The Nation's Business 1993: Vol 81 Index

21 Pages·1993·7.7 MB·English

The NATION’S BUSINESS Index
(Volume 81: Numbers 1 - 12)
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Direct Line: A Helix-Raising Idea [5/93- AUDIO INDUSTRY
If You Want The Tunes, You Must Pay
ABSENTEEISM see Employees; Smooth Horse, Happy Rider [10/93-p14] The Piper [6/93-p12]
Management; Personnel Policies AIR POLLUTION see Environment Cactus Needles To Compact Discs |6/93-
ACCESSORIES /JEWELRY see Clothing;
AIRCRAFT/AIRLINES/AIRPORTS see pi7|
Gifts also Travel/Tourism/V acations AUTOMOBILES/TRUCKS/
ACCOUNTING Frequent-Flier Points For Package MOTORCYCLES/BICCLYE S
Financial Software [3/93-p46} Shipments |1 /93-p72] see also Infrastructure; Transportation
On All Accounts [4/93-p81] More Than Hot Air [3/93-p16} Safe Driving Saves Money [3/93-p60|
NB be Bookkeeping Made Easy [5/93- Frequent-Flier Benefits In Death and Your Rental Car Quits: What Do You
P 1 Divorce [3/93-p78} Do Next? [3/93-p78]
Power For The Midsize Company [6/93- Protecting Your Mileage Awards From “Adversity Brings Opportunity” [4/93-
p33 ] Slipping Out Of Date [5/93-p78] p31}
Packages Are Catching Up [7/93-p64] The Chanciest Part Of Your Flight: The Invisible Seal That Protects The
Direct Line: Choosing A CPA [7/93-p68] Leaving The Airport [6/93-p68} Paint [4/93-p74]
Systems Ratings [8/93-p44] Letters: There’s More Than One Way Leasing Helps Firms Control Costs
Letters: Your Business’s Accountant To Get Out Of O’ Hare (8/93-p5] (Special report) [5/93-p48]
Doesn’t Have To Be A CPA [9/93-p6] An Airline Of Her Own [8/93-p14] Meanwhile, Out On The Highway [6/93-
Direct Line: By The Numbers [9/93-p67] The Summer Squeeze On Frequent-Flier
Peacph4t8r)e e Does Windows Right [10/93- Reservations [8/93-p69] Driving Down The Cost Of Driving [6/93-
Airlines Restrict In-Flight Use Of _ P54]
Can Managing Money Be Fun? [10/93- pCo6m9p| ut ers And Other Devices [8/93- Keeping An Office In Your Car [7/93-
Direct Line: Do-It-Yourself Numbers A Company Built On Stress | 10/93-p13} Ways To Outsmart Vehicle Thieves
[11/93-p69} How Nonrefundable Are Airline Tickets? [7/93-p35]
How Easy Can It Get? [12/93-p43} [12/93-p80] Calling All Thieves [7/93-p80|
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE & When Your Luggage Takes An Letters: Treating Symptoms Rather
RECEIVABLE see also Cash Unexpected Detour [12/93-p80] Than The Underlying Cause |8/93-p5|
Management ALCOHOLISM see Tests/Testing Letters: The High Cost Of Vehicle
Letters: The Buck Stops Here--But Aere RICANS WITH DISABIL TIES Accidents [8/93-p5]
Shouldn’t [1/93-p5] AC The ‘94 Trucks (Special report) [10/93-
Letters: Perhaps 14 ways... [1/93-p5] ~Ta x Benefits For ——w With The p32]
The Longer You Wait, The Less You Get Disabilities Law [2/9 »| A Used Lease Car Could Be A Good Buy
Back [2/93-p8} The Disabilities ttn (Cover story) [10/93-p74|
ACQUISITIONS/DIVESTITURES/ [4/93-p18] Car Trouble ... [10/93-p84]
MERGERS see also Business Letters: The Disabilities Act: All You And Car Repair ... [10/93-p84]
Organization/Dissolution; Employee Stock Have To Do Is Ask [6/93-p4] And Car Sales ... |1 0/93-p84]
Ownership/Profit-Sharing A NNUAL MEETINGS see Corporations No Holes | 10/93-p84]
— Line: Selling A Business [10/93- ANNUITIES see Retirement The Extras You Enjoy With A Luxury
1} ANTIQUES-COLLECTIBLES Car (Special report) [11/93-p44|
Allocating The Costs Of A Business It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll [1/93-pi2) How To Make Sense Of Rental-Car
Purchase [11/93-p70} A Burgeoning Market In Historic Insurance | 12/93-p80}
ADVERTISING see also Marketing; Writings [4/93-p74] AWARDS/HONORS
Direct Marketing; Sales/Selling Comics For The Connoisseur |5/93-p17| Programs Honor Businesswomen | 1/93-
It’s On The Bag [2/93-p72] APPAREL see Clothing p6l|
More Than Hot Air [3/93-p16] APPLIANCES see Home Care, The Unstoppable G.G. Fernandez |2/93-
A Pot Of Your Own [4/93-p81] Decoration & Furnishing/Home pi4]
When Computers Aren’t Speaking Improvement The Quality Leaders [3/93-p38]
11/93-p58] APPRAISALS/ASSESSMENTS Flying High On Bird Food (Small Business
ADVISERS see Consultants Home Appraisals: Reverse Sticker Shock Person of the Year) [9/93-p16]
AFRICAN-AMERICANS see Minorities; [8/93-p70] Blue Chip Performances [9/93-p44|
Minority-Owned Business Direct Line: Sizing It Up [10/93-p72) SBA Seeks Nominations For Person Of
AGREEMENTS/CONTRACTS see also APPRENTICE PROGRAMS see The Year [10/93-p8}
Government Procurement Education/Job Training
Employee Contracts Protect Companies ARBITRATION/MEDIATION
[10/93-p10)} Letters: There’s More Than One Way B
AGRIBUSINESS see also Food/Beverage [1/93-p5]
Industry & Trade ART1 /PHOTOGRAPHY BANKRUPTCY/BUSINESS FAILURES
Direct Line: A Growing Concern [ 1/93- ~A Comeback After Hugo [7/93-p13] Direct Line: Managing Bankruptcy
p70} In Remington’s Footsteps [8/93-p18] [1/93-p69}
Letters: A Risk To Farmers [2/93-p4] ASIAN-AMERICANS see Turning Failure Into An Asset [6/93-p8|
A Simple Life No Longer [2/93-p13} Minorities;Minority-Owned Business Good Advice For Hard Times [8/93-p60|
Direct Line: A Place To Live And Work AUCTIONS see also Government Letters: Will He Square His Old
[2/93-p58] Auctions & Sales Accounts? [9/93-p6]
Direct Line: Start With The A-Bee-C’s Finding Bargains At Auctions |1 2/93-p79| Spotting Early Warnings Of Financial
[3/93-p75] Trouble [11/93-p10]
SUBJECT INDEX
BANKS & BANKING
BANKS & BANKING see also Capital; BUSINESS PLANS see also Business Contract Workers: A Risky Business
Credit; Credit Cards & Accounts; Strategies [Cover story [78/93-p20]
Economic Development; Loans; Venture How To Write A Business Plan (2/93- Strength In Numbers (|8 /93-p53]
Capital p29] NB Tips: Tax Advice [9/93-p14]
Is It Time You Had A Private Banker? Two “Laws” For Family Businesses Taxing The Man Behind The Tree (9/93-
[2/93-p62] [2/93-p52] p30}
Wherpe8 4]I Stand: On Bank Lending [3/93- A Family Member With Special Needs The High Court’s Ruling On Customer
(Case study) [2/93-p54] Lists (9/93-p71]
Easi[n6g/ 9S3m-apl4l2 | Firms’ Credit Crunch we First Plan, Then Act [4/93-p5] Letters: Imprecise Tax Laws Put
i Plans Address Pros, Cons Employers At Risk | 10/93-p4
SBA To Teach Bankers The Ins And Outs [10/93-p12} Letters: A Popular Tax Dodge [1 0/93-p4|
Of Export Financing [8/93-p12] Visiting A Loan Officer? Be Prepared Letters: Tax Rise Inhibits S
