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July 2010

	COVER STORY Entrepreneurs: What makes them different?

COVER STORY Judging entrepreneurial excellence The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® Central Midwest 2010 judging panel

	COVER STORY A healthy return How John Bloomhall continues to guide Diamond V Mills Inc. through challenges

COVER STORY A step ahead How Matthew E. Rubel blazed a new trail for Collective Brands Inc.

	COVER STORY Always adjusting How Kent Schien innovates to keep Innoventor on top

COVER STORY Answering the call How Jerry Howe grew Big River Telephone Company with customers in mind

	COVER STORY Balancing growth How Keith Molzer turned Balance Innovations into a major player

COVER STORY Bringing it strong How Mike Binnette, Stacey Goldman and Steve Hunt use their passion to build Cannonball Advertising

	COVER STORY Cash cow How Mike Wells refocused Wells’ Dairy to secure a bright future

COVER STORY Endless energy How Jeffrey Stroburg uses innovation to take Renewable Energy Group to new heights

	COVER STORY Eyes ahead How Richard M. Vohs prepares Iowa Network Services for the future

COVER STORY Filling the gap How Jerry Jost meets needs with Jost Chemical Co.

	COVER STORY Focus on quality How Chad Williams built QTS into a comprehensive IT service provider

COVER STORY Growing and improving How Rick Webb takes Watco to new levels of excellence

	COVER STORY Growing culture How Charlotte A. Martin keeps a close culture as Gateway EDI expands

COVER STORY Growing up again How Robert G. Riley Jr. builds Feed Energy over and over

	COVER STORY Helping hand How Bill Knapp has spent his life giving back to the community

COVER STORY Learning his way How L. Thomas Duvall created TruckMovers.com without any trucking experience

	COVER STORY Playing with success How Russ Hornsby turned his dream into business success with Cepia LLC

COVER STORY Proper nutrition How Thad Simons Jr. maintains the health of Novus International Inc.

	COVER STORY Rebuilding from trouble How Thomas E. Phillips Jr. rebuilt Weekends Only after financial turmoil

COVER STORY Riding the waves How Pack St. Clair turned failure into opportunity for Cobalt Boats

	COVER STORY Scratching an itch How Pasquale Trozzolo founded Trozzolo Communications group because he had an entrepreneurial itch

COVER STORY Shared leadership How David LeCompte drives growth at Short’s Travel Management

	COVER STORY Step by step How Christopher H. Atayan put AMCON Distributing on a path to growth

COVER STORY Taking market share How Joe Ratterman led BATS to become an industry player

	COVER STORY Technologically advanced How Robert Weiner built a culture of innovation at PAS Technologies

COVER STORY Technology advantage How Brad Pittenger relies on the Golden Rule to grow Xiolink

	WEB FEATURE Fred Meyers makes everything a little greener for The Queensboro Shirt Co. How to make your company more environmentally conscious

WEB FEATURE James D. White, president and CEO, Jamba Inc. Juiced: How Bright Side Inc. catalyzed the accelerated turnaround of Jamba Juice

	WEB FEATURE Justin Nelson encourages community involvement at dash Carrier Services How philanthropy can build communication skills and ownership

WEB FEATURE Paula Marshall encourages a people-centered culture at The Bama Cos. Inc. How to create communication and an employee-based culture within a business

	WEB FEATURE Steve Douglass creates a foundation for leaders through ActionCOACH How to master your goals, time and money to be more effective as a leader

SMART LEADERS Tim Thornton, president, Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale PC Offering insight How to ease employees’ anxieties about the economy through communication

	SPECIAL REPORT 3 Questions Manny Avramidis, Senior vice president, global human resources, American Management Association

SPECIAL REPORT 3 Questions Larry Mabrey, Director, Center for Professional Development, Webster University

	SPECIAL REPORT Corporate training positions your company for future growth Investing in employee training will make your company more competitivec

SMART BOOKS Taken by fierce Susan Scott on why you need to have the talk

	FROM THE CEO Smart investments What are you doing to take your employees — and your business — to the next level?

TIPS FROM THE TOP People, people, people The three biggest factors that determine

	DIGITAL MARKETING Cloud computing Plump with opportunities

DIGITAL MARKETING How to understand Facebook’s privacy settings Protect your company information on Facebook

	PURSUING THE AWESOME EXPERIENCE Misdirection makes for mediocrity How to create a genuine marketing message that resonates with customers

Tough choices Proficient or nice — why do we have to choose?

insights

ACCOUNTING

How continuous controls monitoring can help prevent fraud

Janet Beckmann, Brown Smith Wallace LLC

RISK MANAGEMENT

How credit can help your business in any economy

Pat Cantwell, Aon Risk Services Central Inc.

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