Middle East


U.S., Allies Create Small-Business Fund for Middle East

Nov. 18, 2005 --The nation's foreign policymakers are turning to small businesses to promote democracy in the Middle East and North Africa...  Read story

Fighting Fakes

It's not just Gucci and Rolex. These days, counterfeiters will knock off pretty much anything.  Read story

Go Daddy Abandons IPO Plans

The former Inc. 500 firm says Middle East violence and oil prices have made the market prohibitive.  Read story

Middle East Entrepreneurship Program Launched

Carnegie Mellon's Tepper School of Business will launch an entrepreneurship program in Doha, Qatar, in the fall, school officials said. The Executi...  Read story

A Whole New World

How Mosaica Education made the jump from the inner city to the Middle East.  Read story

Standing Out in Today's Complex Market

What obstacles do salespeople around the world face? The answer may surprise you.  Read story

The Recent Evolution of Ethics in Business Practice and Policy

The growing attention to and awareness of business ethics can be attributed to a number of factors. These include the increased globalization and decentra...  Read story

How Business Can Prepare for War

Hit by both the threat of war in Iraq and a lingering economic slowdown, companies in many areas of the world are reining in investments and postponing th...  Read story

Elevator Pitch

Rescue Air Systems helps firefighters breathe as they battle high-rise blazes. Can it get $10 million?  Read story

Inc. Online Exclusives July 2006

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Mind Your Manners

Tips to take the guess-work out of international business etiquette.  Read story

As Oil Hits New High, Businesses Continue to Struggle

Increased fuel costs have forced companies to raise their own prices and provide new commuting options for employees.  Read story

Innocents Abroad

If lucrative business opportunities beckon to you from some place like Abu Dhabi, there is a wide range of services and publications to help you avoid com...  Read story

The Inc. Life: Things I Can't Live Without: Alison Nelson

Alison Nelson, Founder and owner of Chocolate Bar • New York City  Read story

Where New Ideas Flourish

New research identifies where the culture of innovation is most firmly rooted.  Read story

At Last, a Green Machine with Polish

The new luxury hybrid you'd want to drive even if it didn't save so much money at the pump.  Read story

Steve Prelosky

Age: 30 Hometown: Pittsburgh Undergraduate Degree: Pennsylvania State University Business School: Graduate School of Industrial Administ...  Read story

Contributors

A T-shirt business hardly sounds revolutionary. But Read story

Opening Up the Baghdad Office

Entrepreneurs in Iraq: Some were called to serve, others came to build a fortune.  Read story

Future Stock

Question: Where will the Dow Jones Industrial Average be in the year 2000? Don't lay too much money on your answer. A monkey throwing darts probably...  Read story

International: Deciding When a Joint Venture Makes Sense

The president of a manufacturing concern explains one key facet he analyzed when expanding into international markets.  Read story

Blue is the New Green

Forget for a moment about carbon emissions. The world is facing a more immediate crisis -- it is running out of clean water. The prospect of widespread short...  Read story

Small Technical Firms Get New Export Boost

Just 12% of this country's gross national product is generated by international trade, and almost all of it is carried out by our largest corporations. T...  Read story

U.S. Workers Ranked as World's Most Productive

Thanks to longer workdays and better training, U.S. employees generate more overall value than those in other nations.  Read story

Free Free-Trade

Trade wars can only hurt the U.S. and Europe.  Read story

Ready, Aim, Hire

New business finds employment for discharged military personnel.  Read story

Increased Use of Reservists Impacts Small Businesses

May 25, 2005 --The Department of Defense's dramatic increase in the use of military reserves is not only taking its toll on military famil...  Read story

September 11, 2001: The Home Front

Amid all the devastation, signs of hope emerge.  Read story

...And One Way to Do Without

This international sales team is deskless and happy.  Read story

New Faces Of 1985

FILMTEC (14) If it seems odd to find one of the world's leading companies in the desalination industry located in Edina, Minn. -- half a continent i...  Read story

The High-tech Dream Won't Come True

It isn't just the transition from smokestack to silicon that's troubling the American economy. The real issue is managers' capability to produce.  Read story

American Hopes to Conquer World -- from Long Island

A profile of a new Sunday paper aimed at Americans who are overseas.  Read story

Foreign Power

One of Inc.'s editors tells a cautionary tale of what might go wrong when you take your laptop overseas.  Read story

Covering Foreign Business Risks

Understanding the costly insurance risks associated with overseas ventures.  Read story

Immigrant Entrepreneurs Outpace Native-Born Americans

A new Kauffman Foundation report also found that more seniors are starting businesses.  Read story

Enduring Lessons From a Short War

Over the course of 21 days of war, seven companies faced a test: Would their best-laid plans work? And if not, could they quickly adapt?  Read story

Emerging Markets

The phrase "emerging markets" has two distinct connotations. First , it means new and emerging foreign export markets for U.S. companies. The U.S....  Read story

Growing Your Business by Going Global

Lessons from a company that leapt unwarily into foreign-distribution, plus intelligence on Saudi Arabian markets.  Read story

How I Did It: Larry Rigdon, Rigdon Marine

As told to Leigh Buchanan Industry Leader: Transportation Three-Year Growth: Read story

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