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Art sale sets new record
The sky may be falling on the economy, but the art market is flying high.
Cash and a strategy for growth
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?
A CEO and rodeo queen
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.
King of the mountain bike
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.
Help wanted for HR firm
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?
A working Big Sky vacation
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."
How to stand out on the Internet
An e-commerce business turns to Ask FSB for marketing tips.
Bringing all your properties under one LLC roof
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?
Would you eat 2,900-calorie fries?
More cities are requiring restaurants to tell customers how much fat is in that burger.
Investing in a green office
Entrepreneurs are finding that creating eco-friendly offices costs a bit more up front but can deliver lasting benefits.
Airships startup hovers over SF
Future Boy is thrilled to hear of venture funding for a new company with a retro plan: Zeppelin tours of San Francisco.
Entrepreneurs eye the White House
A small-business business owner for president? These Libertarians are ready for the job.

