William Shakespeare


From The Golden Age Of Fortune

A quote about the often misunderstood entrepreneur, from 'So You Want to Make Money' in Fortune.  Read story

Tune In, Download

An overview of a company offering technology that will allow data to be transmitted with video signals.  Read story

How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Negotiating

'I never planned to go into business, much less to own and operate one. In fact, I studied Shakespeare. I taught Shakespeare at the Chinese University o...  Read story

Managing from A to Z

Looking for a metaphor for business? As our A-to-Z compendium of similes and analogies will show, any metaphor you can think of has probably been used before.  Read story

Straight to the Source

Reviews of eight new business books -- five on leadership secrets from historical figures, one chronicling the story of the first computer, and two delineati...  Read story

Stage Might

Director Ben Cameron talks about the changing role of live theater in the digital age.  Read story

To Lead or Not to Lead?

Power Plays by John O. Whitney and Tina Packer Simon and Schuster, 2000, 316 pages, $26 A number of recent bu...  Read story

The Name of the Game

One company changed the name and color of its unsuccessful product and saw sales take off.  Read story

Hp Points A Finger At Ibm

They say that apes with typewriters and plenty of time could eventually reproduce the works of Shakespeare. By the same token, a flock of moths might come...  Read story

How to Stage a Coup

Asking the boss to step down. Plus: Sharing the wealth  Read story

That Ain't Hay

Shakespeare's wife had one. Miles Standish had one. Thousands of European peasants had them. And now, thanks to a 48-year-old Califronia enterpreneur, you...  Read story

Street Smarts: Secrets of a $110 Million Man

There are no guarantees when it comes to running a business. But the best entrepreneurs I know follow these guidelines.  Read story

Ask Inc.

Noncompete agreements; divorcing your factor.  Read story

Search: He Said, She Said

Where to find resources for extracting meaningful information from mutual fund reports, for contemporary quotations on a host of themes, and for comprehensiv...  Read story

Quick Picks

Out this month: a new release from rocker Lou Reed, a hefty biography of Alexander Hamilton, and a DVD boxed set on America's favorite pastime.  Read story

The Knack… and How to Get It

Veteran entrepreneur Norm Brodsky, the man behind Inc. 's popular Street Smarts column, and Inc. editor at large Bo Burlingham, his longtime col...  Read story

Liev Schreiber as Ricky Roma

Inc . staff writer Patrick Sauer talks with Liev Schreiber about his role as Ricky Roma in Glengarry Glen Ross set to open on Broadway on Ma...  Read story

5,000 Years Old And Still Ticking

Some create products, and others, as Shakespeare might have said, have products thrust upon them. Peter Payack falls in the latter category. Payack, a 34-...  Read story

Niche Picker: High-Tech RR

A quick look at the service offered by two start-ups that are using technology to enhance leisure travel.  Read story

Take This Job and Love it

Reviews of eight business books, including three books from CEOs on the angst and joys of building a company, three books on open-book management, and two bo...  Read story

Montgomery on the Move

One of the Deep South's most embattled cities now offers opportunity and diversity.  Read story

Letter from Silicon Valley: Success Story

If you're looking to put the proper spin on your company's story, you might want to take a cue from a screenplay or two.  Read story

A Trademark Tale

What's in a name? Not much, according to Shakespeare, but most businesspeople would tell you that a name is a valuable business asset, a vessel for a comp...  Read story

Frederick Weller as John Williamson

Inc . staff writer Patrick Sauer asks actor Frederick Weller about his role as John Williamson in Glengarry Glen Ross set to open on Broadwa...  Read story

Happy Anniversary, Masters of the Universe

Fifty years ago this month, Ayn Rand published the book that launched a thousand companies.  Read story

What's in a Name?

Is your company's brand name doing everything it could? Here's how to get the name you deserve.  Read story

The Product Is the Message

How to turn your product into a household word.  Read story

Why Daughters Are Better

When it comes to training for the job, winning the respect of employees and customers, and easing the pains of succession, 'daddy's little girl' is probably ...  Read story

Name-calling

What the name of your company and products says about you and your business.  Read story

The Suite Spot

A guide to office suite software packages. Includes a review of Microsoft Office 97 Professional Edition, Microsoft Office 97 Small Business Edition, and Lot...  Read story

Shaking the Foundations

For years philanthropy has been the preserve of the super-rich. Now entrepreneurs are bringing it to the mass market.  Read story

Everything I Know about Leadership, I Learned From the Movies

A look at 10 films that can help teach you how to inspire your organization, earn loyalty and respect from employees, turn crises into triumph, and become a ...  Read story

How I Did It: Stan Lee of Marvel Comics

The creator of Spider-Man, the Hulk, and the X-Men talks about how he has stayed creative for more than 60 years.  Read story

"My Name Is Dave, and I'm a Growthaholic"

David Pitassi, former CEO of the 1993 number one Inc. 500 company, Drypers Corp., describes the inescapable allure of running a fast-growing .  Read story

Your Father's Bank

Burke Herbert is old-fashioned to the core and doesn't want to be anything but a community bank. So why is Citigroup jealous?  Read story

Cultivating Growth

Behind the quaint New England facade of White Flower Farm lies a market-driven company fueled by repeat business and one of the highest average orders in the...  Read story

Can Carolyn Blakeslee Have It All?

Profile of a female entrepreneur growing a company while meeting personal needs.  Read story

What One Man Can Do

Bill Strickland is in the business of saving lives. After almost 40 years of teaching kids, training adults, and telling his story, he's looking to "franchis...  Read story

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