Inc. Magazine: October 1, 2004
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Features
- The Ultimate How-To Guide
- Nineteen essential strategies for business owners.
- How To Work With a Partner (Year After Year After Year)
- Strategies for creating a partnership that endures. Patrick J. Sauer
- How To Hire Wisely
- Forget the gimmicky tests and interview books. Here are some tips you really can use to make a great hire. Patrick J. Sauer
- How To Fire Decisively
- Firing an employee is never easy, but these tips can make showing an employee the door a less daunting task. Patrick J. Sauer
- How To Be a Great Boss
- As a boss, your job essentially boils down to directing people and, in a sense, serving them. Rod Kurtz
- How To Work (If You Must) With Your Spouse
- The challenges of working with a spouse are many. Here`s how to overcome them. Michael S. Hopkins
- How To Groom a No. 2 (or, Gasp, a Successor)
- Here`s how to handle choosing a No. 2, whether you stick inside the company or look outside. Patrick J. Sauer
- How To Keep an Assistant
- Make the relationship with an assistant work by following these guidelines. Ian Mount
- How To Star in an Ad (Without Looking Like an Idiot)
- Gary Hirshberg of Stonyfield Farm shares his advice for starring in an advertisement. Nicole Gull
- How To Crack Big-Box Retail
- Here`s how to land your product on the shelves of big-box retailers. Rod Kurtz
- How To Spot Trouble in Your Financials
- Diagnose what`s wrong with your company by zeroing in on your financials. Darren Dahl and Carol Hirsch
- How To Talk to an Investment Bank
- Here`s how to approach an investment bank that protects your interests. Darren Dahl
- How To Conduct Due Diligence
- Here`s what to keep in mind when conducting due diligence. Darren Dahl
- How To Deliver an Ultimatum
- Leigh Steinberg offers his best advice on delivering an ultimatum. Leigh Steinberg
- How To Negotiate
- House Majority Leader Dick Armey shares his tips for negotiation. Ian Mount
- How To Assemble a Board of Directors
- Advice on putting a board together that will serve your needs. Nicole Gull
- How To Stay on a Winning Streak
- Rosabeth Moss Kanter, of the Harvard Business School, shares the four commandments most winners follow. Nadine Heintz
- How To Get the Kids on Your Side
- Keeping the lines of communication open with your children can help foster an appreciation for the work you do. Lora Kolodny
- How To Give Your Money Away
- Here are some tips for finding a satisfying way to give back. Jess McCuan
- How To Go on Vacation
- Here`s how to take a vacation, and relax while your away. Donna Fenn
- Lucky Junki
- He has 20 thriving companies, a fourth-degree black belt, and a plan -- always a plan. Which is why this former Japanese gang leader is a teriyaki-sauce-making global-logistics magnate. Only Junki Yoshida; only in America. John Brant
- How I Did It: Gregg Buchbinder
- And sometimes your market finds you. Ernest Beck
- Going After Nike
- With plenty of bark and maybe just enough bite, "antipreneur" Kalle Lasn is ready to leave his mark -- er, spot -- on the global sneaker industry. Watch out, Phil Knight. Rob Walker
Priority
- The Kerry Pitch
- Yes, John Kerry is your soul mate. Sasha Issenberg
- California Offers Paid Leave for All Workers
- California`s new paid family leave. Burt Helm
- Minimum Wage Hikes Eyed Nationwide
- The latest on minimum wage hikes. Jess McCuan
- Five Ideas to Watch
- Online dating without the date, mobile TV, GPS for golfers, an all new pooper scooper, and more. Lora Kolodny
- Property Tax Woes Hit Indiana
- Where property-tax woes are the worst. Burt Helm
- Seed Capital for Farm Communities
- Financing for rural businesses. Jess McCuan
- Guerrilla Tactic Targets Golfers
- Golf, meet guerrilla marketing... Jess McCuan
Hands On
- Who Can You Trust?
- Why so many entrepreneurs have trouble delegating. Alison Stein Wellner
- Breaking Away
- Set your employees free -- with paid sabbaticals. Nadine Heintz
- Ready for Your Product`s Close-up?
- The rules of product placement are changing. Here`s how to land a starring role for your firm. Ellen Neuborne
- Cranking Up the Earnings
- Forget revenue growth. For VCs these days, it`s the EBITDA, stupid . Bobbie Gossage
- Case Study
- Government contractor DefenseWeb Technologies ponders a new career in the private sector. Rod Kurtz
- Beyond the 401(k)
- Few start-ups make it. New retirement plan options can help hedge your risk -- without breaking the bank. Karen Kroll
- Ask Inc.
- Managing the mediocre, avoiding lawsuits, and starting over in a new place.
Columns
- Street Smarts: Presumed Guilty
- Let your lawyers stick to lawyering. The business decisions should remain in your hands. Norm Brodsky
- Grist: A Passport to America
- How blue staters and red staters can learn to communicate and do business. Adam Hanft
The Inc. Life
- Pursuits
- One company owner`s haunted hotel draws a host of specters and spectators. Nadine Heintz
- Drives
- The Honda Odyssey`s creature comforts feel like home. Patrick J. Sauer
- Shooting From the Hip
- A passion for belly dancing helps this CEO shake off stress. Bobbie Gossage
- Travel Tech
- New gizmos keep your business connected on the road. Larry Olmsted
- Baby Beemer
- A baby Beemer for the wee ones. Riza Cruz
- On The Board
- One company keeps itself in check. Patrick J. Sauer
- Things I Can`t Live Without
- A master chocolatier`s fancies. Lora Kolodny
In Every Issue
- In This Issue
- Embracing the unconvetional. John Koten
- Letters to the editors.
