Inc.com: Articles about Friendships

Ask Inc.: Mixing Business and Personal?

By Inc Staff | May 1, 2009

The founders of Preserve and Fairytale Brownies ask about the downside to doing business with friends Read story

Sorry! A Fulfilling Retirement Is Not for Sale

By Ralph Warner | Jun 13, 2000

Millions of Americans buy the retirement industry's familiar song: Unless you save upwards of a million dollars, you are likely to end your days living on... Read story

Sorry, a Fulfilling Retirement Is Not for Sale

By Ralph Warner | Nov 30, 1999

Millions of Americans buy the retirement industry's familiar song: Unless you save upwards of a million dollars, you are likely to end your days living on... Read story

Women In Business: Hitting A Raw Nerve

By Gail M. Klein | Sep 1, 1986

You continue to foster the myth that women are dizzy, submissive, and not interested in the finer points of business ownership and entrepreneurship. The ... Read story

Let's Be Friends

By Angus Loten | Oct 2, 2006

Bosses who are determined to be everyone's best friend could be doing more harm to their work environments than good. Read story

Let's Be Friends

By Alison Stein Wellner | Mar 1, 2005

It seems nuts. But new research says that CEOs who become pals with their rivals do better than those who don't . Read story

What Kind of Coach Do You Need?

By Alison Stein Wellner | Apr 1, 2006

Coaches will tell you they're as unique as snowflakes. Maybe that's so, but it's also helpful--and pretty easy--to boil them down into four distinct personal... Read story

When to Walk Away

By Keith Ferrazzi | Mar 1, 2006

Sometimes our interactions with others are less-than-comfortable experiences. Here's how to keep your cool--and keep the business--with someone who rubs you ... Read story

Beating the Night Terrors

By Judy Fireman | Oct 22, 1999

It's the rare and perhaps non-existent independent professional who doesn't devote a good deal of time to hustling new business. That 3 o'clock in the mor... Read story

When Good Friends Make Poor Colleagues

By Nan Mooney | Sep 1, 2006

Many women involved in small businesses wind up hiring their friends or family members, but hiring our pals can have both positives and pitfalls, especially ... Read story

Outbound Messages

By Joshua D. Macht | Jun 15, 1994

The outgoing voice-mail message from this CEO is quoted. Read story

Techniques: Microcases

By Alessandra Bianchi | Mar 15, 1998

How two companies solved problems with technology. Topics include developing a system for managing pet kennels and off-the-shelf software for tracking invent... Read story

And the Lion Shall Lie Down with the Lamb

By Martha E. Mangelsdorf | Feb 1, 1994

The Internal Revenue Service has opened its first Business Assistance Center, a pilot project, in Buffalo, NY. Read story

MySpace to Launch Advertising Service

Nov 6, 2007

MySpace, a division of News Corp. (NYSE:NWS), has plans to launch a self-serve advertising service targeted at small and midsize businesses and anyone els... Read story