Article # 1
Article # 1All-Star Entrepreneurs Ready, Set, Grow:
Gazelles – What CEOs of ultra-fast-growing companies know that you don’t–and how you can use it to build a powerhouse business of your own.
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http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2001/09/01/309485/index.htm
Article # 2
Size Doesn’t Matter–Profits Do:
Gazelles – Some entrepreneurs are finding that slower growth helps them deliver better earnings, quality, and morale
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http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2004/03/01/363873/index.htm
Article # 3
The X Factor:
Gazelles – To Build a Business that Dominates, You Need to Discover an Edge that puts your company way Ahead of its Competitors. Just ask Starbucks, Outback, and other Successful Entrepreneurial Startups
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http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2002/12/01/333869/index.htm
VIDEO GALLERY:
Mastering the Rockefeller Habits – Verne Harnish
The HedgeHog Concept – Jim Collins
What is Strategy – Michael Porter
Execution – The Discipline of Getting Things Done – Larry Bossidy
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