Inside the February 2002 Issue
Features
9/11 Call
When crisis hit, business owners answered.
Columns
Be Your Own Boss Features
Will one of these top 50 newcomers to franchising be the answer to your entrepreneurial dreams?
Be Your Own Boss Features
A recession is only as barren and lifeless as you make it. Work the downturn, and watch as your new business takes off.
Be Your Own Boss Features
What does the future hold for international franchising? Don't let the economy's naysayers dissuade you--our money's on growth.
Biz 101
Brides, grooms and their wedding parties are frantically busy and need help fast . . . hey, that's your cue.
Innovations
Like good gardeners, manufacturers' reps know the landscape and can help yield you a large cash crop.
Opportunities
A couple finds an underestimated real-estate opportunity in the agents.
Smart Ideas
A new take on hubcaps helps rabid sports fans cheer their alma maters anywhere they spin their wheels.
Whats Your Problem
You think you're freelancing. Your client thinks you're freelancing. But does the IRS?
Almost Famous
When this college gymnastics coach wanted to raise funds for his team, he took the concept of a bake sale to a whole new level.
Legal
Respecting the rights of employees serving in the uniformed services is more than a patriotic duty: It's a legal obligation.
Management Buzz
The benefits of direct deposit, the secrets of creative firms and how to lure high-level execs to your company
Smart Moves
Ownership is overrated. Could leasing be the answer to the tough economy?
Staff Smarts
How would your business take a September 11-level tragedy? Only the best preparation can ensure it rises from the rubble.
Real Deal
Pose some creative questions before the deal, and you may find a new way to clinch it.
Dollar Signs
Don't let investors and lenders use that old "it's the economy" line as justification to put the squeeze on your business.
Money Buzz
Start-up veterans attracting VCs, security checks on your business partners and financial news searches from Bloomberg
Raising Money
Your search for capital should start in the nooks, crannies, equipment and real estate your business already has.
It Figures
The significance of consumer spending, the expense of outfitting an office, online scams and more
Smarts Features
Could a hearty chuckle be the key ingredient in the success of your business?
Smarts Features
Internet retailers face a struggle when it comes to chargebacks and fraud.
Smarts Features
U.S. workers are complaining about immigrant labor--this time, it's technology layoffs.
Smarts Features
No money for the national science foundation means fewer business innovations.
Smarts Features
Mom-and-pop stores are so passe. It's time to give your store that warehouse feel.
Smarts Features
Entrepreneurship is finally getting the rave reviews it deserves across the pond.
Smarts Features
Has individualized investing come and gone? It may be back to the brokers for investors.
Smarts Features
Is W3C's proposal to allow fees for Internet standards a recipe for Web disaster?
Digital Edge
Employees' PDAs and portables pluck information off your wireless network all the time--now it's the hackers' turn.
Hot Disks
Organize your e-mail, automate PC repair and take Adobe Acrobat to the next level
Net Profits
Your site's shipping and handling charges can make or break an online sale.
Tech Buzz
Cheap laser printers vs. inkjet printers and the FTC's new stance on consumer privacy
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