When faced with a tough decision, do you mull it over for weeks or go with your gut? Do you feel comfortable with your decision once you've made it? These are the questions we asked several of the subjects featured in the December/January 2008 issue of MyBusiness, the magazine Hammock publishes for the National Federation of Independent Business.

What we found in our feature "The Power of Trust" was that small-business owners listen to their instincts to help them make important decisions about their businesses, but deliberation is still necessary.

We also talked to some small-business owners who make their communities as much of a priority as their businesses in our inspiring feature "Like a Good Neighbor."

Check out these stories and more in the latest issue, including a staff favorite on how one Arizona business creates success by blending into the crowd—a crowd of trees, that is.