How An Esop Works;
A nonleveraged ESOP -- still the most common variety -- is simply a trust set up to hold company stock for the benefit of employees. ABC Inc. creates the... Read story
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The View From The Nets
"The men in the bow ties," one colleague calls them, referring to the network business reporters. "They're all so predictable," another complains. "... Read story
Name Fame
It's about time! After nine years of constant questions about the name of my production company, Almost Network Productions, I see that I was not off bas... Read story
Touch That Dial
New business introduces interactive television system. Read story
Alumni Updates
Since being featured on our 30 Under 30 list, Mint.com founder Aaron Patzer sold his company for $170 million, College Hunks Hauling Junk founders Nick Fried... Read story
'goalpost' Brown's Amazing Flying Camera
In which a talented inventor perseveres against long odds and countless mishaps, first with financial disaster, and pushes himself and his troupe of dungaree... Read story
Inc. Ticker: Entrepreneurs in the News
John O'Hurley went from playing J. Peterman on Seinfeld to co-owning the Peterman catalog business. Now, the ac... Read story
Soaps And Serials
Our man has been dreaming up new business ideas since his days in the sandbox, only to watch others make a business of them. But this is the last straw. Read story
Horse Race: Branded Entertainment
Four start-ups vie for leadership in the lucrative new space of branded entertainment Read story
Inc. Ticker
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has signed on as chief scientist of data storage start-up Fusion-io. But the really big news about Wozniak... Read story
Use Two Monitors at Once
Desktop real estate - the amount of monitor screen space you have - comes at a premium these days. As people use more applications, the standard 15- or 17... Read story
30 Under 30 2009 - Alumni Updates
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Upstarts: Nontraditional Ads
Looking for a new place to stick your marketing message? Try fresh fruit. A look at how several new advertising companies are using new types of ads to reach... Read story
Mickey Mouse Needs to Eat His Vegetables
"I write a column about small business. A question I often get is, 'What's the biggest problem facing a small business?' ... My answer always surprises pe... Read story
CEO's Notebook
CEOs give advice on: advertising the way the big players do; outsourcing employee exit interviews; installing an intranet-based employee feedback system; and... Read story
Letters
Not So Hard To Swallow I loved John Case's review of Tom Peters's new book, Thriving on Chaos ("Hard to Swallow," Required Reading, Nove... Read story
In a Former Life: George Bell
GEORGE BELL, 42 President of Excite@Home Present life: Bell, formerly the CEO of Internet portal Read story
Big-Bucks Ads: Advertise the Way the Big Players Do
It used to be that only humongous companies like Anheuser-Busch could afford to do an advertising blitz during a megaevent like the Super Bowl. Lately, sm... Read story
Designing Success
It's not just the iPod and Target toilet brushes. Even small companies with prosaic products are finding that design can be the difference between success an... Read story
Prime-Time Exposure
How companies can make a splash in the big-money world of TV product placement--without spending a dime. Read story
Young Entrepreneurs Network, Celebrate in New York
The National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship’s annual banquet drew more than 1,000 attendees. Read story
Tail Spin
PBA was an airline in disgrace. Peter Van Arsdale had two weeks to save it. He did. Then the next disaster struck. Read story
Start-Up's Epitaph: One Product Beats Three
More isn't always better, as software maker Persimmon IT learned when it tried to launch three products and ended up spreading itself too thin. A business obit. Read story
The Biggest Kid On The Block
The National Federation of Independent Business has the membership and the money to throw its weight around in Washington. Read story
The Small Chill
Engineer forms a company around his new invention, a miniaturized combination freezer-refrigerator-microwave. Read story
That Championship Start-up
An up-close look at a start-up that is creating its own market with new video technologies for sports coaches. Read story
Run Cheap TV Commercials with Google TV Ads
With Google's TV ad service, small companies can buy low-cost TV commercials on national cable channels Read story
Census Data
The U.S. Constitution (Article I, Section 2) mandates that a census ("enumeration") of the population be conducted at 10-year intervals. The first census ... Read story
High Rise And Handsome
Far from the glamorous valleys of high technology, the fastest-growing private company in the United States has been casting handsome profits from poured con... Read story
Broadcast News
CEO tries to build an audience and an advertising base for her small local television station. Read story
How Do You Know When It's Time to Leave?
The founder of an ad agency struggles over the decision to leave her company. Read story
A Twist of Fate
Movie producer John Davis was such a fan of Wetzel's Pretzels that one day he decided to see if he could buy a piece of the company. Read story
CEO's Notebook
CEOs give advice on: screening potential customers; opening out-of-state offices; investigating foreign banks; and taming the anxiety of starting your own bu... Read story
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