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On the Cover: Tricky Transitions: Healthy Boards Help Founding Entrepreneurs with Succession by Susan Kenny Stevens Succession planning is a major issue for small to mid-sized organizations, and it is an issue that the leaders of mid-market companies have probably been thinking about for years. Susan Kenny Stevens draws on her own professional experience as an entrepreneur to provide leaders of companies and boards of directors with some direction on the crucial transition.Text-only version

Starting Out: From Quiet to Quirky by Angela Hohler and Greg Zeck Profiles of three entrepreneurs illustrate how they uncovered and developed small niches. True to what we would expect of an entrepreneur, their persistence, commitment and ingenuity are at the heart of their successes. Text-only version

Cuts by John Mirocha A trip to the deli prompts a business owner to think about the prospects for small businesses and the challenges of competing with bigger businesses. Small businesses can and will survive if they take advantage of their ability to adapt to change faster than bigger competitors. Text-only version