Inc. Magazine: May 1, 2004
Features
- Escape From Meeting Hell
- It's time for another soul-sapping, oxygen-depriving, time-wasting, mind-numbing company meeting. Or is it? We offer 15 clever solutions to the problems with most meetings. Patrick J. Sauer
- How I Did It: Michael Powell
- Rather than open a used-book store, Michael Powell decided to start a business selling used books. That entrepreneurial point of view launched him on a path that ended in Portland, Oreg., with an enormous flagship store that`s become a city landmark and tourist destination. And he still sells used books. John Brant
- Where Are They Now?
- Is there life after entrepreneurship? Can business leaders find happiness outside their company walls? Find out whatever happened to some of yesterday's iconic entrepreneurs. Bobbie Gossage; Jess McCuan; Patrick J. Sauer
- Inner City 100
- A look at the entrepreneurs who are leading the revival of America`s urban neighborhoods. .
Priority
- Sex and the Strip Mall
- An entrepreneur bets that porn is ready to go mass retail. Tim Gray
- Back to School for Biotech
- The challenge of starting a biotech company may become easier, thanks to new master's degrees that are issued jointly by schools of management and graduate science programs. Rod Kurtz
- Five Ideas to Watch
- Clothing that repels bugs, Bill Clinton's latest plaything, and more. Nadine Heintz
- Is Etiquette a Core Value?
- We chat politely with a "rudeness reduction" expert. Tip: Always spell-check. Rod Kurtz
- See the Show, Buy the Pen
- Smaller brands are finding a home on the Great White Way. Nadine Heintz
- Mad as Hell About Ad Rates
- Why (and where). Rod Kurtz
- Managing on the Front Lines
- What the Marine Corps has learned about management from the Iraq War. Nicole Gull
Hands On
- Designing Success
- It's not just the iPod and Target toilet brushes. Even small companies with prosaic products are finding that design can be the difference between success and failure. Bobbie Gossage
- The Ultimate Sales Incentive
- What's the ultimate sales incentive? A seller of dirt has found that awarding free vacations is one way to move tons of product. Jess McCuan
- Case Study
- For one small tech company, the issue was simple: It could protect a potentially valuable patent, or it could tap a big new market. But it couldn't do both. Susan Hansen
- Get Out of the House
- Is it time to get out of the garage/basement/living room/incubator? That first real office can be tricky. Alison Stein Wellner
- Can I Help With That?
- When it makes sense to partner with a rival. Plus: There's gotta be a better way than selling door-to-door. .
- Personal Finance Extra: Real Estate
- Does real estate deserve a place in your investment portfolio? Nadine Heintz
Columns
- Street Smarts: You're Fired!
- Tired of receiving poor service? Don't just sit there and whine about it. Norm Brodsky
- Grist: What I Learned From The Sopranos
- With business leaders trying to clean up their acts, why are they turning to Tony Soprano, management guru? Adam Hanft
The Inc. Life
- Far and Away
- When employees have been very, very good, send them to one of these fabulous destination resorts. Ondine Cohane
- Smells Like Team Spirit
- From cook-offs to float-building, team building gets creative. Nadine Heintz
- A Swing and a Miss
- Golf isn't always a winning group activity. Croquet, anyone? Larry Olmsted
- Oh, the Places We Go!
- Where do fellow Inc. readers go to get away? Glad you asked. Lora Kolodny
- Southern Hospitality
- There's no place like home for a software entrepreneur who hosts clients and staff at his 1,000-acre crawfish farm in Louisiana. Stephanie Clifford
In Every Issue
- In this Issue
- How I stopped worrying and learned to love meetings (after reading our cover story). John Koten
- A Tale of Two Jobs
- The tough side of two-timing. Plus, a response from the SBA and the City of Neighbors. .
