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Benefits: Small Time
Chart: Percentage of companies that give employees some of the less-common benefit packages. Read more
National Association of Manufacturers
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Finance 1989: The Year of Easier Money
Survey: Did manufacturers find it easier or harder getting financing this year compared with last? Read more
What Is an Inner City Company?
The Parameters The Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, which compiles this annual list, defines inner cities as core urban areas--excluding... Read more
Manufacturers Report China's Trade Violations
September 8, 2005 --U.S. manufacturers remain critical of most of Chinese trade policies, though they praise some reforms. On Tuesd... Read more
New Law Would Force Uncle Sam To Pay Up
The United States government is notoriously slow when it comes to paying its bills, and it's the thousands of small business suppliers that generally suff... Read more
Businesses Getting Squeezed on Prices
August 16, 2005 --Economic data released today by the Department of Commerce raises concerns for the short-term profitability of small bus... Read more
Candidates at Work
Surviving campaign photo ops. Read more
How to Bring Your Concept to Market
Once you know your customers intimately—who they are and what they want—you are ready to roll out your great new product or service. Read more
April 1993: Reader Responses
Reader responses to previous Network queries. Read more
Companies Push for Renewal of R&D Tax Credit
Manufacturers say a prolonged gap in incentives is cutting into their bottom line. Read more
Management: There Are No Simple Businesses Anymore
An up-close look at a family business wrestling with the new, complex rules facing today's small business. Read more
Industrial Goods and Services Associations
Industry-specific associations can help you research hard-to-find details about the industry you're in and offer valuable networking opportunities with bu... Read more
Congress Versus the Bureaucrats
The president of the National Assoc. of Manufacturers explains changes he sees underway in Washington, D.C. Read more
Business Groups Push for New Immigration Bill
Calling the bill a "work in progress," groups in Washington say they support the overall reform effort. Read more
Kerry-Edwards Supporters Strike Back At Lobbyists
July 10, 2004 -- Just days after three business lobbyist groups attacked Senator John Kerry's choice of Senator John Edwards for a runnin... Read more
Durable Goods Orders Fall in October
Nov. 29, 2004 --Durable goods orders slipped $0.9 billion or 0.4% to $196.3 billion in October, according to figures released Wednesday by... Read more
House Okays R&D Tax Credit
The $60 billion package curbs oil industry tax breaks, a move the White House has threatened to veto. Read more
Washington Is Telling Secrets
And some of those secrets are your competitors'. The Freedom of Information Act gives you access to information that can help your business. Read more
Price Fixing Rules Revisited
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal brought by a California handbag manufacturer that could lead to a review of the 95-year-old rules that defi... Read more
Google and Twitter Cozy Up to Local Businesses
Google and Twitter help companies manage their online presence. Sick of bending over backwards to Read more
Economy 1996 Face-Off
Two entrepreneurs discuss the 1996 economy and leave readers with two completely different outlooks. Read more
NAM Endorses Roberts, as Nomination Hearing Continues
Sept. 14, 2005 --The first business group to do so announced its endorsement of Judge John Roberts, who has been nominated for Chief Justi... Read more
Going Bare
New ways to deal with the insurance crunch -- including doing without. Read more
The Supreme Court Backs Cut-rate Distributors
Discounters, take heart. The U.S. Supreme Court is on your side. This spring, the Court affirmed a $10.5-million judgment in favor of Spray-Rite Service... Read more
The Master Chef
Jeno Paulucci counts more than 70 companies to his credit, including several major frozen-food brands. At 89, he's getting ready to launch another new ventur... Read more
On China Trade, Smaller Companies Find Their Voice
The explosion of Chinese imports has changed U.S. manufacturers in many ways -- including how they lobby in Washington. Read more
The Essential Employee Survey
One company's approach to coming up with new ideas and finding out what their workers are really thinking. Read more
The 22% Disadvantage
Michael Phelps won the gold medal in the 100 meter butterfly at the Athens Olympics. But what if, while Phelps focused single-mindedly on his race, the U... Read more
Bush Nominates Alito to Supreme Court
Oct. 31, 2005 --Just four days after Harriet Miers withdrew her name from consideration, President Bush today nominated Circuit Court judg... Read more
Saying No to Outsourcing
Valentin Gapontsev hated depending on suppliers. So he did away with them. Read more
Retaliatory E.U. Tariffs Squeeze U.S. Exporters
Sept. 21, 2004 --A standoff between the two houses of Congress over how to restructure corporate tax legislation is forcing U.S. companies... Read more
Double Billing
Your company generated hazardous wastes. You took great pains to have it disposed of properly. The waste site was badly run. Now, the government wants you to... Read more
Behind The Flat-tax Debate
This year's tax battle in Congress could be a dress rehearsal for 1988. Read more
Hanging Tough With Reagan On Taxes
Small business deal makers had to choose between political loyalty to the Administration and attractive offers from Democrats. They made a split decision. Read more
President Urges Passage of CAFTA
June 2, 2005 --The Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) can expect to face much contention in Congress but is seeing a great deal... Read more
Unfair Trade
Analysis of the current trade difficulties for U.S. exporters and the hazards of late payments from exports. Read more
The Case for More (Not Less) Regulation
Plastics manufacturer Fred Keller has built a thriving, profitable, and highly celebrated business by embracing—rather than resisting—regulation. Read more
Help Wanted
How small companies can lower their health-care costs. Read more
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