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Table of contents: VOL. 16, NO. 1 - February 1, 2006
COVER STORY
Jesus Inc.
by Richard McGill Murphy
What does it take to serve God and Mammon? (more)

Features
Pay It Forward
by Ellyn Spragins
Get customers to pay you in advance? Don't laugh. One firm that figured out how to do it is thriving. (more)
God's Network
by Ellyn Spragins
Christian CEOs bond for love and profit. (more)
Legal Do's and Don'ts
by Ellyn Spragins
How business owners express their faith at work, within the law. (more)
The Road to Paradise
by David Whitford
How a Christian contractor rises in Phoenix. (more)
'Tech Doesn't Matter ...' 'Want to Bet?'
by Richard McGill Murphy
A business guru and Dell's CEO clash over the true value of information technology. (more)
The Next Little Thing
by Justin Martin
Look at what today's entrepreneurs are inventing: from a sandwich that never gets soggy to a wireless picture frame to a sweet way to make gasoline. (more)
Consistently Quirky
by Julie Sloane / Portland, Ore.
In the Pacific Northwest a family hospitality empire thrives by defying convention. (more)
Open Books = Cash
by Julia Boorstin
An entrepreneur hopes to channel $1.2 billion in capital to small firms. (more)
Total Recall
by Maggie Overfelt
After a company's product was arbitrarily deemed unsafe by the government, it had two choices: Go out of business--or fight back. (more)
What You Can Do
by Maggie Overfelt

Satellite Plumbing
by Cindy Waxer
How GPS technology helps one contractor nail slacker employees, neutralize difficult clients, and find hidden profits. (more)
Student Stash
by Cindy Waxer
GPS helps a student moving service stay on course. (more)
Simple Surveillance
by Jeanne Lee, FORTUNE Small Business
A startup offers a do-it-yourself video alert system for small businesses. (more)
New Limbs, New Branches
by Brian O'Reilly/Gettysburg, Pa.
FSB helps a prosthetics firm expand. (more)
Box-Office Blues
by Brian O'Reilly
An Ohio theater troupe is still struggling to hit the big time. (more)
off hours
True Confections
by Mary Kilcoyne
Best new chocolate made by small companies. (more)
Steppes From Heaven
by Richard McGill Murphy / Ulaanbaatar
As Mongolia opens up, an adventure travel entrepreneur offers horseback tours that show off the country's sunnier side. (more)
Online Artistry
by Janet Stites
A new venture helps connect musicians and fans. (more)
Timepiece
by Carlye Adler

startup
Branch Office
by Jacob Ward
Where to get a two-story treetop home (more)
Global Economics
by Ian Mount
Economy.com sells itself to Moody's to go global (more)
Regime Change at the SBA?
by Christine Y. Chen

Hot Venture
by David Whitford
A legendary investor aims to be a racy novelist. (more)
Rough Surf
by Maggie Overfelt

Risking Life and Limo
by By Christopher S. Stewart, FSB contributor
When business-owning reservists are called for long tours in Iraq, their companies can become a casualty of war. (more)
Business Medics
by By Christopher S. Stewart
Vets needing business help are finding it from folks who understand: other veterans. (more)
the edge
Why Great Ideas Get Shot Down
by Joshua Hyatt
Sinister corporate conspiracies, of course. What makes us so sure? Read on ... (more)
wheels
Roadster showdown
by By Alex Taylor III, FORTUNE Small Business contributor
Two new options for the midlife-crisis market. (more)
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