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Fifty States, a Thousand New Tax Laws

States are increasingly "decoupling" their tax codes from the federal government's, creating big headaches for business owners.  Read more

Car-Phone Pros and Cons

Different companies' experiences with the cost of and other problems with employees' use of car phones.  Read more

Texting on the Company Tech

As texting becomes more popular so do compliance issues regarding what can and cannot be sent via text by people in business. Is there liability for text mes...  Read more

The Ultimate Unemployment Benefit

A federally-sponsored program serves as a springboard for unemployed workers who want to start their own businesses.  Read more

Mailing Makeover

How one company raised its customer approval ratings by asking for opinions and following up on them.  Read more

An 800 Number Dedicated to Tracking Customers

House manufacturer designates an 800 line to handle customer inquiries.  Read more

Temporary Employees: When Temps Become Permanent

Three employers tell readers why they're sold on using a "temporary-to-permanent" staffing strategy.  Read more

The Smart Customer

How one CEO's customer survey transformed his company.  Read more

Hands On: Mentors For Hire

Want to learn all you can about starting the business of your dreams but don't have a lot of time? You can do what Iris Shur and Jean Sifleet did: pay exp...  Read more

The Soul Of A New Entrepreneur

When Robert Downs tries to pry money out of a venture capitalist, he doesn't perform the usual song and dance. Instead, he wows them with the unusual fac...  Read more

Class Acts

Company owners are seeing to it that entrepreneurship is taught by the folks who practice it.  Read more

Network: June 1993

Reader-to-reader advice.  Read more

Case in Point

A profile of the 1995 Turnaround Entrepreneur of the Year and the runners-up.  Read more

A Byte Of Education

Three years ago, learning to use a microcomputer was about as high a priority for a CEO as learning to type. That has changed. And if education is your goal,...  Read more

Opposite Attractions

A look at the two winners of the 1994 Master EOY titles, their companies, and the runner-up.  Read more

Creating Growth Paths

Turnaround Update Company: Lau Technologies, Littleton, Mass. Founded: 1990 ...  Read more

CEO's Notebook

CEOs give advice on: hiring a mentor; securing a line of credit with letters of reference; passing out praise with paychecks; speeding up government collecti...  Read more

Tender Offers

Charles Leighton's approach to managing acquisitions is enough to make even the most independent private business owner want to be bought.  Read more

Virtual Realities

The ultimate 'virtual corporation': one employee, a network of suppliers and retailers, and real growth potential.  Read more

28 Steps to a Strategic Alliance

How Calyx Corolla, a mail-order flower seller, developed strategic alliances before the company was off the ground.  Read more

Heartbreak;

"I'M BASICALLY A COMPROMISER," BILL Rodgers was saying, sitting on the patio outside his Phoenix condominium. "If a bad situation came up, I always prefe...  Read more

The Private 500 represent 44 states. Geographically, the West wins again on the strength of California's 84 companies -- more than twice as many as any ot...  Read more

CEO Compensation: What CEOs Make

Eight CEOs reveal how much they are earning, and what their challenges are.  Read more

Show and Sell

Late-model cars are sold in the same manner dealerships sell new cars at this start-up used-car superstore.  Read more