California Flower Shop
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Why I Went Solo
I can't remember exactly when the fantasy started, but it was probably when I was in college. I dreamed of going into business for myself. And I mean re... Read more
Silicon Valley Xanadu
OWNER: Robert Fenwick, cofounder and chairman of BR Communications, a manufacturer of military and diplomatic communications equipment SITE: 47 acre... Read more
The Best Places For Doing Business in America 2005
We examined 274 population centers, looking for job creation and other signs that businesses are thriving. Here's what we found. Read more
The Small-business Mayor
Art Agnos wasn't given much chance when he declared his candidacy for mayor of San Francisco in March 1987. A former social worker turned state assemblym... Read more
Insomnia On The Road
If you don't sleep well at home, it's usually worse when you travel. And the more time zones a person crosses, the greater the interference with sleep. ... Read more
Selling Workstyle
You know that a trend is real when people start spending good money on it. Read more
Uhf Stations Target Up-scale Viewer Market
First it happened with radio, then with cable television. Now programming aimed at specialized audiences, or "narrowcasting" as it has become known, is b... Read more
Well-tended Customers
How White Flower Manages to Keep Buyers Coming Back. Read more
How Has Technology Changed the Way You Do Your Job?
Various businesspeople comment on their use of technology. Read more
The Floodgates Are Open
Loosed by recent tax reductions, a surge of investment dollars has filled venture coffers to record heights. Read more
How to Use Online Tools for Customer Surveys
If you're truly willing to listen to - and act on - feedback, here's the way to do it right. Read more
Stop Selling Like a Man!
The typical male way of selling, with its focus on walking in to a prospect's office knowing all the answers, can oftentimes block the goal we're looking to ... Read more
A Californian Rolls the Dice
Report from Reno. Read more
Network: August 1991
Network reader-to-reader advice. Read more
Another Launch
Richard Henry Dana Jr. couldn't have asked for a better setup: an innocent from Utah hanging around the Golden Gate Bridge and gazing out to sea, wondenng... Read more
Jim Collins: Stock Slugger Ends Slump
After a year of strikeouts, one money manager's swing-for-the-fences growth style knocks the ball out of the park in 2003. Read more
The Down-Round Dilemma
Once a rarity, down rounds are becoming the norm among firms lucky enough to get venture capital funding. But is topping off the tanks worth the drop in valu... Read more
City Of The Future
Its factories have moved to exurbia. As a financial center, it has fallen behind. But a burgeoning class of 'white-collar artisans' may soon make this the ri... Read more
How I Did It: R. Donahue Peebles
R. Donahue Peebles built the largest African American-owned real estate development firm in the U.S. by mastering the art of taking risk -- but not too much ... Read more
Yelp Lawsuit Alleges Extortion Tactics
Customer-review website Yelp's sales tactics included demanding $300 monthly payments in exchange for removing negative reviews, a class-action lawsuit alleges. Read more
Ferryboat Industry Gaining Speed
Sure, water transit is a growth industry, but how can an average entrepreneur finance a ferryboat and start a thriving water transit company? Read more
Strength In Numbers
Relief may be as close as your nearest trade association. Read more
Rambling for Gems
Here's how one woman turned an impromptu vacation into a thriving jewelry design and manufacturing business. Read more
A Summer Fave Gets Saucy and Strategic
The company barbecue can be a rare business opportunity, but it has to be well done. Read more
Collection Slip-Ups
A panel of veteran collectors offers its opinions on what not to do when when it comes to collections. Read more
Letter From Silicon Valley: Sunrise, Sunset
In which our company-founder-turned-writer reveals what may be the final chapter for his former company. Read more
Who Wants Your New Product?
Companies waste precious dollars selling to the wrong prospects. Read more
Upstarts: Internet Salvage
Online companies are falling left and right. But for some start-ups, that spells opportunity. Read more
Upstarts: Internet Salvage
Online companies are falling left and right. But for some start-ups, that spells opportunity. Read more
Understanding Affiliate Programs
There are various different types of affiliate programs that you will encounter in yoursearch. Before embarking on your search to add an affiliate program... Read more
Desperation Capitalism
What do Clorox and Apple Computer have in common? Both were launched by bootstrappers-- and here are some other bootstrapping Hall of Famers. Read more
Strength in Numbers
A profile of the 1995 Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year and the runners-up. Read more
A Limited Success
Limited partnerships still offer an attractive source of capital for growing companies -- provided you can figure out how to sell the deal. Read more
Follow the Leader
Kali's SportNaturals Inc.'s all-natural Clif Bar scores big in the energy-bar industry. A profile of an Inc. 500 company. Read more
A Business Transformed
How one CEO transformed his entire company in order to make its service indispensable to its customers. Read more
Independents' Day
Want to start your own revolution? It's easy. Just bring together a group of strong-willed entrepreneurs and form an alliance. Your independence may depend o... Read more
How to Collect from Anyone (Even Enron)
Thirty ways to get paid within 30 days. Read more
Marketing: Slipstreaming
Do extraordinary levels of niche-altering success create competitive opportunities in their wake? Chris Mottern is betting the answer is yes. Read more
The Right Staff
Richard Tuck, CEO of Inc. 500 company Lander International, has fostered a happy, effective workforce by encouraging employees to integrate work with their o... Read more
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