Selling to Young Americans
Resources on marketing to children. Read story
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Black Friday To Boost Sluggish Holiday Sales
Nearly one-quarter of consumers plan to shop on Black Friday. Read story
Ready to Call It Quits
Dealing with telecom contracts. Read story
Hands On: Budgeting for Blunders
Lisa Hickey created a fund to support creative risks her Boston-based ad agency, Velocity Inc., takes when trying innovative ideas that might not pan out. Read story
IncQuery: Cracking the Big-Company Market
How to pitch your service to large corporations and to set sales commissions. Read story
Search: The Greatest Stories Ever Told
The 2002 edition of the best business stories, the art of interference, and a Web site that serves as a CEO refresher course. Read story
The Dumbest Products of 2007
What were they thinking?!?! In praise of retail stupidity. Read story
Where To Find Help
Reading whatever you can find on word processing is the best way to get a working knowledge of the marketplace and to start comprehending the jargon. The... Read story
Consumer Advocacy
Consumer advocacy refers to actions taken by individuals or groups to promote and protect the interests of the buying public. Historically, consumer advoc... Read story
Losing An Edge
Sharper Image’s founder reflects on the chain’s demise and the challenges retailers face in today’s economy. Read story
Start-ups;
TWENTY YEARS AGO, A YOUNG company didn't need to worry much about buying office equipment or business services. The copier came from Xerox, the typewrite... Read story
Best of the Net: Point. Click. Pay Your Bills
How easy is it to manage your monthly accounting on the Web? Our CEO panel gives credit where it's due. Read story
Too Hot To Handle: Selling Out
"We got out with out skin." Read story
Auto Entrepreneur;
He had no product, no experience, and no money. But that didn't stop Harvey Lamm from building one of the most successful car companies in America Read story
The Good, the Bad, the Underfunded Robb Mandelbaum's feature about the Small Business Administration was the most balanced article I have read... Read story
When Copying Is OK -- the " Fair Use" Rule
Sooner or later, almost all writers quote or closely paraphrase what others have written. For example: Andy, putting together a newsletter on... Read story
Why Circuit City Failed, and Why B&H Thrives
Many companies that have gone bust didn't die because of the recession. They failed for one reason: They treated customers poorly Read story
What You Learn on the Other Side
For some CEOs the best management lessons come from their lives as customers. Read story
The Perfect Host
How to evaluate Web hosts and to choose the one that's best for your business. Read story
Who Benefits?
The editor of Medical Economics magazine gives the lowdown on tax-exempt medical savings accounts. Read story
Resources
A comprehensive resource guide to topics and issues featured in the February edition of Inc. magazine. Read story
RE: Positioning -- What's in a Name?
It wasn't until John Marchica set out to change his company's identity that he discovered what his business was really all about. Read story
Surviving in the Nike/Reebok Jungle
New Balance tries to compete in a shrinking industry dominated by intensely competitive giants. Read story
Growing Nervous
For Inc. 500 CEOs, the bottom line is growing -- but so is the anxiety. How long can successful companies fight a troubled economy? Read story
What's Luck Got to Do with It?
A latex-glove and -condom manufacturer wins the 1993 Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Read story
Taking the Fall
The story of an ailing employee-owned airline pulled together with unemployed personnel from other airlines. Read story
Magnificent Obsession
Company founder obsesses over quality control and spends millions on patent protection, all to keep his product unique. Read story
A Soloist's Blueprint
An architect relies on good old-fashioned word of mouth to outfit his high-tech office in the woods. Read story
Would You Buy a Chinese Car from This Man?
Malcom Bricklin is on a quest to revolutionize the auto industry at 14,845 words per hour. Read story
All The Right Moves
John Koss did it all: hired a professional manager, moved production offshore, diversified his product line -- then watched his company and his personal fort... Read story
Bad News
The advantages of sharing bad news with employees during tough times. Read story
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