Steve Solomon


Bear Feat

By Steve Solomon |  Oct 15, 2000

Vermont Teddy Bear Co., which climbed over many fleet-footed tech companies to secure a place on the Inc. 500 in 1992 and 1993, later suffered a nea...  Read story

Fit to Be (Re)tired

By Steve Solomon |  Oct 15, 2000

Burned out and disillusioned from running the Inc. 500 company he had founded, Seph Barnard vowed last year to do what so many entrepreneurs merely ...  Read story

The Next Next Thing

By Steve Solomon |  Jun 1, 2000

Three entrepreneurs decided they could turn their money-losing brick-and-mortar business into a well-funded dot-com. The question: Will they be able to win S...  Read story

The Next Next Thing

By Steve Solomon |  Jun 1, 2000

Three entrepreneurs decided they could turn their money-losing brick-and-mortar business into a well-funded dot-com. The question: Will they be able to win S...  Read story

Go Sell It on the Mountain

By Steve Solomon |  Dec 1, 1999

A look at Blue Mountain Arts' bold plans for turning its popular Web site into an E-commerce moneymaker.  Read story

Fit to be Tired

By Steve Solomon |  Oct 15, 1999

For entrepreneur Seph Barnard, selling his company had nothing to do with money or prestige. He was simply too exhausted to do anything else.  Read story

How Can I Keep my Employees?

By Steve Solomon |  Oct 15, 1998

One Friday afternoon, C. Richard Cowan watched $600,000 walk out the door. Cowan, founder and president of Power Lift Corp. (#2), which distributes...  Read story

Now That We're Not a Start-Up, How Do I Promote Teamwork?

By Steve Solomon |  Oct 15, 1998

When Seph Barnard decided to energize his sales staff last year, he created a familiar enough incentive: adding a commission to be calculated on top of th...  Read story

How Can I Adapt as My Market Changes?

By Steve Solomon |  Oct 15, 1998

Mark Tierney's company was barely up and running when his primary market all but collapsed. Tierney had left his job as chief executive of a subsid...  Read story

How Can I Stay Focused on the Big Picture?

By Steve Solomon |  Oct 15, 1998

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More Than a Passing Interest

By Steve Solomon |  Oct 15, 1997

As a former wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Inc. 500 CEO John Stallworth tells how he made the jump from catching passes to running a company.  Read story

The Dynamic Duo

By Steve Solomon |  Oct 15, 1997

The complementary talents of Gary Hoover and Patrick Spain have helped them start five businesses together, including a 1997 Inc. 500 company, Hoover's Inc.  Read story

The 105-Year-Old Start-up

By Steve Solomon |  Oct 15, 1997

A 105-year-old business, C.D. Smith Co., takes a big chance on rapid growth and makes the Inc. 500.  Read story

So You Want to Go Public

By Steve Solomon |  Jun 1, 1997

An associate professor at NYU explains what various stock exchanges expect if you want to get on them.  Read story

Follow the Money

By Steve Solomon |  Jun 1, 1997

An associate professor at NYU explains what the associated costs were for one small business to go public.  Read story

The Best (Way)laid Plans

By Steve Solomon |  Oct 15, 1996

Here's an Inc. 500 CEO who found that focus, fearlessness, and flexibility work better than a business plan.  Read story

Theory of Relativity

By Steve Solomon |  Oct 15, 1996

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New World, Ordered

By Steve Solomon |  Dec 1, 1995

A profile of a 1995 Entrepreneur of the Year runner-up, and how he grew his company to a $1-billion business.  Read story

Stooge Law

By Steve Solomon |  Sep 15, 1995

Courtroom computer applications are examined in this article that focuses on a small law office.  Read story

Staking a Claim on the Internet

By Steve Solomon |  Jun 15, 1994

This article focuses on early commerce explorers on the Internet, and tips for on-line marketing.  Read story

How to Start an Airline of Your Own

By Steve Solomon |  Apr 1, 1994

In an industry in which 117 airlines have filed bankruptcy since 1979, Joseph Lorenzo thinks he can make Reno Air work.  Read story

How To: Use Technology to Manage People

By Steve Solomon |  May 1, 1990

CEO tells how to keep in close contact with your employees by using technology.  Read story

Head of the Class

By Steve Solomon |  Mar 1, 1990

Start-up company franchises early childhood education centers, targeting affluent parents.  Read story

The Accidental Lender

By Steve Solomon |  Mar 1, 1990

A Texas businesss-owner salvages old engine parts and sells them abroad.  Read story

Keeping in Touch

By Steve Solomon |  Feb 1, 1990

Company saves money on worker's comp. by bringing injured workers back to work at lighter jobs as soon as possible.  Read story

Growth Strategies: Cleaning Up

By Steve Solomon |  Dec 1, 1989

Environmental consulting firm stays competitive by being the first to stay on top of new innovations in the field.  Read story

Help Wanted

By Steve Solomon |  Dec 1, 1989

How small companies can lower their health-care costs.  Read story

Contempt of Court

By Steve Solomon |  Oct 1, 1989

How to avoid litigation and cut legal costs.  Read story

Something of Value

By Steve Solomon |  Jul 1, 1989

Lared Group, a consulting firm, trades its expertise for a share in a client company's success.  Read story

Born to Be Big

By Steve Solomon |  Jun 1, 1989

Staples, an innovative supermarket for office supplies, braces itself to face new competition.  Read story

Great Expectations

By Steve Solomon |  Mar 1, 1989

High-powered entrepreneurs develop a local operating network for home and factory automation.  Read story

The Thinking Man's CEO

By Steve Solomon |  Nov 1, 1988

Interview with with a CEO who pursues outside activities to expose his company to emerging areas of opportunity.  Read story