How I Did It: David Katz, CEO, AEE Solar
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Priced to Sell
With all of the valuation methods out there, you'd think calculating a selling price for you business would be easy. Just sit down with your financial sta... Read story
Meter Reader
New business information on residential electric meters. Read story
Box of Rain Forest
New business sells cereal sends rain forest preservation message. Read story
You Can Find Gold in This Garbage
An overview of a California recycling company offered for sale, including the price, expected profit margins, and the outlook on growth in the recycling indu... Read story
Heading South
Northern California may still dominate the high-technology headlines, but in recent years southern California has begun to challenge the Bay Area as the n... Read story
How Much Should a Business Appraisal Cost?
Like any other professional service, such as legal services, medical care, financial advisory services, or accounting services, the price of appraisal ser... Read story
Power From The People
High in the Trinity ALps of northern California sits a single Pelton turbine whirring away inside The garish yellow sign out front identifies it as Mom &a... Read story
Out of the Air
New business opens quick-serve emissions testing and repair centers. Read story
Hotline
Hotline information paragraphs on the above topics and subtopics. Read story
How to Choose the Right Telecom System
The pros and cons of various voice over Internet protocol systems, plus a telecom glossary for small business owners Read story
Bypassing the Bank
A builder finds an alternative to bank loans: a private construction loan pool funded by local individuals. Read story
Bug Vacuum
Paragraph on BugVac, a tractor-like vacuum used as an alternative to insectides. Read story
As Oil Hits New High, Businesses Continue to Struggle
Increased fuel costs have forced companies to raise their own prices and provide new commuting options for employees. Read story
A Borrower Be
Tough economies and easy credit usually don't mix. So why are banks falling all over themselves to lend small businesses money? Read story
Directory of Inventors Groups
Are you an inventor looking for advice or resources? This directory lists inventors groups across the country, organized by state. Read story
HW Flrs, Ocean Vw, Stck Optns
MedicaLogic, a 15-year-old medical-records-software company in Hillsboro, Oreg., made its first Internet play in 1999. That was late enough to run into th... Read story
Best Places to Buy Wine Online
As any wine lover worth his or her cork knows, 2003 was an exceptional vintage in Europe, producing wines with very rich levels of ripeness. Say you knew ... Read story
Customer Satisfaction Pays
Let's face it: Frada Silver's company hardly sounds like a venture capitalist's dream. Silver makes a product whose heyday passed decades ago. Her machin... Read story
Hand-picking Your Investors
Hand-picking investors who will contribute to your success. Read story
Things I Can't Live Without: Lavetta Willis
Every entrepreneur has a dream. Lavetta Willis says hers is to avoid speaking to anyone for 10 days. Read story
Managing Business Insolvency and Bankruptcy
Most entrepreneurs fight valiantly to keep their companies afloat in the face of mounting expenses and declining revenue. But when finally forced to accep... Read story
The White House Small Business Conference;
THE SIMILARITIES BETWEEN THE White House Conference on Small Business that met last August and the conference of the same name that met under Jimmy Carter... Read story
Silicon Valley Versus Route 128
A look at how companies are shaped by the business and social cultures around them. Read story
There's No Such Thing as a Free Launch
Andrew Raskin, CEO of Gazooba.com, prepares to wow investors with a unique presentation at an industry conference. Read story
Shop Talk
Three entrepreneurs compare notes on surviving tough times, making smart decisions, and knowing when to walk away. Read story
Buy the Boss -- or the Company?
Sure, CEOs affect how their stocks perform. Does that mean you should consider the CEO when picking your portfolio? Read story
Bootstrap Marketing: Taking on Procter
She may not have the resources of her giant competitors, but Amilya Antonetti is making her own mark in the soap business, one customer at a time. Read story
Meet Jakob Nielsen
Jakob Nielsen , Ph.D., is an influential and respected Internet expert. The New York Times named Nielsen a "guru of Web usability... Read story
Growth Strategies: Buy the Buy
A retailer creates discount store where all of the merchandise sells for less than 98 cents. Read story
Start-up Springboards
No cash? No customers? Don't let that stand in your way. These Inc. 500 companies sure didn't. Read story
Editor's Letter
I always chuckle to myself when I come across a common and vexing problem of magazine editing: the strange confluence of thoughts and decisions that prod... Read story
John Scharffenberger, The Tastemaker
John Scharffenberger is a crucial part of the gourmeting of America. He got his start making fine chocolate and now he plans to create an American version of... Read story
The Great American Revival
While the pundits debate how to restore U.S. industrial competitiveness, thousands of small, flexible, market-driven manufacturers are already doing it Read story
Rock through the Ages
Everyone's so caught up with the transformation the Internet has wrought that it's easy to forget that we've seen change before. One century-old quarry, Gran... Read story
Best Cellars
Internet wine sellers offer a great selection of labels and vintages. But laws governing interstate wine shipments can put a cork in your festivities. Read story
The Best Small-Business Sites in America
With apologies to Mark Twain, tales of the Internet's death have been greatly exaggerated. Presenting Inc's guide to what makes a great Web site. Read story
Having A Ball Without Billy
When Wally Haas bought the Oakland A's in 1980 from Charlie O. Finley, the three-time world championship club was suffering from slipping attendance and a... Read story
When Big Changes Happen to Small Companies
Imagine your entire company being put into an upheaval by a change in your industry's regulatory environment. Read story
Sailor's Delight
On a tiny Caribbean island, Daffodil Harris started a business doing laundry by hand for vacationing boaters. Today her company is a multidivisional seafarin... Read story
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