The Three Criteria for a Successful New Business
A veteran entrepreneur explains why you need more than a revolutionary product to have a successful start-up. Read more
Leadership
Recent Leadership Articles
I'm Mary, and I'm a Workaholic
An entrepreneur explains how she learned to live with her all-consuming addiction -- company building. Read more
Taming the Beast
A close-up look at how a business owner learned the art of growing his remodeling business. Read more
Family Business: Creating Family Policies
A family-business expert explains how a family-business policy plan can reduce discord and conflict. Read more
Resource: Cutting Currency-Swap Costs
A quick review of a book that can help you avoid the hidden costs of international transactions. Read more
Communications: New Life for Old PCs
A CEO tells how her company offered clients used computers to improve communications. Read more
Zeroing In on Data
A past CIO offers a guide to getting the right information in the most efficient way. Read more
Been There, Doing That
As researchers study how women do business, they're finding women-owned companies offer some interesting strategies. Read more
The Big Lie
A member of Havard Medical School's Department of Psychiatry offers five strategies to avoid burnout. Read more
Benchmark: Comparison Shopper
A telecom expert offers some tips for people who are shopping for a cellular-phone reseller. Read more
The Fall of Bombay
The 1993 EOY found his company in trouble and has retaken the reins, and this article tells readers why. Read more
Virtual Office: Long-Distance Managing
A clothing retailer explains how she is saving expenses by using managers that are not working in her New York office. Read more
December 1995
A quote from the book Waiting for the Weekend concerning "the desire to do something well." Read more
The Real Deming
Inc's editor-in-chief offers a quote from W. Latzko and D. Saunders' book, Four Days with Dr. Deming. Read more
Resources: Help with Elder Care
A list of several companies that offer resource-and-referral services specifically for elder-care issues. Read more
Cause-Related Marketing: An Eye for Free Publicity
A quick look at the benefits of one company's involvement with a community-outreach program. Read more
November 1995
A short quote from the book Startup: A Silicon Valley Adventure concerning the need for quick-thinking managers. Read more
More Pearls from the Master
Inc.'s editor-in-chief offers some comments on Peter Drucker's book, Managing in a Time of Great Change. Read more
The Discomfort Zone
CEO of nation's sixth-largest broadcast group tells how the fear of failure must be overcome in order to be successful. Read more
At the Brink
A cautionary tale of what can happen when the focus becomes exclusively on growth without established goals. Read more
Ask the Expert: Where Teams Trip Up
An expert in team-building shares some of his insights about patterns common when growth companies try using teams. Read more
Trade Shows: Brochures Direct to Customers
A marketing expert explains how and why she sets up on-site fax-back services at trade shows. Read more
Operations: Watch Your Postage Meters
A CEO explains how costly a freight mistake can be. Read more
The Rise and Fall of Thinking Machines
A close up look at a doomed-yet-brilliant start-up computer company that never quite grasped the basics of business. Read more
Loves Me, Loves Me Not
While everyone may know that being the boss is no popularity contest, one CEO explains how that affects her. Read more
Taking the Fall
The story of an ailing employee-owned airline pulled together with unemployed personnel from other airlines. Read more
401(k) Plans: How and Why to Bundle
A 401(k) expert discusses a one-stop service plan, and one of manager who uses the plan explains its benefits. Read more
Benchmark: Interoffice E-mail
A graph displaying how many companies are using E-mail and how it's being used. Read more
Life in the Fast Lane
Notes and comments about the 1995 Inc. 500 conference from attendees and Inc.'s editor-in-chief, George Gendron. Read more
Bootstrapping Lessons: Master of Bootstrapping Administration (MBA)
The CEO of a "home-party" retailing company shares tips and insights on topics ranging from cost control to marketing. Read more
One Step at a Time
The story of how a new president was called in to help bring a manufacturing firm from the brink of failure. Read more
Communication: Keep Employees Informed
A trucking firm's CEO tells briefly of an audio-tape program his company uses to keep communication lines open. Read more
Hot Tip: Staffing Salespeople
There's only so much you can do alone. Maybe a spouse pitches in, or a retired in-law catches the phones. But if you can barely afford yourself, how can y... Read more
Hot Tip: Low-Tech Office Space
Company: MC2 Microsystems Founded: 1988 Start-Up Capital: $200 Paul Lewis knows that u... Read more
