Table of contents: VOL. 16, NO. 8 - October 1, 2006
COVER STORY
By Carlye Adler, FSB Magazine
How the Pillsbury doughboy explains consumer behavior. ( more)
Features
breaking big
By Mina Kimes, FSB Magazine
By upgrading its credit card reader for vending machines, USA technologies won a lucrative deal with Coca-Cola. ( more)
green tech
By Maggie Overfelt, FSB writer-reporter
Georgia startup Tricycle makes recycled-paper carpet samples that look just like the real thing, and save the planet too. ( more)
local color
By Carlye Adler, FSB contributor
A Missouri fish farmer prospers from a ban on imported beluga. ( more)
off hours
By Emily Maltby, FSB Magazine
The best new hardware made by small businesses. ( more)
By Maggie Overfelt, FSB writer-reporter
A marble yard hosts artists. ( more)
By Eilene Zimmerman, FSB Magazine
One business owner's idea to make extra money for his fuel dock has grown over the past 25 years into a $4 million, world-class fishing tournament. ( more)
owner's manual
By Jay Butera, FSB Magazine
I sold my company and happily walked away. So how did I end up right back in the game? ( more)
people skills
By Elaine Pofeldt, FSB senior editor
Three leaders use innovative strategies and rewards to motivate employees. ( more)
publicity
By Ron Stodghill, FSB senior editor
A fast-growing franchise aims to simplify marketing for small businesses. ( more)
roi/technology
By Ron Stodghill, FSB senior editor
An online seafood merchant boosts sales by giving other Web sites a piece of its action. ( more)
By Justin Schardin, FSB Magazine
New accessories help cut your telecom bills at home and on the road. ( more)
small biz makeover
By Brian O'Reilly, FSB Magazine
FSB helps a California entrepreneur expand her restaurant business, hoping to give her more free time. ( more)
By Brian O'Reilly, FSB Magazine
One year after its makeover, a prosthetics firm has nearly doubled sales. ( more)
startup
By Maggie Overfelt, FSB writer-reporter
Force Protection manufactures trucks that can protect its passengers from a landmine blast. ( more)
By Kevin Kelly, FSB Magazine
When seeking a new secretary, I made a big mistake. I hired one who didn't understand my business--or me. ( more)
By Ian Mount, FSB Magazine contributor
Entrepreneur Alex Cushing founded an Olympic ski resort. ( more)
By Katherine Swartz, FSB Magazine
A safety net for insurers could put an end to entrepreneurs' precariously high premiums. ( more)
By Ian Mount, FSB contributor
Massachusetts is considering a bill that would require all companies to offer 12 weeks of medical or family leave to employees. ( more)
By Ian Mount, FSB contributor
3 small companies share their secrets. ( more)
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