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If you're like most entrepreneurs, at your company you're the chief executive officer, top salesman, finance boss, personnel director -- and you make the ... Read more
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Recent Articles about Hallmark Cards Inc.
The Anti-Hallmark
In the multibillion-dollar greeting card business, Smart Alex has carved a niche by boldly going where no big company has gone before. Founder Jay Blumenfeld... Read more
The 2009 Inc. 5000: A Window on the American Economy
The third annual Inc. 5000 shows impressive increases in the number of firms devoted to health care—and in those that cater to government. Read more
Time to Accept Contactless Payments?
Large chains the likes of Exxon Mobil, Arby's, CVS, and other top retailers now accept contactless payments. But should small and mid-sized retailers also sp... Read more
(Almost) Endless Summer
How seasonal businesses get noticed during slow periods Read more
The Business of Unfriending People
How start-ups such as GroupMe, Path, Diaspora, and Letter.ly are attempting to descale the social networking landscape. Read more
Contemporary Greetings
New greeting card start-ups provide an alternative to their more traditional counterparts. Read more
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 more
Narrowing The Spread
MARIO GABELLI'S NAME IS ASSOCIATED WITH TAKEOVERS. BUT TAKEOVERS AREN'T ALL HE'S LOOKING FOR. Read more
Testing, Testing...
Entrepreneurs have long used psychological tests to screen potential employees. Here's how to use tests to get more out of the workers you already have. Read more
Can't We All Get Along?
As litigation costs rise, more businesses turn to arbitration. Read more
Run Cheap TV Commercials with Google TV Ads
With Google's TV ad service, small companies can buy low-cost TV commercials on national cable channels Read more
The Company Store
A manufacturer maintains its only retail store for the sole purpose of conducting market research. Read more
Dollar Doldrums
How American companies are beating the currency crunch. Read more
The Cultural Evolution
Michael May of Empower Trainers & Consultants has developed an extraordinary corporate culture that helped put his company on the 1997 Inc 500 list. Read more
Back To Basics
The high-tech boom went bust, and investors started looking for managers with proven track records, and flocking to companies like Roto-Rooter and OshKosh Bh... Read more
Go Sell It on the Mountain
A look at Blue Mountain Arts' bold plans for turning its popular Web site into an E-commerce moneymaker. Read more
The Secrets of Bootstrapping
Profile of 13 companies which were started for less than $1,000. Read more
The Art Of Management
Ten years ago, the two founders of a New York City-based executive search firm spent their first retainer on three prints from a gallery in Greenwich Vill... Read more
The Best Places in America to Own a Business
Inc. report on the best locations to own a business. Read more
The New Small Business Bankers
Something strange happened to Robert Tracht and Bruce Gilman on their way to building a multi-million-dollar import-export business. In the summer of 1982... Read more
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