Receivables;
If you do business with Fortune 500 companies, you know how hard it is to get them to pay their bills in anything less than 60 days. But slow payment is ... Read story
Westport
A Small Price to Pay
Long-term care coverage makes growing old a little bit easier. Read story
The Controversial Career and Stunning Success of Martha Stewart
The story of the richest self-made businesswoman in America. Read story
How To Get A Fix On Free Ad Dollars
Companies are dreaming up new ways to spend co-op advertising dollars -- and reaping the rewards of greater exposure. Read story
Parley for Profit
Savvy negotiating pays off; the one thing more painful than PowerPoint; hammering home the value of a sound business plan. Read story
1,001 Examples of Great Customer Service
Authors Donna Greiner and Theodore B. Kinni document and share the best practices in customer service from a wide array of businesses in their book. Read story
Offering Personalized Customer Service with CRM Software
Jack Mitchell offers advice on using CRM software to provide personalized customer service Read story
The Hype About Home Businesses
A look at some data that shows the trend toward home business continues and may be growing faster than expected. Read story
Index
A comprehensive guide to companies, organizations, and individuals featured in the November 1998 issue. Read story
Go Glossy: How to Create a Beautiful Branding Tool on a Budget
Custom publishing, once considered the marketing wave of the future, has not lived up to its early promise. The problem is often the heavy cost of produci... Read story
Contributors
Michael Edwards photographed the people of Commonwealth Worldwide Chauffered Transportation (see the story Read story
Retire in Style
Here's a shocker: according to a 1997 study by the accounting firm Coopers & Lybrand (now PricewaterhouseCoopers), the most common executive perk in Ameri... Read story
Sign of the Times: Power Bibs
A quick look at a terry cloth and nylon product used to avoid spilling food and drink on clothes--Lapalong. Read story
Low-Tech Winners in an On-Line World
A look at several entrepreneurs who are seeking emerging opportunities in the on-line market. Read story
Retire in Style
Here's a shocker: According to a 1997 study by the accounting firm Coopers & Lybrand (now PricewaterhouseCoopers), themost common executive perk in Americ... Read story
To Market, To Market
Procter Gamble veteran James McManus has an uncanny ability to analyze consumer behavior and parlay his findings into a variety of sucessful vent... Read story
With A Little Help From Your Friends
Negotiating the sale of your company is too important to leave to the professionals -- or to yourself. Read story
Make Them Pay!
Dealing with a client deadbeat; the pros and cons of operating in Mexico; a twist on the personal asset loan guarantee. Read story
Plan? What Plan?
If you had eyes like Paul Newman's, you wouldn't need a business plan, either. Read story
Statistics Can't Tell You Where To Do Business
All companies have different needs. That's why studies of the so-called business climate don't mean much. Read story
Smart Marketing to Kids
Forming a kids' club to market to children. Read story
The Talk Of The Inc. 500
Thoughts on the 1992 Inc. 500 conference. Read story
CEO's Notebook
CEOs give advice on building a brand through custom publishing; limiting your number of all-staff functions; maximizing brainstorming sessions; and advertisi... Read story
CRM: Software as a Customer Service
The availability of customer relationship management packages for the small and mid-size business market is growing, particularly in the on-demand or softwar... Read story
Selling Your Business
Advice on preparing to sell your company. Tips include choosing the right type of buyer, avoiding a costly audit, and dealing through brokers and other inter... Read story
End of the World As We Know It
What will happen to your computer when the year 2000 is ushered in. Experts tell what to look for. Read story
Beyond the Wall
Call it wall power. Two young Connecticut entrepreneurs have figured out how to crack the $30 billion dollar college market by delivering advertise... Read story
The 50 Most Active Venture Capitalists
Note: This table may be divided, and additional information on a particular entry may appear on more than one screen. Time from first contact ... Read story
The Farm Team
An acquirer cultivates a "farm team" of promising young companies not yet ready for acquisition. Read story
What Business Would You Start?
If you were to launch a business today, what would it be? That's the question Inc recently posed to some of the sharpest minds in the business world... Read story
Marketing Wiz;
Most companies focus too much on the mousetrap and not enough on the mousetrap buyer, says this one-man conglomerate with a sharp eye for new business opport... Read story
Bill's Excellent Adventure
Suddenly, Microsoft cares. If you run a small business, this may be just what you've been waiting for. Read story
Fame
Profiles of celebrity CEOs and the repercussions of recognition and publicity. Read story
Upstarts: Sale of Modern Music Keyed to Customization
CDuctive, an online music retailer, allows shoppers to customize CDs. Also, several shorter articles about companies that provide mass customization of blue ... Read story
CEO's Notebook
CEOs give advice on: identifying good leaders among your own staff; the benefits of offering an executive retirement plan; helping workers relax; and getting... Read story
Margin Management
Frustrated with trying to run your company on a budget? Jim McManus has a better way: focus on gross margin. Read story
How To: Grow a Product-Based Business
Advice on how to develop a business around a product idea. Read story
Photo Opportunities
Nick Graham, founder of Joe Boxer, gives his singular take on the art of calling attention to yourself and your company. Read story
When Your Neck Is On The Line
Should a leading tiemaker cope with a market slump by putting his own neck on the line? Read story
Intelligent Money
A strategy for getting not just money but helpful advice from private investors. Read story
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