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The sky may be falling on the economy, but the art market is flying high.

Dear FSB: My business partner and I have a small horse-treat manufacturing and distribution business. We are in a small commercial space and have no employees. We would like to expand, but need guidance with how to go about it. Do we hire people? Outsource the baking and packaging? As far as financing, is a commercial loan better than investors?

Her daily life is all about managing risk, but when Anita Lind Janssen isn't at her desk, she likes to take a few chances. So she picked up the sport of cutting and became a real-life cowgirl.

When Mike Sinyard started importing Italian bike parts in 1974, his toughest challenge was finding space to store them inside his eight- by 30-foot trailer.

Sales have doubled. Profit margins are twice the industry average. Costs are low. And a new division has rapidly taken root. So why is the owner of ISHR Group, an Atlanta human resources consultancy, losing sleep?

Rick Jarrett has lived in the foothills of the Crazy Mountains for all his 59 years, and he knows well their pleasures and perils. On a recent afternoon he allowed his flatbed Ford to creep near the edge of a cliff. "Don't worry," he said with a mustachioed smile. "The brakes still work."

An e-commerce business turns to Ask FSB for marketing tips.

Dear FSB: I own four properties and only one is under the LLC. I would like to get the other three under the LLC. Will the banks have an issue with this? Will I need to get bank approval?

More cities are requiring restaurants to tell customers how much fat is in that burger.

Entrepreneurs are finding that creating eco-friendly offices costs a bit more up front but can deliver lasting benefits.

Future Boy is thrilled to hear of venture funding for a new company with a retro plan: Zeppelin tours of San Francisco.

A small-business business owner for president? These Libertarians are ready for the job.