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Best Friends In D.C.: In the Agencies

Officials who control the agenda--and the money.  Read story

Does Drinking Help Your Career? Maybe, CEOs Say

A new study has stirred up debate about what role socializing plays in the workplace.  Read story

D.C. Contact List

They're busy folks, but here's where to find them.  Read story

What Start-ups Don't Need Is Money

Making the federal government a venture capitalist won't fix America's technology woes, says author.  Read story

Committee Approves R&D Bill

New legislation offers billions in federal grants to small businesses, including those already backed by venture capital.  Read story

7 New Technology Marvels , inc5000 Article - Inc. Article

Our Inc. 500|5000 CEOs don't settle for what's already on the market. They seek out new and efficient technologies that make our lives easier. Here are a ...  Read story

Applicant of the Week: Emergint Technologies

A healthcare research consulting company that's helping the government do its job.  Read story

Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program

The Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) is the federal government's most important research and development funding program for small busine...  Read story

Global Start-up

CEO's plan for world-wide sale of his medical device that will make certain types of surgery obselete.  Read story

The Zealot: Mission Critical

Sometimes the fastest way to get a job done is to start your own company.  Read story

Small Business -- And The Nation -- Win A Very Big One

What is the most important piece of small business legislation yet enacted in our life-time? My vote goes to the Small Business Innovation Development Ac...  Read story

Uncle Sam, Research Director

The nation's 400 national labs want to transfer their know-how to you. For sale: 28,000 patents.  Read story

Understanding Geeks

A field guide to your tech staff.  Read story

Missions Impossible

Profile of three start-up companies and their experiences in marketing new products.  Read story

Emotional Branding

How much of your life story should you use to market your company?  Read story

Breaking Away

Three defense contractors found success in diversification after the government slashed its spending.  Read story

Anna Bradley Picks a Fight

She was broke, alone, and physically devastated--and then she picked up on a little-remarked federal requirement called Section 508. With that, Anna Bradley ...  Read story

The Tokyo Connection

The ramifications of small high-tech companies looking to Japan to fund their development.  Read story

Graduation Day

Joshua Smith built the fastest-growing black-owned business in America. But can Maxima survive its graduation from the government program that made success p...  Read story

The Thinking Man's CEO

Interview with with a CEO who pursues outside activities to expose his company to emerging areas of opportunity.  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

Time to Fix the SBA

The Small Business Administration is in bad need of an overhaul. Here's Inc. 's bold plan to fix the SBA -- delivered just as the agency celebrates i...  Read story

Go Ahead, Make A Mess

Don't let the neat freaks push you around. Chaos, clutter, disorganization, and on-the-fly decision-making actually are good for your company--and for you.  Read story

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