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Big Firms Can Share Some Helpful Wisdom

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 story

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 story

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 story

(Almost) Endless Summer

How seasonal businesses get noticed during slow periods  Read story

Contemporary Greetings

New greeting card start-ups provide an alternative to their more traditional counterparts.  Read story

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 story

Narrowing The Spread

MARIO GABELLI'S NAME IS ASSOCIATED WITH TAKEOVERS. BUT TAKEOVERS AREN'T ALL HE'S LOOKING FOR.  Read story

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 story

Can't We All Get Along?

As litigation costs rise, more businesses turn to arbitration.  Read story

Search

"The greatest business book ever," and more.  Read story

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 story

The Company Store

A manufacturer maintains its only retail store for the sole purpose of conducting market research.  Read story

Dollar Doldrums

How American companies are beating the currency crunch.  Read story

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 story

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 story

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 story

The Secrets of Bootstrapping

Profile of 13 companies which were started for less than $1,000.  Read story

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 story

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 story

The Best Places in America to Own a Business

Inc. report on the best locations to own a business.  Read story

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