Inc. Magazine: December 1, 2005
Features
- Entrepreneur of the Year: The Dimensions of Ping Fu
- She came to this country by way of a Chinese prison, but that's the past, and the future holds a tantalizing promise of smarter, cheaper manufacturing and better, richer lives. Ping Fu says she wants to leave something of value. Well, why stop now?
- From the Clouds: How DSSP Works
- Creating perfect digital copies in three-dimensions.
- Honorable Mention: The Anti-FEMA
- As government officials dawdled, Richard Zuschlag didn't miss a beat. He sent his medics into flood-ravaged New Orleans, where they rescued more than 7,000 people.
- Honorable Mention: The $2.6 Billion Men
- In 2002, Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis launched Skype, a free Internet phone service. In September, they sold it--for a sum that still has Wall Street and Silicon Valley reeling.
- The Ultimate Employee Buy-in
- Sell the company to your employees? It's a great idea--both for you and for the business you're leaving behind.
- ESOP Facts
- Answers to the questions that business owners frequently ask.
- Q&A: Reed Hastings, Netflix
- The founder of Netflix on developing a passion brand, and sustaining it as passions change.
- Is This Any Way to Run a Family?
- Hoping to inspire, to teach responsibility and instill determination, Tom Parsons decided to start a business with his 15-year-old son. It seemed like a good idea at the time.
- How to Raise an Entrepreneur
- Do's and don'ts from Steve Mariotti, founder and president of the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship.
Priority
- Cracks in the Melting Pot
- Visa restrictions are keeping entrepreneurial immigrants away, and they're finding new opportunities overseas.
- A World of Competition
- While the U.S. dithers, other nations are recruiting entrepreneurs.
- Agenda 12/05
- Who says nothing happens right before the holidays?
- In Memoriam
- They sold us surfboards and sports cars, Linux, chicken, Miracle-Gro, and vacations among the Eskimo. A fond look back at the remarkable entrepreneurs who died in 2005.
- Call 'em Snow Jobs
- These companies capitalize on winter weather.
- Blow-up Rats Face Extermination
- Judge rules that the amusing union tactic runs afoul of picketing law.
Hands On
- Do-It-Yourself Insurance
- There is a competitive market for individual insurance policies. But you may want to think twice before sending your employees off on their own.
- Office Optional
- Consulting firm Point B has 223 employees--and no phones, desks, computers, or cubicles.
- Saying No to Cubicle Culture
- Point B created a virtual office. Here's how:
- Pulling in Profits
- New RSS software makes it easier to gather intelligence on clients and competitors.
- Decoding RSS
- Besides culling information, RSS allows businesses to broadcast it. Here's how.
- The Cash-flow Crunch
- Big firms are dragging their feet on payables, taking as long as 60 days to settle up, and creating new problems for entrepreneurs.
- Surviving the Squeeze
- Longer payment periods don't have to be cash-flow killers. These five steps can help you get payments moving smoothly again.
- Outsource the Outsourcing
- Few entrepreneurs have the time or expertise to find the right offshore contractor. Fortunately, a new breed of broker can do it for you.
- The Kindest Cut
- Competition has sparked a global decline in corporate taxes.
- Case Study: Was Bankruptcy the Answer?
- Her line of credit was in default. Her partnership with her mom was faltering. Could Heather Antonelli save her business?
- Case Study: A Quota on Profit
- Lafayette 148 had high hopes for its new Chinese factory. Then it encountered an unforeseen problem: trade restrictions.
- The Little Game That Could
- An update on the rising fortunes of one former Case Study subject.
- Ask Inc.
- Firing unionized workers; rental car liability.
Life
- Things I Can't Live Without
- Josh Reid
- Co-founder of Rome Snowboard Design Syndicate, an up-and-coming snowboard maker. The company sells its boards and other snowboarding gear through nearly 500 retail outlets in North America.
- Dominique Schurman
- CEO of Schurman Fine Papers, which makes greeting cards, gift bags, note cards, wrapping paper, and journals and sells them through its Papyrus stores and other retailers.
- Fred Schwam
- CEO of American Christmas Decorations, which creates holiday displays for more than 300 New York City businesses, including Radio City Music Hall, Bloomingdale's, and Saks Fifth Avenue.
- Gift Guide
- For the Home
- From flower buds to the taste buds--here are some great gifts to use around the house.
- For the Office
- Help someone add life to their cubicle or spice up their executive model desk with these attractive possibilities.
- For the Road
- Whether travelling to work, school or Bermuda, these portables will please any lucky recipient.
Columns
- Street Smarts: How Much Risk Can You Take?
- There are two kinds of entrepreneurs. You need to know which kind you are.
- What's Next: Going Medium-Tech
- Falling behind in technology is a bad idea. But getting out in front isn't always so smart either.
- Grist: The Investment Trap
- Companies that pump more money into R&D do not show better results, in terms of growth or profitability. Yet R&D spending continues to surge.
Views & Opinions
- Editor's Letter
- Casting off and moving on.
- This month's letters to the editor.
- There's More Than One Way to Bust a Trust
- The Microsoft case proces the resilient power of the market.
- Updates
- Progress reports on some previous Inc. articles.
