Inc. Magazine: February 1, 2005
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Features
- How to Save American Business
- An open letter to President George W. Bush on the state of our entrepreneurial union.
- Larry's Kids
- NetSuite, Oracle, and SalesForce.com- all spawned by Larry Ellison- are entering a high-stakes battle to sell you software that gives you unprecedented control of your company.
- The Morality Play
- More than ever before, Americans are talking about values. For marketers, it's tempting to do the same. But will a values-driven campaign drive business -- or drive it away?
- How I Did It: David Blumenthal
- The family yarn business was just getting by until knitting became cool (perhaps you've seen Gangsta Knitter?). Now it's on its way to becoming a $200 million success.
- Train Wreck
- Mike Wolf always dreamed of running toy-train icon Lionel. Now he's locked in a death struggle with the company he loved. A report from model railroading's trial of the century.
Priority
- The State of Stem Cell Research
- Californians are hoping that stem cell research will do for them what the invention of the car did for Michigan.
- ...And the State of Manufacturing
- Wisconsin leads the nation in new blue-collar jobs.
- A New Industry Dials Up Growth
- Recycling cell phones for profit.
- Turner Serves Up Bison, and Copies Donald Trump
- The latest on Ted Turner's bison biz.
- Small and Midmarket M&A Activity Rose in '04
- Why M&A guys were busy in 2004.
- It's Official: MBAs Are a Bunch of Clowns
- B-schools send in the clowns.
- Five Ideas to Watch
- ...including sunscreen wipes and a new way to say "I love you!"
Hands On
- Over the Edge
- With advertisers going to ever greater lengths to get attention, is it better to be boring?
- The Price Might Be Wrong
- Turning dollars into euros, yen, or pounds is trickier than you think.
- The ADD Dilemma
- Some eight million Americans have attention deficit disorder. One of them may work for you. Or be you.
- The Mistake of the Month Award
- Everyone goofs from time to time. Here's how one firm learns from its errors.
- Case Study
- The Problem: Dwain Gullion hit a chord with his magnetic yellow ribbons. But can he turn a patriotic fad into a real business?
- Percolating Profits
- A new generation of "virtual" business incubators is jump-starting start-ups nationwide.
- Location, Location, Location
- Understanding market research. Plus: Boards for beginners.
Columns
- Subcontracting Made Easy
- If my friends at Local 361 had done the job, I never would have met this unusual crew of ironworkers.
- Reshuffling Your Cabinet
- Stop hiring people. Instead, make like the President and appoint them to four-year terms.
The Inc. Life
- Office Space Anarchy
- If employees get creative with their offices, will it carry over to their work?
- Pick a car, arrive in style
- New service lets you borrow a range of vintage cars.
- Love for the Workaholic
- The best dating services for busy CEOs -- like this SWF.
- Things I Can't Live Without
- The cherished belongings of the next style maven.
- All Hail King Ranch
- Ford's new luxury truck -- it can haul 12,500 pounds!
- Phoning It In
- The cell phone that may finally replace your laptop.
In Every Issue
- In This Issue
- This month's letter from the editor.
- Readers are inspired by December 2004's list of celebrity entrepreneurs, and reveal their penchant for micromanaging.
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