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While global risk has become a focal point for investors, corporate malfeasance is still a hairy elephant. But if the recommendations made Thursday by the... Read story
Enron Corporation
Sarbanes-Oxley
On December 2, 2001, the Enron Corporation, a highly-respected and rapidly growing energy-trading company filed for bankruptcy. It had inflated its earnin... Read story
SEC Confirms Sarbox Reprieve
By Angus Loten | Feb 1, 2008
Small firms have an extra year to comply with strict auditing rules created after Enron. Read story
How to Collect from Anyone (Even Enron)
By Ilan Mochari | Sep 1, 2002
Thirty ways to get paid within 30 days. Read story
Q&A: The Enron Juror
By Mike Hofman | Aug 1, 2006
A look at the convictions of Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling--and the underpinnings of the whole Enron scandal--through the eyes of an entrepreneur on the jury. Read story
Grist: Why Bankruptcy is Bad for Business
By Adam Hanft | Jun 1, 2004
The other reason entrepreneurs should fear bankruptcy. Read story
Going Green Isn't Just about Doing Good
By Sara Hottman | Oct 16, 2008
It's also smart business for a lot of companies on the Inc. 5000, Inc. magazine's list of the fastest-growing private companies in America. Read story
Going Green Isn't Just about Doing Good, inc5000 Article - Inc. Article
By Sara Hottman | Aug 20, 2008
Ray Mullen, founder and CEO of Idaho-based Mullen Crane and Transport, says the trick to his business is providing cranes for use in the hot industry of t... Read story
Book Review: Final Accounting
Jun 5, 2003
Final Accounting by Barbara Ley Toffler with Jennifer Reingold Broadway Books 273 pages $24.95 E... Read story
Oil Slicks
By Tahl Raz | Oct 1, 2003
Tim Marquez and Rod Eson were on their way to revolutionizing the oil industry when they ran into Erin Brockovich, Katie Couric, Enron, and a confluence of p... Read story
Brief Profiles of 2002 Inc 500 Companies
By Inc Staff | Oct 15, 2002
Unusual stories and interesting statistics about companies on the 2002 Inc 500 list. Read story
High Concept: How to Spot an Enron
By Kate O'Sullivan | Dec 1, 2002
Two brothers predict that cash flow will eclipse earnings as the ultimate metric for sizing up a company's health. Read story
Dossier: Energy Futures
By Mike Hofman | Apr 1, 2002
Among the more than 4,500 Enron employees who have lost their jobs, John Elder sees a lot of entrepreneurial potential. Read story
The Government's Take on E-mail
By John Fried | Oct 1, 2005
Regulators have (surprise) thought up lots of rules governing e-mail. It's your job to figure out which ones cover you. Read story
FYI: BYOB
By George Gendron | Aug 1, 2002
The most recent corporate scandals are likely to accelerate a trend that's been building for years: bring your own business. Read story
Grist: Micromanagers, Unite!
By Adam Hanft | Dec 1, 2004
Confessions from a real-life micro-manager -- and how our company can benefit from a little meddling. Read story
Grist: Micromanagers, Unite!
By Adam Hanft | Dec 1, 2004
Confessions from a real-life micro-manager -- and how our company can benefit from a little meddling. Read story
Energy Boost
By David H. Freedman | Mar 1, 2001
Dennis Crum, founder of an energy brokerage firm, has started a dot-com that might kill his original business. So why does he think that's just what he needs... Read story
Small Firms Denied Break on Sarbanes-Oxley
By Angus Loten | May 17, 2006
The SEC ruled against giving small public companies an exemption from the corporate governance law. Read story
New York Now: Small Businesses Show Resourcefulness -- But 13,000 Still in Lurch
By Kay Koplovitz | Sep 8, 2002
A group of seasoned company owners are showing resourcefulness in difficult times. Here's how they've been able to survive the economic downturn and the deva... Read story
The Private-Capital Survival Guide
By Harris Collingwood | Mar 1, 2003
Even with both the economy and the stock market sputtering, private-capital deals are more appealing than ever. Why? Because well-heeled investors still need... Read story
Getting Paid
Unfortunately, sending an invoice doesn't always result in getting paid. If you're having trouble with slow-paying or nonpaying customers, you need to dev... Read story
Getting Paid
Jun 6, 2002
Unfortunately, sending an invoice doesn't always result in getting paid. If you're having trouble with slow-paying or nonpaying customers, you need to dev... Read story
Getting Paid
Unfortunately, sending an invoice doesn't always result in getting paid. If you're having trouble with slow-paying or nonpaying customers, you need to dev... Read story
FYI: Dr. Wall Street
By George Gendron | Jun 1, 2002
Not in recent memory has it been so difficult to gauge the prospects for going public, but a veteran entrepreneur helps clear things up. Read story
What's Next: Data Disasters
By Robert X. Cringely | Nov 1, 2003
If litigation requires you to produce every e-mail your employees have written about a given topic, could you do it? If not, you could be looking at jail tim... Read story
New Ways to Retain and Reward Employees (Hint: We're Not Talking Stock Options)
Oct 10, 2002
In the wake of media reports about abuse of stock options, some technology firms are rethinking the incentives they use to compensate valuable employees. Mea... Read story
Small Businesses Looking for Bigger Say with FASB
By Matt Quinn
May 27, 2004 --Since the collapses of the likes of Enron and WorldCom and the introduction of the Sarbanes-Oxley governance laws in 2002, ... Read story
SOX Reprieve for Small Business
By Angus Loten | Dec 12, 2007
The SEC will review rules requiring external checks on financial controls at smaller companies. Read story
Small Firms Get Break on Accounting Rules
By Angus Loten | Dec 13, 2006
The Securities and Exchange Commission plans to ease parts of Sarbanes-Oxley considered too burdensome. Read story
Predictions for the Future Boardroom
By Ralph Ward | Sep 24, 2001
Corporate governance is one of the fastest-changing fields in business, stirring almost as much recent turmoil as the exploding balloon of the dotcom and ... Read story
Some Jobs Recession Proof
By Ana Patricia Ferrey | Jul 15, 2008
Despite a weaker economy, demand for nurses, sales reps, and software developers remains high. Read story
Returns: Mergers and Accusations
By Kenneth Klee | Oct 1, 2002
Yes, most mergers are misguided. But savvy investors shouldn't overlook those few companies that get them right. Read story
Sarbanes-Oxley Draws Renewed Criticism
By Laura Rich
Jan. 13, 2005 --Less than three years after the public scandals of Enron, WorldCom and Global Crossing first came to light, a group of com... Read story
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