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Recent Running a Business Articles

Listen to Your Market

By Anne Murphy |  Jul 1, 1991

Paragraph describing a telecommunications system enabling hearing- and speech-impaired people to use the phone.  Read more

Department of Labor Calling

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Jul 1, 1991

Investigations conducted by the Department of Labor and some tips on overtime pay.  Read more

The Pacific Rim on a Shoestring

By Teri Lammers |  Jun 1, 1991

Sales strategy advice for any company that wants to sell overseas but doesn't know where to begin.  Read more

Free Help from Uncle Sam

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Jun 1, 1991

Employee-skills testing programs available through the U.S. Department of Labor.  Read more

Update: Adventures of a Bag Man

By George Gendron |  May 1, 1991

A new company, headed by Mo Seigel, will manufacture a complete line of environmentally-sound household products.  Read more

Avoiding Employee Lawsuits

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  May 1, 1991

Protection strategies against hiring and firing lawsuits.  Read more

Bills To Keep An Eye On

By David Abrahamson |  May 1, 1991

Information about current legislation that affects small business.  Read more

The Price of Quality

By David Abrahamson |  May 1, 1991

An industrial distibutor wins the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award.  Read more

Rethinking Recycling

By Robert A. Mamis |  May 1, 1991

A conservationist CEO argues that recycling paper does more harm to the environment than cutting down trees.  Read more

USSR yellow pages

By Inc. staff |  Apr 1, 1991

Available Soviet Independent Business Directory with key information on Soviet companies.  Read more

Unfair Trade

By Martha E. Mangelsdorf |  Apr 1, 1991

Analysis of the current trade difficulties for U.S. exporters and the hazards of late payments from exports.  Read more

Putting the House in Order

By Leslie Brokaw |  Mar 1, 1991

Profile of a CEO's successful strategy that turned around his family's business.  Read more

Account-Ability

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Mar 1, 1991

How one company's problems with accounts payable and the IRS jeopardized its future.  Read more

Sign Of The Times

By Martha E. Mangelsdorf |  Feb 1, 1991

New software program designed to help people write in government style.  Read more

Bills to Watch

By Martha E. Mangelsdorf |  Feb 1, 1991

Information on current legislation that affects small business.  Read more

The calendar method

By Inc. staff |  Feb 1, 1991

Keeping employees focused on goals by using a master calendar of work to be done.  Read more

Controlling Legal Costs

By Nancy Rutter |  Feb 1, 1991

Controlling legal fees by requesting detailed bills and other cost-cutting advice.  Read more

Family Business

By Inc. staff |  Jan 1, 1991

Chart illustrating who business owners have chosen to follow in their footsteps.  Read more

World piece

By Inc. staff |  Dec 1, 1990

Granting international distributors exclusive rights.  Read more

People's court

By Inc. staff |  Dec 1, 1990

Handling internal disputes through a formal employee council.  Read more

Recruiting Affiliates

By Tom Richman |  Dec 1, 1990

Creating a network of affiliates to distribute your products and services globally.  Read more

Sign Of The Times

By Martha E. Mangelsdorf |  Dec 1, 1990

Japan announces a series of initiatives to make themselves an 'import superpower.'  Read more

Network: November 1990

By Inc. staff |  Nov 1, 1990

Reader-to-reader advice.  Read more

Trash Into Cash

By Leslie Brokaw |  Nov 1, 1990

Start-up salvages and sells parts of junked cars on the foreign market.  Read more

Hotline

By Martha E. Mangelsdorf |  Nov 1, 1990

Current trends and legislation affecting small business.  Read more

Foreign Affairs

By Leslie Brokaw |  Nov 1, 1990

Profile of start-ups doing business internationally.  Read more

Hedging Your Bets

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Nov 1, 1990

Increasing profit margins on foreign deals by using currency hedging.  Read more

Exporting the Risk

By Joshua Hyatt |  Nov 1, 1990

Setting up direct sales abroad and raising money from European venture capitalists.  Read more

Government Aid

By Leslie Brokaw |  Nov 1, 1990

Start-up pursues the commercialization of an African plant that can be made into paper.  Read more

The Real Hatfield

By Geoffrey W. Norman |  Oct 1, 1990

Profile of a gun maker who relies on the latest manufacturing techniques to produce quality crafted guns.  Read more

Newsbreakers

By Elizabeth Conlin |  Oct 1, 1990

News blurbs about three businesses.  Read more

Tin Men

By Edward O. Welles |  Oct 1, 1990

Profile of three businessmen who built reputable businesses in traditionally disreputable industries.  Read more

Network: September 1990

By Inc. staff |  Sep 1, 1990

Network reader-to-reader advice.  Read more

Sign Of The Times

By Martha E. Mangelsdorf |  Sep 1, 1990

Businesses move into empty banks, taking advantage of the drive-in windows.  Read more

Health Plans

By Martha E. Mangelsdorf |  Sep 1, 1990

Connecticut passes legislation designed to change the small-employer health-insurance market.  Read more