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Jim McCann: My Biggest Mistake
The biggest mistake I ever made was buying 1-800-FLOWERS. When I was examining the company, in 1983, I didn't know how to do "due diligence"; what I did w... Read more
1-800-FLOWERS.com Inc.
Recent Articles about 1-800-FLOWERS.com Inc.
Bringing Balance to Entrepreneurial Life on the Road
As the president of 1-800-FLOWERS, I spend a great deal of time traveling. That's because I'm not so much in the flowers business as the relationships bus... Read more
CEO's Notebook
CEOs give advice on finding the right retirement plan, career planning for employees, learning to take a break from work, and motivating workers with employe... Read more
Jim McCann of 1-800-Flowers on Strategic Partnerships
Q: How can I assess the viability, reputation, and ethics of a potential strategic partner without damaging the relationship?Read more
Facebook Goes Retail and Secrets to Netflix's Success
Visa, Mastercard, or...Facebook? . The beginning of what the Financial Times Read more
Online Petal Pushers
Want to see bouquets before you send, or just looking for some inspiration? The following florist sites are among the best on the Web. Read more
Noah Glass Has Built a Service That Lets You Order Coffee or Takeout Food Via Text Message.
To expand it, he needs $5 million. Read more
Hot Tip: Customer Service
In a book due out this month, Stop and Sell the Roses (Ballantine, $25), entrepreneur Jim McCann of 1-800-FLOWERS reports that the $300 million f... Read more
Seller's Market
Even as the M A market heats up, unloading a company gets trickier. Read more
How to Monetize Social Media
Companies are not only getting the word out about their brands using social media such as Facebook and Twitter but are also making money. Read more
Etiquette: Pick Me!
A boss's guide to buying flowers. Read more
Let Your Fans Shop Without Leaving Facebook
Your Facebook fans are likely loyal customers who already spend more on your product than the average consumer. But what if they could make that purchase wit... Read more
Sweets Smell of Success
For sale: A 42-year-old chocolate maker in Utah for $2.5 million. Read more
5 Business Lessons Learned from Undercover Boss
It was one of this year’s reality show standouts, beloved by viewers for the dose of schadenfreude they’d get by seeing executives fail at attempting the... View slideshow
Sweet Deals
Mrs. Beasley's has created a stellar blueprint for integrating "bricks" and "clicks" businesses through strategic partnerships, superior logistics, and some ... Read more
Sweet Deals
Mrs. Beasley's has created a stellar blueprint for integrating "bricks" and "clicks" businesses through strategic partnerships, superior logistics, and some ... Read more
Small Talk
Various entrepreneurs share their thoughts on the changing role of small businesses in the U.S. Read more
Delivering Effective Customer Service
No matter what horrible, maddening customer-service experience I might share with you, you could no doubt match it with several of your own. Who hasn't f... Read more
Three Cheers for You, Boss
Each day, Inc.'s reporters scour the Web for the most important and interesting news to entrepreneurs. Here's what we found today: <... Read more
The Hottest Entrepreneurs in America
An overview of the Seventh Annual Entrepreneur of the Year Awards, including profiles of the judges. Read more
Upstarts: Dry Cleaning
An all-starch cast hopes to bring new-economy practices to the grubby business of cleaning people's clothes. Read more
Three Days in Cyberspace
An Inc. writer tries to live three days in cyberspace, with only his computer to connect with the world. Read more
Make More Money Online
Are you having trouble selling your product online? I've recently learned about a company called TrialPay, which has an interesting solution. TrialPay was... Read more
Case Study: How Chris Mendez Used Technology to Save His Company
Was new technology the answer? Read more
Taken to the Cleaners
In Janua... Read more
Online Dry Cleaner Tries to Go National
Most of the buzz in dry cleaning today centers on big fish from other industries' ponds. But dry cleaning veterans like Siamak Ghazvini also want to trans... Read more
Online Dry Cleaner Tries to Go National
Most of the buzz in dry cleaning today centers on big fish from other industries' ponds. But dry cleaning veterans like Siamak Ghazvini also want to trans... Read more
The Dot-Com Congressman
Jared Polis sold his company for $780 million at the height of the first dot-com bubble. Now the serial entrepreneur has won a Democratic seat in Congress. Read more
7 E-mail Marketing Tips for Valentine's Day
These tips will help you to capitalize on Valentine's Day (or any holiday) with effective e-mail marketing. Read more
Bootstrapping 101: Switch Business Models On a Dime
Napoleon Barragan of 1-800-Mattress has been consistently inconsistent when it comes to building his $100 million company. Read more
The Way I Work: Gary Vaynerchuk
Gary Vaynerchuk, a social media marketing guru, splits his time between two companies, and spends every free second tweeting his heart out. Read more
Hot Start-Ups
It's easy to forget that the best new business ideas are often the simplest. Here are 10 start-ups that will have you wondering, "Why didn't I think of that?" Read more
Go Sell It on the Mountain
A look at Blue Mountain Arts' bold plans for turning its popular Web site into an E-commerce moneymaker. Read more
CEO's Notebook
CEOs give advice on: choosing the best investor for your company, saving money by recycling paper, having employees work from home, implementing groupware, a... Read more
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