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The Importance of Corporate Minutes

Jun 13, 2000

Your best line of defense against the loss of your corporate status is to keep written minutes and resolutions that record all important corporate decisions ...  Read more

Which Legal Form Is Best for Your Business?

Jun 13, 2000

Choosing the right form has a lot to do with who will own your business and what its activities will be.  Read more

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 more

Sites for Singles

By Ned Snell |  Jun 1, 2000

Running a business on your own and looking for some virtual guidance? A panel of entrepreneurs helps us review a handful of Web sites designed for soloists.  Read more

My partner is leaving my business. What's a good strategy for going it alone?

May 30, 2000

Running a One-Person Business mentors Paul and Sarah Edwards tackle what to do when your business partner wants out.  Read more

Is There Gold under That There Hype?

By Christi Frum |  May 22, 2000

Discover where the money is in B2B and how your business can get a piece of the pie.  Read more

Music to the People

By Chuck D |  May 15, 2000

Rapper Chuck D. on the Web and the beat of change in the music industry.  Read more

The Greenhouse Effect

By Edward O. Welles |  May 15, 2000

Gene Gage wanted a quiet life in the country where he could indulge his hobby of growing herbs. That was before he hitched his wagon to an Internet star.  Read more

Electric Currency

By Philip Diehl |  May 15, 2000

The former director of the U.S. Mint on whether Internet technology will displace hard currency.  Read more

Corporations Defined

May 12, 2000

Forming a corporation limits your personal liability for business debts and obligations.  Read more

Creating a Corporation

May 12, 2000

Familiarize yourself with the overall corporate structure, including shareholders, directors, officers, and more.  Read more

Sole Proprietorships Defined

May 12, 2000

If you operate as a sole proprietorship, you and your business are legally inseparable.  Read more

Choosing between a Corporation and an LLC

May 12, 2000

Now that you've learned about both LLCs and corporations, how do you know which form is right for your business?  Read more

Five Key Ways to Improve Your Customers' Experience

By Colleen Burke |  May 2, 2000

Personalizing your users' experience on the Net is the key to turning them into customers. And it doesn't require too much time or money.  Read more

Does the Internet help small businesses compete -- or help large corporations dominate?

Apr 27, 2000

inc.com Internet in Business mentor Jennifer Lawton offers a few thoughts on the future of the Internet.  Read more

I'll be the sole owner of a party production company. Which form should my business take?

By Barbara Weltman |  Apr 18, 2000

Law Taxation mentor Barbara Weltman helps an entrepreneur starting a small company determine the most appropriate form for his business.  Read more

Why Sell Goods in Online Auctions?

By Julie Martin |  Apr 13, 2000

Moving excess inventory, testing new products, and streamlining sales are just a few reasons why you should consider using online auctions.  Read more

Managing by the Web

By Karen Dillon |  Apr 1, 2000

Inc. asks 34 CEOs to test drive small-business Web sites. Editor's note: inc.com, chosen #1 for entrepreneurs by Forbes , w...  Read more

Entrepreneur Profile: Terminalmarkets.com

By Jennifer Hopfinger |  Mar 29, 2000

The farmer's market goes digital ? and it all started with a failed mango farm.  Read more

Is the Price Right? Ask Jay Walker

Mar 29, 2000

Priceline.com founder and vice chairman Jay Walker argues that lower prices are the only factor separating Internet-based e-commerce companies from other sel...  Read more

The Vortals: B2B Markets of the New Millennium

By Thomas Koulopoulos |  Mar 21, 2000

Vortals are Web-based vertical portals that create communities of business-to-business buyers and sellers, breaking down small businesses' traditional barrie...  Read more

Voyagers

By Elaine Appleton |  Mar 15, 2000

Inc. Technology editor Elaine Appleton describes how the shifting shape of the Internet has transformed the world in which we work.  Read more

A New Chapter for E-Books

By Jill Hecht Maxwell |  Mar 15, 2000

After falling flat in the early 1990s, are digital books ready to fly? Entrepreneurs are betting that new technology is creating a legitimate market.  Read more

The Thing That Would Not Die

By Michael Warshaw |  Mar 15, 2000

Toy maker Playing Mantis had a devout online community. So why did they almost kill it?  Read more

Can You Survive the Ebay Economy?

By David H. Freedman |  Mar 1, 2000

If you think Web auctions are only for collectibles, you're in for a surprise. These online agoras now sell everything from moving services to real estate wh...  Read more

Making the Online Connection in China

Mar 1, 2000

With its huge population and untapped computer market, China is ripe with possibilities. Making it in the Chinese tech market requires keen management skills...  Read more

Start-Up Saga, Part 2: Unveiling a Mission

Feb 2, 2000

E*Entity's founders take the crucial step of defining the fledgling company's mission and identifying its client base. Second in a ongoing series.  Read more

Myth 3: Smart Money Makes You Smart

By Mike Hofman |  Feb 1, 2000

Think any Internet start-up can get venture capital? Not true. Entrepreneur Cliff Young had to grow his company before the VCs came calling.  Read more

Myth 4: Razzle-Dazzle Makes Web Sites Great

By Emily Barker |  Feb 1, 2000

Does being bigger and bolder make a great Web site? Here's how the Edler Group discovered that functionality is better than technothrills.  Read more

Myth 5: Brand Is Everything

By Mike Hofman |  Feb 1, 2000

NetGrocer.com's interim CEO Fred Horowitz shifted his site's focus from branding to selling groceries -- and created a spectacular turnaround in the process.  Read more

Myth 7: Community, Community, Community

By Mike Hofman |  Feb 1, 2000

Think you need a chat room on your Web site to be successful? Here's how Paramount Services realized that not every Internet business begets a cult.  Read more

What Business Is Amazon.com Really In?

By Ron MacLean |  Feb 1, 2000

With more than $550 million in losses over the past five years, how can Amazon.com seriously expect to become a viable retail business? Inc. offers ...  Read more

From My Kitchen Tabletop to Your Computer Laptop

By Lillian Vernon |  Jan 27, 2000

Lillian Vernon, a leading business veteran of nearly 50 years, talks about "one of the most important decisions" she has ever made: taking her catalog busine...  Read more

Upstarts: Convenience Cuisine

By Alessandra Bianchi |  Jan 1, 2000

Not sure where your next meal is coming from? Try the Web. A look at why several Internet start-ups are hoping online shoppers will turn to the Web to satisf...  Read more

The Start-Up Diaries: Mother Is the Necessity of Invention

By Leigh Buchanan |  Jan 1, 2000

To create his company, edu.com founder Adam Kanner needed to get the highest-powered talent he could get. And he knew just where to find it.  Read more