Wayne State University


A Bad Investment

By Timothy Bates |  Jan 1, 1995

A professor of labor and urban studies explains why empowerment zones are doomed, and offers a better plan.  Read story

U.S. Business Data Worst in World -- and Getting Worse

By Jerry Useem |  Oct 1, 1996

Various experts discuss why it has become so difficult to track issues concerning small businesses.  Read story

Why Loans Won't Save the Poor

By L. Servon |  Apr 1, 1996

Two labor and urban affairs experts explain why microlending programs don't solve all the problems of the disadvantaged.  Read story

Look Before You Leap

By Timothy Bates |  Jul 1, 1995

A professor of economics looks at recent research concerning franchising, and offers tips about franchising.  Read story

Gauging Your Strategy in the Global Economy

By Jerry Useem |  Jan 1, 1999

How should you think about your foreign endeavors in a time of economic upheaval? Economists tackle a question on global strategies for turbulent time...  Read story

Buyers Learn to Beware at Franchise Boot Camp

By Eileen Gunn |  Jul 1, 2003

Louis Dominguez, a 53-year-old retired account executive with Verizon, was recently on a conference call with a representative from Alphagraphics, a print...  Read story

Managing through Turbulent Times

By Jerry Useem |  Jan 1, 1999

To keep your growing company on track during a volatile economic period, you should know the answers to these six basic questions.  Read story

Advice for College Start-ups: Part 2

Mar 20, 2009

A budding expert on college entrepreneurship—himself only four years out of NYU—answers readers' questions.  Read story

Universities: Your New Best Friend

By Emily Barker |  Nov 1, 2002

For resource-hungry entrepreneurs, the explosion of university-based business-development programs comes as sweet relief in tight economic times. From Ann Ar...  Read story

The Smartest Franchisees in America

By JAY FINEGAN |  Nov 1, 1995

An in-depth look at a new wave of franchisees who are using their entrepreneurial smarts as true company builders.  Read story

Are Things Happening in Detroit?

By Patrick J. Sauer |  Jun 9, 2005

Kwame Kilpatrick, the optimistic mayor of Detroit and winner of this year's ICIC Mayoral Leadership Award, believes the Motor City is becoming a hotbed of en...  Read story

The Art Of Management

May 1, 1983

Ten years ago, the two founders of a New York City-based executive search firm spent their first retainer on three prints from a gallery in Greenwich Vill...  Read story

Registry: Who's Who in Small-Business Research

By Karen E. Carney |  May 15, 1995

Sixteen thumbnail sketchs of the country's leading small-business economists, complete with e-mail addresses.  Read story

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