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U.S. Tops Global Competitiveness

Annual ranking cites improved market efficiency and high-tech innovation.  Read story

U.S. Firms Lag in Biz Intel

A survey finds companies in smaller nations are quicker to adopt high-tech corporate intelligence.  Read story

Country Profiles

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The Revolt Of The Capitalists

When the ruling Social Democrats proposed one tax too many, 100,000 Swedish businesspeople took to the streets in protest -- and that was just the beginning.  Read story

Yankee Doodle Dandy

Entrepreneurship and innovation make our business culture worth celebrating. But they pose challenges, too  Read story

How We Did It: Crane & Co.

200 years of happy customers, from Paul Revere to the Saudi government.  Read story

It's a Small World

Start-up develops a heating process used to make metal parts for cars more quickly and cheaply.  Read story

Where to Go for Help: Europe

Albania Teuleda http://www.teuleda.org.al/index.php?gjuha=eng <...  Read story

Where It's a Woman's World

Looking for enterprising women? We suggest you head south.  Read story

Safe VDTs

The truth about video display terminal hazards and products developed to alleviate VDT-emission fears.  Read story

Turmoil Today, Jobs Tomorrow

The Coleman Foundation Chair of Entrepreneurial Studies explains the results of studies on regional economies.  Read story

Matters Of Fact

In 1979, David Birch shattered the prevailing wisdom about job creation. Now he's at it again.  Read story

Women in Poorer Nations Twice as Likely to Become Entrepreneurs

About a third of the world's entrepreneurial activity is driven by women, according to a new report.  Read story

Too Good to Be True?

Is creating the ideal workplace hazardous to your business' health? The founders of Hanna Andersson are finding out.  Read story

The Inc. 100 Portfolio;

* Six INC. 100 chief executive officers once worked for IBM Corp. * Symbion Inc. (#43), which makes the Jarvik-7 artificial heart and other artifici...  Read story

Help Wanted

An Inc. executive editor speaks with noted economist David Birch about how growth companies really behave.  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

Preparing for a Financial Crisis

Companies can do much to avoid falling victim to sudden national financial emergencies. Although the tally of such events is rising, many businesses remain u...  Read story

Who's Going Global?

Chart showing numbers of Inc. 500 exporters doing business in specific countries.  Read story

U.S. Trailing in Innovation and Competitiveness

America is ranked sixth behind Singapore, Sweden and South Korea.  Read story

Travel Tips for Retailers

Three strategies can help retailers expand abroad. The trick is to choose the one that best suits your particular ambitions and your starting point.  Read story

Internet Fax

Fax senders can save money by sending data across the Internet to relay volunteers.  Read story

U.S. Falls From Top Spot in Global Competitive Rankings

Switzerland now ranks No. 1, followed by Finland, Sweden, Denmark, and Singapore.  Read story

Finding Salespeople Abroad

Locating top performers in the global economy.  Read story

Three Marketing Lessons from the Love Bug

The folks from tech support have returned to their offices. After much intense effort, they have revived overburdened e-mail servers and rescued millions ...  Read story

How to Navigate the Importing Seas

Valuable advice on importing.  Read story

Internet Superstart Enlists Locals to Battle Giants

An overview of a Web business that is banking on networking with local businesses to overcome giant competition.  Read story

Cross-Cultural/International Communication

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An Excellent Question

The author of In Search of Excellence answers the 10 questions most frequently asked about his book.  Read story

Insourcing 101

There's no doubt that American workers have suffered from globalization and the outsourcing of jobs overseas. But globalization isn't all bad. During the pas...  Read story

The Ties That Bound

This story looks at the long history of long distance networking, a concept that predates the Greeks.  Read story

Passions: Kevin Martin, Pair Networks

"To play pinball is to triumph over the machine. It's physical and real."  Read story

Europe: the Fast Track

The big European economies are stagnant, but if you look around you find some extraordinarysuccess stories. From his base in Prague, Ivo St. Kovachev is ...  Read story

Things I Can't Live Without: Alex Algard

Founder of WhitePages.com, the telephone directory site, and the CarDomain Network, the online community for car enthusiasts.  Read story

The New Malpractice

Courts are lending a sympathetic ear to the increasing number of employees who are suing managers for everything from age discrimination to operating in bad ...  Read story

Future Shocks

How market fragmentation is causing small companies to suffer.  Read story

Small Talk

Various entrepreneurs share their thoughts on the changing role of small businesses in the U.S.  Read story

Florida Proposes $75 Million for Startups

Gov. Jeb Bush wants the state to promote entrepreneurship and rely less on tourism.  Read story

Exporting;

The strong dollar may be good news for Americans buying cashmere sweaters in London, but for most U.S. exporters trying to compete in foreign markets, it ...  Read story

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