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Moscow city government and American publishing company team up to publish a magazine for U.S. and Soviet entrepreneurs. Read story
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New service offers personal protection for businesspeople abroad. Read story
Scout's Honor
Looking for clues in a job applicant's past that might predict future performance. Read story
The Ceo Who Came In From The Cold
U.S. exporter Ralph Gregorian was kicked out of the Soviet Union on spy charges he says are outrageous. So he did what any red-blooded entrepreneur would do:... Read story
Upstarts: The Russian Connection
Entrepreneurs who've emigrated from the former Soviet Union are shrewdly benefiting from the crumbling economy of that once-mighty empire. And they aren't th... Read story
Red Sales in the Gun Set
The Flint River Project Inc. produces spare parts locally for foreign equipment. Read story
How I Did It: Howard Dahl, President and CEO, Amity Technology
Negotiating with commissars. Bartering for payment. Surviving the crash of the ruble. Read story
A Soviet Case For Entrepreneurship
If you traveled from Monticello to Moscow, you would cover more than 5,000 miles. Ideologically, the distance from the symbol of Jeffersonian democracy to... Read story
Travel: Having Fun Yet?
Like risk? We've got some vacation ideas for you. Update your will and pack your bags. Read story
Red Stars Rising
The president of a Russian telephone company explains the challenge of finding employees in the former USSR. Read story
Spy Versus Spy
You'll no doubt recall the embassy bugging scandal (admittedly a few scandals back now), in which only a 99? Magic Slate preserved national security and t... Read story
Write It Yourself
There's still a market for CEO-tells-all -- if you know how to approach it. Read story
Accidental Tourist
International joint venture builds apartments for visiting American executives in Moscow. Read story
Attention, Comrades
Boston-based business showcases U.S. goods to the former Soviet Union markets. Read story
The Flameproof On-Line Marketing Pitch
Strategy used by one company to market its products on-line without alienating potential customers. Read story
A Bear Market In Olympic Souvenirs
Misha, the Moscow bear was one of the biggest losers in the history of Olympic licensing. It wasn't the product. "Being in the stuffed toy business and kn... Read story
New Global Hot Spots
Look beyond Shanghai for the next big thing. Read story
National Insecurity
Reading the story about Mr. Kachajian's experiences with export controls ("Kachajian's Rebellion," October), I was not a bit surprised, because I have my ... Read story
Sign of the Times
U.S. entrepreneur markets Soviet souvenir tee-shirts in Russia. Read story
The Stubborn Eventually Prosper
When a beanbag salesman and a Nevada gambling man join forces to make millions off a Russian miracle fabric, something bizarre is bound to happen. It did, an... Read story
Talking Shops
Shopping maven Paco Underhill on how malls can save themselves. Read story
Which Cities Will the High Cost of Energy Hurt (and Help) the Most?
A high cost energy future will profoundly impact the cost of doing business and create new opportunities, but not necessarily in the way most people expect. Read story
How to Be a Local, Anywhere
If you're a leader, lead. When my company explores a new market, I'm the first one off the plane. Read story
Telecom's Golden In Russia
Jim Oberweis is the chef du jour in the sizzling small-cap kitchen. Here's a taste of what he is serving up to clients and subscribers. Read story
Update: Export Controls Kachajian's Revenge
Finally, in one of the longest reenactments of David and Goliath on record, "Kachajian's Rebellion" (INC., October 1986) has brought reward to the just.Read story
Things I Can't Live Without: David Netto
The CEO who makes baby rooms look hip shares what makes him go gaga. Read story
Newsbreakers
News blurbs about start-ups and ESOP plans in Lithuania. Read story
Building a Global Network
Who you need to know and how to find them. Read story
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As a professor of agricultural engineering at the University of Idaho in Moscow, Lynn F. Johnson gained fame for his knowledge about potatoes and how they... Read story
It's a Smaller World Your special issue on doing business in foreign markets was excellent ["Read story
Protecting Your Business from Online Fraud
An order had just come in through your Web site. The credit card number had cleared. The address was verified. Your fraud detection software isn't returni... Read story
The Andropov Connection
To hear Lev Zak tell it, Russians just can't get no respect. "You wouldn't believe how bad consumer products and services are there," he says. "I mean it'... Read story
Campus Inc.
An introduction to the Inc. cover story on the hottest entrepreneurial programs offered by universities. Includes brief descriptions of more unique ... Read story
Pulling the Plug
A management expert explains that to make room for new projects, you must stop some old ones. Read story
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Raphael Gregorian is hardly the portrait of a victorious man. He works out of a windowless basement office. His small company, which once had sales of a... Read story
Trading Places: Inc.'s 2008 Export Guide
Who has petrodollars to spend? Where can you sell construction equipment? Jewelry? Management consulting? And where is the market that grew an astounding 55,... Read story
Big Game
TO THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE AND SELL IT, TRIVIAL PURSUIT IS NOT WAY TO SPEND A PLEASANT EVENING Read story
Saying No to Outsourcing
Valentin Gapontsev hated depending on suppliers. So he did away with them. Read story
Open-Books Management
Inc. editors handpick five recently published books guaranteed to help you think smarter about your company, your family, and yourself. Read story
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