BUSINESS BRILLIANT: SECRETS OF THE SELF-MADE  

Lewis Schiff


Small Giants Spotted in Greater New York

Bo Burlingham, author of Small Giants (and well on his way to being the father of a new "Small Giants" movement) will be joining me in conversati...  Read story

Are Entrepreneurs Born? Or Made?

A recent post on TechCrunch by "entrepreneur-turned-academic," Vivek Wadhwa, add...  Read story

Social Media Decoded

Our goal seemed simple enough. Create a roadmap for promoting your company using social media. Well, nothing's simple in the wild and wooly world of socia...  Read story

Ol' John Henry vs. The Social Media Steam Engine

Do you remember the folklore tale we learned in school about John Henry, the strongest man alive who raced a steam engine? That's what I think of when I t...  Read story

Business Advice from a Son of A...

I'm looking forward to reading a new book, "Read story

Entrepreneurialism: The Least Risky Path

A recent report by the Center for Labor Market Studies of Boston's Northeastern University comes to this sober conc...  Read story

The Trade Off

Kevin Maney, author of Trade Off , spoke last night at Inc. Business Owners Council: Greater New York 's February Members Meeting....  Read story

Digital Networking vs. Traditional Networking

We hear a lot about social media these days. Blog from your car and Twitter from the coffee shop and you, too, can become a 24-hour marketing machine. Fac...  Read story

When "No" Should Really Mean "Yes"

Sharon Newman (CEO) and Seth Newman (President) are the dynamic mother-and-son team behind Action Envelope , a ...  Read story

Meg Whitman and 'The Power of Many'

When she walked into the offices of eBay, the firm had 20 employees. When she left, it was a publicly-traded mega-company with offices all over the world ...  Read story

From 200 Clients to 200,000 Clients

PREVIEW OF UPCOMING EVENT: On January 26 and 27, Inc. Business Owners Council Greater New York will be holding a "New Member Inv...  Read story

Pilgrims and Indians

It's that time of year when we remember a historic coming together of two sides, each of which had much to be wary of. I'm speaking of Pilgrims and Indian...  Read story

A Slam Dunk!

On Wed, Nov. 11, the one and only Norm Brodsky joined Inc. Business Owners Council for an unforgettable evening. Brodsky, who...  Read story

Unprepared for the Unexpected: A Look At Partnership

In the past year, all of us have had to confront huge problems—credit crunches and massive financial uncertainty—that we did not create. Now, ...  Read story

Abraham Lincoln's Financial Adviser Slept There

On Wednesday, Oct. 21 and Thursday, Oct. 22, local members of the Greater New York business community got together on the shores of Stamford, CT, then dow...  Read story

Constant Pivoting Can Make You Dizzy With Success

On Wednesday, October 14, several New York area business owners got together in a beautiful Read story

Year-End Power Moves for the Business Owner

This year, don't go to your tax adviser empty handed. T'is the season when we prepare to meet with our accountants and review the tax year rapid...  Read story

Celebrating NY's Small Business Owner

Last week I attended New York Enterprise Report 's 2009 Small Business Awards dinner. The event is held each...  Read story

Entrepreneurs Leaving Money on the Table

In its continuing mission to bring high quality insight and intelligence to business owners in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania, Inc...  Read story

Business Owners Council Comes to D.C.

As part of the exciting Inc. 500|5000 Conference and Gala Awards taking place in Washington, D.C. September 23 to September 25, Inc. Business Owners Counc...  Read story

Inaugural TH(Inc.) TANK Event Held on September 15

On September 15, Inc. magazine's Business Owners Council held its first "TH(Inc.) TANK" event at the spectacular Read story

Introducing the TH(Inc.) TANK

This fall, New York-area (NY/NJ/CT/PA) business owners are in for a treat. Inc. 's Business Owners Council is launching a new series of intimate e...  Read story

Study: Employee Fraud on the Rise

Inc. Business Owners Council recently commissioned a series of original research projects designed to help business owners make smarter decisions...  Read story

Bulletproof: Wealth Protection for Business Owners

On Tuesday, July 28 and Wednesday, July 29, Inc. 's Business Owners Council Greater New York chapter met at three different sites in Long Island, ...  Read story

Wealth Secrets of the Uber-Wealthy

Ever wonder how high profile business owners—the ones on the covers of magazines and such—manage their financial affairs? So do we. That's why...  Read story

Greater New York Holds Its Second Meeting

On June 23 and June 24, the greater New York chapter of Inc. Magazine's Business Owners Council met to discuss the commer...  Read story

Real Estate Power Moves

On June 23 and June 24, Inc. Business Owners Council is inviting business owners to meet in Long Island, New York City and Greenwich, CT, to discuss the g...  Read story

Raising Capital in Extraordinary Times

On May 19 and 20, Inc. Business Owners Council, a new membership organization for top entrepreneurs and family business owners, held meetings on capital r...  Read story

New Year, Clean Investing Slate

When it comes to investing, January brings a clean slate. And we certainly need it. Last year, virtually every investor's portfolio in the country, perhap...  Read story

No More Mr. Nice Guy

It's not always easy to be nice. I'm a nice guy and I care about people. I want them to have jobs and I want them to take care of their families. I want a...  Read story

Where’s Robert Rubin?

Remember the early rush of press scrutiny that followed the surprise announcement of John McCain's veep choice? The virtually unknown Sarah Palin was the ...  Read story

Portfolio: Down 50 Percent. Not Losing Any Sleep Over It: Priceless

As you know, I maintain a blog about investing in the stock market for Inc.com. The methodology is based on a sound, academic approach developed by Nobel-...  Read story

Calls for a New Era of Austerity

The United States, the wealthiest nation in the world, has become the biggest debtor nation in the world. That simple, untenable, disgraceful fact explain...  Read story

Question: What Do Cars and Financial Advisors Have In Common

Answer: J.D. Power and Associates J.D. Power and Associates, best known for telling us what consumers think about products, from cars to ...  Read story

It's Class Warfare, I Think

With the Dow shooting up more than 500 points today in the wake of a 'no' vote on the Washington bail out bill, this is beginning to feel a little like "W...  Read story

Save Money or Make Money? Which Is Better?

At the moment, I'm glued to CNBC. These are such historic moments, with things changing so fast, that only real-time information will do. We've heard a lo...  Read story

What To Do Now

The markets have thrown everyone for a loop. As entrepreneurs and business owners, you may be in need of hard-to-find credit. As homeowne...  Read story

The Voting Power of Entrepreneurs

I recently conducted a telephone survey on the topic of the upcoming elections. My survey team asked 338 successful, self-made people (I call them "Middle...  Read story

Is It Time to Sell?

The rich are different from you and me. This week, John McCain had his George Bush-and-the-grocery-store-scanner moment. If you remember, during his 1988 ...  Read story

Bernie Mac, Working-Class Millionaire

Last week, Bernie Mac, the actor and comedian, died of pneumonia in his home town of Chicago at the age of 50. While I wasn't a big fan of Mac's comedy, I...  Read story