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Bonding over Barbecue

The partners: Friends about town Met: 1982 Fused: 1991 Bonding event: H...  Read story

Snapshots: Partners

The partners in each of these Inc. 500 businesses knew one another long before working together.  Read story

The Right Stuff

A business owner reviews a software package that helps search the Internet for information without getting junk.  Read story

How Can I Develop Better Relationships with Suppliers?

Can you find a role model? When Cagwin & Dorward Landscape Contractors, in Novato, Calif., won a contract with Hewlett-Packard, the landscape compan...  Read story

Freudian Chip

A counselor explains how she helps users cope with losing their beloved data.  Read story

Riding on Big-Company Coattails

Up-and-coming software publishers sell and distribute products through veteran publishers.  Read story

How I Did It: Margot Fraser

Margot Fraser, the founder of Birkenstock, USA, recalls 40 years of peace, love, and clunky sandals  Read story

Feet Don't Fail Me Now

Shoe manufacturer must differentiate its offerings from cheaper imitators through marketing and advertising.  Read story

Is Japan An Open Market?

The answer to this question used to be a flat no. Until recently, most Japanese would have freely acknowledged that their government nurtured domestic in...  Read story

Mail

Toscanini's Rocky Road For the April issue, Gus Rancatore, the owner of Toscanini's, a beloved ice cream parlor in Cambridge, Massachusetts, ...  Read story

Cost Cutting: The Money Pit

They're the line item from hell: telecom costs. Most companies charges have doubled while rates have actually fallen. Here's how to get a grip on them.  Read story

CEO's Notebook

Various CEOs share thoughts, concerns and advice on such subjects as training and international banking.  Read story

Ground-Zero Training

A comprehensive guide to establishing employee training programs in small companies.  Read story

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