Inc. Magazine: April 1, 2005

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Features

Twenty-Six Entrepreneurs We Love

Here's to the man who taught safety to the helicopter industry. To the woman who wants to save the world through chocolate. To two couples that are finding their own ways to make partnership work. To -- that's right -- Martha Stewart. And to 21 more people who represent the best qualities of entrepreneurship.

Cut Your Health Care Costs Now

Nine ways to slash your insurance costs, from health savings accounts to getting tough with your broker to joining purchasing pools.

How I Did It: Mike Veeck

Midgets? Nuns who give massages? Disco Demolition Night? Free vasectomies on Father's Day? If there's one thing Mike Veeck learned from his father and from building a profitable empire of minor league baseball teams, it's this: Fun is good.

Wine Sellers

How Don Zacharia turned a mom-and-pop liquor store into a wine-retailing juggernaut -- and a family business that works.

Priority

John Menard's Tax Crackup

When the home improvement magnate paid himself $20 million, the IRS slapped him -- hard. If your salary is too high, you could be next.

Sales Are Up. So Are Lawsuits

While successful entrepreneurs are vulnerable to being sued, John Menard, founder of Menard Inc., has faced a steady stream of lawsuits.

Hey, We All Make Mistakes!

Because entrepreneurs understand that no one learns without making mistakes, we present a special April Fool's edition of the Inc. Quiz.

Five Ideas to Watch

...including artificial muscle and online aromatherapy.

Remembering an Entrepreneur We Loved

Horace Hagedorn: an entrepreneur we loved.

A New Way to Find Small Businesses

Amazon's A9 Yellow Pages provide small companies with a new way to be found on the Internet.

Seeing the iPod as a Security Threat

Is the iPod a computer security threat?

EBay Hike Irks Small Businesses

EBay springs a price increase on eBay Stores owners.

Tax Holiday for Little Guys, Too

Make sure you take advantage of the repatriation tax break just like the big boys.

Larry's Kids Take the Gloves Off

Larry Ellison's software spinoffs start a food fight.

Hands On

The Celebrity Pitch

America is more celebrity-mad than ever. But is hitching your company to a star really the right move?

Taking Stock

A new rule is forcing business owners to think twice about stock options.

Gender Issues

Sex-discrimination lawsuits are on the rise. Is your company at risk?

Case Study

The Problem: Lance Fried planned to sell his waterproof MP3 players in surf shops. But could he really say no to the big-box retailers?

The China Hedge

It seems simple: If you fear that Chinese competition will hurt your business, why not invest in Chinese companies?

Ask Inc.

Managing a micromanager, the downside of confidentiality agreements, and starting an online marketing campaign.

Columns

What's Your Business Really Worth?

Before you try to sell, make sure you know what buyers want.

Put a Chip in It!

Thanks to new technology, nearly anything can be "smart." Are you smart enough to keep up?

The Case Against Loyalty

What's the biggest problem in American business? An excess of loyalty.

The Inc. Life

Founding a Spiritual Start-Up

Four pals who started their own companies filled a spiritual need in their community.

Close the Deal, Save the Grizzlies

Why hanging out with Andre Agassi can help you land that big account and save money on your taxes.

Chic Cases

Just for her: Fashionable laptop cases designed for jet-set female execs.

Things I Can't Live Without: David Netto

The CEO who makes baby rooms look hip shares what makes him go gaga.

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