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Recent Running a Business Articles

Employee or Independent Contractor?

By Donna Fenn |  Oct 1, 1996

A look at a new IRS program that makes it less costly if you've made the wrong call.  Read more

Slow Fingers Stall FDA Approvals

By Hal Plotkin |  Oct 1, 1996

While the FDA has learned how to quickly get its approvals in the Federal Register, it still faces other slow downs.  Read more

I Feel Your Payroll

By Tom Ehrenfeld |  Oct 1, 1996

Various politicians grade Bill Clinton on his legislative achievements in the small-business area.  Read more

Bach to the Future

By George Edelman |  Sep 15, 1996

A music engraver tells the tale of how he turned to computers to help him grow his special business.  Read more

Creating An International Status Symbol: Lessons from Thump

By Sarah Schafer |  Sep 5, 1996

Four years ago, Phil Rubin and Molly Bondhus started Thump, Inc., an alternative clothing design firm based in Los Angeles that now does over $2 million i...  Read more

Deja Vu All Over Again: the Virtual Start-Up

By George Gendron |  Aug 1, 1996

A quick look at how Motorola's founder met his early demands for goods with both temporary workers and space.  Read more

Kings of the Hill

By Christopher Caggiano |  Aug 1, 1996

A new market with big competition may make it hard for this start-up to make its product an industry standard.  Read more

Resource: Export Reports

By Stephanie L Gruner |  Aug 1, 1996

Some information on how to contact different services offered by the U.S. Commerce Department.  Read more

Benchmark: The Growing Labor Challenge

By Donna Fenn |  Aug 1, 1996

Some data that show the challenges faced by small and midsize companies looking for an adequate labor force.  Read more

Tailor-Made in America

By Joel Kotkin |  Aug 1, 1996

A business expert explains how craftmanship practiced at so-called "Craftories" is inventing a new competitive edge.  Read more

Resource: Bar Codes for Small Businesses

By Phaedra Hise |  Aug 1, 1996

A quick reveiw of the software package Barcode Anything.  Read more

Thatcher's Self-Employment

By Charles Dellheim |  Jul 1, 1996

An expert on Margaret Thatcher suggests scrutinizing Britain's initiatives holds lessons for America.  Read more

Staffing: Managing Virtual Employees

By Donna Fenn |  Jul 1, 1996

A brief overview of how a small, two-person marketing consulting firm is able to meet its staffing problems.  Read more

Ergonomics: Reducing Workplace Injuries

By Robina A. Gangemi |  Jul 1, 1996

How to recognize and correct some of the causes of repetitive-stress injuries.  Read more

Divide and Conquer

By William R. Pape |  Jun 15, 1996

A past CIO explains why small companies need to decentralize, and how to do it.  Read more

Marketing: Double Exposure

By Sarah Schafer |  Jun 15, 1996

An overview of how a plastics manufacturer is using the World Wide Web to boost regional and international sales.  Read more

Critical Care

By Joshua D. Macht |  Jun 15, 1996

A close-up look at how a small rural hospital is being brought back from the brink of ruin.  Read more

Revenge of the Junk-Mailed

By Vladimir Edelman |  Jun 15, 1996

The story of what happened to a "junk E-mailer" after it targeted the online service provider, America Online.  Read more

Workplace Safety: Preventing On-the-Job Violence

By Donna Fenn |  Jun 1, 1996

Several experts offer tips on developing a workplace-violence prevention program.  Read more

It's All in the Marketing

By Jeffrey Zygmont |  May 24, 1996

Volant ski managed to cut a niche in the crowded ski equipment market once before. Can it do it again? Dav...  Read more

The State of One Small Family Business: Crane Co.

By Mary Furash |  May 15, 1996

A look at some of the milestones and hardships a 200-year-old family business has encountered.  Read more

The Age of the Gazelle

By John Case |  May 15, 1996

A look at some data that shows most of today's new jobs come from a relative handful of fast-growing companies.  Read more

The New Civil War

By David Friedman |  May 15, 1996

This feature explains who pays the price for wasteful subsidies used to attract or retain businesses.  Read more

Is America Really Different?

By John Case |  May 15, 1996

Data showing the roles small businesses play in European economies compared with the role they play in the U.S economy.  Read more

Ergonomics on the Cheap

By Robina A. Gangemi |  May 15, 1996

No one is safe from the risk of workplace injuries these days. Factory workers making repetitive movements, warehouse staffers lifting heavy objects, reta...  Read more

'Flashes of Genius'

By George Gendron |  May 15, 1996

Peter Drucker on entrepreneurial complacency and delusions—and the madness of always thinking you're numb one.  Read more

International: Finding Overseas Agents

By Sarah Schafer |  May 1, 1996

An expert at getting superior overseas sales agents offers some tips and advice.  Read more

Workers' Compensation: Safety Programs Pay Off

By Donna Fenn |  May 1, 1996

A safety expert explains how his company reduced workers' compensation claims by 65%.  Read more

Start-Up, Spanish Style

By Jerry Useem |  Apr 26, 1996

When Nicolas Luca de Tena was setting up his franchising business in Madrid in the mid-1980s, "entrepreneurs" he says, "were considered bad people" in Spa...  Read more

The Defiant Ones

By Jerry Useem |  Apr 1, 1996

Europe has concluded that it must work harder to recognize and nurture growth businesses, and what that means to you.  Read more

Reengineering the Small Factory

By Brian McWilliams |  Mar 15, 1996

In the world of new manufacturing technologies, you have to know what you're getting into before you upgrade.  Read more

Keeping It Simple

By Fred Hapgood |  Mar 15, 1996

A profile of a company that had to move away from automation in order to stay competitive.  Read more

Data Storage: Outta Space

By Sarah Schafer |  Mar 15, 1996

A small business learned how it could save warehouse space by converting paper documents to electronic files.  Read more

Sitting on Top of the World

By Vladimir Edelman |  Mar 15, 1996

Here's a review of a high-tech computer chair that pampers your body while you earn your keep.  Read more

Taxes: What Makes Companies Move?

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Mar 1, 1996

Some results of a recent survey of over 200 companies examining state and local tax incentive policies.  Read more