Colgate-Palmolive Company


Tom’s of Maine Sells for $100 million

By Angus Loten |  Mar 21, 2006

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

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By Martha E. Mangelsdorf |  Jun 1, 1988

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 story

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By Stephen D. Solomon |  May 1, 1986

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 story

Feeling Squeezed

By Andrew Park |  May 1, 2008

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 story

The Sweetest Success

By Angus Loten |  Jun 27, 2008

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 story

Betting On The Right Horses

By Wilson Harrell |  Sep 1, 1986

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 story

Running Through the Legs of Goliath

By Stephanie Clifford |  Feb 1, 2006

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

Futurist Laurel Cutler

Nov 1, 1987

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

Venture Capital Discovers The Mass Market

By Bruce G. Posner |  Jul 1, 1984

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

Competitive Advantage

By John Case |  Apr 1, 1989

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

I Unchained My Chain Of Command

By Thomas Barrea |  Oct 1, 1981

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 story

The Success Gene

By Adam Bluestein |  Apr 1, 2008

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

Will Europe Blow It?

By Joel Kotkin |  Dec 1, 1989

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

Mr. Smooth

By PAUL B. BROWN |  Sep 1, 1987

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

Leadership: Building Companies to Last

By James C. Collins |  May 15, 1995

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

Bootstrapping: Great Companies Started with Less than a Thousand Dollars

By JAY FINEGAN |  Aug 1, 1995

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

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