September 2008 Table of Contents

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Features

  • 12Featured Manufacturer: Where the Rubber Meets the Road
    Fury Motors offers a variety of specialty services to meet the demands of fleet and commercial buyers faced with high fuel prices and slow economic growth
  • 12Featured Contractor: Pipe Dreams
    Sweat equity and family support builds Mick Gage Plumbing into an Iowa success story
  • 14Building the Business: Straight Talk
    Communicating the good news builds a positive 'emotional bank account' with employees and helps soften the blow when inevitable bad news is delivered
  • 16Featured Contractor: Paint by Numbers
    Snowfall totals, rising insurance premiums and timely equipment upgrades all play a role in the year-to-year success of High Peaks Chairlift Painting
  • 16Featured Contractor: 90 Years and Counting
    Trustworthy service keeps four-generation Illinois contractor Flader Plumbing & Heating on the grow
  • 20Building the Business: It's Their Ship
    Business owners and employees alike can take lessons from the experience of a U.S. Navy skipper who turned his destroyer into a top-flight outfit.
  • 22Compact Excavator Roundup: Small Size, Big Performance
    Versatile compact excavators make short work of many jobsite challenges

Columns

  • 6From the Editor: The right PSI for the best MPG
    With high fuel prices apparently here to stay, proper tire inflation and common sense driving tips can help control transportation costs
  • 6From the Editor: 46 Ways to Pay Taxes
    As a small business owner, you have to think about sales tax every day. Understanding your state laws, keeping good records and a big supply of antacid tablets can help you survive a sales-tax audit
  • 10Office Matters: Sorry Kermit, but it is easy being green
    There are changes you can make in your office to help the environment, and save money too!
  • 10Office Matters: Seven Deadly Sins
    One way to protect your bottom line is to avoid making common money-management errors. Here are several pitfalls to avoid.
  • 22On The Block: SOLD! In Dakota
    A WIDE ARRAY of construction equipment, trucks and attachments changed hands at the September auction at Clark Sales Inc.
  • 30Product News: Product News
    News about the Industry and new Products
  • 30Product News: Product and Industry News
    News about the Industry and new Products