Letters: Another View On The Drop In [10/93-p60 Corporations’ Growth [10/93-p4}
Small-Business Loans (9/93-p4] Heaven Help Us [11/93-p29} The New Tax Law’s Business Impact
Visiting A Loan Officer? Be Prepared BUSINESS STRATEGIES see also Family [10/93-p24]
[10/93-p60) Business; Management; Business Plans; Know Which Transactions Are
Direct Line: Tips For Lenders [11/93- Start-Ups Considered Tax-Free | 10/93-p76]
parTER
Larger Companies May Help As You Letters: Survey Didn’t Give Much Of A
Expand Your Firm [93-p10} Choice [11/93-p5]
Direct Line: Barter For Bargains [1 0/93- A Spirit That Never Gives Up [5/93-p8] The Growing Need To Monitor Travel
71 ] Think Ahead, Set Goals, And Get Out Of Costs [11/93-p10}
BICYCLES see The Office [5/93-p10] Allocating The Costs Of A Business
Automobiles/Trucks/Motorcycles/Bicycles Business Lessons From A Disaster (5/93- Purchase [11/93-p70]
BIRDS p38
Flying High On Bird Food [9/93-p16] The High Cost Of Paternalism [5/93-p61 | 3
B i aying By The Rules—The Ones You
The Unstoppable G.G. Fernandez [|2 /93- Write [7/93-p5] CALIFORNIA
pid] The President Departs But Doesn’t California’s Economic Crisis (Cover
The Quality Leaders [93-p38] Resign [7/93-p8] story) [7/93-p16|
“Advpe3r1s]i ty Brings Opportunity” [4/93- Keeppi3n1g} Growth Under Control [7/93- ALentottehres:r SFhiarrsti nFgo rT hCea liBfaodr niNae ws( 7/F9r3-opm2 5}
In Remington’s Footsteps (8/93-p18] How To Choose A Consultant [7/93-p48| The Golden State (9/93-p4]
ABl uCeo mCphainp y PeBrufioltr mOann ceStsr es(s9 /[91 30-/p9434- p13] Shou[l7d/ 93Y-opu7r3 ] Firm Be An S Corporation? CALeMtPteArsI: GNNo WFaIyN ATNoC IGNrGo w (9/93-p4}
BOAOF RDIRDECTOSRS see For Best Results, Swim Upstream [8/93- Congressional Alert: Differences On
Corporations p6 Campaign Spending [9/93-p78]
BFBaOOciANlTDitSSi e ss seeee oRecreeati on/Sports & Sports CGoouoldAd d vAYidosveuir c?eB en[Fe8of/ri9 t3 H-paF8rr]do m TiAmne sO u(t8s/i9d3e- p60} TCrLAaeNtdteAe rDsA:Ag reAs eeCem aenanaltsd oi a(NnNo ArtFPheT rAsA)pm eectriivcea n[ 2/F9r3e-e
BOOKS see also Printing/Publishing Mission: Impossible [9/93-p80} p4)
LMiikses ioBno:o kIsm?p oRsesaibdl eO n( 9/[95: /93-p88]] When Status Quo Just Won’t Do [1 0/93- Letters: Prime Cut [4/93-p5]
CANDY/CHEWING GUM see
Business Books On Silver Platters {1 0/93- Know Which Transactions Are
Food/Beverage Industry & Trade
p46] Considered Tax-Free [10/93-p76] CAPITAL see also Loans; Venture
For [D1u0m/m93i-eps4,6 } A Key To Decoding DOS CHraenadtloirn g OfA HCarbisiitss E|f1 f1e/c9ti3v-epl6y4 ] [12/93-p54] CaCprietaatli ve Ways To Raise Capital [1/93-
Creator Of Habits [11/93-p64] BUSINESS TAXES see also Estate ps3)
BBUDRiSOrIeKcNpEt7E 4RS}LSS i n eCs:e Ae RReSDaeScdu rAisltelei eAsO bfofuitce sI/tO f[f1i2c/9e3 - TSPealPrxaavainitdnci ieonP nga;;r FkaiUmn.Sig.l GyLo ovsBteu.ss- i-SnIeonsmtsee;r nTaialnx c oRmeev eTnauxe; OLuetttseC[ir3ads/pe:9i 3tD-aLipler4 a]esF ciotnrog r sG MrCaoawynt hB Hee [lA2p/ 9C3Oa-bppti8at]ia nl Idea
EBqUuSiIpNmEeSnSt , CF urniture E &I NSuDpEpXliEeSs see NB TAidpvsa:n tAa gPeasc ka|g 1e/9 3O-fp 7T3]a x Savings A Nepw74 }C omplaint From Women (5/93-
Economic Indicators & Indexes [2/93-p10]
BUSINESS CONDITIONS & Tax Benefits For Complying With The Getting Money: Five Tips [5/93-p74]
Letters: How Women Can Find Help To
FORECASTsSee also Economic Disabilities Law (2/93-p60] Grow Their Businesses [7/93-p4]
Co1n9d9i3:t ioTnosu gh&, FBourte caHsotpse ful (Cover story) A Ta[x3 /9B3r-pe7a6k] | For Franchise Purchasers Letters: Factoring As A Source Of
[1/93-p16] Congressional Alert: Restore Tax Credit SomeE xpMainsstiakoens FTinoa nAcvionigd [[88//9933-p-4p]3 8]
An Upbeat Forecast For Franchising For Investment (3/93-p86]
[1/93-p49} Clinton’s Tax Plan: the Impact Varies Letters: Focus On Opportunities, Not
California’s Economic Crisis (Cover [4/93-p27] CAPISTtAatLu s GAAsI NMSin osreiet yI n[c1o1m/e9 3-Tpa4x]
story) [7/93-p16] Letters: A Key Point About Key CASH MANAGEMENT see also
BDUiSrIecN[t8E /S9LS3i -npeE6: 5D|HU oCt ASTpIotOsN O ns eeT hael soH orizon ProfpeP3srs3oi]to encatli onP r[o5g/r9a3m-ps6 }O n The PC [6/93- AcNcBo uTnitpss : PCaaysabhl-eF lo&w RSetcreaitveagbilees [5/93-
pi2]
Colleges/Universities; Education/Job A 50 Percent Tax Rate? [7/93-p25] CATALOGS see Direct Marketing
TrCaeinntienrg Focuses On Women [8/93-p36] Shou[l7d/ 93Y-opu7r3 ] Firm Be An S Corporation? CATASTROPHES see Disaster Planning;
Disasters; Emergency Situations
BBuUsSiIneNsEsS SF aiFluArIe LURES see Bankruptcy/ A Bil[l7 /T9h3a-tp 79C]o uld Silence Small Business CATASTROPHIC ILLNESS COVERAGE
BUSINESS INCUBATION see Economic Start Preparing Now For Federal Tax see Health-Care Costs/Insurance
CENSUS see Demographics; Economic
BDDUeIvSSeISlNOoEpLSmUeSTn ItO;O NR SGtAaNrtI-ZUApsT ION’ FirmSIstn actrEeex,ap seLecostc al[C 8l/iT9na3tx-oepns1 2P](l 8a/n9 3T-op1 2I]n crease SCIenEcdRuircTiaIttioFerIss C A&T EInSd exOeFs DEPOSIT see
Direct Line: Closing Up Shop [4/93-p70}
SUBJECT INDEX
CUSTOMER RELATIONS & SERVICE
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS & Listening To What Employees Can Tell COPIERS see Offices/Office Equipment,
0 You [7/93-p10} Furniture & Supplies
see also Philanthropy COMPETITION COPYRIGHT see Patents/Copyright/
Maki[n6g/9 3T-hp6e9 |M ost Of Charitable Gifts Why You Should Analyze The Trademarks
Competition (9/93-p12] CORPORATIONS see also Business
Tax Breaks For Doing “Spring Cleaning” COMPETITIVENESS see also Taxes;Corporations (Specific);
Now [11/93-p71] International Trade & Investment Entrepreneurs; Family Business;
Some Holiday Cheer For Charities—And Training Workers For Tomorrow Management; Acquisitions/
T yers (11/93-p72] (Cover story) [3/93-p22] Divestitures/Mergers; Small Business
CHECK: CHECKING ACCOUNTS see COMPUTER CRIME see Crime Outside Directors Can Help Obtain
also B:a nks/Banking COMPUTERS/SOFTWARE see also Capital For Growth [2/93-p8]
Writing Checks With Y our PC [4/93- Offices/Office Equipment, Furniture & Direct Line: Nailing Down A Board
p3 9] Supplies [3/93-p74)
Keep Checking Your Checking Account NOTE: For brief articles on computer 10 Myths About Outside Boards [4/93-
[7/93-p72] hardware and software, see Small- p56]
Write Your Own Checks [11/93-p59] Business Computing in all issues except Should Your Firm Be An S Corporation?
