World Bank Turns To Aiding Small Companies
When the World Bank lends money at favorable interest rates, it usually goes to support massive industrial, hydroelectric, or agricultural projects. Now,... Read story
The World Bank Group
Entrepreneurs Boost Economies in Developing World
A recent survey of 84 countries conducted by the World Bank found a significant relationship between economic development and entrepreneurial activity aro... Read story
Factoring
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World Bank Blues
Bernard van der Lande built his business on getting World Bank contracts. Then the rules seemed to change. Read story
Singapore, New Zealand, U.S. Top World Business Rankings
A new World Bank report ranks nations based on ease of starting a business and other factors. Read story
Small Potatoes
Much like minimills in the steel industry, small farms are using their size to stay flexible and responsive to new market opportunities. Read story
Study: Singapore Tops for Startups
The World Bank says Central Asia and Eastern Europe lead the world in pro-business reforms. Read story
Dossier: Trade Secrets
Stephanie Black's film Life and Debt challenges a political position that many CEOs support. Read story
Read storyNew Global Hot Spots
Look beyond Shanghai for the next big thing. Read story
Contributors
A T-shirt business hardly sounds revolutionary. But Read story
Green Bayou
With almost $1 billion in new taxes, Louisiana is hedging against a long-standing dependency on cheap energy and good ol' boy charm. Read story
The Loan Ranger
CircleLending helps manage friends-and-family loans. Read story
Building a Global Network
Who you need to know and how to find them. Read story
It's a Smaller World Your special issue on doing business in foreign markets was excellent ["Read story
Consulting Gold For Golden-agers
General Douglas MacArthur's dictum notwithstanding, old soldiers don't always fade away. Take the case of 72-year-old Colonel Carl Y. Farrell, U.S. Army, ... Read story
International: Deciding When a Joint Venture Makes Sense
The president of a manufacturing concern explains one key facet he analyzed when expanding into international markets. Read story
Safe Specs
The way the security-industry experts see it, if you're a small-business owner, Internet security is your problem. Not your IT department's problem... Read story
The Thinking Man's Outsourcing
A surprising number of U.S. companies are sending their most complex activities overseas. Read story
Born Again
Back in 1981, Chevrolet was making good things happen; Chrysler was holding the line on prices; and Ford had a better idea. But perhaps the best idea of a... Read story
The Outsourcing Dilemma
Corporate America has been using cheap overseas labor for years. Does it make sense for your company? Read story
Bootstrap Banking
For decades, the federal government has tried in vain to bring entrepreneurship to the poor. Now, a small Chicago bank may have found the answer in -- of all... Read story
All Shook Up
What would drive an entrepreneur to reshuffle his top management team at the peak of his company's success? Read story
On Second Thought
We throw away all sorts of things -- automobiles, washing machines, air conditioners. The apostles of remanufacturing believe we can pick up the pieces and p... Read story
Into Africa
Yes, you can do business there. 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
Meet the Bill Gates of Ghana
Brash, ambitious, and optimistic, Herman Chinery-Hesse has already accomplished what many considered impossible -- building a thriving tech business in his n... Read story
The Future of Manufacturing
A New Zealand company called Ponoko has reinvented the factory for the 21st century. Read story
The ABCs of Profit
The CEO of Nobel Learning Communities Inc., an operator of for-profit and charter schools, is convinced that he knows how to make money with schools -- witho... Read story
Let Them Make Mudpies
Jack Wells shifted uneasily in his chair. He was not happy about this. Not one bit. "They say a bureaucrat knows he's going to have a bad day when he show... Read story
French Twist
No one coddles employees like the French, right? Well, you may be surprised. The table at right lists the cost of firing workers, including mandatory severan... Read story
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