The company was immediately restructured under Siegel who used his business know-how to expand operations and increase sales and efficiency.

At the ceremony, Mr. Gore described the company's hazardous waste cleanup technology as "a shining example of American ingenuity, hard work and business know-how."

And its pastor concedes that Willow Creek owes a lot to business know-how but quickly adds that "truth can be packaged in all sorts of languages."

TechnoServe operates at the community level, conveying business know-how to the rural poor of developing countries.

For Ms. Wilson, the issue is not so much business know-how as getting back on her feet financially.

"I knew for the business to grow somebody with some real business know-how would have to be involved," he said of Angelica Beauty.

Mr. Thaksin has said he will apply his business know-how to raising living standards and bring Thailand forward into the technology community of the new century.

Because I sold magazine ads to downtown arts organizations, people assumed I had business know-how.

And so the state is joining forces with the Rutgers University Business and the Arts Program to provide artists with business know-how.

They will tell listeners how they can rake in astronomical profits using a little business know-how and the power of the Internet.