CHILD CARE see Day Care; Employee February, May and September [7/93-p73}
Benefits Offices Go Digital And Portable (Special Tax Rise Inhibits S Corporations’
CHILDREN/YOUTH see also Day Care; report) (2/93-p45] Growth [10/93-p4}
EducatioJnob/ Training Financial Software [3/93-p46] co IONS (S see Blue
From Tykes To Tycoons: Children As ae Computer Clarification {4/93- Chip Enterprise Program;
Investors (3/93-p77 P: Entrepreneur's Notebook, Lessons of
Additional Help For Teenagers [8/93- Making The Connection (4/93-p14] Li ip, and MakingI t in Regular
p36] Communications Revolution (Cover 1 eguuees & Special Sections portion of
Dealing With Jobless Sons And Daughters story)[5/93-p20} I
[9/93-p69} Power For The Midsize Company (6/93- COST CONTROL see Cash Management;
Bottom’s Up [12/93-p78} p33] Management
To Market, To Market [12/93-p78] Professional Programs On the PC [6/93- CREDIT see also Banks & Banking; Loans
When A Son Or Daughter Needs Cash In p33] How To Avoid Credit-Check Hazards
A Flash [12/93-p80} Clear Answers From Fuzzy Logic [6/93- (5/93-p56]
CIVIL-RIGHTS LEGISLATION p38} Is It Time To Be Cautious With
Striker Bill Is On Back Burner; Civil- Small Firms’ Usage Patterns (8/93-p39| Credit—Or Generous [6/93-pi4}
Rights Cap Issue Is Hot 3/93-p14] Is It New? Or Is It Hype? (8/93-p42] Good Advice For Hard Times (8/93-p60|
Attorney General To Push Civil-Justice Airlines Restrict In-Flight Use Of CREDIT CARDS & ACCOUNTS/DEBIT
Reform ([6/93-p10] Computers And Other Devices (8/93- CARDS
CLEAN AIR ACT see Environment; Check For Mistakes In Holiday Bills
Government Regulation Front Porch On The World (9/93-p17] [1/93-p72]
W. see Environment; Permanently Temporary [9/93-p18} Credit-Card Balance Investment
Government Regulation — Computers And Data |9/93- Opportunity [2/93-p62]
CLINTON, BILL P. How To Make The Rate War Work To
1993: Tough, But Hopeful (Cover story) Office Computers’ Gee-Wizardry Your Benefit [3/93-p77]
[1/93-p16] (Special report) [9/93-p36} Investment Incentives Tied To Amounts
The Clinton Agenda [1/93-p22] Doing It Yourself As A Home-Based Charged [5/93-p77]
Clinton Describes Goals For Education Broker (9/93-p70] Perks And Drawbacks Of Corporate
And Training [5/93-p13] Subnotebooks With Substance [1 0/93-p44| Cards [6/93-p67]
The Clinton Push On Technology (Cover Coverage Problems With In-Home PCs Registration Services Can Save Time If
story) [5/93-p29] [10/93-p75] Not Money [11/93-p72]
An Open Letter To Bill And Hillary How High Tech Works In Schools |1 2/93- CRIME
[5/93-p61] p6s Alarming Developments [1 /93-p80}
Readers’ Opinions On Clinton Plan [6/93- CONSORTIUMS Letters: This Retired Executive Is No
p77] Strength In Numbers [8/93-p53} Shoplifter |2 /93-p5]
CLOTHING CONST RUCTION INDUSTRY see also Ways To Prevent Unauthorized Phone
A Country Twist At Every Turn [3/93- Government Procurement; Housing Use [3/93-p12}
p33 When Status Quo Just Won’t Do [10/93- Ways To Curtail mployee Theft [4/93-
Direct Line: To Read What You Sew p36}
[(3/93-p74} co Letters: Getting Tough Is Hard To Do
A Walk On The Wet Side [7/93-p80] Direct Line: Sharing The Expertise (5/93-p4]
Developing Passion For A Product [3/93-p74] Letters: Judge A Book By Its Cover—
[12/93-p9] Direct Line: A House Of Logs [6/93-p71] A(6n/d9 3-Gpe4t] Sued By The Author?
Bottom’s Up [12/93-p78] How To Choose A Consultant [7/93-p48]|
COLLECTIBLES see Antiques/ Redesigning Your Image And Your How To Spot Bogus Bills [7/93-p30}
Collectibles Mission [8/93-p8} Ways To Outsmart Vehicle Thieves
COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES see also Could You Benefit From An Outside [7/93-p35]
EducationJ/o b Training Adviser? [8/93-p8 Direct Line: Block The Exits [7/93-p68}
Eligibility Broadens ‘ForC ollege Loans Letters: Institute Provides List Of Keep Checking Your Checking Account
[1/93-p72]} Certified Consultants [1 0/93-p5] [7/93-p72]
Business Schools, TQM, And You [7/93- Direct Line: Know The SCORE [11/93- Calling All Thieves [7/93-p80}]
~ p68} Big Price Tags For Little Lies [10/93-
COMMUNICATION see also Employees; Know How To Get Good Advice {12/93-
Telecommunication p60} CURRENCY
Get The Point Across With Clearer CONTRACTING How To Spot Bogus Bills [7/93-p30}
Writing [4/93-p12} Direct Line: Show Times (9/93-p66] CUSTOMER RELATIONS & SERVICE
Exit Interviews Help, But Only So Much CONTRACTS see Agreements/Contracts Tact Works Better Than Tough Talk
[6/93-p12] CONTRACTS (GOVERNMENT) see [1/93-p10}
Improving English Skills 5/93-p68] Government Procurement The View From The Bottom [2/93-p6]
SUBJECT INDEX
DAVIS-BACON ACT
Know Your Clientele Before You Make DISASTERS see also Disaster Planning; Training Workers For Tomorrow
Changes [4/93-p1(] Emergency Situations (Cover story) (3/93-p22}
What Do Customers Think Of Your Business Insurance Will Cost You More A Web Of Federal Training Programs
Firm? [4/93-p62] (Special report) [6/93-p44] [3/93-p25]
Letters: How To Keep ‘Em Coming Prepare For The Worst (9/93-p20} Learning From Germany’s Model |3 /93-
Back [6/93-p4] The Long Road Back to Emotional p30]
Survival Tactics For Retailers {Cover Recovery (9/93-p23] The Boss As Mentor (4/93-p66]
story) [6/93-p20] Letters: Crest Had Passed [11/93-p4] Letters: Germany's Apprentice System:
nderstanding Your Customer |6 /93- DISCRIMINATION see Americans With Adapting it To U.S. Needs [(5/93-p4}
p22] Disabilities Act; Civil Rights Legislation; Clinton Describes Goals For Education
Letters: Working Harder Is Not The Employee Benefits; Employment; Hiring And Training [5/93-p13}
Only Answer (8/93-p4 & Firing; Minorities; Women Improving English Skills [5/93-p68]
How Much Do You Really Value Your DIVESTITURES see Acquisitions/ New Center Offers Educational
Customers? [(8/93-p8} Divestiture/Mergers Programs (5/93-p73]
Your Secretary’s Pivotal Influence DIVORCE see or Where I Stand: Views On Training And
(9/93-p46] DOLLAR, VALUEO : Education [5/93-p85}
“The — Is The Answer” [10/93- The Incredible Or neD ollar (4/93-p8| A Learning Experience: Teenagers At
pl6 DOMESTIC EMPLOYEES see Work [6/93-p12]
Customer Surveys With Ease [1 0/93-p46) po ge Household Employees Efforts That Help Beyond Summer (6/93-
Bureaucracy, Heal Thyself [10/93-p66] DRUG — TESTING see p40}
Certain Traits Preferable For Customer Tests/Tes Direct Line: Cooking With Class (7/93-
Service [12/93-p14] DRUG TEST ING see Tests/Testing p68]
Letters: A Different Type Of Small
D E Business (9/93-p6}
“The Customer Is The Answer’ [10/93-
pi6]
DAVIS-BACON ACT see Government EARTHQUAKES see Disaster Planning;
Procurement rs; Emergency Situations The Learning Game [11 /93-p14]
DAY CARE see also Employee Benefits ECONOMIC CONDITIONS & How High Tech Works In Schools {1 2/93-
Direct Line: A Growth Industry [4/93- FORECASTS see also Business Conditions
71) & Forecasts; Economic Indicators & EGYPT
DEBIT CARDS see Credit Cards & Indexes Egypt [6/93-p41
Accounts/Debit Cards see also 1993[:1 /T9o3o-pe1h6, “or Hopeful (Cover story) EELdEitCoTriIaOl:N SW hen Local Means National
Government Procurement 4 a On Clinton Pian (6/93- [12/93-p87
ELECTRIC ENERGY see Energy
Now (2/93-p8] California’s omen Crisis (Cover Resources, Production & Use
Where I Stand: Readers’ Views On story) [7/93-p16] ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY see
ECONOMIC DE ELOPMENT see also Computers/Software
EMERGENCY SITUATIONS see also
Recou Fees {10/93-p82] Crime; Disaster Planning; Disasters;
DELIVERY & MAIL SERVICES see also Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained [6/93- Security Systems/Law Enforcement
— uent-FSleirevri cPeo ints For Package CaliPf.o rnia’s Economic Crisis (Cover EWmheerng eYnocuy' reA iSdi c[k{ 1O/9n3 -pt8h0e] Road [7/93-
recon [1/93-p72] story) [7/93-p16] p70}
Just-In-Time Deliveries [4/93-p64 Direct Line: Birth Of A Notion (9/93- The Long Road Back To Emotional
Direct Line: Dining In [4/93-p70] p66) Recovery [9/93-p23]
When A Son Or Daughter Needs Cash In Old eon" Embark On New Ventures Letters: Fire Sprinklers Minimize
A Flash [12/93-p80} [11/93-p53} Damage [11/93-p4}
DEMOGRAPHICS see also Economic ECO) NOMIC INDICATORS & INDEXES Handling A Crisis Effectively [12/93-p54]
Indicators & Indexes 1993: Tough, But Hopeful (Cover story) EMPLOYEE BENEFITS see also Day
NB Tips: Getting The Facts {10/93-p12] 1/93-p16] Care;Employees; Health-Care
DEPRECIATION see Business Taxes Striking Differences In Regional Growth Costs/Insurance; Health-Care Reform;
DIRECT MARKETING see also 1/9. Hiring & Firing; Pensions/Pension Plans;
Advertising;Market Research/Marketing Do-It-Y ourself Market Analysis (6/93- Retirement
Direc(t5 /9L3i-npe7:6 ] Operators Standing By ECONp6O77M} IC POLICY PaidA dPvaarnktinagg esL os[e1s/ 9S3o-pm7e3 ] Tax
Front Porch On The World (9/93-p17] Renewing American Enterprise (3/93- Benefit Costs Surge Again [2/93-p38]
—p69) In Direct Selling [12/93- Job pA5n5d} School Under One Roof [2/93-
Where I Stand: Expectations For U.S.
