 
COVER STORY
 Blindsided Five H.R. mistakes you can't afford to make
 Litigation Inoculation Insurance you may want to cover employee suits
 Online Extra: Slide Show: The 10 Best Corporate Practices
 Online Extra: Slide Show: The 10 Worst Corporate Practices
 
FEED BACK
 They Are Women, Hear Them Roar
 Go Condo, Make Money
 What Price Web Site?
 Now Wait a Cotton-Picking Minute
 Joe Berardino, Con and Pro
 Outsourcing to China: A Work in Progress
 More Mentors, Fewer Yes-Men
 
CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS
 "Organic Growth" (February/March 2007)
 
EDITOR'S MEMO
 Atten-tion! SmallBiz gives military entrepreneurs a hearing
 Contributors
 
QUICK TAKE
 Hot Flashes How winter-dependent small businesses are fighting warm spells
 Scram, You Dirty Rat
 This Isn't Rocket Science A free program lets entrepreneurs tap into NASA's expertise
 Random Access
 Ready, Aim, Focus Greatness takes the discipline to use only your strengths
 
FRONT LINE
 The War Back Home Soldier-entrepreneurs try to stay afloat
 Online Extra: Slide Show: Entrepreneurs Who Serve Their Country
 Let Her Handle It A concierge service takes off
 Instant Stampede Viral marketing's potent sales kick
 Slide Show: One Thing
 Swing Shift Energy futures can tame volatility
 A Plumper Payroll Paid leave is gaining ground
 
SMART ANSWERS
 A Matter of Import Shipping in South African wines; support from your peers
 
MACRO MICRO
 My Rival, My Friend
 Small Business Capital Spending Index
 Venture Capital: Location, Location
 
FAMILY INC.
 Succession Success Give everyone a say in your future
 
JUMP START
 What's in It for Customers? Be clear about what your product can do
 
DIGITAL MANAGER
 Kiss the Copy Shop Goodbye Increasingly, in-house printing is a smart move
 
FINANCE
 The People's Bank How to borrow from the people who love you without making them hate you
 
INNOVATION
 Breaking the Mold The Web has made mass-producing and marketing custom products easier. How five small businesses excel at it
 Online Extra: Video View: Making and Marketing Custom Products Author Patricia Seybold discusses the key questions entrepreneurs need to ask themselves before mass-producing and marketing custom products
 
FAMILIES
 Slide Show: It Runs in the Family In these families, everyone is an entrepreneur
 
STRATEGY
 Jumpstart Your Business How a smart expansion can revive a struggling company
 
NET WORTH
 Mississippi Gambler
 
FIRST PERSON
 Bad Boy Redux How I went from furniture magnate to mayor and back
 
TIME OUT
 Only 200 Miles to Go The rugged charms of adventure racing
 
BOOK SHELF
 Chez Chaos
 
MY OFFICE
 Slide Show: My Office
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