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They may never replace traditional venture capital, but for some companies these deals are a better way to raise money. Read more
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The Three Criteria for a Successful New Business
A veteran entrepreneur explains why you need more than a revolutionary product to have a successful start-up. Read more
Guest Speaker: The Truth About Investment Bubbles
Yes, you can get hurt when they burst. But you can also make a bundle. Read more
14 Inventors We Love
Many inventors--the Edisons and Bells of the world--command our respect. But here is a look at 14 inventors, only some of whom are well known, that command s... View slideshow
Watt's New: Edison Updated
Consider, if you will, the history of the light bulb. In 1879, Thomas Alva Edison introduced a clear glass bulb that ended the days of gas and kerosene la... Read more
This Is a Test
The methods of screening job candidates and the laws that cover them. Read more
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow?
Book Review: American Genesis: A Century of Invention and Technical Enthusiasm 1870-1970. (Viking 1989) Read more
The Most Creative Product Ever
A noteworthy business author explains why it's not what you make, it's the way and the why you do what you do. Read more
Push 'Em Back
A look at the early history of pushtechnology that started with stock market ticker tape machines. Read more
Safeguarding Intellectual Property
Trademarks, copyrights and patents aren't just for big corporations. Everything from your company's name to its management style is worth protecti... Read more
How To Uncover Employee Potential
People designated as leaders because of their actions, rather than title alone, know that their success is measured by the success of their employees. Suc... Read more
Agenda 3/06
Caesar would have done well to beware the Ides of March (the 15th). You should be on guard too: It's tax day. Read more
Greatest Fictional Inventors
Real-life inventors have dreamed up fantastic technologies, but these imaginary ones have the wildest creations imaginable and are not constrained by reality... View slideshow
Feel the Failure
"I have not failed," Thomas Edison declared during his search for a workable filament for the electric lightbulb. "I have successfully discovered 1,200 ma... Read more
The Great Leaders Series: Henry Ford, Founder of Ford Motor Company
Not only did he build one of the largest automobile manufacturers, he set in motion a series of changes that would change society as a whole. Read more
Lights Out For Incandescents?
Small businesses are trying to resuscitate the incandescent bulb, but can it compete with CFLs? Read more
Better Boat Building;
She was the luxury liner everybody wanted, one of the flagships of America's new industrial fleet. When General Motors Corp. launched a national lottery ... Read more
Ordinary People, Extraordinary Creativity
Innovation isn't beyond the ability of everyday companies. You just need to know how to go about it. Read more
Hall of Fame Profile: Ross O. Youngs
On how an invention becomes (or sometimes doesn't become) a business. Read more
Reading, Writing, Running a Company
This month, a program called EntrepreneurshipWeek USA will extol the virtues of business ownership in schools across the country. Read more
How Do You Sell A Light Bulb That Never Burns Out?
Kevin Keating figured he had a sure thing. So why didn't it walk off the shelves? Read more
Product Development
Related Terms: Prototypes Product development may be unde... Read more
The New Role Models
Which states are the real innovators in economic policy? Read more
Napoleon Who?
There is no shortage on the market of you-too-can-succeed books; they range from Dale Carnegie's How to Win Friends and Influence People (50 years old las... Read more
The ADD Dilemma
Some eight million Americans have attention deficit disorder. One of them may work for you. Or be you. Read more
The ADD Dilemma
Some eight million Americans have attention deficit disorder. One of them may work for you. Or be you. Read more
Case Study: Was Outsourcing to India the Right Move?
With revenue flattening, David Galbenski needed a bold new plan. Read more
Revolutionary Roads: Mapping America's Innovation Capitals
30 tales of following where the spirit leads Read more
So You Want To Go Into Politics?
A growing number of entrepreneurs are abandoning the privacy and freedom of business for the perils of public office. Read more
Back to the Future
Akron has revitalized its local economy with small companies operating in big markets. Read more
The Heart of a Company
The birth of a seriously ill child set Kenny Kramm on a course from ordinary guy to extraordinary entrepreneur. Read more
The Wisdom of Peter Drucker from A to Z
Known widely as the father of management, Peter Drucker formulated many concepts about business that we now take for granted. On the 100th anniversary of his... Read more
The Change Makers
The Change Makers by Maury Klein Times Books 320 pages $26.00 Say Good-Bye to the Robber Barons<... Read more
Present At The Creation
James Toreson's Microcomputer Systems Corp. spawns new high-technology companies as well as healthy profits. Now eager venture capitalists are lining up outs... Read more
An Ache In The Heartland
In midwestern "rustbowl" states, bold planning and brassy ad campaigns must do battle with a legacy of bureaucratic neglect and corroded morale. Read more
The Time Machine
Company finds a niche by getting a product to customers faster than its competitors. Read more
Relax. Let Your Guard Down
Why patents, trademarks, and other intellectual property protections are bad--that's right, bad --for business. Read more
Patent No. 5,524,641: An Inventor's Story
That's Arthur Battaglia's patent number. He applied for it eight years ago, got it six years ago, and has been pushing his idea ever since. So far, no takers. Read more
Research and Development
Research and development (R&D) is a process intended to create new or improved technology that can provide a competitive advantage at the business, indust... Read more
How-to Benefit from R&D
Small businesses may see as much as a three percent increase in market value for every 10 percent hike in investment in research and development (R&D), ac... Read more
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