Manufacturing: Here, There, Or Everywhere?
You did your readers a great disservice in your feature "Made in U.S.A." (March). Instead of fairly presenting all the alternatives, Joel Kotkin seemed d... Read story
Far East
Statistics Can't Tell You Where To Do Business
All companies have different needs. That's why studies of the so-called business climate don't mean much. Read story
Knockoffs;
WOMEN WHO TAKE COUNTERfeit birth control pills could be in for a big surprise. So, too, could folks who rely on bogus automobile brakes and helicopter la... Read story
Go East;
PLUNGING OIL AND COMMODITY prices are bringing more opportunities for small businesses overseas. Developing countries in the Pacific Rim that once focuse... Read story
Network
Inc. Technology readers react to articles from Inc. Technology #2, 1998, including Alessandra Bianchi's "Lines of Fire" and Jeffrey Seglin's "He's Got the Wh... Read story
The Trouble With "the Trouble With S Corporations"
IN THE PAST, WE HAVE OCCASION-ally published articles about the hazards of dealing with outside experts. Now we have another such saga to report. It con... Read story
Get Emergency Care Overseas
When a medical emergency strikes far from home, the problem of obtaining proper treatment can add trauma to injury. If you or anyone in your company trav... Read story
Made In Usa
THE CASE FOR MANUFACTURING IN AMERICA Read story
How Growth Companies Handle International Finance
Survey of companies new to int'l business: their financial problems and solutions. Read story
Banking On Baking Overseas
Businesses considering potential investments in the Third World can get financing for feasibility studies from the Overseas Private Investment Corporation... Read story
When Big Changes Happen to Small Companies
Imagine your entire company being put into an upheaval by a change in your industry's regulatory environment. Read story
Manufacturing: Here, There, Or Everywhere?
You focus on automation as the key to the productivity gains that are essential for onshore production to succeed. Automation is fine if it works, but it ... Read story
Financing Purchase Orders
Financing inventory by borrowing money against purchase orders. Read story
Dateline: Tokyo
The Japanese have a phrase, haragei, to describe the form of nonverbal communication operative in companies in which a more traditional -- and hierarchica... Read story
Manufacturing: Here, There, Or Everywhere?
Most articles on this subject seem to overlook one crucial issue -- market share. While the American manufacturer must focus on improving his manufacturi... Read story
Manufacturing: Here, There, Or Everywhere?
Your article may have identified a tip-of-the-iceberg phenomenon. Unfortunately, in this trend, the tax treatment will be the lever to stimulate more onsh... Read story
Land of Raising Sums
Raising venture capital in Asia. Read story
Gross National Products
Clacking teeth. Rubber octopuses. Exploding lighters. Believe it or not, some people build companies around this stuff Read story
Promote Value
A sales promoter buys items at a discount in order to pass on savings to the customer. Read story
On A Wing And A Prayer
Bob Adickes and Avtek Corp.'s other founders are in a race with Beech, Lear, and the clock to produce the next generation of corporate aircraft. Read story
The Real Threat From Asia
Hong Kong and Singapore have seen their future, and it is not providing cheap labor for American know-how. Read story
Will Your Product `Travel' Overseas?
Survey of current international opportunities in five foreign markets. Read story
Manufacturing: Here, There, Or Everywhere?
The thesis that Joel Kotkin set forth in his article is too simplistic. It is not a case of manufacturing either in the United States or offshore. In som... Read story
Manufacturing: Here, There, Or Everywhere?
Within the factory, quality and productivity, hence costs and competitiveness, depend on the integration of people and machines into an effective producti... Read story
Learning the Ropes
Suggestions on taking a cost-effective approach to export opportunities. Read story
Manufacturing: Here, There, Or Everywhere?
Certainly, such entrepreneurial leaders as Jim Toreson should be congratulated for not being overcome by the seemingly magic spell of offshore production.... Read story
Where To Start
The best way to begin the planning process is to challenge basic assumptions. Read story
Manufacturing: Here, There, Or Everywhere?
You present part of the picture, but there is a whole series of systemic issues that make the United States a less competitive place to locate than it can... Read story
Bundles Of Joy;
If you want to sell a commodity, you have two choices. You can compete on price or you can compete on service. "And people who compete just on pric... Read story
Death to Cool
For years, iRobot designed stuff cool enough for the Sci-Fi Channel, but its new product sells on the Home Shopping Network. Here's how a boutique high-tech ... Read story
Exporting;
The strong dollar may be good news for Americans buying cashmere sweaters in London, but for most U.S. exporters trying to compete in foreign markets, it ... Read story
The New Yankee Traders
Chinese-Americans are using family ties to beat the Japanese and Big Business for a share of the burgeoning Chinese market. Read story
Northward, Ho!
The new trade agreement between the United States and Canada could touch off a small-business export boom Read story
Follow the Big Guys
Currency fluctuations can jeopardize cash flow or profitability in companies of any size. If your company is potentially at risk, consider currency hedging. Read story
Making Your URL Ubiquitous
We really came on strong, making sure our Web address is on everything," says Nora Songer, marketing director at Cattron, a small industrial equipment man... Read story
Emerging Markets: An Entrepreneur's Guide to Staying Sane, Safe, and Profitable
We at Kemin have been doing business internationally for more than three decades. A few years after our founding in 1961, a Chinese graduate student at Co... Read story
Growth in Translation
As the world gets smaller and the demand for language services grows bigger, some Inc. 500|5000 companies are cashing in by bridging the communication gap be... Read story
Winning Is A State Of Mind At Nike
Three running enthusiasts teamed up and turned a fad into a national movement. Phil Knight has turned that winner's attitude into a corporate philosophy. Read story
Entrepreneurial Terror
Starting a company? Get ready for the most terrifying experience of your life. Read story
Riding the Economic Roller Coaster
Turbulent world economic markets can affect your growing business -- even if you don't sell overseas. Here's how to shelter your company from adverse economi... Read story
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