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Articles in May, 1996 issue of Nation's Business

• Sprouting sales with 'green' products - As Kindred Spirits retail store sells environmental products; includes sources of environmental products - Managing Your Small Business - Brief Article
  by Roberta Maynard
• Linking payday to cash in hand - compensating salespeople only after customer pays
  by Harvey R. Meyer
• A businessman on a mission - US Chamber of Commerce Chairman Edwin Lupberger
  by Albert G. Holzinger
• Watch these congressional initiatives - Editorial
• 1996 Ad
  by Albert G. Holzinger
• Striking the right match - strategic alliances - includes related article on assuring compatibility between two company's corporate cultures, and a list of ingredients for successful business alliances - Cover Story
  by Roberta Maynard
• What to do when banks play musical chairs - bank mergers and acquisitions; includes advice for selecting a banker - Family Business
  by Norbert E. Schwarz
• Stocking up - qualifying for a stockbroker license - Brief Article
  by Laura M. Litvan
• Have you seen your banker for your annual checkup? - Bank Leumi Trust Company of New York meets with commercial customers annually to review entire banking needs - Managing Your Small Business - Brief Article
  by Roberta Maynard
• X marks the spot for low-key sales - strategies for appealing to Generation X consumers; includes information about attitudes of Generation X toward shopping - Marketing
  by Laura M. Litvan
• Leveling the pricing field - gender-based pricing increasingly banned
  by Frances Cerra Whittelsey
• Software search - selecting software for mail-order firm - Brief Article
• The truth about relationships - May 1996 'Nation's Business' cover story on business alliances - Editorial
  by Mary Y. McElveen
• Competing with nature - California Country Trees makes artificial trees - Company Profile
  by Michael Barrier
• Pluses and pitfalls in voice mail - for small businesses
  by Cynthia Scanlon
• Red-hot markets - isolating countries and product lines with high-growth potential - Brief Article
  by Laura M. Litvan
• Making the climb onto store shelves - persuading buyers to try new product - Entrepreneur's Notebook
  by Susan A. Schreter
• The new supplier partnership: an inside story - Bose Corp. forms alliance with suppliers - Cover Story
• Case study: keep the firm in the family? - Family Business
  by Richard L. Narva
• Start the presses - newsletter publishing resources - Brief Article
  by Laura M. Litvan
• Protect your company's proprietary information - noncompetition agreements - Managing Your Small Business - Brief Article
  by Roberta Maynard
• The sweet life for office renters - executive-suites industry - Industry Overview
  by Lynn Woods
• Market bulls battle a case of the nerves - first quarter 1996 financial market performances - Small Business Financial Adviser
  by Randy Myers
• Designing the future - architect William A. McDonough re-engineers manufacturing processes
  by Laura M. Litvan
• From the ground up - frequent-flyer award programs - Marketing
  by Peter Weaver
• On independent contractors - results of readers' poll on independent contractors - Brief Article
• Hammering home performance incentives - employee incentive program - Managing Your Small Business
  by Roberta Maynard
• The brave new world of business security - security devices for small businesses - Enterprise 2000
  by Dale D. Buss
• The case for e-mail - includes related article on electronic mail options for small businesses - Small Business Computing
  by Tim McCollum
• Opening page - information for starting a paging business - Brief Article
  by Laura M. Litvan
• Resources on Latin America - information about Latin American business opportunities available from US Chamber of Commerce - Managing Your Small Business - Brief Article
• Small fleets get a new lease on life - vehicle leasing companies
  by Julie Candler
• Check the fine print in picking a 401 plan - k - advice for small-business owners - Small Business Financial Adviser
  by Randy Myers
• Meeting madness - government professor Jack Pitney's quotation about meetings that end on a tangent - Managing Your Small Business - Brief Article
  by Roberta Maynard
• Adding some byte to retirement plans - financial planning software - Buyers Guide
  by Tim McCollum
• Making movies on a gilded shoestring - independent film producer Larry Estes - Interview
  by Michael Barrier