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South Korea
Ready For Robots?
"You know your company is ready for robots when you recognize that automating is cheaper than relocating in South Korea or Taiwan." -- Bruce H. Klei... Read story
U.S. Trailing in Innovation and Competitiveness
America is ranked sixth behind Singapore, Sweden and South Korea. Read story
Winning in the Asian Era
The U.S. must take a new commerce perspective in regard to the changes taking place in the world economy. Read story
Steel Union Boss;
In style and substance, the new president of the United Steelworkers of America resembles nothing so much as a tough-minded business executive. And his formi... Read story
Adventures in Clintonomics: Number One in a Series
Secretary of Labor Robert Reich attributes drop in private sector organized labor to unfriendly regulatory environment. Read story
Global Business
Related Terms: Globalization Global business refer... Read story
Feelin' Groovy?
Which nations have the happiest entrepreneurs and which have a problem. Read story
Tech Adoption Lag Declining
Nations with fast-growing economies are quicker to embrace new technology, Harvard researchers say. Read story
U.S. Economy Still Tops
Despite the financial crisis, the U.S. economy remains the world's most competitive, the World Economic Forum says. Read story
Op-ed: Foreign Students Who Study Engineering Deserve Citizenship
It's time that we stop envying China, and start making the U.S. a friendlier place for engineers. Read story
Origins
Six short articles describe the unlikely events that triggered the start-up of companies appearing on the 1998 Inc. 500 list. Read story
The Connected Car
The introduction of the Chevy Volt and other electric vehicles will require a vast ecosystem of entrepreneurial businesses. Read story
Train Wreck
Mike Wolf always dreamed of running toy-train icon Lionel. Now he's locked in a death struggle with the company he loved. A report from model railroading's t... Read story
There's a Virus Going Around
Note: This is the first in a series of technology updates by former Inc. senior writer Anne Stuart. Future columns will explore topics such a... Read story
The World's Most Extreme Business Trip
Maximillion Cooper, the British founder of the Gumball 3000, looks back on his latest adventure, which brought his infamous band of speed-pushing misfits to ... Read story
A Globetrotting Guide to Managing People
Insight into opening foreign offices. A sample of five countries' standards in the workplace. Read story
The Price Might Be Wrong
Turning dollars into euros, yen, or pounds is trickier than you think. Read story
Victoria Parham, Virtual Support Services
for serving as a mentor to military spouses Read story
How Business Can Prepare for War
Hit by both the threat of war in Iraq and a lingering economic slowdown, companies in many areas of the world are reining in investments and postponing th... Read story
Feds Promote Trade Pact
Small firms would benefit from a deal with Colombia that makes U.S. exports duty free, officials say. Read story
The Exporting Advantage
For Hibco Plastics, going after new markets in Mexico did more than boost sales—it transformed the entire company. Read story
An On-The-Ground Look At Asian Competition
You can't avoid Asia's gazelles by staying home. They're intending to compete right here. Read story
Noah Glass Has Built a Service That Lets You Order Coffee or Takeout Food Via Text Message.
To expand it, he needs $5 million. Read story
Tariffs
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Feds Defend Trade Pacts
American small businesses can help boost the economy by expanding into foreign markets, officials say. Read story
IPOs: How Soon and How Much?
Timing the Market A number of factors can affect the success of an initial public offering. A company may have some control over c... Read story
The New Issei
How a few Japanese managers broke free of Theory F by exporting themselves to America. Read story
Why We Lose
Book review: The Silent War: Inside The Global Business Battles Shaping America's Future. (Random House 1989) Read story
How to Calculate Political Risk
Prepared to lose it all? No? Read on... Read story
Trading Places: Inc.'s 2008 Export Guide
Who has petrodollars to spend? Where can you sell construction equipment? Jewelry? Management consulting? And where is the market that grew an astounding 55,... Read story
The Real Threat From Asia
Hong Kong and Singapore have seen their future, and it is not providing cheap labor for American know-how. Read story
The No.1 Companies From 1982 -- 2005: Where Are They Now?
Seven are still private, twelve have been acquired, three went public, and one was shut down by the Feds. Read story
"overseas Customers Prefer Small Companies"
Last year, Maureen Reagan and Sell Overseas America helped 740 companies stake out a share of the world marketplace. Read story
Emerging Markets
The phrase "emerging markets" has two distinct connotations. First , it means new and emerging foreign export markets for U.S. companies. The U.S.... Read story
Gross National Products
Clacking teeth. Rubber octopuses. Exploding lighters. Believe it or not, some people build companies around this stuff Read story
Inc.'s Guide to 'Smart' Government Money
A guide to helping small companies profit from new economic-development programs. Read story
Do Entrepreneurs Need Protection or Free Trade?
THE OBAMA AGENDA, IN DETAIL In speeches, Obama Read story
The Fun Factor
What's really driving the new economy -- and confounding the grand pooh-bahs of the old one -- is that individuals are having a huge impact. And an awful lot... Read story
"theory F"
All those studies on Japanese management overlook the one ingredient that makes it all work: Fear. Read story
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