Too Much Of A Good Thing
"I think a lot of American managers get fascinated with vertical integration. It's like the really great hamburger joint that adds a dining room, starts s... Read story
"I think a lot of American managers get fascinated with vertical integration. It's like the really great hamburger joint that adds a dining room, starts s... Read story
Temple, Barker & Sloane Inc. may have one of the most unusual family-planning policies around. The management consulting firm in Lexington, Mass., giv... Read story
A comprehensive guide to companies, organizations, and individuals featured in the June 1999 issue. Read story
Ever worry that your employees may be struggling with non-work-related problems but are unable to talk to someone about them? Take a cue from Ipswitch Inc... Read story
Can it raise $3 million to meet demand? Read story
Green Sherpa wants to help organize your finances. But first, it's looking for $5 million of its own. Will investors go for the deal? Read story
"It's amazing what you can do when you have no money," says Barbara Williams. What she and her brother, Jim, did was take a Canadian neurologist's p... Read story
Customer visits are a good marketing tool. "You never know when the next person in the door is a potential donor or a referring professional who just happ... Read story
Tom Stemberg is founder and former CEO of Staples and venture partner at Highland Capital Partners in Lexington, Mass. Read story
Three start-ups in the hot new field of multimedia games Read story
Behind every hard-driving entrepreneur stands a hard-driving mom. Read story
Blame it on the Internet. Actually, blame it on the explosion in Internet-company stocks, which has spawned a new class of equity-hungry managers. "This i... Read story
TO HEAR BRAD HOWE TALK, you might think he can't hold a job. "In May 1983, I walked into five companies on five successive days and said, "I'm your new C... Read story
How one company negotiated $100,000 in capital in exchange for royalties based on sales. Read story
Now it needs $250,000. Read story
Treat people right and they will eat nails for you, and other lessons I learned building Staples into a giant company. Read story
Small groups can show you better ways to sell your product. Read story
Are you an inventor looking for advice or resources? This directory lists inventors groups across the country, organized by state. Read story
Sample of small American companies selling wares in Japan. Read story
Judgment calls, reality tests and mistakes of the heart that doom companies to failure. Read story
One approach to ending business partnerships: a signed agreement giving partners buyout rights at any time. Read story
Wondering where the next hot food ... hit toy ... big band ... miracle drug will come from? Chances are, from entrepreneurs just like you who are furiously c... Read story
There's never been a better time to attract senior talent to your growing company. Here's how to recruit highly skilled employees as you never could before. Read story
The equity boom has created a hot market for business appraisers. Read story
Here's a look at a financing program based on a royalty-based plan. Read story
Last year, two big Wall Street brokerage houses -- Drexel Burnham Lambert; and Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette -- put together an unusual partnership. Be... Read story
Finding contacts in China, getting meaningful reviews of the boss. Read story
With the explosion of the database industry, information on practically anything is only a phone call away. Read story
1. California 6. Colorado 2. New York 7. Texas 3. Minnesota 8. Oklahoma 4. Connecticut 9. Rhode Island 5... Read story
Success in the global market was giving Marla Landreth headaches. Her company, InfoGenesis in Sa... Read story
Measuring how much your employees work will probably make them work harder. But it may also discourage them from suggesting how the work can be done more eas... Read story
To keep track of fertilization schedules for his cranberry bogs, farmer Peter Beaton turned to MapInfo Professional, software that maps the fertilizer needs ... Read story
A select sampling of angel investment sources. Read story
Woman creates her own start-up with spinoff technology from her employer and gets pay-as-you-go financing deal. Read story
David Clark's company was losing big money because of its Web site's frequent crashes. New software designed to monitor the network has addressed his woes. Read story
An overveiw of a telephone-message organizer that allows users to interact with the system by voice. Read story
Nearly 50 business luminaries, ranging from H. Ross Perot to Ed McMahon, are asked what businesses to start. Read story
With apologies to Mark Twain, tales of the Internet's death have been greatly exaggerated. Presenting Inc's guide to what makes a great Web site. Read story
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