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New Law Requires Businesses to Safeguard Networks

The New York law, designed to protect customers’ credit card numbers and other personal information, could inspire similar laws nationwide.  Read story

Hotel Booking for Business Travelers

With hotels hotter than ever, getting the room you want can be tricky. Here are some tips for business travel accommodations.  Read story

Biometrics

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Drives

The Honda Odyssey's creature comforts feel like home.  Read story

Milk Fight

When Farmland Dairies broke up the New York City milk cartel, the real war began  Read story

Mentoring

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Leveraged Buyouts

Related Terms: Mergers and Acquisitions...  Read story

Mezzanine Financing

Related Terms: Initial Public OfferingRead story

High Fliers

How corporate wings can give your marketing a lift.  Read story

Business Owners Across Northeast Still Reeling from Floods

Strong winds and record-high rainfall have shuttered businesses in New York, New Jersey, and across New England.  Read story

Business-to-Consumer

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Eldercare

Related Terms: Career and Family Eldercare...  Read story

Record Retention

Related Terms: Internal Revenue Service Audits...  Read story

Lean, Mean, Clean Machine

A quick look at a dry-cleaning service that will offer drop-off and pick-up along Greater New York City highways.  Read story

Thrown by the Zone

In 1984, when Debbi E. Milner and her husband, John, founded the computer reseller Jade Systems Corp. in their home, they never dreamed they would be comp...  Read story

Business-to-Business

Related Terms: Business-to-Consumer ...  Read story

Directory of Organizations Promoting Independent Businesses

1000 FRIENDS OF IOWA , Fights sprawl malls and sponsors "buy local" campaigns. 3524 Sixth Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50313; 515-288-5364; fax,...  Read story

Start a Blog, Get Discovered

Dana Vachon channeled his corporate angst into a commentary on greed, excess, and the sometimes-misguided American Dream. It landed him a book deal.  Read story

Playing Politics

It can be very tempting to try to grease the political wheels. But are campaign donations a sound investment?  Read story

Grandma Got Run Over by Bad Research

Although market research suggested ample customers, Irene Viento's upscale children's clothing store, GrandKids Ltd., closed after three years of soft sales.  Read story

Who Needs Wall Street?

The ingredients of a do-it-yourself IPO.  Read story

The Nonprofit's Motive

A look at how Charles Lief, president of the nonprofit Greyston Foundation, is devising for-profit ventures to generate income, create jobs, and expand his o...  Read story

Top 25 Cities for Doing Business in America

If you're looking for cities large, medium, and small where job growth is robust and economies are strong, head to the ones on this year's Top Cities list. F...  Read story

Hiring Without the Guesswork

Useful tips on hiring and recruiting employees.  Read story

Low Rent

While the price of commercial space varies from region to region, here are five ways to actually save rental money.  Read story

Death, Taxes, and. . . Meetings

Company manager uses meetings as a central forum for discussing new ideas.  Read story

The Complete New-Business Survival Guide

Inc.'s catalog of the best books, agencies, networking groups and information sources for the self-educating CEO.  Read story

Boomtowns '06: Hottest Large Cities

Employment Base of 450,000 or more.  Read story

The Most Beautiful House in the World

Tom Olivo built the house that changed his life -- from 1,200 miles away.  Read story

Blue is the New Green

Forget for a moment about carbon emissions. The world is facing a more immediate crisis -- it is running out of clean water. The prospect of widespread short...  Read story

Wine Sellers

How Don Zacharia turned a mom-and-pop liquor store into a wine-retailing juggernaut -- and a family business that works.  Read story

All My Sons

Ben, Abe, and Sam made all the right moves until it came time to decide which of their kids would take over the business.  Read story

Things are Getting Ugly

Some company owners are really good at dancing on bars and sassing men. Others know how to expand and license their brand. It wasn't easy, but Lil Lovell, fo...  Read story

Bill Zanker Never Wants to Come Down

He's got Tony Robbins! He's got Donald Trump! And, man, has he got a positive outlook! Meet the founder of the Learning Annex, who might be having more fun t...  Read story

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