The Importance of Being Ethical
Companies with strong ethics programs have found that these efforts can reduce potential costly fines, decrease vulnerability, improve reputation, provide... Read story
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Business And The Business Press
When I'm out on speaking engagements, I'm often asked why the general business press pays so little attention not just to women-owned companies, but to em... Read story
That's Easy For You To Say
"The IRS also is suspending rules for initial adoptions by partnerships and S corporations (taxed similarly) of years that let owners defer income for thr... Read story
Whose Company Is It Anyway?
FaxPoll results from October, 1992: respondents favor sharing equity with employees. Read story
But What Do You Major In?
Maybe the growing numbers of insider trading cases involving people in their twenties and thirties has convinced Scribner Bookstores Inc. that the younger... Read story
Tips From A Banker
Fewer than 10% of prospective borrowers come to a bank adequately prepared. And bankers haven't the time to dig for the facts they need. Unfortunately, t... Read story
And You Think You've Got Tax Worries...
Excerpts from The Wall Street Journal on extreme taxation in Italy and Vietnam. Read story
Well Huey, Why Don't You Ask Dewey And Louie?
For jobs that require social skills, some companies are interviewing more than one person at a time. Read story
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Working for a magazine like INC. can easily lead you to believe that the use of computers by managers is a reality, not merely a promise of what is to com... Read story
Are You Really Focused on Profits?
Business owners run their business to make money, right? Then why do so many owners make unprofitable decisions? Read story
Budgets and Budgeting
Related Terms: Business Planning In the br... Read story
10 Tips for Marketing Success
Know what you want to achieve before spending a penny. According to The Wall Street Journal, only 14% of small businesses... Read story
How Business Can Be Good
In a recent front-page article in The Wall Street Journal, Jacob Schlesinger wondered, "Why has the '90s so far eluded the 'Decade of Greed' labe... Read story
The Major Business Database Vendors
A look at the major business database providers Read story
What are the top marketing magazines and databases?
Marketing & Advertising mentor Lisa H. Buksbaum responds: The top marketing magazines and databases include: Read story
Coming Unplugged
Inc. magazine's editor-at-large finds that getting on-line in a hotel can be a battle, but that's okay! Read story
Editor's Letter
Casting off and moving on. Read story
Conversations with Your Customers
I have a request. I'd like you to climb aboard the Cluetrain with me. All aboard! The train I'm alluding to is ... Read story
The Corpocracy's Last Gasp
The raiders accuse corporate managers of incompetence. The managers accuse the raiders of greed. In this case, they're both right Read story
Budgets and Budgeting
A detailed explanation of how to budget, types of budgeting, the benefits, and the critiques of the budgeting process. Read story
Tv Gets Down To Business
There is nothing exceptional about the outside of the graffiti-scarred garage on New York's West Side. But inside Matrix Studios, an entrepreneurial gambl... Read story
How Interest Rates Compare
Here are some representative interest rates as reported in March. The relationships among them change daily, so check current yields before committing mo... Read story
Understanding the Economy
People worry that a recession is coming. But by the time one arrives, most economic harm has already happened. Read story
What If I Vote " No" ?
Q: " I' m on the board of a growing manufacturing company, and our chairman/CEO is launching a strong acquisition program. He' s worked out a deal to ... Read story
Loss Leader Pricing
Related Terms: Pricing Loss leader pricing is an aggressive pr... Read story
Packaging
There is a saying in the packaging industry to the effect that "everybody thinks he is an expert on the subject." The implication of this judgment is that... Read story
Finding A Place Among The Best-sellers
Writing a best-selling nonfiction book isn't easy. Writing one, publishing it, and promoting it without any experience in publishing or marketing is even... Read story
Go Public Through the Back Door
Forget about an initial public offering, says Tim Halter, president of the Halter Financial Group, in Dallas.HFG specializes in helping private companies ... Read story
One Dozen Powerful Strategies for Avoiding Thieves, Spies, Con-Artists, and...
As we tell clients, if it's out on the street, it's in your workplace. If there are people "out there" who are abusive, harassing, discriminatory, violent... Read story
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About PR...
Advice on PR strategy with regard to the market, not the media. Read story
Tastes Great...Less Filling
The job-generation debate detracts attention from the truly vital issues. Read story
The Passing Of The Broker's Boardroom
With the arrival of interactive computers and radios that sound alarms and talk back, an office-bound investor no longer is at the mercy of a broker's teleph... Read story
Instant Web, E-Paper, Fishing for Ideas
Three CEOs review new software packages. Read story
Yes, No, Maybe So
The silent treatment: It's one of the oldest tactics in journalism; you can make it work for you, too. Read story
Manager Recruitment
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How I Did It: Michael Sitrick, Chairman and CEO, Sitrick and Co.
You're getting buried in the press? You can't get your side of the story out? For business leaders and celebrities alike, Michael Sitrick is the PR man who m... Read story
Syndicated Loans
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Travel;
The next time you hear your employees grousing about jet lag and the miseries of airline food, you might remind them that frequent flying does have its re... Read story
Manufacturing;
If you're running low on production capacity, now may be a good time to think about farming out some of your work to a good subcontractor. U.S. manufactu... Read story
Going Through Channels
For those of you who are interested in checking out what television has to offer this fall in the way of business news, here is a brief survey: * "W... Read story
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