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Recent Articles about Northeastern University

Are Entrepreneurs Born or Made?

Two-thirds of entrepreneurs claim they were inspired by innate desire, not education or training, according to a new survey.  Read more

Entrepreneurialism: The Least Risky Path

A recent report by the Center for Labor Market Studies of Boston's Northeastern University comes to this sober conc...  Read more

5 Ways to Grow Your Business

Here are a few strategies to jump-start your company's growth, increase revenues, and find new customers.  View slideshow

High-tech Competition Spurs New M.b.a. Degree

The skills required to run a high-technology company often bear little resemblance to those that were needed to launch it. But learning to manage such ke...  Read more

Skype Founders Mull Buy-Back and Digg on the Defensive

Skype founders may buy back the company . The New York Times reported Saturday that Janus Friis and Niklas Zennstrom have been trying to raise $1 bi...  Read more

Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: Heartwood Studios

How custom-designed 3-D virtual training applications provide the U.S. Army with a modern alternative for training soldiers.  Read more

Fountain of Youth: The Under 30 Hall of Fame

Some of the biggest names in business got their start before their 30th birthday.  View slideshow

Briefing: May 2003

Businesses want a say in rewriting regulations, companies fatten their marketing budgets, and leaders receive tips fit for a queen.  Read more

Thinking About Exporting Overseas?

For some small businesses, doing business abroad is helping get them through tough times at home.  Read more

Court Strikes Down Ohio's Corporate Tax Credit Program

September 10, 2004 -- A recent ruling by the Cincinnati-based 6th United States Court of Appeals threatens to disrupt how states lure big...  Read more

6 Tips for Getting the Growth You Want

Feel like your company needs a boost? Here are a few strategies to jumpstart your company’s growth, increase revenues and reach new customers.  Read more

The Trappers

For generations, Maine has been the unofficial lobster capital of the world. But it took a pair of 20-something brothers to directly link seafood connoisseur...  Read more

Tax Battle Moves to Supreme Court

Ohio business owners argue that large corporations should not receive state tax incentives.  Read more

Lies, Damn Lies, and Word of Mouth

The hottest marketers in the country face their biggest challenge yet: marketing themselves.  Read more

10 Steps to Starting a Business in Boston

For entrepreneurs seeking an innovative city, the Hub lives up to its name.  Read more

Bulletin Board

A collection of short articles about technology. Topics include dealing with a disgruntled customer's disparaging Web site; automating product inspection; an...  Read more

The Advice Squad

How outside boards give CEOs what they can't get anywhere else.  Read more

Opposite Attractions

A look at the two winners of the 1994 Master EOY titles, their companies, and the runner-up.  Read more

The Small Chill

Engineer forms a company around his new invention, a miniaturized combination freezer-refrigerator-microwave.  Read more

Help (Still) Wanted

It's never been tougher for companies to hire unskilled workers, and the shortage is going to get worse. Fortunately, some smart companies have figured out h...  Read more

Going Public

Profile of a company going public and the costs and benefits that apply.  Read more

The 50 Most Active Venture Capitalists

Note: This table may be divided, and additional information on a particular entry may appear on more than one screen. Time from first contact ...  Read more