The Mouth Will Rise Again
Fresh from losing several billion dollars and his job at AOL Time Warner, Ted Turner returns to his entrepreneurial roots: "Leave your gun at the cash regist... Read more
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Safer Harbors, Higher Fees
New Coast Guard rules could make shipping more expensive. Read more
A Recipe for Perfection
America's poshest inn reveals its secrets for satisfying the world's toughest customers. Read more
Supply Chain Management Becomes a Larger Priority
Industries with extensive and complex manufacturing environments, such as consumer products, high-tech and automotive, know that failing to collaborate with ... Read more
The Power of Listening
How does an old-line manufacturer in a stagnant industry manage to grow 25% a year for 10 years? By taking its employees seriously. Read more
Successful Retail Strategies
Small-business columnist Rhonda Abrams spent some time in a salon recently, and shares ideas on what this retailer is doing right. Plus, tips for any small r... Read more
How should pricing to retailers, who buy in quantity, differ from pricing to individuals?
Offices Operations mentor Charlie Bodenstab explains how to factor in your relationship with your retailers and the importance of individual sale... Read more
How I Got VC Money: Ed Jaeger
How a company that manufactures protective gloves raised venture capital Read more
Master Your Supply Chain
Gregg Bell has mastered his supply chain by smartly managing his middlemen and suppliers. Read more
The Diva of Retail
Why did Starbucks, Blockbuster, and Nike come calling on little-known consultant J'Amy Owens? Because this president of the Retail Group knows how to make th... Read more
A Company of Their Own
Software provider Shipco Logistics offers employees a special perk: help starting their own companies and becoming SAP certified. Read more
Leave No Stone Unturned
How a manufacturer got serious about customer complaints, devising a detailed form and database system to get to the root of each problem. Read more
Sweatshops, Free Trade Force Owner to Call It Quits
The story of how a manufacturing company failed under pressures from GATT, NAFTA, and sweatshops. Read more
The Enemy Within
An explanation of how the base of manufacturing suppliers is crumbling in the U.S. and how to reverse this trend. Read more
Growth Strategies: Touch of Glass
A company provides its customers with custom machinery for bottling and packaging, along with some surprising pluses. Read more
Growing Up as a CEO
After eight years of unbroken business success, Walter Riley found out he wasn't the leader he thought he was. Read more
Beyond Just-In-Time
Manufacturer builds his plant near his primary customer and connects the two with a pneumatic conveying system Read more
Thinking Small
Thinking Small. MINIMILLS PRODUCE 20% OF American steel, and they are one of the few bright spots in a dismal industry. Now a similar trend toward minimills ... Read more
Defense Software Companies Look Election-proof
Defense Software Companies Look Election-proof. With the Democrats pledging to eliminate "big-ticket" defense-budget items, many defense contractors ... Read more
Frederick W. Smith Of Federal Express: He Didn't Get There Overnight
The history of Federal Express Corp. has become a parable of sorts. Some feel that the significance of the company is that it created a $3-billion industr... Read more
Solar Power Gets Cheaper, But Never Cheap Enough
Solar Power Gets Cheaper, But Never Cheap Enough. When the U.S. space program began using them on its satellites in the late 1950s, solar cells cost more tha... Read more
New Energy Brokers Use Oil Companies As Model
New Energy Brokers Use Oil Companies As Model. We're an oil and gas company, but without the oil and gas," says Steven Levy, the chief financial offi... Read more
5 Tips for Selling a Service Now
For companies in the service sector, coming up with an effective sales pitch can be difficult. Here are 5 tips for how to sell a service business right now. View slideshow
Retail Sales Fall Sharply
June decline is largest in 16 months; poor weather and high energy prices are blamed. Read more
Be Logical about Logistics
Many small to mid-sized businesses need transportation and distribution partners to be most efficient, says Blasgen, since they often don't move enough vo... Read more
