INC. MAGAZINEMarch, 01 2007
Archives
Cover Story
How to Strike a Great Deal
You know, it really is a lot like dating. Whether you're selling your whole company or just a piece of it, here are the rules.
Features
The Plot Thickens
As the initial celebrations fade into memory, our heroes from Silicon Valley discover that the Old Economy business of selling books is tougher than they suspected. Part 2 in a series.
How I Did It: Blaine Kern, Chairman, Blaine Kern Studios
This is a job for Mr. Mardi Gras.
Advice & Strategies
Finance
Putting Founders First
How one VC Firm coddles its CEOs.
Idea Crossing Helps Clients Tap Into the Wisdom of Crowds
Can it raise $750,000?
Managing
Growing Your Own
The next generation of leaders may be right under your nose.
Smart Questions: How to Help An Underachiever
Only 14 percent of senior executives say their companies do a good job dealing with poor performers, according to a survey by LeadershipIQ, a management training and research firm in Washington, D.C. Here's what to ask a poor performer on your payroll.
Shanghai Surprises
The perils of opening an office in China.
Technology
Keep Out
Cybercrooks have a new target: you.
Winning the Numbers Game
Software to boost the bottom line.
Sales + Marketing
Are You Sales Phobic?
Alas, the cure is to sell more often.
Q&A With Andy Sernovitz
Customer service, meet marketing.
Wooing Customers
One white paper at a time.
Case Study
Six Apart Feared It was Missing Out On the Next Big Thing--Social Networks.
Was it ready to launch its own?
Ask Inc.
Buying, Selling, and Telling
Tattling on the owner's kid and acquisition binges.
Web Exclusives
Slideshow: 5 Tips from Staples' Founder
The co-founder of Staples, the office superstore, shares his advice for entrepreneurs. One tip? Stop worrying about your business plan.
Slideshow: 6 Signs You Might Be an Office Bully
Robert Sutton is author of the new book, "The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn't." Here's a look at six of the most common actions committed by so-called assholes.
Man's New Best Friend?
Exotic pets now represent a $15 billion industry. Plenty of entrepreneurs have found a way to make money peddling kinkajous, hedgehogs, and other rare beasts.
Priority
Where New Ideas Flourish
New research identifies where the culture of innovation is most firmly rooted.
Who Gets to Say When the Price is Right?
The Supreme Court weighs the conflicting rights of manufacturers and retailers.
Making the Grass Always Greener
For sale: A Fort Worth landscaper priced at $4.9 million.
Columns
Norm Brodsky
Street Smarts
Norm has taken up temporary residence in a different part of the magazine. Click here.
David H. Freedman
What's Next
Do It Yourself
Searching for a new chief information officer? Take a look in the mirror.
Kevin Boyle
Guest Speaker
The Root Causes of Immigration
As employers draw greater scrutiny for hiring undocumented workers, a way out of the current crisis may come from, of all places, Ireland.
Leigh Buchanan
The Office
I Am Not :)
You're an adult. Quit it with the smiley faces.
The Inc. Life
My Place: Aaron Kennedy’s Rural Refuge
Aaron Kennedy built 142 restaurants. Now he’s built himself a rural refuge.
Things I Can't Live Without: Jennifer Silano Foy
Walk in the $995 boots of a dot-com fashionista.
Drives: Hey, Those Redcoat Guys Know How to Roll
The British are coming--at 186 mph.
