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Best Job Autonomy: People Power
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Making Faster Chips--For Home Use Only
New business creates faster chip technology for sale only in American markets. Read more
Tech R&D Conference for Small Firms
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Benchmark: How Bank Rates Vary
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Best Cities: The Lists
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Hot Spots
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In Practice: Boardroom Confessions
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Study: South Falls Short in Innovation, Education
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Smart Set
An educated work force and bargain university research lab facilities lure entrepreneurs to Lawrence, Kansas. Read more
The Entrepreneur of the Year
Entrepreneur of the year awards and the selection process. Read more
10 Start-up Incubators to Watch
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We're thinking of offering stock options. Any tips?
Make sure employees understand what they're getting into. When a number of employees at BroadBand Technologies, in Research Triangle Park... Read more
The CED Venture Conference
I spent yesterday meeting with really interesting entrepreneurs and investors at the Council for Entrepreneurial Development's Venture 2007 Conference in ... Read more
CEO Passions: Outdoor Cycling
Despite a crippling bike accident, CEO of Savvy Marketing Group and avid cyclist Grace Ueng is back in the saddle Read more
Toxin Test
Company is developing a do-it-yourself kit for detecting contamination in air, water, and soil. Read more
Entrepreneur of the Year: Ping Fu
She came to this country by way of a Chinese prison, but that's the past, and the future holds a tantalizing promise of smarter, cheaper manufacturing and be... Read more
Upstarts: Virtual Campuses
Here's how start-up University Access partnered with universities and PBS to sell long-distance learning programs. Plus: why corporations are likely customer... Read more
How to Get Rich in America
Climb the ladder or start your own company: which is the surest path to financial security for you and your family? Read more
Administration: The Affordable HR Pro
A quick look at a CEO who established a part-time HR postion when his staff swelled to 40. Read more
Story of a Start-Up
Unlike many who go into the custom home systems business, Jamie Sasser, founder of Digital Home Inc., in Raleigh, N.C., is not an audiophile or home autom... Read more
Home Sweet Homebase
Most entrepreneurs start their companies in whatever town they happen to be living. But sometimes the city you're living in can feel all wrong. That was t... Read more
Index
A comprehensive guide to companies, organizations, and individuals featured in the February issue. Read more
CEO's Notebook: Stock Options Equity
Tips and resources on offering stock options, sharing equity, teaching employees about their stock, and discouraging them from selling stock to start their o... Read more
Start-Up's Epitaph: One Product Beats Three
More isn't always better, as software maker Persimmon IT learned when it tried to launch three products and ended up spreading itself too thin. A business obit. Read more
Bringing It All Back Home
When was the last time you took a member of your state legislature to lunch? If you haven't yet, you probably should. Increasingly, if slowly, stat... Read more
The Ultimate Board Game
To attract the best advisers, you've got to be networked or nervy. Read more
The Best Places in America to Own a Business
Inc. report on the best locations to own a business. Read more
The Inside Scoop
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Entrepreneur Juggles Employees of All Ages
When Kay Yarbrough took the plunge as a franchisee four years ago, she didn't expect to become an expert on managing a work force whose ages spanned 60 ye... Read more
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