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Some PhotoShop geeks at a small Long Island company called Worth1000 are running an online contest that... Read more
Long Island
Recent Articles about Long Island
The Case Of The Missing Metros
You neglected to consider one of the hottest spots in the country -- Suffolk and Nassau Counties on Long Island [N.Y.]. Together, they have 2.6 million p... Read more
Groups Seek Change to " Disadvantaged" Designation
July 20, 2004 -- Some in the business community are asking the federal government to give their designation of "small disadvantaged busin... Read more
Non-Competition Agreements
Related Terms: Employment Contracts ... Read more
A Farewell To Arms
How the cancellation of just one weapons program closed a major defense contractor and left hundreds of suppliers in the lurch Read more
Cooperatives
A cooperative in its simplest sense is formed when individuals organize together around a common, usually economic, goal. For business purposes, a coopera... Read more
Efforts to Save New York Winery Prove Fruitless
Facing frost and bad weather, a Long Island winery fails for lack of cash. Read more
Rules Of The Road
Do you employ drivers who suddenly get a lead foot once they are o at on the freeway? Or leave the engine running for 20 minutes while they grab a sandwic... Read more
Real Estate Power Moves
On June 23 and June 24, Inc. Business Owners Council is inviting business owners to meet in Long Island, New York City and Greenwich, CT, to discuss the g... Read more
Groupon Gets Old-School Competitor
Each day, Inc .'s reporters scour the Web for the most important and interesting news to entrepreneurs. Here's what we found today: <... Read more
Politics Still a Workplace Taboo
The primaries may be a hot topic these days, but not around the water cooler, a survey finds. Read more
When "No" Should Really Mean "Yes"
Sharon Newman (CEO) and Seth Newman (President) are the dynamic mother-and-son team behind Action Envelope , a ... Read more
Change of Scenery Boosts Special Product
The Problem: A good product in anailing market. Marc Shuman, president of a family business launched by his dad roughly four decad... Read more
Would You Fire Someone for Planking?
A GameStop employee posts a photo of himself planking, and gets himself and the co-worker who took the picture, fired. Read more
Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: GreenLogic Energy
How Long Island-based renewable energy solutions provider GreenLogic eliminated 25 percent of their clients' energy costs. Read more
Let There Be Light - or Doors
Company put executives in cubicles with doors and lower ranks in doorless window offices to be equitable. Read more
Private Lives;
For Ken Shader, turning a hobby into a business was more than a fantasy. Read more
The Brake Pad Economy
In early 2009, in the depths of the nation’s economic turmoil, Sean Fredericks, president of CodeShre... Read more
Forget VC Money, Fund Yourself
Forget VC Money, Fund Yourself It was 1999, at the height of the boom, a few months before the bust of April 2000 so he can be forgiven. I stoo... Read more
Wealth Secrets of the Uber-Wealthy
Ever wonder how high profile business owners—the ones on the covers of magazines and such—manage their financial affairs? So do we. That's why... Read more
10 Promising Franchises for 2011
Thinking of starting a franchise? Here's a look at ten different franchises that just may become the country's next big thing. View slideshow
Passing Fancy
Has sporting goods manufacturer and distributor RAM Sports invented a better football? Here's what a former football pro-and current Inc. 500 CEO-had to say ... Read more
How to Lose Customers
It's easy. Just convince them that they're getting a lousy deal. Read more
Picture This
A plant nursery learned how to use up-to-date technology to make itself indispensable to its customers. Read more
Bed and Breakfast, New York Style
Metropolises are offering private homes as low-cost options to hotels. Read more
Charity: When Big Is Better
Small business is on a roll in America. In almost every way you can measure -- sales, employment, profitability -- the small-business sector is challengi... Read more
Saying No to Retirement
Older CEOs plan to work past age 65. They may find that harder than they expect. Read more
Business Ownership Among Immigrant Women on the Rise
February 4, 2005 --There's long been an American dream of a man immigrating to the U.S., setting up a business, and providing for himself ... Read more
In a Former Life: Jay Chiat
JAY CHIAT, 67 Present life: Chiat is the interim CEO of ScreamingMediaRead more
Street Smarts: What's New?
Like Inc. , columnist Brodsky is celebrating his 25th year in business, and much has changed in that time--including how Brodsky thinks about his cho... Read more
Tech Talk: Digital Assistant Logs in Remotely
A virtual assistant that provides typing and administrative services for law firms found that an online service enabled seamless and secure access to her off... Read more
The Several-in-One Fax
Device serves as plain-paper fax machine, optical scanner, copier, backup printer and fax/modem. Read more
Foundations R Us
You can give it away as smartly as you made it. Read more
Bulletproof: Wealth Protection for Business Owners
On Tuesday, July 28 and Wednesday, July 29, Inc. 's Business Owners Council Greater New York chapter met at three different sites in Long Island, ... Read more
" My focus is my children."
For one restaurateur, there's always room at the table for family. Read more
Breaking Ranks
How one Long Island firm broke itself of its Pentagon dependency Read more
Work's a Beach
It's all work and all play at these four lucky companies, where the only dress code is plenty of SPF. Read more
Bad News for Travelers and Crowd-Sourcing 101
Airport screening company gets grounded. Monday night ... Read more
It's People That Count
That's what John Mariotta learned after three business failures. Read more
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