In the Line of Pliers
After living with risk daily, what does a longtime Secret Service agent do for an encore? Become an entrepreneur. Read more
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Barriers to Entry
Why barriers to entry are good. Read more
Inside Information
The lowdown on competitive intelligence. Read more
The Bulletproof Business Plan
How to bulletproof your business plan during a slumping economy. Read more
Seven Steps to Heaven
Funding for entrepreneurial businesses has completely dried up, right? Wrong. Angel investors -- long a tried-and-true source of capital for young businesses... Read more
Ready for a Sea Change?
Business for sale: A cruise-focused travel agency. Read more
Will Work for Paycheck
Can an entrepreneur find happiness working for someone else? Plus, answers to questions about discontinuing a product, valuing a company, and more. Read more
Competitive Intelligence on a Shoestring
Some big companies have entire departments devoted to gathering competitive intelligence. Yet even soloists can get a leg up on the competition through on... Read more
Why Dot-Coms Failed (And What You Can Learn from Them)
Headlines are rife with the tally of dotcoms that have "dot-bombed" or are in a downward spiral, not to mention the associated financial losses and human ... Read more
Doing It the All-Cash Way
Four years ago, when I co-founded The Baby Einstein Company with my wife to develop products for introducing you... Read more
You're Nobody Till Somebody Collects You
PeopleCards helps you get your 15 minutes of fame on the Web. Read more
Enter the Dragon
How do you reconcile a love for Hollywood glitz with an admiration for cost-conscious Asian filmmaking? Ask Robert Cain. Read more
The X Factor
The one quality that can't be taught and that every entrepreneur must have to succeed. Read more
And They're Off
The business drama of the Olympic competition. Read more
Hey, Sailor, Wanna Get Lucky?
Boat-making biz seeks new captain. Read more
What are the best ways for a start-up partnership to attract clients?
Starting a Business mentors Paul and Sarah Edwards repond to the following question from an inc.com user: Two others and I, all ... Read more
How to Get Funding Now: Two VCs Weigh In
In the September 2001 Inc story, More Strings Attached , Jill Andresky Fraser tells ... Read more
Encourage Self-Appointed Ambassadors to Tell Your Story
Beyond the machinated public-relations plugs and news bites, there's a band of people who can -- and will -- genuinely advocate for your business and its ... Read more
Reaching Your Goals
Well I did it! Last year on my birthday, I promised myself I'd get certified for scuba diving before my next birthday rolled around, and I just did it. I'... Read more
In a Former Life: Greg MacGillivray
Greg MacGillivray, president of a $20-million dollar IMAX-film company, discusses how he learned to be patient growing up as a surfer. Read more
Take This Deal and Shove It
Funding. Everyone in the Bay Area seems to need it, but oddly enough, CEOs are rebuffing venture capitalists more and more. The reason: check out those term ... Read more
Business for Sale: East Coast Herbal Supplier
Pass the echinacea! A company that supplies nutritional-supplement ingredients is for sale -- and poised for growth. Read more
Rescuing Tradition
Local ownership and a commitment to its devoted workers kept this boat building company afloat. Read more
What Do I Want to Do?
Have you always wanted to be your own boss? Are you facing downsizing? Do you suddenly pay attention to late-night infomercials about making a fortune wor... Read more
Market Research: An Update on Sources and Techniques for Your Strategic Planning Efforts
So you have finally held your first strategic planning meeting: Congratulations! You have now set the stage for the many potential benefits of disciplined... Read more
Planning is Dead? Long Live Planning!
A year ago the New Economy could do no wrong. Everything seemed to be charging ahead carrying each new company higher than the previous. In the crazy year... Read more
Finding the Perfect Business Partner
Hewlett and Packard. Sears and Roebuck. Johnson and Johnson . T... Read more
The On-Line Gourmet
Enjoy fine dining? Our panel of well-fed CEOs rates Web sites geared for the bistro-loving business traveler. Read more
Hot Tip: It Never Hurts to Ask
This oil service increased revenues 30% by purchasing small-scale businesses that large companies wanted to get out of. Read more
How Secure Is Your Domain Name?
Fancy playing Russian roulette with your online business? Of course not, but if you knew how insecure your domain name might be, you'd realize what... Read more
The Impact of Equity on Personal Wealth
You can't start a company until you decide how to finance it, and the financing decisions you make along the way will forever affect how you approach your... Read more
Alone Together
Some people want all the advantages of being a soloist plus the benefits of a shared work environment. Can they really have it both ways? Read more
One Man, One Computer, 1,431 Lawn Mowers
A garden-tool distributor rakes it in by carefully deciding what he needs to do himself -- and what he doesn't. Read more
How do I market to local businesses whose owners are too busy to join associations?
Marketing & Advertising mentor Lisa H. Buksbaum responds to thefollowing question from an inc.com user: I would appreciate feedb... Read more