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Articles in March, 1996 issue of Nation's Business

• Locking on to teamwork - hiring a manager helps family-owned business expand
  by Michael Zane
• A jet-powered takeoff - Marine Power - Company Profile
  by Michael Barrier
• Before you buy, be careful - buying a business
  by Steven B. Kaufman
• Electronic cash cards planned for Olympics - Brief Article
  by Peter Weaver
• Do yourself a favor - how to get contacts to obtain discontinued or discounted merchandise; Direct Line - Brief Article
  by Laura Litvan
• Networking 101: seeing and being seen - how to gain the most from networking - Brief Article
• End of the line for the ICC: a few diminished functions of the former Interstate Commerce Commission survive - elsewhere
  by James Worsham
• Case study: rewarding loyal employees - Family Business
  by Mary Jane Rynd
• Simply heat and serve - the National Frozen Food Association provides information for people wishing to get started in the frozen food business - Brief Article
• A better way to save? - small businesses paying health claims - Brief Article
  by Mary Y. McElveen
• Grooming for success - management of Dudley Products - Company Profile
  by J. Tol Broome, Jr.
• Heading off an IRS audit - classifying workers as independent contractors - includes related article
  by Jennifer Haupt
• It pays to know the value of your business
  by Mary Rowland
• The president's consistency problem - President Bill Clinton - Editorial
• Ties that bind - benefits of customer user groups, as recommended in '50 Powerful Ideas You Can Use to Keep Your Customers' by Paul R. Timm - Brief Article
• Getting with the program - tax software programs - includes related article on prices and ordering information - Buyers Guide
  by Tim McCollum
• Magic moments - maybe - Remarkable Moments by Talking Frames Corp combine a photo of a famous event with audio message - Brief Article
  by Michael Barrier
• The chips are down - how to get information on starting a business to distribute bingo supplies - Brief Article
• Holding things together when selling a location - open communication isnecessary to keep employees and customers when one location of a company is for sale - Brief Article
• Managing sales with software - sales-automation programs - includes article on the best sales-software available
  by Steve Ditlea
• Mark your calendar - six family businesses conferences in Mar-Apr '96, including contact numbers - Brief Article
• Readers' views on Congress - results of a survey in the January issue of 'Nation's Business' that graded the performance of Congress - Brief Article
• Bills would affect the hiring of skilled foreign workers - pending immigration legislation - Brief Article
  by James Worsham
• Switching to self-insurance; small firms may cut costs by paying employees' health claims directly, but they should carefully weigh the risks of going it alone - includes related article on proposed healthcare legislation and a checklist to help business
  by Laura Litvan
• How advisers can help you grow - board of directors - includes related article on advisers and the law
  by Dale D. Buss
• A new wrinkle in selling stock to your children: estate planning - Brief Article
  by Lisa Holton
• Exhibiting a novel idea - contacting vendors and getting into giftware trade shows; Direct Line - Brief Article
  by Laura M. Litvan
• Employee E-mail: is it really private? - company policy can prevent friction over the issue - Managing Your Small Business - Brief Article
• Closing the skills gap: for small and midsize companies, the challenge is to customize solutions to a broad problem - includes a related article on the best way to train employees
  by Michael Barrier
• Reducing the risks of family-business growth
  by Craig E. Aronoff
• On outsourcing - six poll questions to help determine readers' views on the importance of outsourcing in their companies - Brief Article
• Nuts about snack food - growth of I.B. Nuts & Fruit Too snack company - Brief Article
  by Lanine Latus Musick
• Deciding to succeed - 1996 Blue Chip Enterprise Initiative awards
  by Sharon Nelton
• The King's dominion - David Christopher Group licenses Elvis Presley name for board game 'Elvisopoly' - Brief Article
  by Michael Barrier
• Rolling for dollars - the Roller Skating Association provides information on how to open a roller-skating rink - Brief Article
• The ups and downs of a postal rate proposal - U.S. Postal Rate Commission proposed rate-overhaul plan would affect postage costs for almost every business - Brief Article
  by Laura M. Litvan
• Congress faces hurdles to action; regulatory reform is the main goal for business, but the election year and budget battles could get in the way
  by David Warner
• Clever gear, packed to go - travel gadgets
  by Hal Morris
• Tax planning for buy-sell agreements: taxes - Brief Article
  by Albert B. Ellentuck
• Nurturing part-timers to be entrepreneurs - bus company owner helps drivers and the company earn more - Managing Your Small Business - Brief Article
• Shutting the door on lease problems: rule no. 1: get everything in writing - after you consult a real estate expert - and have a lawyer examine the document - business leases
  by Barbara Etchieson
• Sharing the written word - two publications and three books about family businesses briefly described - Brief Article
  by Sharon Nelton
• How to invest wisely in a bond fund
  by Randy Myers