— Starting A Catalog [12/93- Policy-Makers (3/93-p85] Family-Leave Requirements To Take
p74} Editorial: A Guide To A Successful Effect This Summer (3/93-p14}
DISASTER PLANNING see also Future [3/93-p87] Meet The New Law On Family Leave
Emergency Situations; Disasters; Where I Stand: On Economic Policy [4/93-p26]
Insurance; Security Systems/Law [4/9 3-p78] Health Reform Takes Shape [4/93-p44]
Enforcement Letters: An Idea For Rebuilding The U.S. It May Be Farewell For Your Flex Plan
Business Lessons From A Disaster [5/93- [7/93-p24]
p38] EDUCATION JOB TRAINING see also NB Tips: Help On Family Leave (8/93-
Prepare For _ Worst (Cover story) Colleges/Universities p10}
[9/93-p20 The Clinton Agenda [1 /93-p22) Contract Workers: A Risky Business
Protecting = And Data [(9/93- Direct Line: Tools For Teaching [1/93- (Cover story) [8/93-p20]
©MPLOYEE STOCK
p70)
wt itso Minimize Damage Job And School Under One Roof [2/93- OWNERSHIP/PROFIT-SHARING
J 5 Letters: Making Employees Owners
Letters: How To Prove Losses {11/93-p4] Where I Stand: On Training Ideas Boosts Productivity [8/93-p4]
Letters: Getting A Different Message [2/93-p68]
11/93-p4}
SUBJECT INDEX
EXPORT SALES
Examine Why Key Employees Want Letters: We Need A National Enterprise LANNING see also Family
Stock Ownership [10/93-p52] Zone (4/93-p4]
NB Tip: All About ESOPs [11/93-p12] Letters: For Jobs, Safety First |4/93-p4| Think About Giving Property Before A
EMPLOYEES see also Employee Benefits; Enterprise Zones And The Clinton Plan Tax Ceiling Descends | 1/93-p73]
Executives; Hiring & Firing; Household [4/93-p29} Key People, Key Protection (3/93-p42|
Employees; Leasing Workers; Personnel Letters: Tallying The Results Of A “Q-Tip” Trust Can Reduce Taxes
Policies; Quality Management Enterprise Zones (5/93-p4| Significantly (3/93-p76]|
NB Tip: Burdens Of Shift Work [1/93- Letters: Mississippi’s Voluminous Frequent-Flier Benefits In Death And
p10} Enterprise Zone (6/93-p4} Divorce |3 /93-p78}
The View From The Bottom (2/93-p6] Too Few Good Enterprise Zones | 10/93- Keep A Watchful Eye On Congress’
Ways To Prevent Unauthorized Phone ERT Initiatives |4 /93-p74]
Use [3/93-p12] ENTERTAINMENT see also Audio Letters: A Key Point About Key
Ways To Curtail Employee Theft (4/93- Industry; Music Protection (5/93-p6|
p36} It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll [1/93-p12} Trusts For Your Children Must Be
Making People And Machines Why Noisy Fun Is No Laughing Matter Designed Carefully (5/93-p78}]
Compatible (4/93-p58] [2/93-p57] Use The Magic Words To Minimize The
Letters: Getting Tough Is Hard To Do A Country Twist At Every Turn [3/93- Tax Bite (5/93-p79]
[5/93-p4] p33] A Badly Drafted Will Can Be Expensive
Saying “Gracias” On The Spot [5/93-p12] No Kidding (5/93-p88} [7/93-p73]
Letters: Judge A Book By Its Cover— Theatrical Madness [7/93-p12] Don’t Neglect The Next Generation
And Get Sued By The Author? [6/93- The Singles Scene [8/93-p80) [9/93-p33}
p4) Say It With Music [9/93-p80} ETHICS see also Management
Exit Interviews Help, But Only So Much Direct Line: Magic In The Air {11/93- Check References With Care (5/93-p54]
[6/93-p12] p69 Don’t Help Employees Pad Their Pay
The Power Of Empowerment [6/93-p49] ENTITLEMENTS see also Medicaid/ Histories (7/93-p10|
Direct Line: Tips On Temps (6/93-p70] Medicare; Social Security A Break For Giving Stock In A Family
Don't Help Employees Pad Their Pay Editorial: Why Entitlements Must Be Business |8/93-p68
Histories [7/93-p10] Curbed (8/93-p79} Letter: Will He Square His Old
Listening To What Employees Can Tell ENTREPRENEURS see also Economic Accounts? (9/93-p6}|
You [7/93-p10] Development; Entrepreneurs Notebook The New Tax Law’s Business Impact
Contract Workers: A Risky Business and Making It in Features & [10/93-p24]
(Cover story) [8/93-p20] ~pecial Sections portion of Index Where I Stand: On Business Ethics
Golden Employees—In Their Golden illing The Transit Gap [1 /93-p39} [10/93-p80}
Years [8/93-p34] Creative Ways To Raise Capital [1 /93- Will It Stand The Light Of Day? [11/93-
Prepare For The Worst (Cover story) p43) p6l
[9/93-p20] Someone Who’s On Your Side |1 /93-p61} Readers’ Views On Business Ethics
Your Secretary’s Pivotal Role [9/93-p46] Publications Offer Help, Opportunities [12/93-p85]
Letters: IHustration Harks To “Dark [1/93-p61] EUROPE
Ages” [11/93-p4] NB Tips: Looking South Of The Border New EC Business Guide Addresses
Team Loyalty Makes For Better [2/93-p10] Problem Areas [11/93-p8]
Employees [11/93-p12] The Unstoppable G.G. Fernandez [2/93- EXECUTIVES
Certain Traits Preferable For Customer pi4) Hitting The Bull’s Eye { 1/93-p67
Service [12/93-p14] = Brings Opportunity” [4/93- Letters: Choose The Execs Who Have
The Move To Curb Worker Monitoring P 1 It Takes [2/93-p4]
[12/93-p37} Letters: An Idea For Rebuilding The U.S. Key People, Key Protection [3/93-p42|
EMPLOYMENT see also Civil Rights Economy [5/93-p6}] The Boss As Mentor [4/93-p66]
Legislation; Employees; Hiring & Firing; On The Horizon: More Investment In Letters: A Key Point About Key
Leasing Workers Women [5/93-p73] Protection [5/93-p6|
The Clinton Agenda [1/93-p22] Direct Line: Hot Spots On The Horizon The President Departs But Doesn’t
Efforts That Help Beyond Summer (6/93- [8/93-p6s Resign [7/93-p8]
p40} Opportunity Built By Association |9 /93- Intelligent Outplacement Can Pay
Golden Employees—In Their Goiden 56| ‘Dividends [7/93-p8
Years (8/93-p34] ENVIRONMENT see also Energy Selling The Pluses Of Small-Town Life
Dealing With Jobless Sons And Daughters Resources; Production & Use; Land Use [7/93-p10}
(9/93-p69] The Clinton Agenda [1 /93-p22] Matching The Skill To The Situation
Letters: Another Source Of Older A Costly Tangle Of Paperwork [2/93- [8/93-p10}
Workers [12/93-p6] p28} Suggestions For Nonfamily Managers
Head Hunting In Russia [12/93-p22] The Invisible Seal That Protects The [8/93-p62]
A Flexible Style Of Management (Cover Paint [4/93-p74) NB Tips: Getting The Facts |1 0/93-p12)
story) [12/93-p24] Congressional Alert: Restricting Land Firms Can Benefit From Interim
Treating Drivers Like Customers [ 12/93- Use [4/93-p82] Professionals | 11/93-p10}
6] The EPA’s New Guard [6/93-p63} Direct Line: Know The SCORE [11/93-
civbine Positions For Women Vets California’s Economic Crisis (Cover ]
[12/93-p70] story) [7/93-p16] New Publications [|1 2/93-p70]
ENERGY RESOURCES, PRODUCTION Getting A Green Seal Of Approval [8/93- EXECUTIVES (SPECIFIC) see
& USE p10} Entrepreneurs Notebook, Lessons of
The Clinton Agenda [1/93-p22] Congressional Alert: Concerns For adership and Making It in Regular
A Bright And Shining Light [3/93-p79] Firms On Climate Treaty (8/93-p78] features & Special Sections portion of
The Sun Shines In (3/93-p79] Taxing The Man Behind The Tree [9/93- ndex
Agency Publishes Guidelines For Access p30] EXERCISE see Health Care; Physical
To Technology [10/93-p8} Old Firms Embark On New Ventures Fitness
Thriving On His Own [12/93-p16] [11/93-p53] EXPLOSIONS see Disasters
ENTERPRZOINESS Ese e also Economic NB Tips: An Environmental Primer EXPORT SALES see International Trade
Development [12/93-p14] & Investment
Recasting Enterprise Zones (Cover Turning Trash Into Profit [12/93-p49]
story) {2/93-p16]
SUBJECT INDEX
EYES / EYESIGHT / EYEGLASSES
EYES/EY ESIGHT/EYEGLASSES Irreconcilable Differences? (Case study) FRAUD see Crime
Focusing On Aging Eyes |1 /93-p71] 12/93-p64 Window Shopping At The Drive-In |2 /93-
Night Light |3 /93-p79} FAMILY FINANCES
Dealing With Jobless Sons And Daughters FREE TRADE see International Trade &
F [9/93-p69| Investment; North American Free Trade
FAMILY LEAVE see Employee Benefits Agreement (NAFTA)
FACSIMILE MACHINES see FEDERAL BUDGET/FEDERAL FURNITURE see Home Care,
Offices/Office Equipment, Furniture & DEFICIT see Economic Policy; Decorations & Furnishings/Home
Telecommunication U.S.Govt.--Budget Improvement; Offices/Office Equipment,
FEDERAL MANDATES Furniture & Supplies
see Firms Expect Clinton Plan To Increase
State, Local Taxes |8/93-p12] G
