Persian Gulf


Recent Articles about Persian Gulf

Seven Steps to Doing Good Business

Devising a system of commerce and production in which each and every act is sustainable and restorative.  Read more

Schwarzkopf On Leadership

General Norman Schwarzkopf discusses some of the principles that helped him win the Gulf War.  Read more

Best Of The Trade Press

Recent trends from various trade journals.  Read more

Ready, Aim, Hire

New business finds employment for discharged military personnel.  Read more

Dubai’s Meltdown; The Biz Behind This Year's Hottest Toy

Meltdown in Dubai? The boom that put indoor ski slopes in the desert and man-made islands in the Persian Gulf looks to be coming to an end. Over th...  Read more

Should You Consider an International Franchise?

Jeffery Adler, founder of Dlush, was running a funky chain of Southern California beverage joints when he got an interesting offer from a wealthy Kuwaiti fam...  Read more

What Do Anita Roddick and Madonna Have in Common?

Both Madonna and Anita Roddick, founder of The Body Shop, fail to have their videos approved for MTV.  Read more

Corps Values

The U.S. Marines are trained to make split-second decisions based on incomplete information, in life-or-death situations. Can they provide clues to running a...  Read more

Growth Capital: The Big Money

A review of how the Williamsburg Winery has raised more than $6 million through ingenious financing.  Read more

The Storm Before the Calm

Might war with Iraq spur economic growth? And what will it mean for small companies?  Read more

Seller Door

An interview with Glen Meakem, CEO of FreeMarkets OnLine. Meakem explains why Internet commerce increases competition and rewards only the most efficiently r...  Read more

The 1993 Inc. 500

Annotations to the 1993 Inc. 500 list.  Read more

Motion Without Movement

A diary of official Washington in the midst of an economic crisis  Read more

Case in Point

A profile of the 1995 Turnaround Entrepreneur of the Year and the runners-up.  Read more

The Best Small-Business Banks in America

Analysis of how three separate business owners have established winning relationships with their bankers  Read more

Words from the Wise

Profile of two company founders who use mentors to give them a competitive advantage.  Read more

The Gamble

Profile of a family-business's attempt to enter the mass market by creating a national brand.  Read more

Sponsored Section: First in Franchising

What It Takes to Be the Best  Read more

Lost in Patagonia

Profile of a socially responsible company, its founder, and the problems of focusing on ideology rather than profit.  Read more

The 500

#13 APPLIED SYSTEMS INC. UNIVERSITY PARK, ILL. You saw it in the stock market. You've seen it in the merger-and-acquisition activity. ...  Read more