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A Golden Window for Impulse Buying

By Stephanie Clifford |  Apr 1, 2006

True impulse items should be displayed at the cash register, right? Not necessarily.  Read story

The Hidden Value of Slow Sellers

By Stephanie Clifford |  Oct 1, 2005

Products that turn slowly are not necessarily a drain on resources.  Read story

Eye On the Prize

By Alison Stein Wellner |  Jan 1, 2007

Secrets Of Entrepreneur Athletes.  Read story

Five Ideas to Watch

By Jess McCuan |  Dec 1, 2004

Including headphones for inmates, a chair with vertebrae, and props for peeved workers.  Read story

A Virtual Culture

By Gabriel P. Goncalves |  Mar 1, 2002

An entrepreneurial company conducting business virtually needs to rely on the latest communication technologies and to determine the best uses for each. It's...  Read story

In the Eye of the Beholder

By John Grossman |  Oct 1, 1994

An up-close look at the 1990s fad, 3-D images, and how one entrepreneur stumbled into it and hit pay dirt.  Read story

60-Second Business Plan: Good-Bye Doesn't Mean Forever

By Emily Barker |  Jan 1, 2002

When employees leave, they're gone for good, right? Not if Cem Sertoglu has anything top say about it.  Read story

Frat Mixers and Stock Options

By Susan Greco |  Jun 5, 2000

Like many fast-growing companies looking for help, VarsityBooks.com has not been shy about tapping students for ...  Read story

Hot Spots: A Field Guide to Your Local Economy

By Joel Garreau |  May 15, 1995

Some signs to look for suggesting a community's vitality and opportunity, and those signaling economic collapse.  Read story

CEO's Notebook

By Various Inc Staff |  Jun 1, 2000

CEOs discuss getting employees to act like CEOs; taking advantage of aggregate buying services; finding Web developers in unconventional places; and benching...  Read story

Tandem Has A Fail-safe Plan For Growth

By Susan Benner |  Jun 1, 1981

If Jim Treybig has his way, his computer company will get bigger without losing its enterpreneurial style.  Read story

The Gospel According To Fatjo

By Craig R. Waters |  Apr 1, 1982

"There's nothing wrong with a desire to make a huge amount of money, but it's the mission that's all consuming."  Read story

How To Fight CEO Severance Battles

By Ralph Ward |  May 8, 2001

In case you haven't noticed, CEOs aren't sticking around as long as they used to. New York headhunters Pearl Meyer & Partners found 39 CEOs at the Fortune...  Read story

Dear Jon,

By Susan Benner |  Feb 1, 1985

Three years after founding Northwest Instrument Systems, Jon Birck became a cliche -- one more entrepreneur squeezed out of his fast-growing company.  Read story

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