Cities And States Blast Federal
our “Fundamental Mandates |1 2/93-p12] GAMES/HOBBIES
FINANCIAL PLANNING (PERSONAL)
Assumptions” [1/93-p64] High Rollers [5/93-p88]
Rules for Nepotism |1 /93-p64] see Bankruptcy/Business Failures; Mission: Impossible [9/93-p80|
Betrayed By His Son-In-Law (Case Consultants; Estate Planning; Securities The Learning Game |1 1/93-p14]
Exersctiusdey )Y o[u1 /r9 3P-opl6i6t]i cal Power [2/93-p52] WomFeinn ancMiuaslt DBeec isAibolnes T|o2 /9M3a-kpe61 | Major SRNAEDRAEL (AGGATRTE)E MseEe NITn terOnNa tiToAnaRlI FFS
Two “Laws” For Family Businesses Suggestions For Choosing A Professional ‘rade & Investment
[2/93-p52] FIREPAlRanMnSer |4 /93-p73] GERMANY
How To Get Along With Family Co- Learning From Germany’s Model |/ 93-
Workers (3/93-p10] For Adults Only (6/93-p65| pw
FLEXTIME see Employees; Management
Paying The Family: Common Problems Letters: Germany’s Apprentice System:
[3/93-p70} FLOODS see Disaster Planning; Adapting It To U.S. Needs [5/93-p4|
The Benefits That Flow From Quality Disasters; Emergency Situations GIFTS/GREETING CARDS/
[3/93-p71] FLOWERS/PLANTS/LANDSCAPING NOVELTIES/TOYS
From Heirs To History: New Books Direcpt7 0}L ine: A Growing Concer {1/93- Wrap It Up | 1/93-p80}
[4/93-p56] Lest You Forget | 1/93-p80j
FOOD/BEVERAGE INDUSTRY &
10 Myths About Outside Boards [4/93- To Know You Is To Love You [2/93-p72}
p56] TRADE see also Agrib taurants Reach Out And Touch Someone {2 /93-
An Open Letter To Bill And Hillary “A Simple Life No Longer 1293-pi3] p72]
The [H5i/9g3h- pC6ois|t Of Paternalism [5/93-p61| Windp4o3w] Shopping At The Drive-In [2/93- TLihkreo wB ooAk sP?a rtRye ad[ 2/O9n3 -p[752/]9 3-p88]
Direct Line: Seasonal Sweets [2/93-p59|
A Son’s Return Triggers Fears (Case In The Pink [5/93-p83]
study) [5/93-p64] Reading The New Food Labels [4/93-p72| Sing, Sing A Song [5/93-p88 |
Philanthropy With Purpose (6/93-p60)| Congressional Alert: Sensible Food Catch As Catch Can [5/93-p838]
Choosing The Right Lawyer [6/93-p61] Regulation [6/93-p78] Eat And Run [7/93-p80}
Direct Line: Cooking With Class [7/93-
Daughters As Successors In “Male” An Appetizing Choice [8/93-p80]
Industries [7/93-p48} p6s| Make Promotional Products Work For
How To Choose A Consultant [7/93-p48] Eat And Run [7/93-p80} Your Company |9/93-p14]
Who Would Make The Best Trustee? Direct Line: Something Fishy [11/93-p68| Bottom’s Up [12/93-p78]
(Case study) (7/93-p52] Counting Calories {11/93-p80| To Market, To Market [12/93-p78]|
You’re “One-Up” In The Family Food-Labeling Law: No Piece Of Cake One Day At A Time [|1 2/93-p78]
Firm [8/93-p62] [12/93-p13} Finders Keepers [12/93-p78]
Suggestions For Nonfamily Managers From Coast To Coast | 12/93-p78] From Coast To Coast [12/93-p78|
[8/93-p62| FOREIGN INVESTMENT see Economic News From The Swamp [|1 2/93-p78]
Putting A Lock On The Future (Case Development; International Trade & Finding Bargains At Auctions | 12/93-p79|
study) [8/93-p64] Investment GOVERNMENT AUCTIONS & SALES
A Break For Giving Stock In A Family F h ENS Has Uncle Sam Got A Deal For You
Business |8 /93 Franchising: Special Guide | 1/93-p49| [6/93-p32]
An Upbeat Forecast For Franchising
Don’t Neglect The Next Generation GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT see
[9/93-p33} [1/93-p49| also Defense Industry
New FaRmeisloiuersc e(s9 /9fo3r- p6B2u]s iness-Owning Findpi5n5g| Franchise Opportunities | 1/93- DefeNnsoew S[u|2p /p9l3i-epr8s] Should Review Options
In-Laws In The Family Business [9/93- Franchising In Congress And State NB Tips: Government Contracts [6/93-
2 Capitols |1 /93-p56] pl4]
A Toxic Impasse (Case study) [9/93-p65] Direct Line: Ways To Grow [ 1/93-p69| Congressional Alert: Procurement
Letters: Institute Provides List Of Window Shopping At The Drive-In [2/93- Reform [6/93-p78]
Certified Consultaits [1 0/93-p5] p43] Getting New Business Through
Bits [O1f0 /B9u3s-ipn5e2s]s Wisdom Worth Savoring A Ta[x3 /9B3r-epa7k6 ] For Franchise Purchasers CongCreerstsiifoincaatli onAl er|t9:/ 93E-lpi1m4i|n ate
Examine Why Key Employees Want Franchising: Special Guide [4/93-p49| Recoupment Fees [ 10/93-p82]|
Stock Ownership [10/93-p52] The Franchise Search (4/93-p48] GOVERNMENT REGULATION
Grooming A Playboy (Case study) Congress Considers Franchisor Recent Federal Laws Curtailed Profits
[10/93-p56] Restraints |6/93-p10j And Jobs [1/93-p8|
Why We Don’t Dish The Dirt [11/93-p61] Franchising: Special Guide [7/93-p53] Where I Stand: Expiration Of Rule Ban
Will pI6t1 S tand The Light Of Day? [11/93- MWuhlatti plFer-aUnncihti soFrrsa ncLhoioski ngF or[ 7/[973/9-3p-5p33}8 ]| A Co[s1t/l9y3 -Tpa76n]g le Of Paperwork [2/93-
Strategic Planning Gone Awry (Case Franchising: Special Guide [1 0/93-p57]| p28]
study) [11/93-p63] You Can Overcome Financing Hurdles Editorial: “Unsettling Revelations”
At Last, Hard Facts On Family Firms [10/93-p57] About Federal Finances {2/93-p71|
112/93-p60] Direct Line: Franchise Facts [ 12/93-p75| Family-Leave Requirements To Take
Knowp 60H ow To Get Good Advice [12/93- Effect This Summer [3/93-p14]
SUBJECT INDEX
HOME CARE , DECORATION
An Obscure Rule Works Overtime |/ 93- Capital Expenditures On Your Doctor’s Spotting Errors In Hospital Bills | 10/93-
p63] Orders (8/93-p63} p74]
Congressional Alert: Pressure Needed A Keyboard For Vision-Impaired | 11/93- Small Firms’ Stake In Health Reform
To Cut Paperwork [3/93-p86 p59] (Cover story) | 11/93-p18}
en Opinions On Regulation |4 /93- HANDICRAFTS see also Gifts/Greeting Managed Competition | 11/93-p20}
P Cards/Novelties/Toys Editorial: Doing Nothing is No Longer
Expanding The Wilderness (5/93-p66| A Comeback After Hugo |7/93-p13} An Option [11/93-p79]
An Unexpected Phone Bill (5/93-p72] Direct Line: Finding Flea Markets HEALTH-CARE REFORM see also
FCC Suspends Rule On Phones For the [10/93-p71] Health-Care Costs/Insurance
Hearing-Impaired [6/93-p10}| Direct Line: Cottage Cash {|1 0/93-p72] The Clinton Agenda | 1/93-p22}
Easing Small Firms’ Credit Crunch HATCH ACT see Labor Law Insurers Nervous About Health
[6/93-p42} HAZARDOUS WASTE see Environment; Reforms |3 /93-p57]
Congressional Alert: Procurement Waste Disposal Administration Backs Private Health
Reform [6/93-p78}] HEALTH CARE see also Health-Care Care [5/93-p13}
Congressional Alert: Sensible Food Costs/Insurance; Health-Care Reform; Health Reform Aims At Workers’
Regulation (6/93-p78]| Physical Fitness Comp ([5/93-p34]
Where I Stand: On OSHA Reform Focusing On Aging Eyes | 1/93-p71| Letters: Managed Competition—Or
|6/93-p76] Emergency Aid |1 /93-p80} Managed Compulsion? |6 /93-p4|
Editorial: Taming The Paperwork Quality Management Targets Health Letters: Where The AMA Stands On
Monster [6/93-p79] Care [2/93-p40} Managed Competition [7/93-p4|
California’s Economic Crisis |7/93-p16| Why Noisy Fun Is No Laughing Matter It May Be Farewell For Your Flex Plan
Taxing The Man Behind The Tree [9/93- [2/93-p57] [7/93-p24]
Congressional Alert: Medical Guidelines A 50 Percent Tax Rate? |7/93-p25}
Congressional Alert: A Fairer Would Curb Costs [2/93-p70| The Chamber Withholds Judgment |7/93-
Approach To Regulation [|9 /93-p78| Health Is Her Business [3|/ 93-p18} p24]
Congress Eyes A Piece Of The Rock Living With Lupus |V/93-p73} States Advance Their Own Plans (8/93-
[10/93-p50] Letters: You Are What You Eat [4/93- p29}
Congressional Alert: Chance To p3| The Self-Employed Regain A Tax Break
Increase Regulatory Input | 10/93- Reading The New Health Labels |4 /93- On Health Coverage | 10/93-p76}
p82] P 72 Letters: The Health-Conscious Should Be
Congressional Alert: More Harm Than A Hot Topic (4/93-p81] Rewarded [11/93-p5]
Good On OSHA [10/93-p82] Patient, Know Thy Illness |5/93-p14| Small Firms’ Stake In Health Reform
A Lighter Burden On American How To Appease Your Knees |5/93-p86| (Cover story) [ 11/93-p18]|
Industry? [11/93-p8] How To Give Your Back A Break |6/93- Where I Stand: On Health Reform
Letters: Employers Must Monitor p66) [11/93-p76]
Vehicle Occupancy [12/93-p8 When You’re Sick On the Road [7/93- Editorial: Doing Nothing Is No Longer
