World's Cheapest Scoreboard
You say you don't have time or money to invest in creating a scoreboard? It doesn't take much of either. In one company, a unit manager makes a card each ... Read more
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Cleaning Up At Newsstands
Mr. Sam's minions find Mental Floss more newsworthy than Maxim . Read more
Upstarts: Children's Hair Salons
Will tyke-friendly hair salons make big money tending to small fry with over-grown bangs? Read more
State of the Art: PC Toys and Games
Three companies that market politically correct toys are profiled. Read more
Office Machines: Solid Ink vs. Toner Cartridges
They look like a new kind of Lego, but solid ink sticks are actually a tool for saving money on toner. Xerox has been using solid ink in small printers si... Read more
Ads and Atmospherics
Outdoor campaigns are suddenly hip. Read more
Warehouses Unplugged
Inc Senior Writer Anne Stuart offers a listing of some major players in the wireless data-collection industry, including questions you should ask wh... Read more
Warehouses Unplugged
em Inc /em Senior Writer Anne Stuart offers a listing of some major players in the wireless data-collection industry, inclu... Read more
The Kid Behind a $170 Million Website
Aaron Patzer started Mint.com because was frustrated with Intuit's Quicken. Two years later, Intuit intends to cut him a very big check. Read more
The People's Marketing
Why more marketers are daring to let customers take charge of their advertising. Read more
Low-Cost Ways to Build Employee Commitment
Approximately 80% of Fortune 1000 companies report that retaining talent is a major issue for them, and nearly half are planning to offer more ge... Read more
Marketing as Theater
Suggestions on a marketing strategy emphasizing presentation and customer involvement. Read more
It's All About the Service
Last weekend I came across a short story on Toys 'R' Us and how Read more
Why Didn't I Think of That?: Delivering the Kids
A look at how two entrepreneurs launched their $4-million textbook-cover-advertising company. Read more
" Intrapreneurship" ? Spinning Off a New Company
Are you thinking about spinning off a new venture from your existing company? Gary Hamel, author of Leading the Revolution (Harvard Business Scho... Read more
Minimizing Owner Dilution
Raising capital without forfeiting more equity than is necessary. Read more
Saul Griffith's House of Cool Ideas
Other Lab founder Saul Griffith has made a fortune applying way-out mathematics to inventions large and small, including robotic kites, insulation inspired b... Read more
DNA-Like Toy Inspires Brand Creation
Start-up toy company Primordial, LLC, created a specific brand image for its Lego-like construction toy by selling only through upscale specialty retailers. Read more
The Best Lemonade Stands in America 2008
Check out our 2008 winners and their stands, as well as the Lemonade Stand of the Week honorees. View slideshow
Modeling Your Company's Future
John Ward, a management consultant and owner of Need To Know, teaches workshop participants to sculpt images from clay that represent their company's philoso... Read more
The Main Event: Learning Las Vegas
Follow the masters of the experience economy to learn business as theater. And where better to learn image reinvention and changing customer expectations tha... Read more
How to Run a Marathon
Hey, maybe it's time to run a marathon. Because, really, what self-respecting, athletically ambitious, kick-ass entrepreneur can resist that challenge? Read more
The Pursuit of Happiness (in an Internet-Clocked, Overnight-Billionaired, 500-Times-Earnings World)
What happens when a small-business owner starts making decisions based not on growth potential and market positioning, but on achieving balance, peace of min... Read more
The Connected Car
The introduction of the Chevy Volt and other electric vehicles will require a vast ecosystem of entrepreneurial businesses. Read more
Google: Too Much Fun to Be Evil
"Can we trust Google with our Secrets?" asks Adi Ignatius in this week's http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1158961,00.html">... Read more
Does Your Business Need a Second Life?
Why are companies like Toyota (NYSE:TM) and Dell (NASDAQ:DELL) and Starwood Hotels (NYSE:HOT) getting immersed in this pixilated fairyland? Why did IBM (N... Read more
E-mail With. . .Nicholas Negroponte
A multimedia expert discusses with 'Inc. Technology's editor how business and technology intersect. Read more
What We Didn't Plan For
The first shock was learning that my husband was gravely ill. Then there was the lien on our mortgage and the lawsuit against his business. Read more
How to Get Ahead in China
When Mitch Free first went to China, he didn't know a thing about the place. He listened. He learned. He was respectful and polite. Now he gets it, and his b... Read more
The Future of Manufacturing
A New Zealand company called Ponoko has reinvented the factory for the 21st century. Read more
Leader of the Pack
A bicycle retailer explains some of the strategies he used to attract and keep his customers. Read more
The Start-up Factory
The story of how Bill Gross has channeled his creative zeal into a business that generates start-ups and why. Read more
Sleeping With the Enemy
A look at companies that have formed alliances with their direct competition. Is this a trend limited to specific industries, or the only way to exploit toda... Read more
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