When Politics and Trade Collide
Free trade, and the impact it has on U.S. workers, has become a hot-button issue on the presidential campaign trail. Neal Asbury, the Small Business Administ... Read story
NAFTA
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
Related Terms: Globalization The North American Fr... Read story
The NAFTA Factor
By Susan Greco | Mar 1, 1994
Four CEOs' expectations of the effects of the North American Free Trade Agreement on their companies. Read story
Feds Defend Trade Pacts
By Angus Loten | Apr 23, 2008
American small businesses can help boost the economy by expanding into foreign markets, officials say. Read story
Backing Away from Free Trade
By Elizabeth Wasserman | Jan 1, 2004
Why Democrats have strayed from Bill Clinton's policies on trade. Read story
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is an industry coding system designed to facilitate the collection, analysis, and presentation o... Read story
Success Finds Its Way South of the Border
By Marc Ballon | Oct 26, 1999
What lurks beyond Rio Grande A leading expert on the opportunities and risks for U.S. companies in Mexico is Stephen Blank, a profes... Read story
Upstarts: NAFTA
By Marc Ballon | Feb 1, 1999
In post-NAFTA Mexico, opportunity abounds for small U.S. businesses. Here's why Larry Manhan, CEO of California-based BCS Inc., decided to open up shop in Gu... Read story
Border Fulfillment
By Leigh Buchanan | May 1, 2001
Miratek Corp. is speeding up service to its clients by taking advantage of the open borders created by NAFTA and stationing its information-technology-servic... Read story
Miratek, - Inc. Article
Miratek Location: El Paso 2002 revenue: $10.9 million Growth (1998-20... Read story
Do Entrepreneurs Need Protection or Free Trade?
By Robb Mandelbaum | Sep 11, 2008
THE OBAMA AGENDA, IN DETAIL In speeches, Obama Read story
Manufacturers Go Online to Boost Business
By Allen Roberts | Jan 28, 2005
Jan. 31, 2005 --After wrapping up a healthy year, America's manufacturing sector is looking toward the Internet to keep the party going in... Read story
Tapping Canadian Markets
By Albert Warson | Mar 1, 1993
Market intelligence summary of business opportunities in Canada. Read story
Obits: Plan to Make T-Shirts in USA Unravels
By Susan Hansen | Apr 1, 2001
A series of setbacks led to Port Barre Apparel's rapid unraveling. Read story
Start-Up News: Hire Yourself
By Martha E. Mangelsdorf | Sep 1, 1994
A quick look at some recent research that suggests a little governmental encouragement boosts the rate of start-ups. Read story
Labor Unions
A labor union is an organization of wage earners or salary workers established for the purpose of protecting their collective interests when dealing with ... Read story
The 1998 Inc./Gallup Survey: The State of the American Workforce
By Jeffrey L. Seglin | Jun 1, 1998
An examination of the results from the 1998 Inc./Gallup survey of American workers. Here's how average American workers feel about their jobs, management, co... Read story
The Challenges -- and the Promise -- of Globalization
Jul 4, 2000
It was a small country with few natural resources. The leader knew he had to establish trading relationships with nearby countries in order to ensure pros... Read story
President-Elect Obama: What Will Change Really Mean?
By Angus Loten | Nov 5, 2008
Touting a message of change throughout a marathon campaign, Barack Obama was elected the 44th president of the United States on Tuesday in a decisive and his... 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
Sweatshops, Free Trade Force Owner to Call It Quits
By David Whitford | Nov 1, 1996
The story of how a manufacturing company failed under pressures from GATT, NAFTA, and sweatshops. Read story
How to Survive the End of Inflation
By Eric Kriss | Jan 1, 1993
Recognizing a deflationary or no-growth economy and planning your way through it. Read story
The Thinking CEO's Survival Kit
By John Kerr | Mar 1, 1994
Tips on getting a life, staying healthy, workplace complementarity, cultivating creativity, and much more. Read story
Holding Pattern
By Joshua D. Macht | Sep 15, 1998
A look at how four companies have cemented their relationships with existing customers by installing extranets that improve customer service and allow for on... Read story
My Awakening
By Jack Stack with Bo Burlingham | Apr 1, 2007
How an entrepreneur from Singapore opened my eyes to what I have to do to remain competitive in Springfield. Read story
The Happiest Workers in the World
By Jeffrey L. Seglin | May 15, 1996
Inc. 's editor-at-large examines the results of a recent Inc. Gallup survey that suggests worker confidence is good. Read story
Entrepreneur of the Year
By Anne Murphy | Dec 1, 1995
A close-up look at the 1995 Entrepreneur of the Year, and how he built the company that won him the title. Read story
Management: There Are No Simple Businesses Anymore
By Edward O. Welles | May 15, 1995
An up-close look at a family business wrestling with the new, complex rules facing today's small business. Read story
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