Booklet Explains Laws Requiring Small P 70 An Option [1 /93-p79]|
Firms’ Compliance {12/93-p12] Safe Sun |7/93-p80)| Letters: Free-Market Forces Reining In
Food-Labeling Law: No Piece Of Cake A Guide To Dining In |8/93-p67| Health Costs | 12/93-p6}
[12/93-p13] Designer Brushes |8/93-p80| More Small Companies Would Receive
NB Tips: An Environmental Primer The Long Road Back To Emotional Subsidies | 12/93-p12]
[12/93-p1i4] Recovery [9/93-p23] HIGHWAYS see Construction Industry;
Easing The Burden? [ 12/93-p67] How To Choose The Right Doctor |9/93- Infrastructure; Transportation
GOVERNMENT SERVICES HIRING & FIRING see also Civil-Rights
Letters: A Futile Request (6/93-p5} A Walk On The Wild Side { 10/93-p73} Legislation; Employees; Immigration
Taxing The Man Behind The Tree [9/93- Letters: The Health-Conscious Should Be Letters: Give A Test To Be Sure | 1/93-
p30} Rewarded [11/93-p5]| p5|
Government To Open One-Stop Export The Learning Game | 11/93-p15} Letters: To Lease Or Not To Lease
Shops [11/93-p8] A Treatment ; ‘ot Talked About | 11/93- [1/93-p4]
p67]
Where I Stand: On Paperwork | 12/93- Letters: Choose The Execs Who Have
p84] Counting Calories | 11/93-p80| What It Takes |2 /93-p4|
GOVERNMENTAL ASSISTANCE see With Medication, Travel With Care Letters: Before You Lease—Study The
Economic Development [12/93-p77} Differences [2/93-p5|
GREETING CARDS see Gifts/Greeting HEALTH-CARE COSTS/INSURANCE Health Reform Takes Shape |4/93-p44|
Cards/Novelties/Toys see also Employee Benefits; Health-Care Letters: Judge A Book By Its Cover—
GUARANTEES/WARRANTIES Reform; Medicare/Medicaid; Workers And Get Sued By The Author? [6/93-
Survival Tactics For Retailers (Cover Compensation |
story) [6/93-p20] Letters: Another Look At Insurance Exit Interviews Help, But Only So Much
Home Warranties: Protecting Your Figures {1/93-p4 [6/93-p12]
Investment [8/93-p70] Views On Health Insurance [1/93-p77] Direct Line: Tips On Temps |6/93-p70|
Letters: There Are Other Providers Of Health-Care Expenses: Heading For $1 Intelligent Outplacement Can Pay
Home Warranties [10/93-p5] Trillion [2/93-p1i2] Dividends |7/93-p8]
Quality Management Targets Health Selling The Pluses Of Small-Town Living
H Care [2/93-p40} [7/93-p10}
Congressional Alert: Medical Guidelines Employee Contracts Protect Companies
HANDICAPPED see also Americans Would Curb Costs |2/93-p70| [10/93-p10}
With Disabilities Act Letters: Don’t Fix Health Care By HISPANIC-AMERICANS see Minorities;
A Family Member With Special Needs Hurting Workers |3 /93-p5] Minority-Owned Business
Uninsured Population Grows |3 /93-p58} HOBBIES see Games/Hobbies
(Case study) [2/93-p54}
The Disabilities Labyrinth [4/93-p18] The Highest And The Lowest [3/93-p538] HOME CARE, DECORATION &
An Unexpected Phone Bill [5/93-p72} Going, Going,...Gone? [7/93-p24| FURNISHINGS/
Lette{r6s/:9 3-Apli4 ] You have To Do Is Ask HMOs ]C ontinue To Grow [7/93-p25] {InO MTEhe ICoMoPl ROOfV TEhMe ESNuTm mer |6 /93-p65|
Another First For California |7/93-p24| Disposable Dishes [7/93-p80|
FCC Suspends Rule On Phones For The
Hearing-Impaired [6/93-p10} Letters: The Fare For “Lateral Capital Expenditures On Your Doctor’s
Transportation |8/93-p5} Orders [8/93-p68}
SUBJECT INDEX
HOME-BASED BUSINESS
Direct Line: Furniture Facts [10/93-p71] It May Be Farewell For Your Flex Plan INSURANCsEee also Health-Care
HO ASED BUSINESS see also [7/93-p24 Costs/Insurance; Liability/Liability
Independent Contractors; Self- The Last Shelters: Low-Income Housing Insurance
Employment; Wo: At Home [7/93-p72] Your Homeowner’s Coverage May Be
Direct Line: A Place To Live And Work Contract Workers: A Risky Business Less Than You Need [2/93-p61]
[2/93-pS8] (Cover story) [8/93-p20} Rooms For Rent—In The Upscale
How To Get Along With Family Co- Capital Expenditures On Your Doctor’s Suburbs [2/93-p62]
Workers (3/93-p10] Orders (8/93-p68] Key People, Key Protection (3/93-p42}
Check References With Care (5/93-p54] NB Tips: Tax Advice [9/93-p14} Letters: A Key Point About Key
Direct Line: Home-Based, Incorporated The New Tax Law’s Business Impact Protection [5/93-p6}
[8/93-p66} [10/93-p24} Business Lessons From A Disaster (5/93-
Life Begins At 60 For A Change (9/93- The Growing Need To Monitor Travel p38
p8] Costs (11/93-p10} Business Insurance Will Cost You More
Direct Line: By The Numbers [9/93-p67] Tax Changes Affect Relocation Expenses (Special report) (6/93-p44}
Doing It Yourself As A Home-Based [11/93-p70} Meanwhile, Out On The Highway (6/93-
Broker [9/93-p70] Tax Breaks For oat “Spring Cleaning” p48)
NB Tips: A home Business For You? Now [(11/93-p71} Grade Inflation: When Ratings Are Less
3-p12} Home Can Be Where The Tax Shelter Is Than They Seem [6/93-p68]
Home Can Be Where The Tax Shelter Is [11/93-p72} Letters: Treating Symptoms Rather
[11/93-p72] Some Holiday Cheer For Charities—And Than The Underlying Cause [8/93-p5|
Direct Line: Ideas In Print [12/93-p74] Taxpayers [11/93-p72] Prepare For The Worst (Cover story)
see Loans Letters: A Plea For Elimination Of The [9/93-p20]
HONORS see Awards/Honors Income Tax [12/93-p8] Borrowing From Your Policy’s Cash
HOTELS/MOTELS/INNS see also Travel/ Some Tax Breaks Arrived With The New Value (9/93-p70}
Tourism/V acations Budget Law (12/93-p86] Big Price Tags For Little Lies [{1 0/93-
— The Basics Of B&Bs [4/93- INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS see
Pp also Home-Based Business; Self- Coverage Problems With In-Home PCs
HOUSEHOLD EMPLOYEES Employment; Working At Home [10/93-p75
Your Responsibilities As An Employer Your Responsibilities As An Employer Carriers Rediscover Small Business
[4/93-p75] [4/93-p75} [11/93-p49}
see also Construction Industry; Contract Workers: A Risky Business Letters: Oregon Insurers’ Key Role
Mortgages; Real Estate es story) [8/93-p20] [12/93-p6]
Letters: Private Businesses In Public 20-Point Test For Classifying How To Make Sense Of Rental-Car
Housing [1/93-p4] “Gok [8/93-p23] Insurance [1 2/93-p80]
Direct Line: A House Of Logs ies8-p7i} Letters: Imprecise Tax Laws Put INTEREST RATES
Direct Line: Rest For The Wheel Employers At Risk [10/93-p4] Investors Should Beware Of The Bond
ay (8/93-p65] Letters: Fed Up With IRS “Blackmail” Trap (11/93-p71]
H aG see aa & [10/93-p4} INTERIOR DECORATING see Home
Sports Facilities Letters: Business Vs. Big Brother (10/93- Care, Decorating & Furnishings/Home
see Disaster Planning; p4) Improvement; Offices & Office
Disasters; Emergency Situations Letters: The Impact On Workers’ Comp Equipment, Furniture & Supplies
[10/93-p4 INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE see
A Popular Tax Dodge [10/93-p4] U.S.Govt.—Internal Revenue Service
The Self-Employed Regain A Tax Break INTERNATIONAL TRADE &
IMMIGRATION On Health Coverage [10/93-p76] INVESTMENT see also Competitiveness;
Your rr As An Employer Letters: a Leasing Vs. Payroll North American Free Trade Agreement
78, say Services {11 ] (NAFTA)
NAFTA: Yes oo ne ‘ion INDIVIDUAL RET! EMENT The Clinton Agenda [1/93-p22]
section) (12/93-p8} ARRANGEMEN(TIRSA) see also Letters: Financial Help Needed for Sales
IMPORTINsGee International Trade & Pensions/Pension Plans; Retirement Abroad {2/93-p4]
Investment To Borrow Or Not To Borrow (9/93-p69| A Surge In Trade With Latin America
any TAX see also Business Taxes; Letters: Clarifying A Point About IRA [2/93-p32}
Estate Planning; Taxation; Rollovers [11/93-p5] Moynihan Bullish On Long-Term Trade
U.S.Govt.—Internal Revenue Service INDUSTRIAL SAFETY see Occupational Prospects For U.S. [3/93-p14]
It’s That Time Of Year Again (Almost) Hazards & Injuries Barriers Still Confront U.S. Firms In
[1/9 INFLATION see Economic Conditions & Japan [3/93-p14]
An Early Start Sas Uncover Some Tax Forecasts Renewing American Enterprise {3/93-
ONM GEMENT p54]
Communications Revolution (Cover Letters: It May Be Time For Trade
3-p5] story) [5/93-p20] Barriers [4/93-p4}
NB Tips: Help For Troubled Taxpayers VIC Letters An Idea For Rebuilding The U.S.
