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From Easy Orders to Disorder

It's not impossible for even the smallest companies to find, through trade shows, distributors willing to help sell in foreignmarkets. But if a deal sound...  Read story

Economic Development #1: The Question

Observations on the trend of new companies choosing to locate within a city.  Read story

Barbarians at the Watergate

It may have taken awhile, but Washington society is finally adjusting to a new breed: the fast-moving, different-thinking, so very dot-com riche.   Read story

International: Invoicing in 13 Currencies

A quick look at how a bycycle maker is doing business in six languages with a simple off-the-shelf software package.  Read story

Best Friends In D.C.: Legal Minds

Lawyers and judges who make the bar friendly.  Read story

From Easy Orders to Disorder

A company loses control of its overseas distribution and pays a hefty fee to get it back.  Read story

High Rise And Handsome

Far from the glamorous valleys of high technology, the fastest-growing private company in the United States has been casting handsome profits from poured con...  Read story

Network: June 1992

Network questions and answers.  Read story

Beauty and the Best

Marla Malcolm, a "clicks and bricks" CEO, outfits her fast-growing online and offline business. Her experience has generated useful lessons for start-ups of ...  Read story

Which Cities Will the High Cost of Energy Hurt (and Help) the Most?

A high cost energy future will profoundly impact the cost of doing business and create new opportunities, but not necessarily in the way most people expect.  Read story

Greater Washington: Capital Opportunities

Washington, D.C., sits at the heart of a region whose economy is remarkably diverse and highly resilient--and whose potential for steady, enduring growth is ...  Read story

Games Businesspeople Play

Some talk about it; some don't. But without question, there are more than a few who are doing something other than VisiCalc down at the shop.  Read story

Resources

Guide to informational resources on office equipment.  Read story

A Bicycle Built for You

After succeeding with unorthodox marketing, this entrepreneur is going to try it again.  Read story

QA With Charlie Cook

Few business owners would make the claim that "fear, uncertainty and change are our three major food groups," but then again there are even fewer that wou...  Read story

The Fan Versus the Businessman

The techniques of two CEOs from the same region who sell soccer equipment by mail are compared and contrasted.  Read story

The Start-Up Diaries: Three Women and a Kiosk

The founders of 10 Minute Manicure dreamed up the business in just one hour by the pool. Their idea of offering fast manicures in airport kiosks is a simple ...  Read story

Case Study: Finding the Right Price for a Hot Product

Luke Skurman's quirky college guides were a big hit. The problem was getting readers to pay. What if he gave the content away?  Read story

Keeper Of The Flame

A CEO discovers the difference between 'best-made' and 'best-selling' and learns to listen to the market.  Read story

Start Up. Cash Out. Repeat.

Sunil Paul and Mark Pincus, founders of FreeLoader, sold their company shortly after its inception. Can a new breed of entrepreneur use selling out as a star...  Read story

The Inc. 500

Note: This table may be divided, and additional information on a particular entry may appear on more than one screen. Sales growth 1980-84 ...  Read story

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