The 2001 Inc Web Awards: Winners
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Why Dot-Coms Failed (And What You Can Learn from Them)
Headlines are rife with the tally of dotcoms that have "dot-bombed" or are in a downward spiral, not to mention the associated financial losses and human ... Read more
And They're Off
The business drama of the Olympic competition. Read more
Reaching Your Goals
Well I did it! Last year on my birthday, I promised myself I'd get certified for scuba diving before my next birthday rolled around, and I just did it. I'... Read more
What Do I Want to Do?
Have you always wanted to be your own boss? Are you facing downsizing? Do you suddenly pay attention to late-night infomercials about making a fortune wor... Read more
Planning is Dead? Long Live Planning!
A year ago the New Economy could do no wrong. Everything seemed to be charging ahead carrying each new company higher than the previous. In the crazy year... Read more
Finding the Perfect Business Partner
Hewlett and Packard. Sears and Roebuck. Johnson and Johnson . T... Read more
The On-Line Gourmet
Enjoy fine dining? Our panel of well-fed CEOs rates Web sites geared for the bistro-loving business traveler. Read more
One Man, One Computer, 1,431 Lawn Mowers
A garden-tool distributor rakes it in by carefully deciding what he needs to do himself -- and what he doesn't. Read more
Changing Channel Distribution Models in the Internet Age
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Best of the Web: Doing Business Online
Since April 2000, Inc. has enlisted entrepreneurs to rate Web sites in various categories for its Best of the Web feature. Gathered here are thei... Read more
Tomorrow's Self-Employed American
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Why Disney and AT
Newspaper headlines are filled with reports describing the demise of dot-com firms. The rapid reversal of fortunes, however, has not been limited to pure-... Read more
Virtual Workouts, Real-World Results?
Can you really get your exercise in front of your computer? Dozens of fitness sites are popping up and Inc. has rated the best. Read more
An Internet Model That Works
The dot-coms may be dropping like flies, but the Internet can still turbocharge a traditional company's sales. CEO Norm Brodsky offers six advantages to maki... Read more
Everything New Is Old Again
In search of dot-coms that are standing on 'terra firma?' By using various criteria ranging from history to profitability, Inc. tries to find six 'r... Read more
Look Who's Making Money On The Net
Profiles of six companies that, believe it or not, are making money doing business on the Web. Read more
Sit! Stay! Make Money! Good Company
Beginning as an information site for dog owners, SitStay.com has turned into a profitable online pet supply store. Read more
E-Tailing By The Numbers
The key to successful on-line sales for this shoe site lies in finding a great niche and sticking to rigorous numerical standards. Read more
Express Delivery
After years of careful, deliberate work in the shipping and logistics business, Accuship's Mason Kauffman pulls out all the stops in a race to rule the onlin... Read more
Upstarts: Internet Salvage
Online companies are falling left and right. But for some start-ups, that spells opportunity. Read more
Energy Boost
Dennis Crum, founder of an energy brokerage firm, has started a dot-com that might kill his original business. So why does he think that's just what he needs... Read more
A Helping Hand With Taxing Matters
Inc. asked 12 small business owners to evaluate the most popular tax advice Web sites. Read more
In Their Own Words: Comments from the E-Culture Survey
The February 2001 issue of Inc. highlights some of the results of the E-culture survey conducted by Rosabeth Moss Kanter's team at the Harvard Bu... Read more
E-Culture Survey Methodology
E-Culture Survey Methodology All e-culture survey responses were received and analyzed by Rosabeth Moss Kanter's E-culture project ... Read more
Online Dry Cleaner Tries to Go National
Most of the buzz in dry cleaning today centers on big fish from other industries' ponds. But dry cleaning veterans like Siamak Ghazvini also want to trans... Read more
Online Grocer Fails to Deliver the Goods
Four years after profiling Streamline.com in its Anatomy of a Start-Up series in November 1996, Inc. magazine checked back in to find the company... Read more
My So-Called Life
In its January 2000 issue, Inc. began following five fledgling businesses. The founder of one, edu.com, shares some lessons and insights. Read more
Best of the Web: Casing Cybermarts for Office Furniture
Several Web purveyors specialize in such goods as office desks and computer tables. Fourteen CEOs rate the online dealers. Read more
The Soloist: Balancing Act
"The Foot Nurse" of Silicon Valley has a growing one-woman business and time for a home life to boot. Read more
Find a Virtual Organization
A virtual organization gives you the power to bring in partners from around the globe to expand your business internationally. What is a virtual organizat... Read more
I Really Must Be Going
Company founders and their businesses don't always grow at the same pace or in the same direction. Andy Raskin, author of Inc.'s E-Diaries columns, ... Read more
Gearing Up for 2001
It's already time to start thinking about taxes for 2001. If you plan carefully and take these steps, you can minimize your tax bill for the coming year.<... Read more
Inc. Web Awards 2000
The 13 winners of the 2000 Inc. Web Awards all use their Web sites to invite participation and engender loyalty from customers, employees, and suppl... Read more
