November 2001

Forever Young
Even a reluctant economy can't curb the drive and ambition of these young millionaires.
Balance of Power
Low energy costs and falling prices are on your side if you choose LCDs over CRTs.
Shut Up, Already!
A surefire way to learn the value of listening: Give the incessant chatter a break.

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Corporate Comforts
The right relationship with a corporate insider can bring out the best in both worlds.
Snip, Snip
Cut the technology budget--but don't let your business get stuck in the stone age.
It's a Gift
Grab your Santa suit and load your sack with all the useful gadgets and goodies that will help your clients remember you in the new year.
"I'll See You in Court!"
Investors don't just cut their losses and go home anymore-now they call their lawyers.
To Your Stealth
Send your PR operatives and undercover product lovers deep into customer territory.
Face Forward
Hey, watch where you're going, buddy! Opportunity abounds on the road ahead.
Flash 11/01
New extreme sports, modernized pogo sticks and owls as the latest home décor motif
Out-of-Towners
On the road, in the air, in and out of hotels-with the right gear and the best deals, you'll forget that you even have an office.
Fed Up?
Slow pay, bundled contracts, low profits . . . is government contracting even worth it?
Bill Fishkin
29, editor-in-chief and publisher of <i>Synthesis Weekly</i> in Chico, California
Olden Days
Will the stock market suffer as boomers use investments to live on in retirement?
Fixer-Upper
If you see it's got plenty of potential, you can get that clunker of a business off the lot and running in no time.
Tech Buzz 11/01
Flat-panel monitors of the future and why tech is hot in the nation's capital
Caffeine-Free
We help a 3-pot-a-day java junkie kick his habit-or at least postpone it for a week.
Natural Order
Customers get their products, clients get their services-but the environment is still waiting on its big shipment of respect.
Mixing It Up
They may not have the numbers yet, but women are making waves in the traditionally all-boy world of franchising.
Getting Cozy
Offices may become a distant memory once the wide-open workplace comes to town.
Can't Find Your Way?
Congress may offer a guide through the labyrinth of federal regulations.
Boys Will <i>Not</i> Be Boys
Lewdness and rudeness can be a mess for your business-even without mixed company.
It Figures 11/01
An increase in health promotion programs, the effects of poor customer service and more
e-Lobbying
A presidential sex scandal got their nonprofit off the ground. Now their 300,000 politically conscious members keep it going.
8 Ways to Make Your Startup Message Contagious
Implement these viral-marketing tactics, and the diagnosis will be strictly incurable success.
Swimming in IT
Surveys show your techies are up to their necks in work and going under. Toss 'em a life raft or something, will ya?
Pumping Up Your Client List
Turn a 98-pound weakling business into a profit powerhouse in 3 easy steps!
Everybody's Little Helper
You don't have to make things to make money. Just help people get things done and rake in the bucks!
Singular Sensation
It's your best product. Actually, it's your <I>only</I> product. But you can still get big retailers to take notice.
The Kindest Cut
Sure, Oprah cut the feet off her pantyhose, but she's not the one making money off 'em.
Home Again . . . and Again
Buy homes, fix 'em, sell 'em: How these franchisees make money
From the Ground Up
This franchisee didn't just wing it: He learned how to run a fast-food restaurant by working there first.
Hail to the (Plastic) Chief!
No recount needed-this presidential doll made her maker a winner.
Selling Points
Catchy phrases become clich�s because they're true. Take a look at these 6 sales maxims and see if you agree.
Marketing Buzz 11/01
Tattoos: the new deal-closers, and the marketing benefits of event sponsorships
Off the Records
When it comes to what's in your employees' medical records, keep your questions to yourself. The less you know, the better.
Management Buzz 11/01
The case against employers winning discrimination lawsuits and how to rally your employees after a layoff
Fallen Branches
When subsidiaries fail on their own, how do you bring them back into the fold?
Can I Get a Little Help Here?
You need experience to hit up investors, but no one said it had to be your own.
Money Buzz 11/01
Smart stock tips in a bear market and a new private placement exchange for businesses seeking capital
In-Out Privileges
Is your business a revolving door for limited partners? As long as the money is there, don't worry if they come and go as they please.
Display of Affection
They're affordable and easy on the eyes-literally. What's not to love about LCDs?
Gear 11/01
A new 100GB hard drive and the latest WAP-enabled phone for worldwide communications
Guaranteed Results
Entrepreneurs are buying prime locations in search-engine results. Should you?
Hot Disks 11/01
A word processor for Palm-based handhelds, keeping tabs on your employees' whereabouts and more
Cool Clicks 11/01
Get a second opinion on your Web site plus business studies and reports from Amazon
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