Lower East Side


Don't Market Your Business

By Adam Hanft |  Aug 1, 2004

Like a child desperate for the attention of adults, companies of all kinds struggle for visibility in an era of intense competitive pressure across all f...  Read story

Dov Charney, Like It or Not

By Josh Dean |  Sep 1, 2005

The founder of red-hot American Apparel has the simplest possible business strategy: He does and says exactly what he wants to.  Read story

Confessions of a Director

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Apr 1, 1991

Advice on making the most of your board of directors.  Read story

The Get Ahead Guide: Erin McKenna Makes the Best Cupcakes in New York City

By Aviva Yael |  Jul 1, 2008

Now she wants to go national. How fast can she grow?  Read story

The Inner City 100 Profiles: 1-10

By Leigh Buchanan |  Jun 1, 2006

NO. 1 Commodity Sourcing Group Detroit Supply-chain management Read story

Going After Nike

By Rob Walker |  Oct 1, 2004

With plenty of bark and maybe just enough bite, "antipreneur" Kalle Lasn is ready to leave his mark -- er, spot -- on the global sneaker industry. Watch out,...  Read story

Now That They've Fixed Miss Liberty, Who Will Fix New York?

By Joel Kotkin |  Jul 1, 1986

The gateway to the "American dream" may have become the worst place to start a company.  Read story

Still the Best Places to Do Business

By Joel Kotkin |  Jul 1, 1996

A public-policy expert explains why some big cities are the best place for successful entrepreneurial commerce.  Read story

Moby, Remixed

By Elyssa Lee and Rob Turner |  Dec 1, 2004

A cutting-edge music star who deftly blends art with commerce is brewing a new business venture. How many lumps will he take?  Read story

King Of Clubs

By Joseph P. Kahn |  Oct 1, 1983

In an industry where the deck is stacked against success, Patrick Lyons keeps drawing a full house.  Read story

Family Business

By Curtis Hartman |  Nov 1, 1984

In the family, they already tell stories about Herman Komar's son, young Charlie. How at two he crawled up on to his great-aunt's lap to show her the picture...  Read story

The Zentrepreneur

By Adam Hanft |  Oct 1, 2003

Restaurateur Phil Suarez has built his successful business intuitively---perhaps proving that you can't succeed if you're bored.  Read story

King Ink

By Max Chafkin |  Nov 1, 2007

Tattoos are everywhere. But the tattoo business has yet to outgrow its outlaw roots. Mario Barth aims to change that. His goal: to build the Starbucks of tat...  Read story

Daddy Dearest

By Edward O. Welles |  Jan 1, 1991

Profile of two third-generation family business heirs' struggle for succession and success.  Read story

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