You can thank assistant editor Alex Runner for this month’s cover story. Having spent two years in Japan recently, Alex was able to tap into his business contacts there and offer a global perspective that hopefully hits home with U.S. distributors.

He chronicles the success of Osaka-based distributor B-Future, and pays tribute to legendary Japanese business acumen that is alive and well despite an unprecedented national economic slowdown.

The article, “Survivor”, profiles the company’s owner who used innovative, creative and resourceful business approaches to build a burgeoning company, with the odds against him.


With facilities’ budgets as tight as they are, there’s never been a better time to talk to customers about cost-effective floor chemicals and proportioning equipment.

We also look at Internet recruiting in this month’s Tech Central article. Distributors we talked to gushed about the ease and cost-efficiency with which they’ve been able to attract people compared to traditional strategies.

Finally, business organizations nationwide applauded the Bush administration’s recent release of ergonomic guidelines rather than laws. The Newsworthy section tells what OSHA’s announcement means for you and your business.




POSTED ON: 5/1/2002