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Trade Wars Through The Ages

By Stephen D. Solomon |  Jun 1, 1986

"The English had now begun to deluge the markets of France with their whale oils: and they were enabled by the great premiums given by their Government to...  Read story

The New Northwest Passage

By Joel Kotkin |  Feb 1, 1987

Hit hard by imports, aggressive Oregon businesses have discovered how to make the doors of Japanese trade swing both ways.  Read story

Declaration of Independence

By Mark Wheeler |  Sep 15, 1996

The story of how Thomas Jefferson, with the help of Ben Franklin, invented an early copying machine.  Read story

Tales from the Encrypt

By Gerard J. Holzmann |  Dec 15, 1997

Safeguarding computer information from unprivileged eyes isn't a new concept. Encryption devices were invented by the Ancient Greeks and Thomas Jefferson.  Read story

Entrepreneurs: The Democrats' Secret Weapon

By Charles E. Schumer |  Oct 1, 1984

When Democrats around the country take a close look at our economy, they'll realize that entrepreneurial companies are not part of the problem, but part of t...  Read story

Bayou Boycott Spurs Buying

By Patrick J. Sauer |  Jul 1, 2003

Anti-French sentiment in Louisiana proves to be a boon for small business.  Read story

Trade Wars Through The Ages

By Stephen D. Solomon |  Jun 1, 1986

"Great talk of the Duch proclaiming themselfs in India lords of the Southern Seas and deny traffique there to all ships but their own, upon pain of confis...  Read story

Ken Burns's Jeffersonian Pavilion

By John Grossmann |  Jan 1, 2002

Master documentary filmmaker Ken Burns on his Jeffersonian pavilion.  Read story

Presidential Wisdom for Entrepreneurs

By Rhonda Abrams |  Feb 13, 2003

Here's a trivia question: Who's the only U.S. president to receive a patent? No, not Thomas Jefferson. Abraham Lincoln! This month, we observe Pres...  Read story

Leaders Share Their Inspiration: Mom, Dad, and Ayn Rand

By Inc. Staff |  Sep 1, 2009

Entrepreneurs from the 2009 Inc. 500 talk about the people who inspired them  Read story

Op-Ed

By Carl Schramm and Robert Litan |  Sep 1, 2005

Why democracy is America's second most valuable export  Read story

How To Make Megamergers Work For Everyone

By Milton D. Stewart |  Mar 1, 1982

The time has come to face up to the problem of "megamergers." I define a megamerger as any transaction that results in a business with at least $100...  Read story

No-Excuses Ambition

By Jeffrey L. Seglin |  Feb 1, 2000

Reviews of five new business books -- two on turning ambition into success; two on the complexities of an employee's connection to work; and one on how to st...  Read story

Trade Wars Through The Ages

By Stephen D. Solomon |  Jun 1, 1986

"(It) would be better to buy beef produced by the King's subjects, dear though it is, both for the navy and for private individuals, than to buy it at a l...  Read story

Trade Wars Through The Ages

By Stephen D. Solomon |  Jun 1, 1986

In the fourth century, the Persians drastically raised the price of raw silk they sold to the Byzantine merchants. Justinian, the Byzantine ruler, attemp...  Read story

Skipping Down the Path to Greatness

By Jeffrey L. Seglin |  Feb 1, 2000

The Arc of Ambition by James Champy and Nitin Nohria (Perseus, 2000) The Visionary's Handbook by Watts Wack...  Read story

Quick Picks

By Rowan West; Michael Dirda; Craig Offman; Larry Smith |  Apr 1, 2004

Out this month: a new release from rocker Lou Reed, a hefty biography of Alexander Hamilton, and a DVD boxed set on America's favorite pastime.  Read story

Star Wars, Inc.

By JAY FINEGAN |  Apr 1, 1987

Whether it's ever even deployed, the space shield is already a $19-billion growth industry  Read story

Patent and Trademark Office (PTO)

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Growth Capital: The Big Money

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Feb 1, 1994

A review of how the Williamsburg Winery has raised more than $6 million through ingenious financing.  Read story

The Making Of The President 1988

By Joel Kotkin |  Nov 1, 1984

THERE IS A RISING GENERATION OF POLITICAL LEADERS -- IN BOTH PARTIES -- THAT IS LOOKING TO SHAPE A WHOLE NEW POLITICS OF GROWTH.  Read story

Culture Shock

By Susan Benner |  Aug 1, 1985

Sequent's founders thought that a strong corporate culture would be the key to success. They didn't have to wait long to see if they were right.  Read story

Total Customer Service

By John Case |  Jan 1, 1994

A successful bank turns each employee into a problem solver for customers, as well a keen observer of the bottom line.  Read story

The Return Of Billy Jack

By Lucien Rhodes |  Dec 1, 1987

Tom Laughlin has set out to do for videocassettes what Amway did for household products and Domino's did for pizza  Read story

Do-It-Yourself Job Creation

By Anne Murphy |  Jan 1, 1994

Profiles of entrepreneurs who are creating their own jobs and changing the face of business.  Read story

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