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Intelligent Money

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Jun 1, 1990

A strategy for getting not just money but helpful advice from private investors.  Read more

In the Eye of the Beholder

By John Grossman |  Oct 1, 1994

An up-close look at the 1990s fad, 3-D images, and how one entrepreneur stumbled into it and hit pay dirt.  Read more

The Spirit Of Independence; Connections

By Curtis Hartman |  Jul 1, 1985

"If anyone who hits the moon feels there hasn't been a lot of luck involved, in my opinion, they're either naive or lying." -- Jack Eckerd  Read more

Cheap Imports;

By Greg Critser |  Mar 1, 1986

THE THRIVING GRAY MARKET, which brought $7 billion of discounted goods into the U.S. last year, may fall under a growing legal attack. Taking advant...  Read more

Creation Theory

By Samuel Fromartz |  Mar 1, 2000

Why is Haystack Toys cofounder Dan Lauer traveling the country and meeting with inventors? To test his theory that consolidation in the toy industry has sque...  Read more

Child's Play

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Feb 1, 1991

Start-up attempts to sell a positive-message-stuffed doll to kids.  Read more

Upstarts: Obsession Marketing

By Mike Hofman |  Aug 1, 2000

Taking their cue from the Beanie Babies mania, some start-ups hope to create the next big consumer fad. Plus: Q A with the man responsible for impo...  Read more

Private Lives;

By Donna Fenn |  Dec 1, 1985

For Ken Shader, turning a hobby into a business was more than a fantasy.  Read more

Legacy: Jack Friedman, 1940–2010

By Leigh Buchanan |  Jul 1, 2010

Toymaker Jack Friedman, who gave us the Cabbage Patch dolls, always knew what kids would want next.  Read more

Hot, Hotter, Hottest

By Joseph P. Kahn |  Aug 1, 1987

It would be too bad if Donald Kingsborough isn't a leading candidate for "hottest entrepreneur in America," because we're pretty sure he could handle the ...  Read more

How To: Grow a Product-Based Business

By Tom Richman |  Apr 1, 1990

Advice on how to develop a business around a product idea.  Read more

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