devastated virtually every ...  Read story

Entrepreneurs Collide: Will Zoning Take Town Downhill?

By Joshua D. Macht |  Apr 1, 1997

Various entrepreneurs from a small town comment on a topic that concerns many small-buisness people--zoning laws.  Read story

Bulletin Board

By Joshua D. Macht |  Mar 15, 1997

Collection of short articles on such topics as technology for blind employees and limiting employee on-line time.  Read story

Pulp Addiction

By Joshua D. Macht |  Mar 15, 1997

A close-up look at the struggles one job-placement firm endured as it moved toward a paperless workplace.  Read story

Data Bank

By Joshua D. Macht |  Dec 15, 1996

A quick look at a new service that allows companies to backup data to an off-site workstation.  Read story

Autoharping

By Joshua D. Macht |  Dec 15, 1996

A new safety service available to Europeans that allows traffic condition messages to be transmitted between cars.  Read story

1-800-The-Web

By Joshua D. Macht |  Dec 15, 1996

A look at a new service that allows users to access Web pages with a common telephone by translating data to voice.  Read story

Freudian Chip

By Joshua D. Macht |  Dec 15, 1996

A counselor explains how she helps users cope with losing their beloved data.  Read story

Things We Love

By Joshua D. Macht |  Dec 15, 1996

A senior hospital administrator shares his thoughts about his favorite electronic device, a pen-based organizer.  Read story

Delivering the Goods

By Joshua D. Macht |  Dec 15, 1996

Here's a look at how shipping automation will let you move freight fast, underbudget, and with precision.  Read story

Errand Boy

By Joshua D. Macht |  Nov 1, 1996

This start-up wants to do your shopping, get your dry cleaning and more, all for a small fee. But, will it fly?  Read story

Not Just the FAQs

By Joshua D. Macht |  Sep 15, 1996

A quick look at a 24-hour hardware help-desk service on the Internet.  Read story

Illuminating News

By Joshua D. Macht |  Sep 15, 1996

A short article that explains how some lighting fixtures may cause computer problems.  Read story

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