Opening the Kimono
How much should you reveal when negotiating with potential partners? Here's how to "open the kimono" now -- without feeling taken advantage of later. Read more
Running a Business
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New Rules for Corporate Counsel
Your relationship with your lawyers may soon change. Read more
A More Perfect Business
A family-business "constitution" can help guide a company through all sorts of crises and change. Read more
Take a Seat
Are you sitting pretty? If not, try our alternatives. They've been designed to make you and your office look good and feel great. Read more
On the Waterfront
How Portland, Maine, lays out the red carpet to its legions of entrepreneurs. Read more
Lease Is More
Travelers find more space, more charm, and less expensive rates when they check into an apartment instead of a hotel. Read more
Advice on Acquisition Advisors
When pursuing growth through acquisition, it's crucial to find the right advisers. Read more
Forming a Virtual Company
Have you ever failed to land a prospective client because they thought your company was just too small or that you couldn't serve the scope of their needs... Read more
Faster Tech Transfer
Carnegie Mellon University is trying to streamline technology transfer. Read more
Just Say Om
With tough, new rivals like Nike and Reebok, Sara Chambers's yoga business is suddenly getting stressful. Read more
What Your Country Can Do For You
You don't have to be as big as Halliburton to get a piece of the government-contracting action. Read more
Cut Travel Expenses
The big travel websites are scrambling to help small companies cut costs. Read more
Make Corporate America Work for You
Corporate America wants your business -- badly. But who can you trust? Here's how to find the vendors who truly "get it" Read more
Getting Away and Meaning It
Need to make business a part of your pleasure trip? Avoid ruining this year's summer vacation by keeping work distractions to a minimum. Read more
Buyers Learn to Beware at Franchise Boot Camp
Louis Dominguez, a 53-year-old retired account executive with Verizon, was recently on a conference call with a representative from Alphagraphics, a print... Read more
A Recipe for Perfection
America's poshest inn reveals its secrets for satisfying the world's toughest customers. Read more
Supply Chain Management Becomes a Larger Priority
Industries with extensive and complex manufacturing environments, such as consumer products, high-tech and automotive, know that failing to collaborate wi... Read more
The Shipping Blues
Nestled in a farmhouse overlooking a cornfield in Yardley, Penn., Joe Pfender and his 10 employees at Cargo Express couldn't feel farther removed from the... Read more
To Export Profitably
Is now the right time to do business overseas? Read more
SBDCs Face the Ax
As states trim their budgets, many of the Small Business Administration's Small Business Development Centers may be forced to close. Read more
Speaking in Tongues
When doing business overseas, the right translator can make all the difference. Read more
Sugar Ray Leonard's Toughest Fight
The six-time champ is trying to build a business, promote a new generation of fighters, and clean up his sullied sport. It's not as easy as it sounds. Read more
Office, Sweet Office
Given the amount of time you spend at work, why not make it more like home? Read more
Capital Gains
While Sacramento isn't as glamorous as its Left Coast siblings, California's capital is striving to create an exciting business culture -- and it's working. Read more
The Heart of a Company
The birth of a seriously ill child set Kenny Kramm on a course from ordinary guy to extraordinary entrepreneur. Read more
Reviving Main Street
Growing up in Los Angeles, I didn't have a "Main Street." We shopped at the mall and drove everywhere, even to buy a carton of milk. In those years, L.A. ... Read more
No Oil, No Problem
Pitching an alternative fuel made from soybeans. Read more
Vital Signs
Finally, some good news about business -- from a place you might least expect it. Read more
A Business Grows Straight Outta Compton
In a tough business in an even tougher town, Chet Pipkin has built a Hall of Fame company. Read more
The Big Picture
This year's top company thrives in the electronics industry despite intense price pressure. Read more
Clocking In
Tick, tock. These stylish timepieces don't stop. And they will glam up just about any office. Read more
What's Next: Don't Get Brobecked
In tough times, managing your lawyer is key. Read more
Whose Brand Is It, Anyway?
Terri Williamson did a textbook job of launching Glow. Jennifer Lopez and her team did a textbook job of launching Glow by J.Lo. And then their worlds collided. Read more
Mayoral Momentum
A primary tenet of the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City's (ICIC) philosophy is that the private sector must play a major role in the revitalization... Read more
