Nolan Bushnell is Back in the Game
Nolan Bushnell founded Atari, employed Steve Jobs, built a bunch of robots, and pretty much invented the whole cocky-young-entrepreneurial-genius pose. He's ... Read story
Hobbies and Pastimes
Have Fun at the Airport
Five cures for the layover blues Read story
Business for Pleasure: Hobby Businesses
For many small business owners, the business is more a labor of love than a reliable source of income. This is most often the case when the owner has othe... Read story
Home Workers Win Case Against Feds, Labor
It was billed as a case of big government and big labor vs. "the little people," and it appears that the little people have prevailed. The issue was... Read story
The Solid-gold Roller Coaster
In the volatile collectibles market, Jim Halperin and Alan Hershon stayed ahead by learning how to react to rapid change. Read story
What Products Should I Sell?
My business is to show people where they can find products to sell without investing a single penny in inventory. The approach is called drop shipp... Read story
The Challenge Of Cartridges
Ever since video games were first introduced to the market, the industry has been especially fertile ground for company start-ups. From 1977 to 1981 indus... Read story
The Flipping Of Coin Fortunes
New England Rare Coin Galleries Inc., whose fortunes were described in "The Solid-Gold Roller Coaster" (see INC., April 1982), is proving that the rare co... Read story
An Ace in Your Pocket
With the Samsung BlackJack smart phone, you are sure to receive a fast payout. Read story
The Art Of Management
Ten years ago, the two founders of a New York City-based executive search firm spent their first retainer on three prints from a gallery in Greenwich Vill... Read story
Son Of Pac-man
Quick! What does the Internal Revenue Service have in common with Pac-Man? Yes, both are known for their appetites. And now it's also true that they both ... Read story
Playing By The Rules
Gary Gabrel built Pente from a college-student's hobby to a million-unit sales success. But it may be time to trade in his unconventional moves for a more tr... Read story
Real Men Get Flowers, Too
Flowers have traditionally been regarded as something sent along with a social note or a condolence card but those days are apparently over. "It too... Read story
Good Move, Monty
Experts said computer Scrabble couldn't be done, but programmers from the Iowa cornfields have packaged a fast-thinking, tough-minded, hand-held little playe... Read story
The Ricardo Montalban Of High Tech
Few entrepreneurs launch their businesses dressed in a leotard and a crown, but that is exactly what Ron Gordon was wearing when his latest venture, Club ... Read story
The Growth Industry
The broad greenswards of suburbia are proving to be fertile ground for a new service business. Mowing lawns has remained the province of teenage entrepren... Read story
When The Magic Goes
The adoring crowd of 300 engineers executives, and reporters fell silent. They had gathered this Friday night in the bright new site of Sente Technologies... Read story
The Real Father Of Video Games
Your story on Nolan Bushnell ("When the Magic Goes," October 1984) was great, and it has me looking forward to the next exciting episode. But it left me w... 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
Money In Coins
Rare coins are no more confusing or erratic than any other investment ("All that Glitters," Personal Portfolio, November 1985). Talk to five different sto... Read story
Splitting Heirs
Nearly a hundred years ago, Lorenzo Vaughn planted a time bomb in his company. Finally, it went off Read story
Sail Away
Sales manager awards his salespeople with an $800 travel credit when they reach their sales quota. Read story
Eye on the Sparrow
Company is marketing a video bird-identification board game. Read story
Plant Purification
A short list of office pollutants and the potted plants which most effectively neutralize them. Read story
Get a New Perspective
R D for new goods and services is too important to be left to the same folks. Here's why. Read story
Xbox Live Leaves Indie Developers in the Cold
Xbox will be even more socially connected, come autumn, but will smaller game developers be let in on the action? Probably not. Read story
The Perfect Internet Business
Garden.com is one of the hottest Internet companies around, but what's so special about it is how basic it is. Here's what you can learn from the secrets of ... Read story
By Special Arrangement
Flowers are a perennial business gift. But how do you find the best and brightest blooms? Read story
The Trouble with Tax Holidays
Consumers and politicians love them, but state sales tax holidays are becoming a major headache for businesses. Read story
A Skimmer's Guide to the Latest Business Books: Changing the Game: How Video Games Are Transforming the Future of Business
The book: Changing the Game: How Video Games Are Transforming the Future of Business, by David Edery and Ethan Mollick; FT Press... 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
Working Wonders on the Web
The Internet isn't just for decorative marketing sites these days. Companies on the leading edge are harnessing the Web to run some of their most strategic o... Read story
Her Kind of Town
How landscaper Christy Webber (Inner City 100 2004's No. 54) mowed her way into the hearts of Chicago's elite. Read story
Inside the Smartest Little Company in America
Whit Alexander and Richard Tait, founders of Cranium Inc., had never run a business before. But they did have one thing going for them: brains. That's why th... Read story
Etiquette: Pick Me!
A boss's guide to buying flowers. Read story
On The Board
One company keeps itself in check. Read story
Train Wreck
Mike Wolf always dreamed of running toy-train icon Lionel. Now he's locked in a death struggle with the company he loved. A report from model railroading's t... Read story
Jackpot!
Before Steve Lipscomb launched the World Poker Tour, poker had a vaguely seedy rep. Now it's a national obsession, and the WPT is a public company with a mar... Read story
Atari sneezed, and EA caught a cold
Electronic Arts , founded by Trip Hawkins, in 1982, was the first software development firm to sell its products directly to consumers ins... Read story
The Get Ahead Guide: Seema Sudan Made Money on Her First Collection
But the rag trade is full of knockoff artists. How can she protect her brand? Read story
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