Drives: The Next Generation
Hybrids, military styles, and pickups were all the rage at this year's auto show in Detroit. Read story
Ford Motor Company
Boutique Automakers Find Success Where Big Three Struggle
Despite industry woes, American car and motorcycle entrepreneurs have prospered by pursuing the high-end -- and high-speed -- specialty market. Read story
Looking Out For Number 7535
Workers at Ford Motor Co. are learning how to give the new kid on the production line some elbowroom -- plenty of elbowroom. The new kid is a robot ... Read story
Ford, SkyWay Launch Vehicle Tracking Device
An online wireless tracking service is designed to help recover stolen vehicles. Read story
Would You Buy a Car From These Guys?
A survey finds most Americans would steer clear of bankrupt automakers. Read story
Does Detroit Deserve a Bailout?
A Big Three collapse could cripple many small businesses with ties to the automotive industry. We asked several Inc. 500|5000 CEOs for their opinions about a... Read story
Choosing Between Objective And Subjective Sales Programs
If you want to design your own computer program to help you with your retail sales, call in your local programmer for a quotation on writing the software.... Read story
A Digital Makeover for the Modeling Business
How Ford Models became the hottest thing on YouTube. Read story
Broken Promises
The bitter truth about partnerships between large automotive corporations and their suppliers. Read story
The Trouble With Advertising
Quote about some of the problems plaguing the ad industry. Read story
Got Guts?
An interview with Bob Lutz, the former vice-chairman of Chrysler. Lutz describes common mistakes companies make when designing new products and explains what... Read story
On Solid Ground
Think your Internet company can exist solely in cyberspace? LifeServ CEO Rob Reynolds is betting on real-world features. Read story
A Time for Leadership
The economic toll from the terrorist attacks could worsen -- unless businesspeople take steps right now to ensure that their companies can weather the crisis. Read story
Advertising Is Dead; Long Live PR
Although I still believe there is a place for advertising as a brand-maintenance or brand-affirmation tool, I am convinced that to build a brand today you... Read story
Driving A Hard Bargain
DOING BUSINESS WITH BIG BUSINESS ISN'T AS SIMPLE AS IT USED TO BE. BUT THE PAYOFFS ARE STILL ENORMOUS. Read story
The Last Shift
The world of competition and technological change seen through the eyes of an American machine operator Read story
Wheel Of Misfortune;
TOPY CORP. ISN'T QUITE REINVENTing wheels, but it is making them differently. About five months ago, the Japanese-owned company began making steel wheels ... Read story
Patent Fending
A look at some famous legal battles between inventors and the corporations that stole their patented ideas. Read story
U.S. Automakers Still Struggle with Small Suppliers
Facing mounting pressure over offshoring, just 5% of suppliers cited General Motors as preferred partner. Read story
Controlling Product Liability
There are ways to protect your company against liability lawsuits other than buying more insurance. Read story
Tow-away Zone
Chrysler, Ford, and GM have seen the future, and it is not parked in the garage. As the Big Three diversify, small companies have plenty to fear. Read story
What Business Would You Start?
If you were to launch a business today, what would it be? That's the question Inc recently posed to some of the sharpest minds in the business world... Read story
Marketing Your Mission Statement
The criteria for a good mission statement and a good marketing slogan are the same. Both should be clear in communicating the company's goals and proposition. Read story
Why Can't Salespeople Be More Creative?
The sales profession has been left behind. Countless books and articles have been written about fostering creativity amongst engineers, product developer... Read story
The World According To Me
What can you learn from a CEO's autobiography? Read story
There's A Robot In Your Future
Increasingly, robots are turning up in smaller companies -- and so far there are few complaints. Read story
Can U.s. Auto Makers Resytle Subcontracting?
American auto makers are beginning to recognize the advantages of the partnership in Japan between big business and suppliers. James Hitchcock, director o... Read story
Mobile Office
Related Terms: Hoteling Advances in communication technology... Read story
Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM)
An original equipment manufacturer (OEM) makes equipment or components that are then marketed by its client, another manufacturer or a reseller, usually u... Read story
Quick Picks
Out this month: a new release from rocker Lou Reed, a hefty biography of Alexander Hamilton, and a DVD boxed set on America's favorite pastime. Read story
Which Side Are You On?
I was amused and surprised to realize how pro-American INC. is (applause) when it lauded muscle-in-management style for American business ("Steel Man Ken ... 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
To Be Loved: The Music, the Magic, the Memories of Motown
A quote from the founder of Motown, Berry Gordy, about for the record giant. Read story
The Bipolar CEO
Duncan Harrison runs one company in Alaska and another in Hawaii -- and divides his existence in half, every single month, between the two. Here's what it's ... Read story
Top 30 Entrepreneurs Under 30 - Hayden Hamilton, GreenPrint
#26 HAYDEN HAMILTON GREENPRINT Age: 30 Location: Portla... Read story
The Icon That Almost Wasn't
Henry Ford's venture, Ford Motor Co., was dangerously close to bankruptcy shortly after it started. Were it not for a last-minute investment, the auto compan... Read story
Great Moments In Workstyle
Company gyms, employee education, profit sharing -- it was all happening a hundred years ago. Read story
How Would You Fix GM and Chrysler?
Chrysler and GM, two companies that once changed the face of the automotive industry in America, are bankrupt. How can the automakers get back on track? Five... Read story
On Second Thought
We throw away all sorts of things -- automobiles, washing machines, air conditioners. The apostles of remanufacturing believe we can pick up the pieces and p... Read story
Are You Legally Permitted to Use Your Chosen Business Name?
Your first step depends on whether you plan to incorporate your business. If you do, you should check with the Secretary of State's office in your state c... Read story
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