Alexander Graham Bell


Recent Articles about Alexander Graham Bell

Beware of the Idea Killers

By David Silverstein |  Jan 10, 2008

New ideas are what will help your business remain competitive. Be sure you aren't killing them before you consider bringing them to fruition.Read more

How the West Was Wired

By David B. Sicilia |  Jun 15, 1997

A look at how Great Plains farmers used barbed-wire fences to transmit telephone calls.  Read more

Those Weren't The Days

By John Case |  Mar 1, 1987

Building a business was even dicier a century ago than it is today.  Read more

Just the Fax

By Gerard J. Holzmann |  Sep 15, 1998

Believe it or not, today's fax machine isn't a new technology. The first faxes traveled electronically over telegraph wires more than a century ago.  Read more

As Good As New

Aug 1, 1984

Remanufacturing, although an oftignored production strategy, has made some headway in a number of manufacturing arenas. A survey by Robert T. Lund, a res...  Read more

The Brave New World of Telecom

By Damon Brown |  May 1, 2007

Deregulation of the 1990s backfired and left fewer traditional phone service choices, but wireless and VoIP created more options than ever for small and mid-...  Read more

Why Stuff Happens

By Mike Hofman |  Mar 1, 2000

Reviews of five new business books -- two books about why some products fly and others fail; two business novels; and a new edition of a treasured favorite. ...  Read more

Reading, Writing, Running a Company

By Mike Hofman |  Feb 1, 2007

This month, a program called EntrepreneurshipWeek USA will extol the virtues of business ownership in schools across the country.  Read more

A Brief History of Time Management

By Leigh Buchanan and Drew Gannon |  Jun 15, 2011

What are the major milestones in productivity throughout history? Here's a timeline of key events that helped increase human efficiency, including the commer...  View slideshow

Are the Best Leaders Revolutionaries?

By Eric Markowitz |  Mar 28, 2011

Truly effective leaders must approach business with alternative ways of thinking, says Dov Frohman, the founder of Intel Israel and the man who's been dubbed...  Read more

When E-Mail Bites

By Jeffrey L. Seglin |  Jun 15, 1996

Inc.'s editor-at-large vents some steam over irritating e-mail practices like using emoticons.  Read more

10 Steps to Starting a Business in Boston

By Alyssa Danigelis |  Sep 29, 2010

For entrepreneurs seeking an innovative city, the Hub lives up to its name.  Read more