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Factory Activity Slows
Nov. 1, 2006 -- Growth in the U.S. manufacturing sector last month fell to its slowest pace in over three years, the Institute of Supply ... Read more
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Go Daddy Expands In Arizona
Dec. 13, 2006 -- The Go Daddy Group, a Scottsdale, Ariz., supplier of Internet domain names, has opened a new office in Tempe, the compan... Read more
Exclusivity vs. Temporary Monopoly
Lining up good stateside distributors is challenge enough, but finding committed distributors overseas is even more daunting.Most foreign distributors wan... Read more
Inc. 500 Computer-Design Firm Merges
March 27, 2007 -- JLT Mobile Computers, a Tempe, Ariz.-based firm that designs computers for warehouses, construction sites, and other re... Read more
Inc. 500 Web-Hosting Firm Expands
Feb. 15, 2007 -- The Go Daddy Group, a Phoenix, Ariz.-based domain registration and Web-hosting firm, announced Thursday that it ... Read more
Rising Energy Costs Hit Manufacturers
Nov. 3, 2005 --Activity in the nation's manufacturing sector dipped slightly in October, as firms struggled with higher prices for energy ... Read more
Training Customers to Buy
Customer-training seminars as a cost effective marketing method. Read more
This Week's Economic Roundup
Manufacturing and service sectors report slower growth; housing market shows signs of stabilizing. Read more
Fun at Work: Enliven Your Culture
Water wars. Consider this way to help a group adhere to ground rules it has previously agreed to: Give group members toy sq... Read more
This Week's Economic Roundup
Super Bowl snacks send retail sales higher; service sector continues to expand. Read more
Flexible Fliers
A profile of the 1995 Master Entrepreneur of the Year winners and the runner-up. Read more
How Secure Is Your Email?
Beware of botnets and image spam. New threats exist to your office email systems so there's no time like the present to invest in protection. Read more
Translation, please
One cost efficient way of translating your internationally distributed product. Read more
How to Stage a Coup
Asking the boss to step down. Plus: Sharing the wealth Read more
Retailers Rethinking Data Security
The biggest data breach in history has small-business owners scrambling to safeguard customer credit-card info. Read more
Best of the Small Business Web: Standard Bearer
At Quality Transmission Service, owner Bob Jones's expert advice has made him a local hero and raised his industry's reputation. Read more
Capital Customer
Starting a company? Consider using your first customer as an ersatz incubator. That's what Scott Mitchell did to get his business, Learning Productions, i... Read more
Barter: A Potential Cost Saver for Small Businesses
Small companies are turning to barter when they want to conserve cash or jump-start sales. More than 440,000 businesses in North America traded through an... Read more
CEO's Notebook
CEOs discuss lowering insurance costs; using employee committees to review potential clients; getting capital from clients; and mastering your supply chain. ... Read more
Arizona Lawmakers Curb Nonprofit Competition
In a precedent-setting more this May, Arizona lawmakers slapped controls on state agencies and state-supported institutions to prevent them from offering ... Read more
Wi-Fi for the Masses
Tropos Networks aims to bring the high-speed internet to everyone. Here's how the company is doing it--one city at a time. Read more
Wi-Fi for the Masses
Tropos Networks aims to bring the high-speed internet to everyone. Here's how the company is doing it--one city at a time. Read more
Things I Can't Live Without: Todd McFarlane
What to get for the boy with lots of toys? Ask Todd McFarlane Read more
Long-term Commitment
A company distinguishes itself from its competitors by offering an extendable one-year warranty. Read more
Time-sharing;
TO HEAR BRAD HOWE TALK, you might think he can't hold a job. "In May 1983, I walked into five companies on five successive days and said, "I'm your new C... Read more
Tech Talk: Unified Communications Helps Firm
An Arizona manufacturer of car audio equipment, such as speakers and subwoofers, cuts costs and helps mobile workers stay connected by switching to a unified... Read more
Undergraduate Entrepreneurship College Opens in Phoenix
Grand Canyon University features classes taught by full-time business owners, not academics. Read more
Long-Term Commitment
As much as Dan McNulty, president and CEO of Acoustic Imaging Technologies, in Tempe, Ariz., tried to convince prospects about his diagnostic ultrasound e... Read more
Sign of the Times
Inc. 500 companies are pioneering alternatives to the traditonal suppliers of health-care services. Read more
This Week's Economic Roundup
New demand boosts manufacturing sector; construction drops on weaker housing demand. Read more
Location Isn't Everything
It turns out, that old truism about location can only take your business so far. What you really need are: Product, Concept, and People. Read more
This Week's Economic Roundup
Small businesses responsible for majority of new jobs; service and manufacturing sectors post gains. Read more
The Snack Food That's Packing America
A profile of a start-up that is producing an all-natural packaging material. Read more
World piece
Granting international distributors exclusive rights. Read more
Human Resource Spotlight: Sourcing Candidates
The majority of hiring managers (93.3%) start the screening process on potential candidates within amonth? s time of sourcing them, according to the secon... Read more
How Start-up Franchisors Fail
More companies than ever are going the franchise route -- and learning the hard way that it is not always paved with gold. Read more
When Good Deals Go Bad
How to renegotiate a contract. Read more
Innovation: The Outer Limits
The hottest, most mind-boggling high-tech products are coming not only from corporate behemoths but also from start-ups you've never heard of. Read more
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