Snapshots: Late Bloomers
These entrepreneurs are hitting their stride later in life. Read more
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If Only...
Want to hear about somebody else's business regrets? Seven Inc. 500 company founders tell all. Read more
The Power of Balance
Four Inc. 500 CEOs profiled have managed to balance the scales of work and life -- to the benefit of both themselves and their companies. Read more
Fit to Be (Re)tired
Burned out and disillusioned from running the Inc. 500 company he had founded, Seph Barnard vowed last year to do what so many entrepreneurs merely ... Read more
My Start-Up, Myself
These days, Inc. 500 companies often begin with the founders' epiphanies about who they really are -- or must become. Read more
Movers and Shakers
The 2000 Inc. 500 list can count an impressive sampling of famous acquaintances. Think of it as a professional "six degrees of separation" game. Read more
Becoming the Boss
But one episode in particular convinced me I'd gone too far. It involved my head dispatcher, who'd been with me from the start and had be... Read more
Obit: Despite Ale's Success, Brewery Loses Out
Catamount was one of the first microbreweries in New England. But tepid marketing and overly heavy investments in equipment eventually made its ale go flat. Read more
If Not Me, Then You
Once upon a time, Liz Cobb's savvy and drive would have made her indispensable as a CEO. But at this moment in Internet time, it may not be enough. Read more
Women Investors Are Finally Getting a Fair Shot
Now female CEOs can strut their stuff before throngs of well-heeled investors at a series of venture fairs collectively called Springboard 2000, which spo... Read more
Feedback That's More Productive, Less Painful
Giving and receiving clear, constructive feedback requires courage and skill. And it's essential to building the relationships you need to motivate peak p... Read more
How can I juggle the demands of work and family?
Personal & Professional Growth mentor Jennifer Lawton responds: It's difficult to balance work and home life. We all must find our o... Read more
Should two small companies share manufacturing space?
Offices & Operations mentor Charles J. Bodenstab responds to the following question from an inc.com user: Is it a good idea to ... Read more
A Crash Course in Communication
Recently I heard someone say, "Communication is easy." I disagree. Talking is easy; communication, which means an exchange or communion with another, requ... Read more
Making Peace with Passive-Aggressive Communicators
Situation: A passive-aggressive is driving you crazy. You find yourself at the mercy of a passive-aggressive (P-A) coworker who is... Read more
A Question of Motivation
Motivation Management by Thad Green Davies-Black, 2000, 268 pages,$29 It's a common quandary: An employee who ... Read more
To Lead or Not to Lead?
Power Plays by John O. Whitney and Tina Packer Simon and Schuster, 2000, 316 pages, $26 A number of recent bu... Read more
The First Step
There's so much to do when you're starting a company that the hardest part may be figuring out what to do first. CEO Norm Brodsky advises that, before gettin... Read more
Let the Good Times Roll
Sure, your employees are challenged and fulfilled. But are they having fun? Andrew Raskin describes his efforts to create a truly competitive levity package ... Read more
The Power of Peers
How peer groups can help entrepreneurs accelerate their businesses' growth Read more
Do you have a sample contract or letter of employment?
Human Resources mentor Robert Hoffman responds to the following question from an inc.com user: Is it possible for you to send m... Read more
Five Ways to Save Money on Office Space
Ray Ortega understands why businesses need good space. He just doesn't understand why so many of them insist on paying for it. "People get involved in the... Read more
'Tis Better to Give
Resources for information on the tax rules governing charitable donations. Read more
Team Angst
A psychiatrist examines the conflict that often arises in work teams, comparing them with group therapy sessions. A good team relationship, he suggests, requ... Read more
Nothing Endures but Change
The only absolute in today's volatile business climate is that change is inevitable -- and just around the corner. So unless you're ahead of it, you're alrea... Read more
The Quotable Entrepreneur: Gururaj " Desh" Deshpande
"In this new economy, failure is not a bad thing. If you have enough activity in an area, and you have failures that are because of a market change or som... Read more
Better than Invisible Ink?
E-mail may seem to resemble shifting sand, but when it comes to staying power, those bits streaming through the ether might as well be carved in stone. Lo... Read more
Bulletin Board
This collection includes short articles about conducting background checks, an online matchmaker for developing technologies, electronic whiteboards, powder ... Read more
Why have I been hearing so much about business ethics and corporate responsibility lately?
Ethics in Business mentor Jeffrey Seglin responds: More and more people are wrestling with these issues. The Internet has been great... Read more
Everyone's a CEO
You might think that you give your employees a lot. But would you give them your title? If Gilbert van Cutsem's customers mistaken... Read more
Hot Tip: Sales-Success Memos
Margaret Johnsson employs just six salespeople, but you'd never know it by reading one of her sales-success memos. That's because at the Johnsson Group In... Read more
Sign of the Times: Culture Gets Benched
When college dropouts Andrew Perlman and Mark Land founded Cignal Global Communications, a fiber-optic data-communications company, five years ago, they r... Read more
The Truth about Mentoring
Editor's note: Since this story was written in 1998, Inc. Online has become inc.com. What does it take to make the perfect mentoring match... Read more
10 Tips for Communicating Change
While organizational change requires more than 10 tips, here are 10 key things to keep in mind when planning, announcing, implementing, and communicating ... Read more
Succession Planning Not Just for Top Execs
The words "succession planning" are usually associated with finding the right people to fill the highest-level positions. But planning for future s... Read more
