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The Rise of the Urban Entrepreneur

By Michael E. Porter |  May 15, 1995

A Harvard Business School professor explains that small urban businesses can thrive and how the government can help.  Read more

How to Get Started

By Paul Reynolds |  May 1, 1995

Column discussing government programs designed to help entrepreneurs and why no one knows about them.  Read more

ADR as Part of the Culture

By Donna Fenn |  May 1, 1995

One company creates a dispute resolution program to avoid potential lawsuits.  Read more

How Companies Use Arbitration

By Donna Fenn |  May 1, 1995

Benchmark chart illustrating how arbitration can be a cost-effective way to stay out of court.  Read more

Staying Out of Court

By Donna Fenn |  May 1, 1995

Advice and resources on using alternative dispute resolution (ADR) to settle employee disputes out of court.  Read more

The Exporter's Catalog

By Susan Greco |  Apr 1, 1995

Information on a catalog of books, tapes, and newsletters on international business.  Read more

Are Overseas Investors Better

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Apr 1, 1995

A CEO first person about going overseas to secure capital.  Read more

Stand-In

By Nancy Archuleta |  Feb 1, 1995

A CEO tells how she was used as a figurehead to get federal benefits, but fought and won control of her company.  Read more

International: Showcases for U.S. Catalogers

By Susan Greco |  Jan 1, 1995

An overview of different U.S. catalogers finding profits overseas regardless of their size.  Read more

Making Connections

Jan 1, 1995

A deluge of people are creating home-based businesses and "virtual" companies with their colleagues working out of their own homes across the country orev...  Read more

Overseas Packing

Jan 1, 1995

Don't forget when you're traveling overseas and taking along computers, modems, and printers, to packadapter plugs and converters. Adapters allow plugs to...  Read more

Tapping Uncle Sam

Jan 1, 1995

When Chris Nowak started Rocky Mountain Motorworks, a mail-order distributor of Volkswagenparts, it never occurred to him that local economic-development ...  Read more

Marketing with Competitors

Jan 1, 1995

Joining a trade group can be intimidating, and for many entrepreneurs it's an ordeal they'd rather skip. One option: if the existingtrade groups don't see...  Read more

Defending International Patents

Jan 1, 1995

There are no cheap ways to defend international patents. But once you've staked a claim in a country, it can pay to sue for smallinfringements every so of...  Read more

Join the Club

Jan 1, 1995

Think you're too young to sell overseas? You're probably not. Many fast-growing small companies are going global. A poll ofcompanies on the 1993 Inc. 500 ...  Read more

First Steps to Foreign Markets

Jan 1, 1995

Scouting out foreign markets can be intimidating. Where do you start when you've never tried it before? There are three steps a company can take to...  Read more

Exclusivity vs. Temporary Monopoly

Jan 1, 1995

Lining up good stateside distributors is challenge enough, but finding committed distributors overseas is even more daunting.Most foreign distributors wan...  Read more

Packing for Foreign Trade Shows

Jan 1, 1995

I've seen Americans at overseas trade shows who can't find their products, who've lost their equipment, and whose people wereheld up at customs," says Kei...  Read more

Good Morning, Vietnam

By Alessandra Bianchi |  Nov 1, 1994

Three entrepreneurs discuss their operations in the emerging Vietnamese marketplace.  Read more

Blood Feud

By Edward O. Welles |  Nov 1, 1994

The story of a biomedical start-up sued by an industry giant for theft of trade secrets, and how the start-up triumphed.  Read more

International: Deciding When a Joint Venture Makes Sense

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Nov 1, 1994

The president of a manufacturing concern explains one key facet he analyzed when expanding into international markets.  Read more

Workplace Violence: Defusing Dangerous Employees

By Michael P. Cronin |  Oct 1, 1994

A lawyer presents guidelines to balance federal requirements with employee protection to avoid lawsuits.  Read more

Litigator=Mitigator

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Aug 1, 1994

Using a trial litigator can control the time and cost of defending your company in a court battle.  Read more

The Inc. Network

By Inc. staff |  Aug 1, 1994

Reader-to-reader advice.  Read more

Coping with Stress Claims

By Michael P. Cronin |  Jun 1, 1994

How to make yourself less vulnerable to employee lawsuits claiming disabling workplace stress.  Read more

Before Calling Your Lawyer . . .

By Phaedra Hise |  Apr 1, 1994

Information on two booklets from the American Arbitration Association on mediation and arbitration.  Read more

Who's Going Global?

By Stephanie L. Gruner |  Mar 1, 1994

Chart showing numbers of Inc. 500 exporters doing business in specific countries.  Read more

The NAFTA Factor

By Susan Greco |  Mar 1, 1994

Four CEOs' expectations of the effects of the North American Free Trade Agreement on their companies.  Read more

Calling All Aliens

By Phaedra Hise |  Mar 1, 1994

The INS will grant resident visas to foreign citizens who invest in U.S. companies.  Read more

Finding the Right Partner

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Feb 1, 1994

A pharmaceutical company formed international partnerships to reach foreign markets.  Read more

The Inc. Network

By Inc. staff |  Feb 1, 1994

Reader-to-reader advice.  Read more

Growing Your Business by Going Global

By Robert A. Mamis |  Jan 1, 1994

Lessons from a company that leapt unwarily into foreign-distribution, plus intelligence on Saudi Arabian markets.  Read more

The Complete Export Primer

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Jan 1, 1994

Review of 'Export Profits,' by Jack S. Wolf (Upstart Publishing), a comprehensive guide to exporting.  Read more

Encyclopedia for Security

By Robert A. Mamis |  Jan 1, 1994

Review of the book 'Crimeproofing Your Business,' by Russell Bintliff (McGraw-Hill).  Read more

Taking Copycats to Task

By Susan Greco |  Nov 1, 1993

How two companies deal with knockoffs and imitators.  Read more