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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 story

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 story

What About the Children?

Mar 1, 2004

This month it's mostly about values.  Read story

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 story

Play Money

By Robert A. Mamis |  Aug 1, 1988

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

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 story

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 story

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 story

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 story

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 story

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 story

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