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Returns: The Industry You Can't Afford to Miss

Biotech is entrepreneurial, world changing, and unpredictable -- and every serious investor is wondering how to get into it.  Read story

Scrutiny Sparks New Calls for Governance 'Top Dogs'

Amid heightened investor scrutiny, some U.S. companies are choosing to name a specific executive to carry the corporate-governance load. At Tyco In...  Read story

The Annals of Bootstrapping

Inc.'s editor explains why bootstrapping is the purest form of entrepreneurism, why Garden.com is the quintessential Internet business, and how to deal with ...  Read story

It's Swing Time

Corporate America is suffering from bipolar management disorder. Quick, put on some Ray Charles.  Read story

How I Did It: Donny Deutsch

As another very confident man said, It ain't bragging if you can do it.  Read story

Eminent Domain Ruling Sparks Debate

July 12, 2005 --A backlash of legislation from both the House and the Senate related to the topic of eminent domain highlights the opposin...  Read story

What's Hot: Creativity

A guide to books and Web sites devoted to boosting creativity and enhancing brainstorming sessions.  Read story

Mr. Cashman, You're On

Chris Cashman is looking for $500,000. He has 45 minutes to convince the skeptics at Robin Hood Ventures that he's a good investment.  Read story

Group Names Top Corporations for Women's Business Enterprises

March 24, 2005 --The Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) released its list of America’s top corporations for women's bu...  Read story

A New Shell

A shady strategy gets a makeover.  Read story

Finding the Right Keyword

Marketing via search engines like Yahoo and Google isn't as easy or cheap as it used to be. But it's still a great way to get the word out, if you're smart a...  Read story

Impotence Clinic Flops In Wake of Viagra

Overly rapid expansion coupled with the introduction of the drug Viagra drove impotence-treatment clinic Integrated Medical Resources out of business.  Read story

CEOs Expect to Add Workers

June 3, 2004 -- With economic conditions continuing to strengthen, a growing number of chief executives plan on hiring workers by the end...  Read story

Small-Business Groups Hail Executive Order on Eminent Domain

President Bush instructed federal agencies to limit the seizure of private homes and businesses.  Read story

Internet Opportunities Small Businesses Overlook

The entrepreneurial edge. We've seen it in action and we know what it represents. The ability to respond quickly to opportunity. To see trends before the...  Read story

Returns: Mergers and Accusations

Yes, most mergers are misguided. But savvy investors shouldn't overlook those few companies that get them right.  Read story

I Lost It at the Movies

Glamour, moguldom, potential home-run returns -- is it any surprise that so many CEOs with cash want to try their hand in the film business? Or that bad thin...  Read story

Taking Stock(s)

Three professional small-cap stock pickers pan for gold on the Inc. 100.  Read story

A Compression Of Old And New

When Harvey stepped back into the family business to help out his fathr, they had few resources besides their combined patience, compromise, and daring.  Read story

Turning the Tables

The outsourcing trend almost killed Kalexsyn--until its founders made globalization work in their favor.  Read story

Rational Exuberance

Mairs & Power Growth gets good brands--and for cheap. The numbers put up by the Mairs & Power Growth fund are the stuff of dreams. Over the past ...  Read story

Rational Exuberance

Mairs & Power Growth gets good brands--and for cheap. The numbers put up by the Mairs & Power Growth fund are the stuff of dreams. Over the past ...  Read story

Branding Muhammad Ali

What products float like a butterfly?  Read story

Parallel Lives

Bill Gates has a golf handicap in the double digits. And so does Ronald Harland! Tom Monaghan launched his pizza empire in Michigan. And Lisa St...  Read story

Inside an Internet Incubator

Incubators can be lifesavers for fledgling dot-coms, but Veritas Medicine may be regretting its decision to join one.  Read story

All the President's Men

Biotech firm fights federal bureaucracy by turning government into a partner and ally  Read story

Valuations 2003: What's Your Company Worth Now?

Knowledge is power, and knowledge of your company's value is the ultimate power tool. Here's what you need to calculate your own magic number.  Read story

Why Good Entrepreneurs Make Bad Investors

Investing is complicated for everybody, but does anyone bring more baggage to the task than an entrepreneur? Here's how to overcome the personal finance chal...  Read story

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