Doing Business Behind Bars
With its carpeted cubicles and computer terminals, Stillwater Data Processing Systems Inc. looks like any other modern, high-technology office. At 5 p.m.... Read story
With its carpeted cubicles and computer terminals, Stillwater Data Processing Systems Inc. looks like any other modern, high-technology office. At 5 p.m.... Read story
Customer service, quality control, employee morale -- business is a whole different ball game when you're running a prison for profit Read story
Accelerating EPA small business prosecution the expense of compliance. Read story
A measure passed by the House would allow businesses to compete for contracts once reserved for prison labor. Read story
Preparing prison inmates to start businesses upon their release Read story
These programs offer prisoners around the country an opportunity to start new lives through entrepreneurship. Read story
The head of a marketing firm that sent millions of spam e-mails is convicted of mail fraud. Read story
Quick takes on the Web economy's impact on the business world. Read story
Your top rival? He may well be a guy serving 10 to 20. Read story
New federal ethics rules apply to all companies, regardless of size. Read story
Louisiana State penitentiary inmates produce an award-winning publication. Read story
A Detroit financier this week pleaded guilty to charges of fraud and making false statements in acquiring more than $70 million in fraudulent loans from t... Read story
A new network of ATM-like touch-screen kiosks automates routine probation interviews for convicted felons. Read story
Carl Rupp lost it all when his drug addiction landed him in prison. Well, almost everything--he never lost his determination to be a successful entrepreneur.... Read story
Showing up to work in the right outfit makes the Segway a necessity. Read story
As the earth completes yet another revolution around the sun, it's time for reflection. What did you learn about the state of the entrepreneurial union in 2003? Read story
What was once thought of as a "bad management decision" can now land executives in jail. Read story
Send Lawyers, Guns, and Money "Tell Ahu-kinum: Immediately after you left for the trip, Imgur-Sin arrived here and claimed: "He owes me one-third of... Read story
Meet the IRS halfway when trouble's afoot Here's some comforting news if you're in hot water with the IRS: not all transgression... Read story
He trained for his job by lifting his barbell company to $43 million in sales. Read story
Because the federal government has been so slow to act, 21 states have passed their own computer crime legislation, most of it related to defining computer c... Read story
August 30, 2005 --After five months in prison, and another five months of home detention, Martha Stewart will resume working fulltime on W... Read story
Your correction on S corporations was classic! I'm sure we all learned a valuable lesson. Thanks. EDITOR-NOTE: In our September issue, you m... Read story
You're sitting on a privacy time bomb. Here's how to defuse it. Read story
I started working with my dad at age 15. Now, at 34, I look back on those years and want to say thanks for believing in me and giving me your skills and ... Read story
Q As a convicted felon, will I find it difficult to take out loans and start a business? When I get out of jail, I'd li... Read story
Some businesses that once feared whistleblowers are now giving workers new ways to report wrongdoing. Read story
Why not do a column with Forde, dealing with his insight into white-collar crime, his views on the criminal mind, his perspective of life on the outside a... Read story
Bringing religion into your company can be a test of faith--but not in the way you might expect. Read story
IN THE PAST, WE HAVE OCCASION-ally published articles about the hazards of dealing with outside experts. Now we have another such saga to report. It con... Read story
Talk about reverse chauvinism. It's one thing to say that daughters are equal to sons in business but to say they are better is ridiculous. What it comes... Read story
Hurrah! A magazine that admits a mistake. But while admitting to being conned (pun intended), I'm not too sure you shouldn't have praised Mr. Forde... Read story
What's all the fuss about? I don't care who writes an article or what the writer has written before. I do care that the information is useful and correc... Read story
I applaud you for recognizing an up-and-coming trend in today's family business ("Why Daughters Are Better," August). I, too, am "daddy's little girl," n... Read story
It wasn't until I came "home" that I found the career path, commitment, and rewards for which I was searching. My son is my husband's and my most interes... Read story
Long Wave Location: Oklahoma City 2002 Revenue: $2.1 million Growth (1... Read story
Including headphones for inmates, a chair with vertebrae, and props for peeved workers. Read story
Ethics in Business mentor Jeffrey Seglin responds: More and more people are wrestling with these issues. The Internet has been great... Read story
If your company has a collection problem because people are writing bad checks, you probably don't live in Maricopa County, Ariz. There, a bounced check ... Read story
Whether or not your business employs foreign-born workers, the new immigration law affects you. Under the law, all employers must verify the identify and... Read story
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