Samuel Fromartz


The Adrenaline Junkie and You

With the world watching, Ian Adamson and his team won the Eco-Challenge in Borneo. For a fee, he and his young company will show you how.  Read story

The Mystery of The Blood Red Ledger

CEO Fred LeFranc quickly realized that something was poisoning the profits at Louise's Trattoria, and he didn't have long to find out what.  Read story

The Right Staff

Richard Tuck, CEO of Inc. 500 company Lander International, has fostered a happy, effective workforce by encouraging employees to integrate work with their o...  Read story

Extreme Game

The employees at Inc. 500 company Revelwood gather every day to engage in a ritual of playing mini-basketball. The impact on the company's corporate...  Read story

Error of Margin

The founder of EBC Computers, from the 2000 Inc. 500, knew he could continue to eke a profit out of selling commodity computer parts, but instead he...  Read story

Error of Margin

The founder of EBC Computers, from the 2000 Inc. 500, knew he could continue to eke a profit out of selling commodity computer parts, but instead he...  Read story

Tomorrow's Workforce

How one inner-city program is trying to give kids the skills they need -- and the ones you need, too.  Read story

Tomorrow's Workforce

How one inner-city program is trying to give kids the skills they need -- and the ones you need, too.  Read story

Barbarians at the Watergate

It may have taken awhile, but Washington society is finally adjusting to a new breed: the fast-moving, different-thinking, so very dot-com riche.   Read story

Barbarians at the Watergate

It may have taken awhile, but Washington society is finally adjusting to a new breed: the fast-moving, different-thinking, so very dot-com I Read story

Obit: Travel Service Folds When Friend Turns Foe

Here's why Suncoast Representation Services went down in flames when a large competitor entered the market and slashed the commissions it paid.  Read story

Creation Theory

Why is Haystack Toys cofounder Dan Lauer traveling the country and meeting with inventors? To test his theory that consolidation in the toy industry has sque...  Read story

The Nonprofit's Motive

A look at how Charles Lief, president of the nonprofit Greyston Foundation, is devising for-profit ventures to generate income, create jobs, and expand his o...  Read story

Rare Commodity

Selling an undifferentiated product in a crowded niche to price-conscious customers isn't an ideal business. But Edy Bedoya, founder of EBC Computers, has sp...  Read story

How to Get Your First Great Idea

Five rules to follow that will help you recognize valuable business ideas. Includes case studies of entrepreneurs who quickly transformed ideas into start-up...  Read story