Remembering an Entrepreneur We Loved
Horace Hagedorn: an entrepreneur we loved. Read more
Running a Business
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Wine Sellers
How Don Zacharia turned a mom-and-pop liquor store into a wine-retailing juggernaut -- and a family business that works. Read more
Instant Intimacy
Whether your goal is to sell more widgets or make more friends, you'll be more successful the quicker you can connect with people. And of course, the mor... Read more
New Domestic Airfares Revive Old Ticketing Strategies
New fare structures make buying First Class tickets a bit trickier. Here's how to get the seat you want, for the least amount of money. Read more
Gender Issues
Sex-discrimination lawsuits are on the rise. Is your company at risk? Read more
Federal Budget Offers Boost to SBA
March 21, 2005 --Amid last Thursday's fracas on Capitol Hill, while the House and Senate passed two competing versions of the 2006 budget ... Read more
Half a World Away, an Entrepreneur Grapples with (and Profits from) China's Boom
How one U.S. manufacturer competes with China. Read more
How China Will Change Your Business
Fourteen things every entrepreneur should know about the capitalist explosion heading our way. But don't assume that conceding China's rise means conceding t... Read more
The Great Persuader
Each February, Inphonic CEO David A. Steinberg holds a poker party for his top executives at Washington, D.C.'s Historic George Town Club. As a reward f... Read more
Perfecting the RFP
Mastering the fine art of preparing a request for proposal. Read more
Let's Be Friends
It seems nuts. But new research says that CEOs who become pals with their rivals do better than those who don't . Read more
How I Did It: R. Donahue Peebles
R. Donahue Peebles built the largest African American-owned real estate development firm in the U.S. by mastering the art of taking risk -- but not too much ... Read more
Connecting with Connectors
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Are Frequent Flyer Miles Worth the Effort?
They are, if you don't expect to get rewarded each time you try to use them. Read more
Serial Entrepreneurs: They Just Can't Stop Themselves
Once exotic, serial entrepreneurs are everywhere these days. From their tolerance for failure to their creative use of resources to their sense of when to le... Read more
Shipping Woes Boost Freight Co-ops
Soaring freight prices bring biz groups together. Read more
Minority-Owned Businesses Grow
Feb. 25, 2005 -- The share of minority-owned businesses in the United States more than doubled in the last twenty-years, but not all grou... Read more
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 millio... Read more
The Price Might Be Wrong
Turning dollars into euros, yen, or pounds is trickier than you think. Read more
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 t... Read more
Your Flight Snafu-ed? Know When to Fish or Cut Bait
Saving your sanity is probably more important than getting where you're going. Read more
Pick a car, arrive in style
New service lets you borrow a range of vintage cars. Read more
Case Study: Turning a Product Fad into a Business
The Problem: Dwain Gullion hit a chord with his magnetic yellow ribbons. But can he turn a patriotic fad into a real business? Read more
Happy Birthday, WTO?
An organization best known for sparking riots also deserves some credit for promoting the interests of American entrepreneurs. Read more
Planning the Getaway of a Lifetime
They call it "togethering," we call it a spectacular party -- how to plan the bash of a lifetime. Read more
What We Didn't Plan For
The first shock was learning that my husband was gravely ill. Then there was the lien on our mortgage and the lawsuit against his business. Read more
Is There a Future for Small Retailing?
Writing a regular column, I'm always looking for ideas. Many come from my clients, indirectly, for their questions and concerns are the questions and conc... Read more
Case Study
The Problem: Intellinitiative's board games were flying off the shelves. Then, a giant brand muscled them out of the store. Read more
Top 10 Celebrity Entrepreneurs
Plenty of well-known people dabble in business. A smaller number are talented businesspeople, the real deal, and these are the best of them. Plus: Moby, Remi... Read more
Top 10 Celebrity Entrepreneurs
Plenty of well-known people dabble in business. A smaller number are talented businesspeople, the real deal, and these are the best of them. Plus: Moby, Remi... Read more
Top 10 Celebrity Entrepreneurs
Plenty of well-known people dabble in business. A smaller number are talented businesspeople, the real deal, and these are the best of them. Plus: Moby, Remi... Read more
Fax Regs Rethought
Junk fax regs prompt a backlash. Read more
Learn To Love Your Lawyer
When it comes to attorneys, even the smartest business owners screw up. It doesn't have to be that way -- if you follow Inc.'s plan for managing your lawyer. Read more
Environmentally Friendly Rental Cars
If the price of gas has you rethinking your travel plans, try renting an environmental vehicle. Read more
Trucking Industry Faces Driver Shortage
What threatens holiday sales. Read more