Ivy Exec Helps People Find High-Paying Jobs Online
Now the start-up wants $1.5 million from investors, to help take on Monster and other online job sites Read story
New York City
A New Way to Cash Out
The IPO market has all but disappeared, and lofty merger and acquisition deals are unthinkable. So entrepreneurs, as well as their employees and investors... Read story
Structuring Equity at an LLC
A reader asks, What are the best practices for structuring equity as part of the compensation package at a limited liability partnership, or LLC? Read story
Customer Bait
What are the most effective techniques for attracting new customers? Referrals and one-to-one marketing, according to a survey of 900 sales and marketing ... Read story
Learn A Language Over The Phone
Don Schrickel, a Chicago businessman whose work often takes him to South America, is learning Spanish -- over the telephone. Three times a week, Schricke... Read story
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Getting Credit
A graphic design company that prepares annual reports, brochures, and other promotional material for large companies learned the hard way that credit arra... Read story
Rein's New York Style Deli Restaurant: Vernon, Conn.
In this editor's pick for favorite hometown business, Inc Senior Staff Writer Mike Hofman praises the cuisine at his favorite pit stop in Vernon, Conn. Read story
How Would You Brand Susan Boyle?
If you could take recent "Britain's Got Talent" phenom Susan Boyle and give her a brand makeover, what would you do? Read story
The Joy Of Leasing
For chief executive officers in search of the well-heeled corporate look, a number of leasing services are turning up across the country that will get you... Read story
Strange Customs
Is a rubber rat a toy or a practical joke? For businesses that import articles into the United States, this kind of hairsplitting can be worth money. Impo... Read story
Show Your Stuff
Depending on what you manufacture, your company may be able to put products as well as numbers in its annual report. Courier Corp., a printer headquartere... Read story
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Managing People;
Employee absenteeism costs companies millions of dollars every year in lost productivity and/or increased overtime costs, but ask a manager to quantify th... Read story
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He was clearly a loser as an entrepreneur. At 36, he had already failed at four different retail businesses on both coasts. "I have worked two years for ... Read story
No Free Lunch
Business meal expenses are under scrutiny again. The Reagan Administration's tax package would permit companies to deduct all of their meal expenses up t... Read story
Food For Thought
Based on your Scorecard "No Free Lunch" (Insider, September 1985), which reported business-meal expenses, it is evident that the American business-person ... Read story
Office Space;
Because so many developers and landlords have more square footage than they know what to do with, now is a good time to assess your company's space needs.... Read story
Suite Charity
Corporate giving earned a good report card in the first half of this decade. From 1979 to 1984, corporate contributions to charitable institutions jumped ... Read story
Resources;
A frequent complaint of female business owners is that they don't have access to the same outside advice as men. To help remedy the situation, a business... Read story
Advertising;
If you're paying the full rate for magazine and newspaper advertising, you may be missing out on a deal. In the past year, many publishers have begun neg... Read story
Law;
Whether or not your business employs foreign-born workers, the new immigration law affects you. Under the law, all employers must verify the identify and... Read story
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Pricing it right. There's an element of chance in any successful initial public offering, but investment bankers do control certain key elements of the d... Read story
No Respect
If you think the much-chronicled rise of the service sector signals lower wages, fewer exports, and an economy that can't grow, think again Read story
Mailings;
If you're into mass mailings, you're probably throwing away money. In 1986, 76.2 billion pieces were mailed first class alone, and a good percentage of t... Read story
Purchasing;
In an age of instant communications and fast-moving markets, it isn't easy for retailers and wholesalers to keep up with customers. By the time you get t... Read story
Hotline
Hotline information paragraphs on the above topics and subtopics. Read story
I Love L.A.
Why Los Angeles is quickly replacing New York City as the economic capital of America in 1989. Read story
Forgo The Logo
Ad agency advises growing companies against logos, asserting that name recognition is better. Read story
Estate Planning: And When I'm Gone
Survey: Five methods for reducing estate taxes and the percentage of entrepreneurs who have chosen each. Read story
Strategic Planning: Acquiring Minds
Chart: Survey of companies, asking their reasons for wanting to acquire another company in the next 3 to 5 years. Read story
What Is Your Greatest Financial Obstacle?
Chart depicting financial obstacles. Read story
Family Business
Chart illustrating who business owners have chosen to follow in their footsteps. Read story
Capital
Chart depicting start-up capital requirements. Read story
How'm I Doin'?
Some smart companies are sending out mailings to determine how customers really feel about their products. Read story
Training on the Train
An innovative company uses train traveling time to host journalists and potential customers. Read story
What Bankers Like to Know
Insight from bankers about what they want to know from their clients. Read story
Specialty Delivery
Information on various regional next-day delivery services. Read story
Shopping for a New Accountant
Tips for selecting a new accounting firm. Read story
Bed and Breakfast, New York Style
Metropolises are offering private homes as low-cost options to hotels. Read story
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