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Recent Articles about U.S. Coast Guard

No One Asked Me, But...

By Adam Hanft |  Sep 14, 2005

In my previous blog I discussed the post-Katrina failure scenario in terms of a lack of entrepeneurial thinking and improvisation, as well as an over-rel...  Read more

Small Biz Braces for Life on the High (Priced) Seas

By Rod Kurtz |  Sep 1, 2004

Add port security to your line items.  Read more

Safer Harbors, Higher Fees

By Rod Kurtz |  Jan 1, 2004

New Coast Guard rules could make shipping more expensive.  Read more

The Power of Older Workers

By Joyce Finn |  Aug 20, 2008

As the labor force shrinks, Inc. 5000 companies find that hiring retirees can be the key to success.  Read more

Products: What Does That Do?

By Bobbie Gossage |  Sep 1, 2008

Have a guess. Looks can be deceiving when it comes to these products from Inc. 500|5000 companies.  Read more

10 Great Seasonal Summer Businesses

Jul 7, 2010

If it weren't for these seasonal businesses, much of what we love and take for granted as simple summer pleasures might never have existed. Here's to all com...  View slideshow

The First Fish Story

By J. Daniel McConnell |  Mar 1, 1983

We pleased to note the success of The $1 Million Fish Fight (Update, January) in Lake Chickamauga, Tenn. Seeing a community project that we developed the ...  Read more

The Phantom Customer

By Bruce G. Posner |  Sep 1, 1989

New Pig Corp. has developed an oil-absorbing, membrane-like fence that helps to clean oil spills.  Read more

The Best Industries For Starting a Business Right Now

May 24, 2010

Ready to start something? We've analyzed data to pinpoint 2010's highest-growth industries ripe for start-ups.  View slideshow

Per Diem Allowances

Related Terms: Expense Accounts The term "pe...  Read more

Aquatic Street Sweepers

By Alessandra Bianchi |  Jun 1, 1992

New business operates and charters pollution monitoring, debris oil cleaning vessels.  Read more

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Related Terms: Environmenta...  Read more

Targeting the DHS

By Brian L. Clark |  May 1, 2005

The Department of Homeland Security has $40 billion to spend. Here’s how to get a piece of it.  Read more

Summer Fun!

By Nitasha Tiku |  Jul 1, 2010

If it weren't for them, much of what we love and take for granted as simple summer pleasures might never have existed. Here's to all companies that make the ...  Read more

In Praise of the Unbalanced Life

By Ron Feemster |  Jun 1, 2002

Dorothy Julian, CEO, single mother, and tugboat-company owner, is never -- literally never -- off the job. Which, thank you very much, is just the way she wa...  Read more

Own the Code

By Dan Briody |  Jan 1, 2007

How to fine-tune your tech.  Read more

Case Study: Spy in the Sky

By Eamon Javers |  Mar 1, 2003

Having leased blimps to clients like Fuji Film, a company considers a whole new market: homeland security.  Read more

Case Study: When a Guerrilla Marketing Campaign Backfires

By Michael Fitzgerald |  Jun 1, 2007

Sam Ewen sure got people talking. The police called his agency's marketing campaign "unconscionable." Was it time to get less edgy?.  Read more

Collective Effort

By John Case |  Jan 1, 1992

Profile of an EOY winner. The competitive advantages of an employee-owned company.  Read more

Double Billing

By Jay Finegan |  Mar 1, 1988

Your company generated hazardous wastes. You took great pains to have it disposed of properly. The waste site was badly run. Now, the government wants you to...  Read more

Partners on the Edge

By Jerry Useem |  Aug 1, 1998

Brett Cosor and Jeff Studley, co-owners of CPR MultiMedia Solutions, came to dislike each other so much they brought in a marriage counselor to help them thr...  Read more