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A Small Price to Pay
Long-term care coverage makes growing old a little bit easier. Read more
The Controversial Career and Stunning Success of Martha Stewart
The story of the richest self-made businesswoman in America. Read more
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 more
Offering Personalized Customer Service with CRM Software
Jack Mitchell offers advice on using CRM software to provide personalized customer service Read more
Parley for Profit
Savvy negotiating pays off; the one thing more painful than PowerPoint; hammering home the value of a sound business plan. Read more
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 more
Elevator Pitch: Lifesta
Lifesta lets people resell their unused Groupon coupons. Can it raise $1.5 million? Read more
Time to Consolidate Your Data Center
Old, overgrown dinosaurs of data centers may be costing your business more than you realize. Here’s what to know if you’re considering consolidating them. Read more
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 more
Contributors
Michael Edwards photographed the people of Commonwealth Worldwide Chauffered Transportation (see the story Read more
9 Tips from Smart Company Builders
Gather a bunch of smart small business owners in a hotel ballroom and you are bound to emerge with a list of clever management ideas to try back at your o... Read more
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 more
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 more
Should Some Computers Be Off the Network?
What the tech experts say about whether all machines at a business should be networked. Read more
Low-Tech Winners in an On-Line World
A look at several entrepreneurs who are seeking emerging opportunities in the on-line market. Read more
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 more
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 more
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 more
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 more
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 more
Why You Need a UPS
What the tech experts say about whether all machines at a business should be networked. Read more
Plan? What Plan?
If you had eyes like Paul Newman's, you wouldn't need a business plan, either. Read more
Smart Marketing to Kids
Forming a kids' club to market to children. Read more
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 more
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 more
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 more
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 more
The Talk Of The Inc. 500
Thoughts on the 1992 Inc. 500 conference. Read more
Elevator Pitch: ShopKeep
ShopKeep makes point-of-sale software for small businesses. Can it raise $1 million from investors? Read more
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 more
Succession Stories: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Entrepreneurs face steep odds in terms of successfully keeping their business in the family over the long term. Six entrepreneurs share their experiences–o... Read more
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 more
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 more
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 more
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 more
The Farm Team
An acquirer cultivates a "farm team" of promising young companies not yet ready for acquisition. Read more
Bill's Excellent Adventure
Suddenly, Microsoft cares. If you run a small business, this may be just what you've been waiting for. Read more
Bill's Excellent Adventure
Suddenly, Microsoft cares. If you run a small business, this may be just what you've been waiting for. Read more
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