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How to Find Investors on eBay; $20 Million for Twitter

Not just for Jesus-shaped potato chips . One struggling publisher found a buyer for his small gaming magazine, Hardcore Gamer, in an unlik...  Read more

Bankruptcies Know No Boundaries

In sifting through small-business bankruptcy data, it wasn't surprising to see that the hardest hit areas in terms of sheer numbers are in Californ...  Read more

Do-It-Yourself Aid

Is college around the corner? Families too wealthy for need-based aid are turning to the tax code to help pay the bill. Ashley Young, 18, is begi...  Read more

How Can I Improve My Presentations to Potential Investors?

Consider attending venture capital fairs early on. That's the recommendation of Diane Vincent, a senior editor at Exam Master Corp., a publisher of ...  Read more

Seed Capital: From Patent to Product

A business owner explains how he found more than capital when he received seed money.  Read more

Boomtowns '06: Hottest Small Cities

Employment Base of Less Than 150,000.  Read more

Picture This

The president and CEO of Ascentra reviews a video communication system from C-Phone Corp.  Read more

Feeding the Feedback

Asking customers for feedback is one thing. Using it is another.  Read more

Industries In Transition

The divesture of AT T has created a maze for manufacturer and customer alike -- and new market opportunities for those who can see them.  Read more

Look to Low-Cost and Niche Airlines for Low Fares

One of the best ways to get the lowest fares is to know where low-cost and niche airlines fly. These carriers allow you to create your own system of airfa...  Read more

A Canny Way to Fight Fraud

A company owner has developed a system of checks and balances to discourage accounts-payable fraud.  Read more

What's Next: Ask, and You Shall Be Misled

Customers can tell you a lot. But sometimes they don't know what they're talking about.  Read more

Ask, and You Shall Be Misled

Customers can tell you a lot. But sometimes they don't know what they're talking about.  Read more

Southern Comfort: Savannah's Historic Houses of Worship

Our guide to Savannah's top attractions continues.  Read more

Pricing to Cover Exporting Costs

Exporting costs for overseas markets.  Read more

SMALL COMPANY INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERINGS: NOVEMBER 1986 Offering First after- O-T-C Size P...  Read more

Regional Entrepreneurs of the Year

A list of 1992's Regional Entrepreneurs of the Year.  Read more

Sponsored Section: Personal Business

Health and Beauty Concepts That Drive Franchise Opportunity.  Read more

The Inc. 500

Note: This table may be divided, and additional information on a particular entry may appear on more than one screen. Sales growth 1980-84 ...  Read more

An Excellent Question

The author of In Search of Excellence answers the 10 questions most frequently asked about his book.  Read more

The Making of a Millionaire

The step-by-step account of how G&W, a small, low-tech consumer-product marketer became an unlikely dream IPO -- and made its two founders rich overnight.  Read more

CEO's Notebook

Various senior businesspeople answer topical questions about such areas as taxes, banking, and training.  Read more

Where Great Ideas for New Businesses Come From

How four companies came into being.  Read more

Hot Zones

A look at the best cities in America for starting and growing a business. Plus: CEOs discuss their reasons for locating their business where they did.  Read more