On November 24, 2010

Making Room for Reflection Is a Strategic Imperative

Business is, above all, busy. And maybe it's too busy.

Let's face it. Most of us spend most of our time chasing the immediate reward, the short-run "objective," the near-term "goal — in short, the expedient and the convenient. But…

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On November 24, 2010

The Entrepreneurial Superhero

Each day, Inc.'s reporters scour the Web for the most important and interesting news to entrepreneurs. Here's what we found today:

Entrepreneurship: a quest for glory? In a post for Project Syndicate, Silicon Valley investor Esther Dyson proposes the…

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On November 24, 2010

How the Collaboration Between Rebecca Minkoff and Polyvore.com Can Save the Designer a Bundle in Production Costs

Indie designer Rebecca Minkoff is tapping the wisdom of Polyvore's crowds to smart source a new bag for Spring 2011.

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On November 24, 2010

Wheego’s EV Aims to be the Little Company That Could

Wheego CEO Mike McQuary won market share from bigger and better capitalized competitors when he was at Mindspring. Now he's taking that strategy against the Volts and Leafs.

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On November 24, 2010

Oracle’s $1.3 B Award from SAP: Bad News for High Tech

SAP's massive loss in the Oracle case should be a warning to the high tech and IT industries. You, too, may be infringing and liable.

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On November 24, 2010

How We Saved Our Luxury Business by Selling to Middle America

By Peggy Farabaugh, Founder, Vermont Woods Studios, Vernon, Vt.If we don't grow fast enough, we are out of the game. As more people buy furniture from China, the customer base for our...

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On November 24, 2010

Gadget Lust: The Swiftpoint Portable Mouse

This tiny wireless mouse could be the perfect travel companion, especially for those times when you lack the room for a traditional rodent.

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On November 24, 2010

The Real Story Behind Those “Record” Corporate Profits

Corporate profits hit a new record in the U.S. in the third quarter of this year. At least, that was the headline after the data were released Tuesday. It was kind of a meaningless distinction: In…

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On November 24, 2010

What’s the Value of an A?

Now that the dust—and mouse droppings and improperly-handled meat—has settled, how have the New York City Department of Health's letter grades for restaurants affected business since they became public in July? Well, for the 15 percent who scored the lowest…