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Christine Comaford, managing director at Artemis Ventures, in Sausalito, Calif., has a method for making the most of an advisory board. S... Read story
Christine Comaford, managing director at Artemis Ventures, in Sausalito, Calif., has a method for making the most of an advisory board. S... Read story
Employer puts his employees on salary with a bonus to eliminate the incentive to work overtime. Read story
It requires conquering your fears and making the right choices. Many business owners won't do either Read story
A comprehensive guide to companies, organizations, and individuals featured in the December issue. Read story
John Ward, a management consultant and owner of Need To Know, teaches workshop participants to sculpt images from clay that represent their company's philoso... Read story
A look at how packaging can offer a wide variety of ways to communicate with your customers. Read story
Inc. staffers come up with the same name for a General Mills cereal that it took a consulting firm a year to find. Read story
For a small company, working out the details of a business agreement with IBM Corp. is usually as one-sided as bidding for ball players with George Steinb... Read story
An art gallery tracks customers and turns them into repeat buyers. Read story
A company founder creates a home office that's so great, everyone wants to visit her. Read story
Ann Withey, owner of Annie's Homegrown, a $3.5-million Sausalito-and-Boston-based macaroni-and-cheese manufacturer, boasts a database of 75,000 customer n... Read story
Entrepreneur of the year awards and the selection process. Read story
Tips on adjusting to foreign accounting systems. Read story
When the marriage partnership ends, what happens to the business partnership? Read story
The president of Create-It! Inc. reviews MindMan--The Creative MindManager, a software product that helps groups organize the thoughts and ideas that occur d... Read story
Front desk employees are supplied with cash to buy toys to promote a relaxed, playful atmosphere. Read story
Different entrepreneurs tell how they have found marketing partnerships to be an effective way to stretch a budget. Read story
30 tales of following where the spirit leads Read story
#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 story
Here's how four socially minded VC firms and banks are breaking from tradition. Read story
California company produces goods in Taiwan because of the excellent service. Read story
Guide to creating your own workplace in the '90s. Focus on entrepreneurs the changing small business landscape. Read story
Is your company's brand name doing everything it could? Here's how to get the name you deserve. Read story
A short article that profiles a start-up owned by two past members of America's defense industry turned entrepreneurs. Read story
CEOs discuss lowering insurance costs; using employee committees to review potential clients; getting capital from clients; and mastering your supply chain. ... Read story
The high-tech boom went bust, and investors started looking for managers with proven track records, and flocking to companies like Roto-Rooter and OshKosh Bh... Read story
After suicide hijackers and anthrax letters, the next big worry is virtual terrorists. Read story
In-depth analysis of a start-up catalog business. Read story
Founders of professional service firms have a choice to make: Do they want to be the company, or do they want to build one? Read story
Introduction to the Entrepreneur of the Year judges and the selection process. Read story
Some horror tales of hiring the wrong high-tech consultant, and how to avoid this dangerous situation. Read story
A look at Blue Mountain Arts' bold plans for turning its popular Web site into an E-commerce moneymaker. Read story
His rock club was in ruins. His partnership was crumbling. Could Allan Fingerhut save his business and his friendship? Read story
Meet the new breed of socially responsible CEOs. They share the goals of activist pioneers like Body Shop cofounder Anita Roddick and Ben Jerry's... Read story
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