Futurist Laurel Cutler
A decade ago she warned her clients of consumers who would shop K mart in the morning, Saks in the afternoon, and define their very being by their choice of ... Read story
A decade ago she warned her clients of consumers who would shop K mart in the morning, Saks in the afternoon, and define their very being by their choice of ... Read story
1. Don't Play By Big-League Rules. It was High Noon for Dick Farman when Vlasic Foods Inc. rode into town. A market leader long before its acquisi... Read story
Dunham Barney wants to keep failing farms from lying fallow or becoming parking lots. Farmvest Inc., of Simsbury, Conn., offers one-stop shopping people ... Read story
When machine-builder American Dixie Group began accepting too many projects, it couldn't maintain product quality or delivery schedules, and ultimately went ... Read story
Here's how Mike Dreese, CEO of music retailer Newbury Comics, came to realize that the sales information he shared with his industry was putting his company ... Read story
For real insights into your clients, hire an anthropologist. Read story
The story of how an 80-plus year old woman, the wife of a management guru, started the first company of her life. Read story
Looking for a new place to stick your marketing message? Try fresh fruit. A look at how several new advertising companies are using new types of ads to reach... Read story
It has long been established that a party can procure injunctive relief and/or damages based on the misappropriation of its trade secrets. What is less we... Read story
In business as in war, the key to victory is picking the right battlefield and concentrating your troops Read story
Servus Rubber nearly got squashed trying to beat foreign boot makers at their own game. So it changed the game Read story
Yes, you can get hurt when they burst. But you can also make a bundle. Read story
Tom Peters takes on the Harvard Business Review regarding the issue of company size Read story
When the Ojai Valley Inn was forced to close for renovations, it faced losing most of its work force. Instead, manager launched the ultimate job-retraining p... Read story
When companies as big as Campbell start thinking like entrepreneurs, small companies had better start thinking about new ways to compete. Read story
A new wave of immigration is changing the complexion of the American consumer market, turning 'minority' markets into 'majority' ones Read story
Can the mastermind of Browning-Ferris do for fitness what he did for waste management? Read story
As a new generation takes the reins of America's family businesses, they're bringing new values, new techniques, and new goals to the organizations they neve... Read story
They are collaborative, creative, and -- above all -- confident. And all of them were born after October 31, 1978. Read story
Just how low can you go when bootstrapping your start-up? The founders of Stacy's Pita Chip Co. can tell you. Read story
Inc takes you inside the life and mind of Irwin Simon. The CEO has built the Hain Celestial Group Inc. into the market leader in natural foods. Read story
A long-shot start-up company gets help from a number of helpful, interested businesspeople. Read story
Profile of the changing French entrepreneurial landscape. Read story
David Lloyd had a great idea for a company. Then the problems started. Read story
A uniquely run candy business empowers workers by providing flexibility and encouraging a family-like atmosphere. Read story
John Malec and Gerry Eskin had a great idea for a new company. All they had to do was what no marketing-research firm had ever done before. Read story
Tattoo, Inc., a low-profile San Francisco marketing firm, has amassed an impressive group of blue-chip clients with its uncanny ability to define the essence... Read story
If Rupert Murdoch's boys rode into your company's territory, what would you do: run for the hills or stay and fight? In the tradition of Gary Cooper's greate... Read story
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