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Venture Capital;

By Reported by Patricia A. Amend |  Feb 1, 1987

The new tax law may or may not stem the flow of venture capital, but you shouldn't have much trouble figuring out where to look for it. One place to star...  Read story

Just An Old-fashioned Christmas

By Stephen Birnbaum |  Nov 1, 1981

Where to have a holiday without the hype.  Read story

CEO's Notebook

By Various Inc Staff |  Feb 1, 2000

Advice on managing long-distance workers; using mentors to build employee loyalty; and combating vendor's price increases. Plus: "My Biggest Mistake," by Bil...  Read story

Hot Tip: Budget Branding Campaign

By Mike Hofman |  Feb 1, 2000

Alexandra Volkmann, CEO of Heavy Duty skin products, in Carmel, Calif., knows how to get creative on the cheap. She needed some art for h...  Read story

Hot Tip: Trademark Registration

By Mike Hofman |  Aug 1, 1999

International companies can sometimes offer good prices on services. Case in point: Rider McDowell of Knight-McDowell Labs, in Carmel, Calif., wanted to t...  Read story

Why Bargain Prices Lure Cable Advertisers

By Sara Delano |  May 1, 1983

Businesses find cable television a successful, low-cost way to reach key prospects.  Read story

Bread In Boards

By Joel Kotkin |  Jun 1, 1984

While the personal computer business has developed into a battleground for the giants, with the likes of IBM Corp. and Apple Computer Inc. duking it out f...  Read story

The Celebrity Pitch

By Darren Dahl |  Apr 1, 2005

America is more celebrity-mad than ever. But is hitching your company to a star really the right move?  Read story

Tv Gets Down To Business

By Curtis Hartman |  Oct 1, 1983

There is nothing exceptional about the outside of the graffiti-scarred garage on New York's West Side. But inside Matrix Studios, an entrepreneurial gambl...  Read story

CEO's Notebook

By Inc Staff |  Aug 1, 1999

CEOs give advice on: boning up on employment law; making the most of customer feedback; finding big-time IT for your small company; and streamlining the due ...  Read story

Going for the Green

By Edward O. Welles |  Jul 1, 1996

A close-up look at a museum-like golf shop that is sure to spark interest, but will it sell golf equipment?  Read story

Hot Start-Ups

By Inc Staff |  Jul 1, 1999

It's easy to forget that the best new business ideas are often the simplest. Here are 10 start-ups that will have you wondering, "Why didn't I think of that?"  Read story

So You Wanna Be in Pictures

By Tom Richman |  Nov 1, 1989

An independent entrepreneur creates an inexpensive alternative to the large Hollywood movie studios.  Read story

When Paul Met Melody

By Susan Moran |  Dec 1, 2001

Zen and the art of staying married to a compulsive entrepreneur.  Read story

The Apple Tree

By Robert A. Mamis |  Aug 1, 1993

How Apple Computer contributed to the founding of more than 100 companies by its employees.  Read story

The New Small Business Bankers

By Joel Kotkin |  May 1, 1984

Something strange happened to Robert Tracht and Bruce Gilman on their way to building a multi-million-dollar import-export business. In the summer of 1982...  Read story

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