Entrepreneur magazine
May 1999
May 1999
Isn't It Grand?
What a long, strange trip it is for the baby boomers who are becoming grandparents--and the marketers who are along for the ride.
Season's Greetings
Using the retail calendar as a promotional tool
It's A Match
Unconventional partnerships could benefit your business.
Inside Jobs
What's the hidden cost of hiring relatives as suppliers or advisors? Family feuds.
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Hiring Line
The latest tool for finding employees is right at your fingertips.
Suiting Up
With a new breed of professional plantiffs on the prowl, closely screening job applicants could save you lots of dough.
Daydream Believers
Don't enter Walter Mitty land just yet--read this article first, and find out how some entrepreneurs are using reverie to shape reality.
Tangled Web
The Net is luring more businesses online. So why have insurance companies resisted?
Audit Angst?
New tax rules can help ease your fears and keep IRS visits short and succinct.
Palm Reading
Still thinking laptop when you think portable? Now palmtops are the tool of choice when you're on the go and need to stay in touch.
Windows Pains
Microsoft's newest arrival promises users speed and reliability. But at what price?
True Colors
Making it with the shades.
Blueprints For Success
Hammering together a business with something extra.
Quick Guide to Business Image
Technology that can make your business look as professional as it is... or more so.
Goodbye, Mom & Pop
The neighborhood's not big enough for today's entrepreneurs. Only the world will do.
Risky Business
All entrepreneurs face start-up problems. But in an industry where the clients face the hazards, these adventurers had to find insurance or head back to the land of the employed.
Under the Affluence
Are the rich really different? The co-author of The New York Times bestseller The Millionaire Next Door calculates the difference a million dollars makes.
Future Tech
Computers that know who you are? What about ones that read your mind? In the technology of the future, virtually anything's possible. Anything.
Beating the System
How five entrepreneurs did it--but you didn't hear it from us.
Call To Order
Want better-than-average sales stats? Top-notch call reports can help you make the grade.
E-Reality
Start e-commerce company. Collect millions. Retire at 25. Yeah, right. A closer look at what you really need to succeed in the changing world of e-commerce.
The Deliberate Entrepreneur
If back to school is the last place you want to go, think twice. For a new generation of entrepreneurs, an MBA may be the surest route to success.
Web Masters
Set your sites on a Web design business.
Inc. You?
Think Inc.
Just Shoot Me
Get the flash on digital cameras
Pedal To The Metal
Hard facts on the latest software.
That's Outrageous!
Got more chutzpah than cash? These gutsy marketing moves will put your business on the map.
Ideas Unlimited
Multiple inventions
Buddy Up
Forming LLCs.
Doggone It, People Like Me!
Make daily affirmations work for you.
World View
Fund finds profits by investing near and far.
Decent Proposals
The latest on SBIC investments, independent contractors and contract bundling.
Voices Carry
What havoc hath Alexander Graham Bell wrought?
Uncle Sam Wants You
The federal government is opening doors for entrepreneurs: Think job training and empowerment zones.
All The Raves
A customer's praise could be your flier's best headline.
Decent Proposals
The latest on SBIC investments, independent contractors and contract bundling.
Voices Carry
What havoc hath Alexander Graham Bell wrought?
Something Ventured
Venture capital funding hit an all-time high in '98. Here's what it means to you.
For Your Eyes Only
You ask for their names, addresses, phone numbers-and customers wonder where they go. Let a privacy statement give your online shoppers peace of mind.
Safety In Numbers
State-Of-The-Art Tech Tools
Match Game
How to get customers seeing double
Bug Repellent
Prepare your phone system for Y2K.
Class Dismissed
Goodbye, first class. Hello, business class.
E-Gad!
You haven't started e-tailing? With e-commerce sales skyrocketing, it's time to get connected.
Picture Perfect
When choosing a CRT or LCD monitor for your business, is seeing really believing?
Match Game
How to get customers seeing double.
Shower Scene
From stylist to tub toy inventor.
Virtual Classroom
Round-the-clock information from the SBA.
What's New
Going PostalAnnex+, adding `bumpouts', developing play programs
Hello, Tech
Computer companies take a byte out of franchising.
Group Effort
Franchisors and customers team up to help the needy.
Food For Thought
Science sponsored by sandwiches.
Picture This
Independent framing retailers are offered a safety net.
Butterburger, Anyone?
Find out why fast-food newcomer Culver's is overcoming consumers' initial reactions.
Lost In Space
When breaking away takes you too far off the beaten path.
Breaking New Ground
You've always been able to patent your inventions. Thanks to recent court rulings, you can now patent your ideas.
Special Events
Mark Your Calendars
Capital Building
Where to find the money you need.
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