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The Integrators

Bringing fundamental change to everyday life. And, for that matter, death.  Read story

Gas Prices Around the Globe

What are other countries paying per gallon for premium unleaded fuel?  Read story

Green is the New Black

Tax breaks, lower electric bills, impressed customers -- companies are finding plenty of benefits in greening up their buildings. And it's not that hard.  Read story

Global Business

Related Terms: Globalization Global business refer...  Read story

Emerging Markets: An Entrepreneur's Guide to Staying Sane, Safe, and Profitable

We at Kemin have been doing business internationally for more than three decades. A few years after our founding in 1961, a Chinese graduate student at Co...  Read story

Innocents Abroad

If lucrative business opportunities beckon to you from some place like Abu Dhabi, there is a wide range of services and publications to help you avoid com...  Read story

Benchmark: Real Costs of Euro-Workers

A graph comparing employer's manatory and voluntary costs in various taxes verus employee's costs in 7 European states.  Read story

The Defiant Ones

Europe has concluded that it must work harder to recognize and nurture growth businesses, and what that means to you.  Read story

Yankee Doodle Dandy

Entrepreneurship and innovation make our business culture worth celebrating. But they pose challenges, too  Read story

Women in Poorer Nations Twice as Likely to Become Entrepreneurs

About a third of the world's entrepreneurial activity is driven by women, according to a new report.  Read story

The Green 50

Sustainability isn't just about venture-backed tech firms and big manufacturers. In our second annual special report on the Eco-Advantage, we look at how ...  Read story

European Union (EU)

The European Union (EU), formerly known as the European Community (EC), was formed in the 1950s to encourage and oversee political and economic cooperatio...  Read story

Where to Go for Help: Europe

Albania Teuleda http://www.teuleda.org.al/index.php?gjuha=eng <...  Read story

Grist: The American Ambassador

American brands like Coke and McDonald's may end up being casualties of war.  Read story

And Now a Syllable from Our Sponsor

A new ad campaign features a one-second TV commercial.  Read story

A Globetrotting Guide to Managing People

Insight into opening foreign offices. A sample of five countries' standards in the workplace.  Read story

Ads and Atmospherics

Outdoor campaigns are suddenly hip.  Read story

Starting Over

Allen-Edmonds, once a family-owned money loser, is back in the black.  Read story

Entrepreneurship Booming in Emerging Economies

Start-up activity grew in China and India in 2006, but fell slightly in the U.S., according to a new study.  Read story

Prepare for International Payment Processing

Many payment processing and merchant account providers do not accommodate international commerce. If you plan to market your product globally, you may nee...  Read story

Mail

The Good, the Bad, the Underfunded Robb Mandelbaum's feature about the Small Business Administration was the most balanced article I have read...  Read story

Cutting Costs When Staying in Other Countries

Most consolidators and hotel discount directories cover international as well as domestic locations. You may want to collect several directories to optimi...  Read story

Fritz Maytag, Anchor Brewing

for setting limits   Read story

Cross-Cultural/International Communication

Related Terms: Alien Employees ; Read story

On the Road: Sleeping Easier

For many, business travel means tossing and turning all night and bloodshot eyes the morning after. Sleep experts and some smart hotels are trying to change ...  Read story

The French Connection

Profile of the changing French entrepreneurial landscape.  Read story

Finding Overseas Experts

A company with overseas sales chooses an accounting firm that belongs to an international network.  Read story

Find the Fox

Someone on your target's team wants to help you.  Read story

"prab Robots Inc. Keeps It Simple"

Prab Robots Inc., of Kalamazoo, Mich., is noteworthy among robot manufacturers. It has been involved, from the outset, with smaller companies, and 60% to...  Read story

U.S. Tops List of Entrepreneurial Nations

American entrepreneurs are driving innovation worldwide, according to a new Babson report.  Read story

French Foreign Exchange

"Invest in France today? Your company's management must be mad!" a French businessman told the vice-president of a large American multinational firm. Ye...  Read story

Foreign Power

One of Inc.'s editors tells a cautionary tale of what might go wrong when you take your laptop overseas.  Read story

Resources

A guide to more information on subjects covered in the June 1997 issue, including business coaches and IPOs.  Read story

Evaluate Alternative Online Payment Methods

Credit cards still reign as the leading method of payment for online purchases, but other payment options are available. Your product and your customers' ...  Read story

Can You Survive the Ebay Economy?

If you think Web auctions are only for collectibles, you're in for a surprise. These online agoras now sell everything from moving services to real estate wh...  Read story

Trading Places: Inc.'s 2008 Export Guide

Who has petrodollars to spend? Where can you sell construction equipment? Jewelry? Management consulting? And where is the market that grew an astounding 55,...  Read story

How Can I Stay Focused on the Big Picture?

"#sound_off"> COMMENT ON THIS...  Read story

When the Boss is an Adrenaline Junkie, inc5000 Article - Inc. Article

Ron Farmer is a speed freak. When his knees failed at 52 years old, he quit running marathons and began racing cars. Ten years later, he is headed to Ohio...  Read story

Why Incentives Are Not Enough

L. Clinton Hoch has heard the radio jingles for Ireland and has seen the fullpage ads for Scotland, but he is unimpressed. Hoch is executive vice-presiden...  Read story

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