Firing the Boss
As founder and executive chairman of Nashville-based Zycron Inc. (No. 86 on the BE Industrial/Service Companies list with $29.3 million in revenues), Darrell Freeman realized...
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Business Lessons From a Titan
The title Eddie C. Brown chose for his recently released autobiography, Beating the Odds, serves as an apt description of his rise in the highly...
Trading Places: Undercover Bosses
Everyone has dreams of calling the shots. But a company CEO does more than tell everyone else what to do. In short, they must have...
Looking for the Next Big Thing
Andy Kessler, author of the book Eat People: and Other Unapologetic Rules for Game-Changing Entrepreneurs, provides new rules for identifying the next big trend as...
Nailing It?
With just $2,000 from their personal savings, H. Ginger Johnson and Sara “Liz†Pickett have turned their love of gorgeous nails into a lucrative business....
The DOs and DON’Ts of Change
A company is operating efficiently when it is achieving three things: retaining old customers, attracting new customers, and increasing value in products and services for...
Home Base: Why You Need Business Interruption Insurance
For the small business owner, an unforeseen disaster can bring an abrupt halt to company operations. In the event of a business slowdown or a...
Tools of the Trade
Although 95% of the world’s consumers live outside the United States, the Department of Commerce reports that less than 1% of all American companies engage...
Starting a Successful Photography Business
Though talent is a necessary ingredient for being a successful photographer, training and experience are essential, says Susan Michal, owner of Jacksonville, Florida-based Susan Michal...
The Entrepreneur in You
There are no easy short-cuts to successful, sustainable entrepreneurship: being your own boss takes lots of time. Most of all, it takes work, work and...