(3/93-p12} The ~ Man—And Woman [(1/93- Economy [5/93-p6]
Hardening The Rules On Home Offices pl4 Letters: A Futile Request [6/93-p5}
9 NB Tips: Getiing The Facts {10/93-p12] Egypt [6/93-p41]
Clinton’s Tax Plan: The Impact Varies INFRASTRUCTURE see also Direct Line: Looking Abroad [6/93-p71]|
[4/93-p27} Transportation Data Show Congressional Action Is Key
Saving Tax Records: Which Ones, And The Clinton Agenda [1/93-p22] To Export Success [7/93-p6]
How Long [5/93-p79] Congressional Alert: Urge Better A Road Map For Russian Trade Is
Tax-Favored Annuities: Good For Your Infrastructure [4/93-p82] Available From CIPE [7/93-p6]
Portfolio? (6/93-p67] Where I Stand: On infrastructure Korea And The United States:
Mat —— Of Charitable Gifts [5/93: ] Partnership & Prospects [7/93-p37]
Readers’ iews On Infrastructure [7/93- SBA To Teach Bankers The Ins And Outs
Can’t Pay Your Taxes? Here Are Some p77] Of Export Financing [8/93-p12]
Options [6/93-p69] INNS see Hotels/Motels/Inns Strength In Numbers [8/93-p53]
SUBJECT INDEX
LOANS
U.S. Officials Vow Stronger Push On Congressional Alert: Help Derail Bill On Booklet Explains Laws Requiring Small
Japan To Open Its Markets [9/93- Striker Replacement |3 /93-p86| Firms’ Compliance [12/93-p12]
plo A Bill To Outlaw Replacing Strikers The Move To Curb Worker Monitoring
Trade Mission To Mexico Slated For Fall [6/93-p56| |1 2/93-p37]
By SBA [9/93-p10] Editorial: Payback Time For Organized LAWS& LEGISLATION .
NB Tips: Help For Exporters [9/93-p14] Labor [9/93-p79} Franchising In Congress And State
How To Avoid Bear Traps (9/93-p49] LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS Capitols | 1/93-p56]
New Help On Doing Business In The Commission To Study Labor- Editorial: The Two Agendas Facing The
Former U.S.S.R. [10/93-p3] Management Relations (5/93-p13} New Congress [1/93-p79]|
Congressional Alert: Eliminate Where I Stand: On Labor Relations California’s Economic Crisis (Cover
Recoupment Fees [10/93-p82} [9/93-p76] story) [7/93-p16]
Government To Open One-Stop Export Readers’ Views On Labor Panel [11/93- States Advance Their Own Plans [8/93-
Shops [11/93-p8]} p77] p29
New EC Business Guide Addresses LABOR UNIONS see Labor Law & LAWSUITS see Liability/Liability
Problem Areas |11/93-p8] Legislation Insurance
Old Firms Embark On New Ventures LAND USE see also Environment LEADERSHIP see Business Strategies;
[11/93-p53} Congressional Alert: Restricting Land a Business; Management; Lessonso f
U.S. Manufacturers Express Optimism Use [4/93-p82] Leadership ii n Regular Features & SSppeecciiaall
On Exporting [12/93-p13} Expanding The Wilderness (5/93-p66| Sections portion of Index
INTERSTATE COMMERCE Letters: Time To Put A Brake On LEASES & LEASING/RENTALS
Congressional Alert: Close The Wilderness Expansion?...[7/93-p4| Rooms For Rent—In The Upscale
Loophole On Freight Charges |2 /93- Letters:...Or On Loggers? (7/93-p4| Suburbs [2/93-p62]
70} Congressional Alert: Help Shape Mining Letters: Leasing May Be A Capital Idea
INVENTORS/INVENTIONS see also Reform [8/93-p78] [3/93-p4]
Patents/ Congress Eyes A Piece Of The Rock Your Rental Car Quits: What Do You
Copyright/Trademarks [10/93-p50} Do Next? |3/93-p78]
If At First You Do Succeed... |4 /93-p6] Letters: U.S. Forest Industry Sustains Leasing Helps Firms Control Costs
If You Want Anything, Just Signal |4/93- Resources |11/93-p5] (Special report) (5/93-p48]
p81]
LANDSCAPING see The Benefits Of Buying A Building |8/93-
Keep Your Guard Up To Protect Your Flowers/Plants/Landscaping p10]
Prototype [6/93-p14] LATIN AMERICA A Renter’s Market [9/93-p52]
INVENTORY CONTROL A m7 In Trade With Latin America A Used Lease Car Could Be A Good Buy
Pick A Distributor That Will Grow With [2/93-p32] {10/93-p74]
You [4/93-p12] LAW ENFORCEMENT see Security ' A Flexible, Affordable Way To Lease
Just-In-Time Deliveries {4/93-p64] Systems/Law Enforcement Office Space [12/93-pi4]
Letters: Inventory Management Is LAWS & LEGISLATION (FEDERAL) LEASING WORKERS
Crucial [8/93-p4 see also Civil Rights Legislation; Labor Letters: To Lease Or Not To Lease
When Not To Go With Your Gut [12/93- Legislation; Congressional Alert in [1/93-p4]
p40} Regular Features & Special Sections Letters: Before You Lease—Study The
INVESTMENT (INDIVIDUAL) see portion of Index Differences (2/93-p5]
Antiques/Collectibles; Art/Photography; Letters: New Patent Law May Be Letters: Employee Leasing Vs. Payroll
Securities Pending [1/93-p4] Services [11/93-p4
The Clinton Agenda | 1/93-p22] LEGAL SERVICES see also Litigation
J-K Franchising In Congress And State Choosing The Right Lawyer [6/93-p61 |
Capitols [1 /93-p56] Letters: Contingent Fees Can Speed
JAPAN Congress And Clinton Agree On Justice [10/93-p5
Barriers Still Confront U.S. Firms In Priorities, But... [2/93-p12]| LIABILITY/LIABILITY INSURANCE
Japan |3 /93-p14} Keep A Watchful Eye On Congress’ The Best Defense |3 /93-p50|
U.S. Officials Vow Stronger Push On Initiatives |4/93-p74} Congressional Alert: New Opportunity
Japan To Open Its Markets An Unexpected Phone Bill [5/93-p72] On Product Liability [4/93-p82]
[9/93-p10] Congress Considers Franchisor Check References With Care [5/93-54)\
JOB DISCRIMINATION see Restraints [6/93-p10| Business Insurance Will Cost You More
Employment; Hiring & Firing Where I Stand: On OSHA Reform (Special report) (6/93-p44]
osT RAINING see EducationJ/o b [6/93-p76] LICENSES see Franchising/Licensing
Congress Moves To Reform Itself [7/93- LIMITED-LIABILITY COMPANIES see
yOINT'SV ENTURES see also International p66 Corporations
Trade & Investment; Special Advertising Where I Stand: On Budget Bill [7/93-p76| LITERACY see EducationJ/ob Training
Sections portion of Index A Bill That Could Silence Small Busi LITIGATION see also Arbitration/
(7/93-p79]| Mediation;Legal Services
CEOGH PLANS see Retirement Start Preparing Now For Federal Tax Civil Courts On Trial (8/93-p56]
OREA Increases [8/93-pi2} User-Friendly Courts for Small Claims
Corea And The United States: Civil Courts On Trial (8/93-p56] [8/93-p70]
Partnership & Prospects [7/93-p37] Readers’ Views On OSHA Reform Letters: Contingent Fees Can Speed
[8/93-p77] Justice [10/93-p3]
Taxing The Man Behind The Tree (9/93- Service Without A Smile | 10/93-p70|
L
p30] Letters: Why There Are Problems In
Editorial: Payback Time For Organized The Discovery Process | 12/93-p6|
LABELING see Packaging/Labeling Labor [9/93-p79] AVESTOCK see Agribusiness
LABOR see also Employees; Labor Unions Letters: Where Are The Spending Cuts? AIVING WILLS see Estate Planning
Direct Line: Saving Jobs [12/93-p75] [10/93-p5} LOANS see also Banks/Banking; Capital;
