In “Best summer gear,” FSB looks at cool outdoor products made by small firms. Do you try to support other entrepreneurs by making purchases from them whenever possible? Or do other factors, such as pricing, take priority? How could small businesses do a better job of winning your business? Make a post here to share your perspective.

Some bosses get addicted to starting fires for their employees to put out, as Patricia B. Gray discusses in “Are you a workplace pyro?” Has the pressure of running your business ever turned you into one of these managers? Have you since found a way to break the habit of creating emergencies? Share the strategies that helped you return to focusing on the most important aspects of your company.

In “Profit from hot web search tools,” FSB looks at some of the new online search technologies that are letting entrepreneurs find customers outside of Google and Yahoo. Have you discovered one that is helping you attract new business? Share what you have learned with other small-business owners by commenting here.

Which Bluetooth headset is the best? In ”Battle of the Bluetooth headsets, entrepreneur Matthew Terranova compares some popular wireless models to see which ones function as well as they look. What Bluetooth headset do you like the best? Share your experiences by posting a comment here.

In “Attracting the alpha mom,” our experts offered advice to the founders of Jimmy Beans Wool. The former Silicon Valley techies behind this venture want to making knitting hip among high-income women. They sought a small-business makeover for their knitting store from our team of consultants. What advice would you offer on reaching out to this marketplace? Share your strategies here.