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What Your Country Can Do For You

You don't have to be as big as Halliburton to get a piece of the government-contracting action.  Read story

We Can Work It Out

Unique ways of airing internal disagreements.  Read story

How Japanese Trading Companies Took The Lead

Mitsubishi International Corp. and Dexim Inc. are both international traders, but the Japanese company, headquartered in New York, moves more than $10 bil...  Read story

Breaking Ranks

How one Long Island firm broke itself of its Pentagon dependency  Read story

Korean War;

A LOT OF FORTUNE 500 COMPAnies are getting the jitters these days as Korean cargo ships unload automobiles, televisions, and other consumer goods at ports...  Read story

The No-tech Solution

Industrial America's graveyard is filled with companies just like Intermatic. But then, they didn't have Jim Miller.  Read story

Small Firms Eye Border-Security Contacts

Companies specializing in video surveillance and other technologies could see a big payday.  Read story

Things I Can't Live Without: Ted Dennard

Founder of Savannah Bee | Savannah, Georgia  Read story

High-tech Industry Turns To Retirees

"There has always been the assumption that when people leave the work force they want to sever all connections with their jobs," says Robert Zager, vice-p...  Read story

Getting Defensive;

GETTING A CALL FROM THE Department of Defense was a shocker for Merlin Hanson, who never dreamed he would benefit from the recent scandal over spare parts...  Read story

The Spirit Of Independence; On The Frontiers

"In the long run men hit only what they aim at. Therefore, though they should fail immediately, they had better aim at something high." -- Henry David Thoreau  Read story

Forget VC Money, Fund Yourself

Forget VC Money, Fund Yourself It was 1999, at the height of the boom, a few months before the bust of April 2000 so he can be forgiven. I stoo...  Read story

So many standards to follow, so little payoff

Companies have spent a lot of money to comply with ISO's popular management standards. Now, many wonder why they bothered.  Read story

The New! Improved! Military-industrial Complex

The budget squeeze has prompted a defense industry shakeout, giving an edge to companies that upgrade weapons rather than replace them  Read story

What Does a Democratic Takeover of Congress Mean for Your Company?

Leading small-business experts say the shift in power could result in more scrutiny for the SBA and federal contracts, but also higher taxes and a minimum-wa...  Read story

Network: April 1990

Network reader-to-reader advice.  Read story

Respect Your Elders

Looking for smart, reliable employees? The over-65 set is a good place to start.  Read story

The Innovation Factor: Innovative Minds

Who innovates? A look at the personalities (and brains) behind America's most creative businesses.  Read story

On A Wing And A Prayer

Bob Adickes and Avtek Corp.'s other founders are in a race with Beech, Lear, and the clock to produce the next generation of corporate aircraft.  Read story

A Farewell To Arms

How the cancellation of just one weapons program closed a major defense contractor and left hundreds of suppliers in the lurch  Read story

Finance Man

THE FINANCIAL SKILLS THAT A CEO LEARNS ON THE JOB CAN BE USEFUL WHEN AN INVESTMENT DEAL IS ON THE TABLE.  Read story

My Favorite Company

Inc. writers and editors write about their favorite companies.  Read story

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