LABOR LAW & LEGISLATION see also Congress Eyes A Piece Of The Rock Credit; Credit Cards & Accounts;
Erzployee Benefits [10/93-p50} Economic Development; Venture Capital
The Clinton Agenda [1/93-p22] Small Firms’ Stake In Health Reform Creative Ways To Raise Capital [1/93-
Striker Bill Is On Back Burner; Civil- (Cover story) [11/93-p18] p43]
Rights Cap Issue Is Hot [3/93-p14] Cities And States Blast Mandates |1 2/93- Eligibility Broadens For College Loans
pi2) [1/93-p72]
SUBJECT INDEX
LOBBYING
How To Write A Business Plan (2/93-p29] Matching The Skill To The Situation Persistence Pays Off [11/93-p14]
Letters: Prying Out Information On [8/93-p10} Rich Niches |11/93-p39]
SBA-Backed Loans (5/93-p6] Golden Employees—In Their Golden Tailoring Products For A Niche Of One
Easing Small Firms’ Credit Crunch Years [8/93-p3: [11/93-p42
[6/93-p42} How To Choose A Distributor [8/93-p45| Old Firms Embark On New Ventures
— Money On Your Stocks [7/93- When You're “One-Up” In The Family [11/93-p53]
P 71 Firm [8/93-p62] The Move To Curb Worker Monitoring
A Potential Crunch In SBA Loans (8/93- Suggestions For Nonfamily Managers [12/93-p37]
28] [8/93-p62} MARRIAGE’ DIVORCE
sales Another View On The Drop In Why You Should Analyze The Frequent-Flier Benefits In Death And
Small-Business Loans [9/93-p4] Competition (9/93-p12] Divorce [3/93-p78]
To Borrow Or Not To Borrow (9/93-p69| Your Secretary’s Pivotal Influence MATERNITY & PATERNITY LEAVES
Borrowing From Your Policy’s Cash [9/93-p46 see Employee Benefits
Value [9/93-p70] In-Laws In The Family Business [9/93- MEDIATION see Arbitration/Mediation
Visiting A Loan Officer? Be Prepared p62] MEDICARE/MEDICAID see also
[10/93-p60} Taking Charge Of Workers’ Comp Entitlements; Health-Care Costs/
Direct Line: Tips For Lenders [11/93- (Cover story) (10/93-p18} Insurance
] Creator Of Habits [11/93-p64] Letters: Nursing-Home Residents Do
Cashing In On 504 Loans [12/93-p34] Direct Line: Growing Pains [11/93-p68} Not Lose Their Homes (5/93-p6|
LOBBYING NB Tips: Leadership Lessons |1 2/93-p14} MEETINGS see Management
A Bill Thai Could Silence Small Business A Flexible Style Of Management (Cover MENTOR PROGRAMS
[7/93-p79] story) [12/93-p24] The Boss As Mentor [|4 /93-p66]
LOGGING INDUSTR Handling A Crisis Effectively [12/93-p54} New Publications [12/93-p70]
ing The Wilderness [5/93-p66] MANUFACTURING MERGERS see
Letters: Time To Put A Brake On Where “Quality” Is A Language | 1/93- Acquisitions/Divestitures/Mergers
Wilderness Expansion?... [7/93-p4] p57] MEXICO see also North American Free
Letters: ...Or On Loggers? (6/93-p4] Hitting The Bull’s-Eye [1 /93-p67]| Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
Letters: Protect Your Face And Eyes A Successful Competitor |4/93-p59} NB Tips: Looking South Of The Border
When Using A Chain Saw (9/93-p6] Responding To Change |5/93-p58] (2/93-p10]
Letters: U.S. Forest Industry Sustains A Basket Maker With Vision [7/93-p14] Trade Mission To Mexico Slated For Faii
Resources [11/93-p5] Power Players (8/93-p16] By SBA [9/93-p10]
How To Choose A Distributor [8/93-p45| NAFTA Backers Cite Rise Of U.S.
M Strength In Numbers (8/93-p53} Exports To Mexico [10/93-p8]
Direct Line: Expansion Plans |1 1/93-p69| MINES/MINING
MAGAZINES see also Printing/Publishing Developing Passion For A Product Congressional Alert: Help Shape Mining
Publications Offer Help, Opportunities [12/93-p9 Reform [8/93-p78]
{1/93-p61] U.S. Manufacturers Express Optimism Congress Eyes A Piece Of The Rock
MAIL SERVICES see Delivery & Mail On Exporting [12/93-p13] [10/93-p50}
Services; U.S. Postal Service MAPS MINIMUM WAGE see
MAILING LISTS/MAIL-ORDER NB Tips: The Road To Success [2/93-p10| Wages/Salaries/Fees
BUSINESS see Direct Marketing A Gooey Inspiration (4/93-p16] MINORITIES
Cc see On The Road Again [9/93-p80] Disposing Of Some Myths About Selling
Liability/Liability Insurance MARKET RESEARCH/MARKETING To Minorities [5/93-p10}
MANAGED HEALTH PLAN see also Advertising; Direct Marketing; Direct Line: For Women And Minoritics
COMPETITIOsNe e Health Care; Sales/Selling [5/93-p75]
Health-Care Costs/Insurance; Health- Window sShtop ping At The Drive-In [2/93- New Publications [12/93-p70]
Care Reform MINORITY-OWNED BUSINESS
MANAGEMENsTe e also A Country Twist At Every Turn [3/93- Direct Line: Certification Steps (4/93-
Arbitration/ Mediation; Business P.3 3 p71]
Strategies; Communication;Corporations; Direct Line: Goal Tending [3/93-p75] Letters: Focus On Opportunities, Not
Cost Control; Employees; Employment; Keep Cash Flowing During Down Times Status As Minorities [11/93-p4]
Hiring & Firing; Quality Management; [4/93-p10] Thriving On His Own | 12/93-p16}
Wages/Salaries/Fees Know Your Clientele Before You Make MONEY-MARKET FUNDS see
Letters: Give A Test To Be Sure [1/93- Changes (4/93-p10] Securities
p5] A Spirit That Never Gives Up [5/93-p8} MORTGAGES
Collaborative Teamwork’s Most Helping Customers Avoid “Shoppers’ Helping Elderly Parents Tap Their Home
Common Obstacles [1/93-p10] Paralysis” (5/93-p10) Equity [3/93-p78}
The Womanly Art Of The Deal [1 /93- Disposing Of Some Myths About Selling Looking For A Mortgage? It Can Pay To
] To Minorities [5/93-p10] Shop Around [5/93-p78]}
The View From The Bottom [2/93-p6] A Marketing Plan You Can Design [5/93- Don’t Help Employees Pad Their Pay
Step Aside To Stay Ahead [3/93-p8] p42] Histories [7/93-p10}
Direct Line: Sharing The Expertise Direct Line: Operators Standing By Mortgage Securities: Pluses, Minuses
[3/93-p74] [5/93-p76] {11/93-p72
Keeping Meetings To A Minimum (4/93- Cactus Needles To Compact Discs [6/93- MOTELS see Hotels/Motels/Inns
pi122| p17] MOTION PICTURES see Entertainment
What Do Customers Think Of Your A Basket Maker With Vision [7/93-p14] MOTIVATION
Firm? [4/93-p62] NB Tips: Promoting Your Business [8/93- The View From The Bottom [2/93-p6|
Responding To Change [5/93-p58] plo) Saying “Gracias” On The Spot [5/93-p12}
The High Cost Of Paternalism (5/93-p61| How To Choose A Distributor [8/93-p45 | Salespeople Need Realistic Quotas
NB Tips: For Better Meetings [6/93-p14] Trade Shows’ Direct Appeal [8/93-p48} [10/93-j10]
Clear Answers From Fuzzy Logic (6/93- Make Promotional Products Work For Examine Why Key Employees Want
p38] Your Company [9/93-p14} Stock Ownership [10/93-p52]
Direct Line: For The Organizationally Opportunity Built By Association [9/93- Team Loyalty Makes For Better
Impaired [6/93-p70] Employees { 11/93-p12]
A Basket Maker With Vision (7/93-p14] Direct Line: For Slender Budgets [9/93- MOVING see Relocation
p66]
SUBJECT INDEX