What Goes Around ...
Remember Nova? You may recall that that's the outfit that tried to buy my company. We spent much of last year negotiating and for a while there I really ... Read story
STREET SMARTS 
Norm Brodsky
Do You Really Know Your Problems?
Entrepreneurs have a tendency to see what they want to see. Read story
Creeping Expenses
What a great response to my recent blog post, "I Will Lose Everything... Read story
Tivo Alert!
Try to check out MSNBC's "Your Business" this Sunday at 7:30 a.m. ET when you'll find me serving as one of the judges in the Elevator Pitch contest. I'm u... Read story
Why Business People Should Be Scared
Politics is not my favorite subject, and it's not my favorite activity. I get a little involved in local politics. I support a few local politicians. But ... Read story
Have I Changed My Mind About Multilevel Marketing?
I recently received an impassioned, well-written letter from a business owner named Jerry. Here it is: Hey Norm, I happened to find an... Read story
What Are You, a Bank?
You probably lend your customers more money than you realize. Have you checked lately? Read story
Stan O'Neal Failed the First Rule of Leadership
I've been following the recent troubles of Merrill Lynch CEO Stan O'Neal with interest, though not much sympathy. After reading an excellent article in th... Read story
I Will Lose Everything
I recently received the following question from a reader named Scott: I started a transportation company two years ago in Virginia. It grew ... Read story
My Visit with Ahmadinejad
I walked out on the roof of my building the other day and was a little surprised to see someone who looked a lot like the President of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmad... Read story
Proof That Good Entrepreneurs Can Make Bad Investors
Or how I figured out how to handle my own money. Read story
Biz tip: It's all about building the relationship
I usually go out on the first sales call with any new sales person we hire. After we leave that first meeting, the new sales person's comment is usually, ... Read story
Looking for Advice?
Would you like to have me visit your company, analyze your business, and offer suggestions on how you might improve it? I'm looking for volunteers. The de... Read story
Don't Be Afraid to Share Your Idea
People are always asking me for advice -- and I encourage you to send any questions you may have to asknorm@inc.com -- but something funny often happens w... Read story
Biz Tip: Watch How Others Do It
Here's this week's business tip: It's important to learn from what other people do -— both the things they do well and the things they don't... Read story
Welcome to the Inc. 500 Conference
Inc.'s annual conference honoring the fastest growing private companies in America opens today in Chicago. If you're at the conference, please come by and... Read story
How Do I Take the Next Step?
Here's a question I got from a reader named Jose: "I'm a one man band. I do it all -- sales, invoices, labor, everything. I have a few clients, a... Read story
Free At Last
There's nothing like getting rid of those personal guarantees. Read story
Business Tip of the Week
Here's my business tip this week: Treat your customers as if they're prospects. You know how this tends to work: When you have a prospect you're t... Read story
What Do All Entrepreneurs Have in Common?
Ask most people that question, and you'll hear a lot of talk about risk-taking and passion and independence. But here's the real answer: They all want to ... Read story
Sell!
You can tell something's happening. It's in the air, and it's in the n... Read story
Where Do You Learn How to Run a Business?
Here's the kind of question I get all the time. It comes from a young man named Tony Wagner: "I am just starting out and would like to know, Where would ... Read story
Taking On Starbucks
How independents can hold their ground. Read story
For Entrepreneurs Who Feel They Have Nowhere to Turn, This Is The Place to Turn
Welcome to The Morning Norm. If you've read my column in Inc. magazine, you may know that when I take on a new venture I insist that it meet thre... Read story
The Offer, Part Nine
What I learned from my fiasco. Read story
The Offer, Part Eight
You have got to be kidding me. Read story
The Offer, Part Seven
I've just about had it. Are we going to make this deal happen, or not? Read story
The Offer, Part Six
The paranoia moment. Are they stalling? Is this deal about to fall apart? Read story
It's All About Trust
Confronted with the offer of a lifetime, our columnist concludes it's time to sell. Part 5 of a series . Read story
Should Norm Sell? The Readers Have Spoken
By better than a five-to-one ratio, readers who wrote in think Norm should sell. Here's what some of them had to say: Read story
The Offer, Part Four
We interrupt these negotiations while a bunch of outsiders critique my very existence. Read story
The Offer, Part Three
I can sell my businesses for more money than I ever thought possible. But then who will I be? Read story
The Offer, Part Two
After spending decades building his businesses, our columnist managed to negotiate the offer of a lifetime--by refusing to negotiate. Read story
The Offer, Part One
You'd think he'd be celebrating, but our columnist has discovered that getting a great offer for your business can be a very scary proposition. Read story
Are You Listening to Me?
You can if you want to--but you have to make your own decisions. Some advice on how to give, get, and take advice. Read story
Keep Your Customers
It's hard to make the Inc. 500 if you're always churning clients. Read story
What Your Employees Think of You
You think you know, but you don't. Here's how to find out. Read story
Listen Up!
We all like to think we listen to our customers--but do we really hear them? Read story
Sam and Me
Sometimes, even headstrong, go-it-alone entrepreneurs need a partner. I know. Read story
What Are You Trying to Do?
When you are starting a business, it's amazing how easy it is to lose track of your real goal. Columnist Norm Brodsky explains Read story
