Entrepreneur magazine
April 2000
April 2000
Dot Dot Dot
Start a dot.com . . . twiddle your thumbs . . . the money rolls in--there's a hell of a lot left out of <i>that </i>story.
Small Wonder
Sony's VAIO PCV-L630 Slimtop LCD Computer
Trendspotting
Feelin' the groove with the latest trends in 2000
No Pain, All Gain
Still don't have a Web site? That doesn't mean you can't join the digital economy.
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Nothing But The Truth
Treasure trove site of statistics
Don't Get Scammed
Who to contact if you've been Web-conned
Fast Facts
A quick look at the results of numerous e-commerce surveys
Seeing Red
Online tool for tracking and sorting billable hours and expenses
City Search
Tracking your e-mail
Words To The Wise
Online dictionary
To The Max
Aqcess Technologies' Altus Qbe Personal Computing Tablet
Get Connected
Xircom CreditCard Modem 56-GlobalACCESS
The Skinny
Sharp's Actius PC-A800 Super Slim Notebook
Good News
Women Business Centers gain additional funding
Copy That
Epson America's Expression 1600 Pro Scanner
High Return
Here are a few tips from the experts to make sure your calls get returned.
Web Site
Area code decoder
Crash And Burn
Your Web site will go down, but the right hosting company can keep disaster from being an everyday occurrence.
Trade Shows
Mark your calendar
Wise Buys
Reviews of e-Citi's Bizzed.com, Virtual Media Technologies' DefendNet, and OpenOrders' OpenWeb Connect software
Disabilities
Leading the disabled from unemployment to self-employment
Cash.Com
Results of compensation survey of dot.com executives
Minneapolis
Use this incubator to hatch your business in 90 days or less.
Southeast
New CD-ROM is a starting point for Web neophytes.
Soul Searching
Looking for a better business? Start inside.
Especially for You
Web site customization
New Dimensions
Fitness equipment inventor
Let the Good Times Roll
Franchising isn't just about burgers and windshield repair (not that there's anything wrong with that). Nowadays, it's about having fun.
Mini-Me Strikes Again
Sub-subnotebooks
2nd Annual Hot List
For these nine young millionaires, the big bucks didn't just happen. They made it happen--and you can, too.
Bank On It
You haven't seen a bank teller since you got your first ATM card? Now virtual banks are eliminating reason after reason for us to go to physical banks at all.
Bring It On
There's nothing wrong with a little healthy competition. In fact, it's what some entrepreneurs live for.
Poor Health
If you're waiting on the government or anyone else to do something about the rising costs of health benefits, face facts: If you want costs cut right, you have to cut them yourself.
Federal Contracts
Partner with the government's contractors.
Quick Guide To Business Travel
Stretch your travel dollars further than the other guy with the latest business innovations & our annual Business Travel Awards.
Bay Of Gigs
Watch out, San Francisco! The Internet is upon you.
Under Pressure
Every time the phone rings, it's a stressed-out employee calling in sick. What can you do?
The Fall Guys
Cashing in on an accident-without litigation
The Cluetrain Manifesto
The Cluetrain Manifesto: The End of Business as Usual
Make The Best Of It
Optimizer (noun): an entrepreneur who knows how to take care of No. 1
So Close, Yet...
It may seem like the Internet is everyone's formula for success, but are minorities being left out of the equation?
Turning The Page
Catalog maven John Peterman deals with a new chapter . . . Chapter 11.
East Meets World
Scaling The Great Wall
Recruit-A-Boss
Management Recruiters International puts people in their place.
Your Business After Divorce
Promise to love, honor and cherish your business--even if you share it with your ex-spouse.
Playing Fair
You promote fairly at your company-but you'll have to prove it when the EEOC comes calling.
Who Knows?
Employees come and go, but how do you get their knowledge to stick around?
21 Quick Startup Fixes
Starting to think Murphy's Law was written just for you? Don't worry--these practical solutions should get you back on track fast.
Damage Control
If you've got shareholders, you better get D and O liability insurance.
The Parent Trap
Let parents stay home to care for a newborn-and pay them for it? The debate rages on over employee rights.
Auction Fever
Is there really gold in government auctions?
Don't Write That Check
Creative ways to compensate professionals for their services
Audit Alert
Keeping good records from the start is the key to surviving an IRS audit.
Cooking Up Business
Is starting a restaurant your entrepreneurial dream?
Turbines To Tuxedos
This former aerospace owner takes dressing for success seriously.
Automatic Transition
AAMCO Transmissions gears a program toward a second generation of owners.
Knowledge Is Power
Go back to school to learn everything you need to know about franchising.
Cutting Edge
Her child's bad experience inspires one woman's booming business.
What's Cooking
Two brothers give customers a great environment to relax and just hang out in.
1-800 EZ Marketing
Can one number hold the key to sure-fire franchise success?
Track It
Tracking your e-mail
Hardware Hardships
Gadgets need TLC, too.
Powerful Partners
Why do it yourself when you can have someone else market your invention?
California
Find the courses you need online.
To Serve And Protect
If you're worried about viruses or hackers wreaking havoc on your system, take some precautionary measures-and breathe a little easier.
Wise Buys
Reviews of Smart Online's Smart Attorney and Smart Business; eServices for Microsoft Office; Clickbook 2000; Proj Clock; and MailTracker's Postage $aver
Flat is Where It's At
...but flat-screen monitors are too expensive, right? Check out the latest CRTs for a pleasant surprise.
Media Madness
Catching it can pay off.
Your Favorite Bureaucracy Goes Digital
Privacy experts reel as the IRS rolls out a pilot program to transmit tax information via e-mail.
Service To A Tee
How can I wear my expertise on my sleeve?
. . . And In Health
Despite an industry upheaval and two gravely ill sons, this health-care entrepreneur discovered the prescription for perseverance.
Make It Clear
Help! Everybody misunderstands what I do.
Extra Credit
Want to boost your sales? Go back to school.
Road Notes
Deals from Continental Airlines, Alamo Rent A Car and 1travel.com
A Clip In Time . . .
Have a clipping service do your media sleuthing for you.
Flash
Dissatisfied customers; influencing customers
Star Search
Here's your chance to score big with your big idea.
Said the Spider
Learn sales from our eight-legged friend's greatest architectural accomplishment.
Desperate Times
...do not call for desperate measures--pick employees carefully.
Team Effort
Cutting your marketing costs through cross-promotion
Warp . . . Uh . . . Web Speed
Survey regarding people's attitudes about the Net
Make A Splash
A name like the Toilet-Seat Light can have Thomas Edison rolling in his grave, but it can't sell a product on its own.
Change Of Face
Entrepreneurial shapeshifters may be in one business today and something entirely different tomorrow. The key is knowing when it's time to change focus.
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