Spring 2006

Departments

Keeping the Books – Trading Spaces

Marketing 101 – The Power of Promotions

Managing People – Be My Mentor

Features

Busting Up A Starbucks
Mother-daughter team bets on local flair and roasting business to lure customers in a coffee lover's town...

The Give and Get of Networking
Forget the hard sell. Today, networking is more about cultivating relationships and fostering equal exchange.

From the Pages of Inc.

Culture Shock
Tips for making diversity easy.
By: Alison Stein Weiner

Blog Rules
The blogosphere is a world unto itself, with its own set of rules and regulations. Newcomers break them at their own peril. Here’s what you need to know before jumping into the fray.
By: Jory Des Jardins

Small-Business Hiring and Wages Slowed in 2005
Despite a boom in the Northeast, a new national payroll report shows only a modest gain in hiring and a drop in average employee salaries.
By: Angus Loten

The Company That Grew Too Fast
The thing about growth is that you have to finance it. And that, as Brian Le Gette learned the hard way with one-time Inc. 500 company 180s, can be tricky.
By: John Anderson

The Trouble with Tax Holidays
Consumers and politicians love them, but state sales tax holidays are becoming a major headache for businesses.
By: Amy Feldman

Megan's Law and Your Business
What employers need to know about the new national sex offender registry.
By: Max Chafkin

Squelching Office Conflicts
Bickering employees can kill office morale and productivity. More businesses are paying ombudsmen to help staffers get along.
By: Jennifer Gill

When Blogs Go Bad
Blogs can be a great marketing tool. But when they bite back, it's all about damage control.
By: Jory Des Jardins

What's Your Company Worth Now?
How, and by whom, valuations are established.
By: Jim Melloan

75 Reasons to Be Glad You're an American Entrepreneur Right Now
Let's compare notes. Here's our tally of the diverse ways the culture, the economy, and entrepreneurship's own history are combining to make this a great time--the best time, in fact--to be building a business.
By: Michael S. Hopkins