Norwood (Massachusetts)


Cut Computer Eyestrain

Some advice on reducing eyestrain when working long hours on a computer.  Read story

Mighty Microbes

A look at three start-ups in the the bioremediation industry.  Read story

Boston Companies Adjust to Life Without the Big Dig

The city's main highway system has remained partially closed since July 10.  Read story

Funky Furniture

After surviving one furniture business failure, entrepreneur starts another furniture chain.  Read story

Appreciating Gifts: Look Past The Present

Let's face it: The cheese straightener you bought your brother-in-law last December 24th was probably packed back in its box and shunted to the basement. ...  Read story

Upselling: Dig Deeper into Your Customer Base

If convincing your current customers to spend more seems like a hopeless uphill climb, consider this: A recent Gallup Global Management study found it cos...  Read story

Seeing Is Believing

Home furnishings store gives snapshots of the furniture to potential buyers.  Read story

The Survey Says...

Want to know what consumers think? Put down the comment cards and poll them online instead.  Read story

Industries In Transition

With the public increasingly clamoring for medical-costs cuts, the best prescription for continued fiscal growth is low-tech, low-ticket products.  Read story

Put Skin in the Game

By taking equity from some of its clients in lieu of fees, the Parthenon Group, a Boston consulting firm, thinks it's hit upon a win-win formula. Others aren...  Read story

The Andropov Connection

To hear Lev Zak tell it, Russians just can't get no respect. "You wouldn't believe how bad consumer products and services are there," he says. "I mean it'...  Read story

Holding Pattern

A look at how four companies have cemented their relationships with existing customers by installing extranets that improve customer service and allow for on...  Read story

Mutual Benefits

Analog Device's daring strategy for coping with change has led to unique relationships with small companies around the country.  Read story

Virtual Realities

The ultimate 'virtual corporation': one employee, a network of suppliers and retailers, and real growth potential.  Read story

The New Market Research

Forget focus groups and mail surveys; with constantly changing markets and ever-increasing competition, companies are finding new ways to determine what cust...  Read story

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