The Fight To Harness The Sun
Roger Little of Spire Corp. is betting that his strategy for making solar power pay can overcome foreign competition, big oil, and lack of government support... Read story
Tom Richman
Shopping For Growth
Any well-heeled corporate manager can buy size, but buying growth demands at least as much entrepreneurial imagination as capital. Read story
Anatomy Of A Merger
Bard Heavens' determination to expand his horizons by selling American Shim Die distracted him from the perils of being acquired. Read story
Our Man In Zurich, Tokyo And Hong Kong
Jack Boles is betting that his general trading company can capitalize on the increasing interdependence of world markets. Read story
Plowing New Ground In The Delta
CEO Charles Bannerman learned that the most effective social activism is a healthy bottom line. Read story
The Political Odyssey Of Bill Nourse
How a mild-mannered hardware store proprietor joined a new breed of savvy, small business activists. Read story
What's In A Name?
With the profusion of political lables, there is more need than ever for small business to create an identifiable image. Read story
Peering Into Tomorrow
John Naisbitt, founder of a thriving business based on forecasting change, cities 10 'megatrends' he claims are already shaping our future. Read story
Picking A Pac
Political action committees are "an investment that pays off." Here are some ways to measure your return. Read story
Will The Real Small Businessman Stand Up?
Unfortunately, he can't, because he doesn't exist, although everyone claims to speak for him these days. Read story
The Wrong Stuff
When space buff Gary Hudson dared to go where no businessman had gone before, the results were a real blast. Read story
The Biggest Kid On The Block
The National Federation of Independent Business has the membership and the money to throw its weight around in Washington. Read story
How Much Freedom Is Too Much?
The Reagan Administration thinks that the Freedom of Information Act is harmful to business and national security. But some small companies say it helps them... Read story
Meet Your Silent Partner
The National Small Business Association works hard and gets results. But a low profile keeps the group from getting the credit it deserves. Read story
What Ronald Reagan Knows About Small Business
...could fill a book. The President's first annual report on small business shows a good grasp of problems Solutions will be more elusive. Read story
When Sbane Talks, People Listen
The Smaller Business Association of New England commands more influence, both at home and in Washington, than its modest size suggests. Read story
Leopards Don't Change Their Spots
The federal procurement system badly needs reform, but asking bureaucrats to act like businessmen won't make it happen. Read story
Senator Rudman Takes On The Bureaucrats
He's one politician who has actually done something for small business. Read story
Can The U.s. Chamber Learn To Think Small?
Though 91% of its 230,000 members are small companies, the Chamber is still run by corporate fat cats. Read story
Joe Sugarman: Free Enterprise Hero?
A super-salesman finds that the government won't buy his arguments. Read story
Big Business Cries Foul
Small companies can patent government-funded inventions -- and the big guys don't like it. Read story
Why Small Business Lost On The Tax Bill
Looking back on the tax fight that occupied Congress and the Administration throughout the summer, lobbyists and even some legislators contend that small ... Read story
Enterprise Zones: What's Everyone Arguing About?
You would think that any proposal that benefits business, the cities, and the minorities would be a shoo-in. Read story
Hanging Tough With Reagan On Taxes
Small business deal makers had to choose between political loyalty to the Administration and attractive offers from Democrats. They made a split decision. Read story
Public Needs And Private Enterprise
You've heard of Japan Inc. Now meet Washington Inc. It's costing us billions of dollars a year, and hurting small business in the process. Read story
Stanley Mason Is Growing Oil On Trees
Entrepreneurs like Mason are solving our "insolvable" problems. Read story
Stanley Mason Is Growing Oil On Trees
Entrepreneurs like Mason are solving our "insolvable" problems. Read story
If The Prime's Killing You, Try A Tax-free Bond
Your friendly banker will finance your new building at the prime rate plus 2%, but he could probably make you the same loan at 65% of prime. If he hasn't... Read story
The 1981 Tax Cut: A Tilt To Big Business?
President Reagan's tax reform plans still leave small business at a disadvantage. Read story
