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Table of Contents:VOL. 18, NO. 10 - December 2008
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Startup
A smashing good idea
A smashing good idea
A San Diego entrepreneur has found a perfect business for frustrating times: Selling customers breakables to fling against walls. 
Sales take wing
A new marketing campaign spices up business at restaurant chain Buffalo Wings & Rings. 
The Roth return
Yes, you probably make too much money to open a Roth IRA, but a new tax law has created an attractive loophole. 
Trouble bubbles at Jones Soda
The cult beveragemaker tries to shake the effects of an expansion gone sour.  
Ring in profits
Skyrocketing gold prices test a high-end jeweler's mettle.  
Walking on the web
A pedometer that lets you compete online. 
Growth genius
MacArthur Foundation Fellowship winner Will Allen brings farm freshness to inner-city neighborhoods with no produce stores. 
Where to stash your cash?
The FDIC is temporarily offering unlimited coverage on interest-free accounts - the kind many companies use to make payroll. 
Virtual tour guide
A GPS-enabled device replaces the chatty park ranger. 
Features
The next little thing
The next little thing
Despite a down economy, FSB recognizes five companies that are thinking big with cutting-edge ideas.  
Tough love
A couple of rugged new PC notebooks prove they can stand up to falls, coffee and even the horrors of drywall. 
The new way to meet payroll
A host of online services can help business owners save money, make fewer mistakes and concentrate on more important stuff. 
Instant infomercials
Web media startup TurnHere churns out 1,000 corporate videos every month. That might just be the future of Web advertising. 
Seller's remorse
How I nearly lost my company - and then got it back. 
Spicing up sales
A father and son stage a comeback for their cult barbeque sauce. 
Bike sale
A real estate broker uses pedal power to boost business. 
How do I fill up my business calendar?
FSB's experts answer this question and also address how business owners can build a client base and how to solve a URL dispute. 
Tasting success
A cosmopolitan vintner gambles that Thai fruit wine will please U.S. palates.  
Cover Story
Make fear your friend
Make fear your friend
By Alexander Stein
In tough times, entrepreneurs have every reason to feel anxious. Don't let those feelings slow you down. more
Off hours
Going tribal in the badlands
A family-owned business educates travelers about the Native American nations within our borders. 
A little visit to Nashville
The capital of country music is a city that feels like a small town, combining old-fashioned southern hospitality with a vibrant art and music scene. Best of all, it's affordable. 
Small wonders
Seventeen independent businesses make holiday shopping easy with a variety of wearables for work and play.  
Shine a light
A Web entrepreneur helps young photojournalists focus on injustices worldwide. 
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