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My Brain, Your Brawn
With competitive pressures mounting and a need for a continual pipeline of new product ideas, some of the biggest consumer companies in the world are increasingly looking outside their own corridors.

Late Payers Hurt Small Businesses
Small businesses face an increased risk that customers will delay paying their bills or default altogether because of the economic turmoil.
Small Firms' Take On Insurance Reform
Where do small businesses stand on proposals to overhaul the health-insurance system? A new survey suggests many small employers currently without coverage aren't willing to pay much, if anything, to get insurance.
In Chaos Lies Opportunity
Like dangerous curves on a racetrack, economic downturns create opportunities for companies to move into leadership positions, argue Bain & Company's Darrell Rigby and Steve Ellis.
Prescription for Change
States Set New Data Privacy Laws
Firms Struggle With Commodities Costs
A Perfect Match?
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Executive Summary
Looking to Executive M.B.A.s to Help Grow a Business
For Entrepreneurs, Opportunity Still Knocks
Cost Cutters: Reduce Shipping Costs
Wholesalers Set Up Shop Online
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Companies Trim as Business Slows
Companies are looking for cuts in every budgetary nook and cranny in an economy dragged down by slowing consumption, an imploding stock market and tight credit.
Starting Up
Small Talk
Kelly Spors answers questions about selling property, protecting business accounts and tracking your hours.
What Business Owners Should Know About Patenting
Patent lawyer James McDonough discusses the steps that inventors can take to protect their intellectual property.