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Tom’s of Maine Sells for $100 million

Colgate-Palmolive will acquire a majority stake in the privately held company.  Read more

A growing number of Fortune 500 companies are thinking about starting franchise operations as a way to expand and diversify quickly. Through a subsidiary,...  Read more

He came to America in a hurry, after his father's praise of the American Revolution made the family unwelcome in England. Turning down a cushy assistant ...  Read more

Feeling Squeezed

When natural-product stars sell their beloved brands to big corporations, they risk losing control of their products and their mission. But one thing's for s...  Read more

The Sweetest Success

Even in lean economic times, the American appetite for cookies, cake, ice cream, and other tasty treats continues to grow. Savvy entrepreneurs are doing ever...  Read more

Sellouts in the Green Sector?

The natural products industry has seen a rash of buy-outs of late. In October, Clorox acquired Burt's Bees, maker of an eco-friendly line of beeswax skinc...  Read more

Betting On The Right Horses

You don't have to worry about competing with big companies for management talent: they don't have the kind of people you need.  Read more

Running Through the Legs of Goliath

How upstart Method is taking on the giants of the household products industry.  Read more

Where are They Now?

What happened to the young entrepreneurs who have appeared on our annual 30 Under 30 List in the past? Book deals and big paydays are among the updates.  Watch video

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 more

Venture Capital Discovers The Mass Market

The new frontier for venture capital is low technology, and Michael Berolzheimer's Early Stages Co. is leading the way.  Read more

Competitive Advantage

What to expect in the 90's from the market changes that brought about the entrepreneurial boom of the 80's.  Read more

The Success Gene

Why some family businesses thrive year after year after year.  Read more

I Unchained My Chain Of Command

There's a right way and a wrong way to delegate authority.The author's now much happier and more in control with the right structure.  Read more

Inc. 500 Interview: EPAM Systems

Outsourcing is a tired buzzword -- but that's because all attention has been focused on Asia. EPAM has a few words for small businesses considering IT outsou...  Read more

Will Europe Blow It?

Small European companies worry that 1992's unified market will bring in a suffocating bureacracy of red tape, regulation, and centralization.  Read more

Leadership: Building Companies to Last

A study of companies that shows certain traits in visionary companies suggest basic rules for success.  Read more

Mr. Smooth

New, from the man who brought you Armor All, a billion-dollar industry that will change the way you live!  Read more

Bootstrapping: Great Companies Started with Less than a Thousand Dollars

CEOs from 11 different companies share tips and suggestions on how to fund a start-up with under $1,000.  Read more