CEO Passions: Ballroom Dancing
Promise Phelon, CEO of Upwardly Mobile, learns business strategy through ballroom dancing Read story
Entertainment
Steppenwolf's John Kay: My Biggest Mistake
The lead singer of Steppenwolf learned about the need to be hands-on with the business as well as the music. Read story
Business Is Up, And They're Flying High
Joe DelVecchio's balloons are popping up all over the country, from Washington, where they were seen at the White House and Central Intelligence Agency he... Read story
Lords Of The Rings
What has $2 million in sequins and feathers, loads 11 flatcars in an hour and a half, and thrills 7 million people? Ringling Bros. is actually a very serious... Read story
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Singing For His Supper Club
Harold Farb, chairman of the board of The Farb Cos. in Houston, is no Sinatra, but he insists that "my great love is music" and he enjoys singing in the b... Read story
Soaps And Serials
Our man has been dreaming up new business ideas since his days in the sandbox, only to watch others make a business of them. But this is the last straw. Read story
Poncho And Lefty
"It was one of the highlights of my life. I mean, it's not every day that you have a book dedicated to you. But to have one dedicated to you and Willie N... Read story
Love Me (Legal) Tender
Elvis Presley MasterCard introduced in conjunction with Federal Savings and Loan Association, Memphis. Read story
Setting the Stage
Jim Henson's son Brian writes about how he and his siblings filled his famous father's shoes in the family business. Read story
The Dead Have Customers, Too
A look at the business organization behind the rock band The Grateful Dead, which grossed over $50 million in 1993. Read story
To Be Loved: The Music, the Magic, the Memories of Motown
A quote from the founder of Motown, Berry Gordy, about for the record giant. Read story
Labor-Union Disharmony Silences Symphony
Because of a small market and union problems, the Sacramento Symphony went bust. Read story
Spotlight: Hollywood's Dream Factory
Winning one Oscar is small potatoes. Here's a guy who accepts (or rejects) more than 50 every year. Read story
Cartoon Character
Here's how a good reputation and even better timing helped Shawne Kleckner, CEO of Right Stuf International, turn a simple exercise in nostalgia into a boomi... Read story
Just Play
As the makers of the games Guitar Hero and now Rock Band settle into their success -- check that, their utter domination of the world's basements and dorm ro... Read story
Taking a Page from Science Fiction
Sci-fi writer Cory Doctorow on thinking out of the box. Read story
Smart Set
An educated work force and bargain university research lab facilities lure entrepreneurs to Lawrence, Kansas. Read story
How I Did It: Kevin Plank
For the founder of apparel-maker Under Armour, entrepreneurship is 99% perspiration and 1% polyester. Read story
Creativity Regained
Robert Redford happens to be a movie star, but he's the star who founded an enterprise that changed an industry. Along the way, this very successful entrepre... Read story
Onward, Christian Marketer
The success of Mel Gibson's film The Passion revealed opportunities in the Christian market. Read story
More Volume!
How Jerry and Mindy Harvey saved Alex Van Halen's hearing (what's left of it), learned some important lessons about business, and built Ultimate Ears, a $22 ... Read story
Mark Schmitz Aims to Become the Top Hip-Hop Mogul in Phoenix.
First he needs $300,000. Read story
Sing-2-School Wants to Bring Hip-Hop to the Grade-School Set
Can it raise $250,000? Read story
Top 10 Celebrity Entrepreneurs
Plenty of well-known people dabble in business. A smaller number are talented businesspeople, the real deal, and these are the best of them. Plus: Moby, Remi... Read story
Dramatic Results
Making opera (yes, opera) seem young and hip. Read story
Allhiphop.com's Founders Thought a Weeklong Event Would Raise the Company's Profile and Boost Growth
Instead, it almost killed their business. Read story
How Pixar Cheated Death
Pixar's a great success story, but it's worth remembering how close Steve Jobs & Co. came to an unhappy ending. Read story
Fishing for Big Ones
Owners of small companies usually figure that if they can prove themselves with a few smaller clients, they'll be able to attract bigger accounts. Not Jer... Read story
Whose Brand Is It, Anyway?
Terri Williamson did a textbook job of launching Glow. Jennifer Lopez and her team did a textbook job of launching Glow by J.Lo. And then their worlds collided. Read story
From Filmmaker to Entrepreneur
Independent filmmakers bypass distribution companies to maintain control of their projects. Read story
High/Low Cuisine with Chef Graham Elliot
Chefs are the new rock stars, and like Mick Jagger they are pushing boundaries and making art out of the commonplace. Graham Elliot is at the forefront, mixi... Read story
I Love Rock 'n' Roll
Mindy Harvey, the co-founder of Ultimate Ears, makes high-end monitors for some of the biggest names in music, including Mariah Carey and Steven Tyler. So wh... Read story
Mail: July 2003
Jennifer Lopez: savvy brand builder or trademark thief? Plus: Sales commissions, employee stock ownership, and embezzlement. Read story
Top 10 Celebrity Entrepreneurs
Plenty of well-known people dabble in business. A smaller number are talented businesspeople, the real deal, and these are the best of them. Plus: Moby, Remi... Read story
Pandora's Long Strange Trip
Online radio that's cool, addictive, free, and-just maybe-a lasting business. Read story
Applicant of the Week: Attack! Marketing and Promotions
Three friends use guerrilla marketing techniques to take their agency to the next level. 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
Video Greetings
Company distributes its line of five-minute video greeting cards. Read story
Oh, Shoot: A Hard Day's Night with Kevin Rose
It ain't easy being an Internet superstar. Inc. photography editor Travis Ruse shares the inside story of our November cover shoot. Read story
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