July 1, 2001
- Management By Going Away
- The value leaders add to their companies is often very different then what they imagine it is.
- Letters
- Readers react to articles from the April and May 2001 issues of Inc., including Edward O. Welles' "The Billionaire Next Door," John Grossmann's "The Idea Guru," and George Gendron's April FYI column.
- Groundhog Day
- Confronting bad habits of mind can strenghten your business.
- Obit: Hockey Venture Falls Through the Ice
- The sheer determination and desire to see a local team thrive just weren't enough. A minor-league hockey start-up heads for the penalty box in the sky.
- Time-Out
- Many days - maybe even many years - you can't imagine how you'll possibly be able to take a real vacation from your business. That's what Jo DeMars thought too, until she went to lunch one day and didn't come back for four months.
- Size Counts
- Does your company have to be big to thrive?
- Steal This Strategy
- A good idea is a good idea -- even if it comes from someone else.
- It Takes All Kinds
- Herb Stokes knows how to make diversity work for his $6-million company. Now he's on a mission to make it work for the rest of corporate America as well.
- Midnight Express
- In a 24-7 society, every minute counts. But do all minutes count the same?
- High-Test Education
- A training program that really beefs up profits.
- Hot Tip: Who's Running the Show?
- When seeking outside financing, family owned businesses need to effectively communicate the roles and responsibilities of its members.
- Hot Tip: It Never Hurts to Ask
- This oil service increased revenues 30% by purchasing small-scale businesses that large companies wanted to get out of.
- Pitches We Love ... Or How not to Find Capital
- Learn from the confusing pitches one investor has received from small businesses looking for capital.
- A Wasp in Time ...
- What's the best way to keep track of perishable inventory?
- George Feldenkreis: My Biggest Mistake
- The apparel industry can make or break you when it comes to your inventory, says Perry Ellis chairman and CEO George Feldenkreis.
- Global Trade, Zero Angst
- International trade without the stress.
- In A Former Life: Joe Guerra
- From maintenance mechanic to golf course guru, Joe Guerra has an understanding for the workers at the bottom.
- The On-Line Gourmet
- Enjoy fine dining? Our panel of well-fed CEOs rates Web sites geared for the bistro-loving business traveler.
- In Search Of The Above Average
- Tom Peters got us all hot for excellence. But when we strive to achieve it, a new book argues, we're prone to certain pitfalls.
- Index
- A comprehensive guide to companies, organizations, and individuals featured in the July 2001 issue of Inc. magazine.
- Business for Sale: Rocky Mountain Furniture Manufacturer
- Do you have back-to-nature fantasies? Then consider this fast-growing and profitable three-year-old furniture manufacturer in the beautiful Rocky Mountains.
- Options, Equity, & Rancor
- Naveen Jain, founder of InfoSpace, is a charismatic leader who has been able to persuade talented people to join his growing company. But now, his critics allege that Jain lured key personnel to his company with false promises.
- CEO's Notebook
- Links to this issue's "CEO's Notebook" of mini-articles, including advice on keeping track of perishable inventory, a training program that beefs up profits, stress-free international trade, and how not to find capital.
- Cover Your Assets
- Can your company's creditors touch your home or your car? Not if you plan well in advance.
