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Table of Contents:VOL. 18, NO. 7 - October 2008
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Startup
Who will heal you?
Who will heal you?
Both candidates promise health-care reform, but entrepreneurs should be wary of the prescriptions. 
Green Storage
Park your bike and grab a shower at Freewheel. 
Not the usual suspects
If Colorado voters pass a ballot initiative next month, the state will have the nation's toughest anti-corporate-fraud law. 
Tastes of Google
Meet new restaurateur Charlie Ayers, the chef who made Google's cafeteria famous. 
Be a pilot in 20 hours.
Coming in 2010: A sleek plane for sport pilots. 
The last dance
After three years in a legal wrangle, owners of the San Tan Flat Saloon and Grill triumphed over officials trying to ban dancing on his patio. 
Green parking
A Santa Monica firm used state-of-the-art technology to build a LEED-certified car park. 
Features
Fruits of their labor
Fruits of their labor
A small US firm builds a sustainable berry empire in the Amazon. 
Dollars from scents
A pee farmer uses scores sales from those looking to lure bucks when hunting. 
Finding my inner CFO
Once I learned to delegate, my business grew and became profitable. 
The stranger among us
As more family firms hire outside managers, awkward transitions about. Smart owners explain how they get the most gain for their pain. 
No room (for error) at the inn
An inn in rural Virginia strives for perfection - and takes pride in correcting its mistakes. 
Should we keep running the same ad?
Anne Fisher answers this question, plus how to get paid and whether a bankruptcy will ruin your credit. 
Betting big on going small
Once a Rustbelt dinosaur, IntriCon now bets big on high-tech miniature devices. 
Speed-dating for business
Hopeful startups seek that magic spark. 
The great bike-off
Fed up with commuting on gas? Check out this year's new pedal power. 
Being big brother
Installing online camera helped one restaurant owner boost profits by 40%. 
Filling big shoes
Tragedy forces change on a growing family business. 
Good well hunting
A smalltime oil entrepreneur makes the play of his life. 
Cover Story
The disability boom
The disability boom
Led by one of the web's hottest social networks, disabled entrepreneurs are doing well by selling products that help the handicapped - and the rest of us. more
Deaf school dynamos
Drawing staff from a local school for the deaf, Image Microsystems found a pool of talented and dedicated workers. 
From Iraq to B-school
Mentoring, class time and online study sessions are helping equip a new wave of entrepreneurs. 
Off hours
Little Atlanta
Little Atlanta
Check out these small businesses for some righteous Southern comforts. 
Vintage vroom
Motorcycle lovers gather at a weekend show of legendary bikes. 
Nouvelle Cuisine
Tempting treats from small companies. 
Bob's kitchen
A cancer survivor and serial restaurateur saves a camp for sick kids by building a world-class cooking facility. 
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