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Recent Articles about Brookstone Inc.

Five Ideas to Watch

By Patrick J. Sauer and Jessalyn Swindoll |  Jun 1, 2004

Father's Day doodads, franchising dish, Gateway's biometrics, fine food in the air, and an Amber Alert for violins.  Read more

How to Break Into the Big-Box Big Leagues

By Darren Dahl |  Jun 23, 2011

Do you ever wonder how all those products end up on the shelves of your favorite retailer? Here are some case studies of small businesses who cracked the code.  Read more

Gifts for the 'Ultimate Salesperson'

By Vera B. Gibbons |  Nov 1, 1992

Suggestions from CEOs and sales managers on rewards and gifts for salespeople.  Read more

What About the Children?

Mar 1, 2004

This month it's mostly about values.  Read more

Holiday Gift Guide 2010: What's on My Wish List

By Tamara Schweitzer |  Nov 15, 2010

We asked our favorite entrepreneurs to share the item that they’ve been eyeing most this holiday season.  View slideshow

New Markets;

By Greg Critser |  Sep 1, 1985

SMALL SUPPLIERS TO DECLINing industries have had a brutal time in the 1980s. But beyond the fields littered with casualties are some companies that used t...  Read more

Play Money

By Robert A. Mamis |  Aug 1, 1988

Founder of simulated stock market confronts decision among three different long-term growth strategies.  Read more

Case Study #1: The Reluctant Entrepreneur

By Max Chafkin |  Jul 1, 2007

The Start-up: Nanda Home The Founder: Gauri Nanda Rochester Hills, Michigan The business proposition: ...  Read more

Marketing: Selling the Superstores

By Susan Greco |  Jul 1, 1995

A 15-week, nationwide campaign is followed to learn how to get shelf space at the country's hottest retail chains.  Read more

Entrepreneurs Vie for a Piece of Fashion's Night Out

By Courtney Rubin |  Sep 9, 2011

Want to get in on the action at fashion week? Here's a look at how some small businesses are using the event to market their brands.  Read more

An American Start-Up

By Mike Hofman |  Feb 1, 2001

In 1999, a pair of Wharton grads started a company to build and sell a specialized computer mouse. They chronicled their experiences -- the trials and triump...  Read more

Sonic Boom

By David H. Freedman |  Oct 15, 1997

A profile of Optiva, the number one Inc. 500 company, and the unlikely product -- an electric toothbrush -- that brought it to the top of the 1997 list.  Read more

How to Adapt Products for Different Markets

By Amy Barrett |  Oct 1, 2010

How Violight adapted its toothbrush sanitizer into a cleaning product for cell phones.  Read more

Death to Cool

By Leigh Buchanan |  Jul 1, 2003

For years, iRobot designed stuff cool enough for the Sci-Fi Channel, but its new product sells on the Home Shopping Network. Here's how a boutique high-tech ...  Read more

Bulletin Board

By Joshua D. Macht |  Mar 15, 1997

Collection of short articles on such topics as technology for blind employees and limiting employee on-line time.  Read more

Apps That Make Your iPad Work Like a Laptop

By Christina DesMarais |  Jun 6, 2011

You’ve taken the plunge and invested in an iPad. So, is it possible to ditch your laptop for business trips or even work itself?  Read more