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Deb Weidenhamer, Auction Systems

By Michael Shick |  Dec 1, 2005

On a fortuitous plane Deb Weidenhamer met an 81 year-old auctioneer, and became convinced it held more for her than her mergers and acquisitions work. Mon...  Watch video


David Steinberg, InPhonic

By Michael Shick |  Dec 1, 2005

David Steinberg, founder of InPhonic, the number one company on this year's Inc. 500, talks about managing growth, generating sales and capital, marketing...  Watch video


How to Raise an Entrepreneur

By Steve Mariotti |  Dec 1, 2005

Do's and don'ts from Steve Mariotti, founder and president of the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship.  Read more


Is This Any Way to Run a Family?

By Robb Mandelbaum |  Dec 1, 2005

Hoping to inspire, to teach responsibility and instill determination, Tom Parsons decided to start a business with his 15-year-old son. It seemed like a good...  Read more


The Little Game That Could

By Lora Kolodny |  Dec 1, 2005

An update on the rising fortunes of one former Case Study subject.  Read more


Finding Mentors

By Elaine Brodsky and Pamela Mitchell |  Dec 1, 2005

Leveraging your casual relationships can reveal expert advice from people you might not have thought of asking.  Read more


Entrepreneur of the Year: Ping Fu

By John Brant |  Dec 1, 2005

She came to this country by way of a Chinese prison, but that's the past, and the future holds a tantalizing promise of smarter, cheaper manufacturing and be...  Read more


Siblings Rivalry

By David H. Freedman |  Nov 1, 2005

Two sets of brothers hit upon the same business idea in the same small city. The result: Two fast-growing companies.  Read more


Acting Like a ^^comma^^Girl^^comma^^

By Elaine Brodsky and Pamela Mitchell |  Oct 1, 2005

We hate to admit it, but women do occasionally act like stereotypical "girls." Here's how to avoid those qualities that tend to trip women up during business...  Read more


Beyond Getting to Yes

By Elaine Brodsky and Pamela Mitchell |  Sep 1, 2005

Women possess intrinsic qualities that provide a negotiating edge. Here's how to leverage them when doing business.  Read more


How I Did It: Sidney Frank, founder, Sidney Frank Importing

By Sidney Frank |  Sep 1, 2005

"I wanted to be a billionaire," says the man responsible for your Jägermeister headache. At age 85 he stunned the liquor industry by getting his wish.  Read more


What One Man Can Do

By John Brant |  Sep 1, 2005

Bill Strickland is in the business of saving lives. After almost 40 years of teaching kids, training adults, and telling his story, he's looking to "franchis...  Read more


The Return of Martha Stewart

By Daniel Del'Re |  Aug 30, 2005

With a host of new projects, Martha looks to reverse personal and professional misfortunes.  Read more


How to Raise an Entrepreneur

By Jonathan Black |  Aug 1, 2005

The key, Michelle Rousseff Kemp found, is to bar your kids from the family business.  Read more


Study Sees Obstacles to Minority Business Growth

By Mina Azodi |  Jul 7, 2005

Minority owners tend to cap growth after self-sufficiency, report finds.  Read more


How I Did It: Jeffrey Citron

By Jeffrey Citron |  Jul 1, 2005

First he disrupted the brokerage business. Now, with Vonage, Jeffrey Citron is changing the game on the phone companies.  Read more


On Being Too Nice

By Elaine Brodsky and Pamela Mitchell |  Jul 1, 2005

Studies show women have better intuitive and social skills -- which can give them an edge in business. But only if applied on balance.  Read more


Networking for Success

By Deb Weidenhamer |  Jul 1, 2005

Women are more concerned about the image they present to the public than about promoting their business ventures.  Read more


How I Did It: Donny Deutsch

Jun 1, 2005

As another very confident man said, It ain't bragging if you can do it.  Read more


Back to the Future

By Elaine Brodsky and Pamela Mitchell |  Jun 1, 2005

In childhood, we learned that networks could help us navigate the minefields of growing up. We needn't forget some of those crucial early lessons.  Read more


Minorities Faced Restrictions to Capital, Says Report

By Priya Ganapati |  May 24, 2005

A new analysis by the Small Business Administration concluded earlier study shows preferential treatment.  Read more


How I Did It: Barbara Kavovit

May 1, 2005

With great power tools comes great responsibility.  Read more


The Credit Card Option

By Deb Weidenhamer |  May 1, 2005

When it comes to financing start-up businesses, women rank low among banks and other institutions, leaving options such as credit cards to get the business o...  Read more


All Things Are Not Equal

By Deb Weidenhamer |  Apr 1, 2005

For many women business owners, it's not quite a man's world, but the other gender often has more advantages.  Read more


Serial Entrepreneurs: They Just Can't Stop Themselves

By Stephanie Clifford |  Mar 1, 2005

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