What would you pay for a small business silver bullet to win the fight with Big Boxes and online competitors?

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Here, you'll find a small pool overlooking Beirut's bullet-riddled concrete jungles and surrounding mountains.

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In lieu of a bullet a blank round had a small wad of material that is dangerous at very close range.

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All of which should put a bullet through the urban legend that small cap stocks outperform large cap stocks in the long run.

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They are specifically designed to protect occupants from ambush attacks, incorporating bullet-proof windows designed to withstand small-arms fire, such as .223-caliber rifles.

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One reason seems to be that these efforts have generally relied on a single silver bullet, such as tax breaks from the government or small-business incubators set up by venture capitalists.

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