Inside the December 2005 Issue
Features
Hot Trends to Explore
Get fired up! Ignite your profits with our inside look at the hottest trends and best business ideas for 2006.
Defining a Dream
An entrepreneur's knack for decision making and her drive to move forward blend into the sweet smell of success.
Columns
Be Your Own Boss Features
Is enough being done in the franchise industry to encourage diversity? An expert has his say.
Be Your Own Boss Features
If you really know how to work your connections, a successful startup is less than 6 degrees away.
Biz 101
Make your business succeed in a location where others have failed.
Biz 101
Make the most of your first trade show by breezing past these 5 common blunders.
Innovations
An infomercial for this inventor's snappy new food containers helped her seal the deal with a large retailer.
Opportunities
Creative franchise concepts are just a slice of life in the Big Apple.
Success Coach
Team up with like-minded people who can give you the push you need to meet--and surpass--your business goals.
Whats Your Problem
Keep your home business running smoothly with these three tips for entertaining holiday guests.
Forward Features
You want to yell "Get your act together," but twentysomethings are facing more than you think.
Forward Features
Sick of the rat race? Embrace the simple life with a business that soothes customers' souls.
Tip Sheet
Make the most of your precious minutes with a time-management system that works.
Editors Note
Ready to put this year behind you? Don't forget those still in need while you're looking to the future.
Lead Snapshot
A former police department pilot believes there's room for everyone to be a leader.
Smart Moves
You can't control disruptive innovations, but you can learn to predict them--and to react to them in a positive way.
Dollar Signs
Implementing Sarbox-style strategic governance changes can help small businesses woo---and win---more big customers.
Money Snapshot
Two entrepreneurs pump up Puerto Rico's economy while taking advantage of its tax incentives.
Personal Finance
Though costs will likely go up in the wake of the recent hurricanes, flood insurance is still a life preserver worth considering.
Raising Money
If you're heading out on the fundraising trail, consider taking a guide along to keep your company on the right path.
Net Sales
Your customers are all over the web, and they're not easy targets. Make sure your message hits its mark by keeping up with new technologies.
Sales Success
The things you do--and don't do--could keep you from closing sales. Watch out for these 5 common mistakes, and learn how to avoid them.
Sell Snapshot
By making evidence come to life, this entrepreneur ensures the whole truth gets told.
Tactics
Want to boost your consulting practice in the new year? Power up your sales and marketing programs by following 3 key steps.
Buyers Guide
Brighten up your documents with a versatile, vivid color printer.
Connections
Find out if Google's marriage of IM and VoIP is worthy of raves.
Digital Edge
Keep all your essential data in the palm of your hand with today's breed of flash sticks and teeny, tiny hard drives.
Editors Picks
Our favorite tech gadgets and software to keep your business running smoothly
Net Profits
Your website might be annoying customers. Here's how to change that.
Tech Snapshot
An online calendar service is the next crusade for one serial software entrepreneur.
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