JCK Online - February 1, 2007

Yours is a small family business. It's just you, members of your immediate family, perhaps a part-time jeweler and watchmaker, and a few sales associates. The atmosphere is friendly and informal. You have no need for an employee manual. Not true, says Kate Peterson, president and chief executive officer of Performance Concepts, Montgomery Village, Md.

• Features
• Small Businesses Might Have Big Headaches
• GIA Version 5.0
• Zale Aims to Regain Market Dominance
• The Rise of Color, Pearls—and Prices

• Jeweler's Notebook
• Gem Pricing Report
• Gem Pricing Report
• Leveraging Your People
• Manager as Coach
• The Retail Advantage
• Don't Rest on Your Laurels, Part 1

• Opinion
• Counterpoint
• Where Are You, Sen. Proxmire?
• Editor's Page
• Irony and De-Nile
• Our World
• Fabrikant Earthquake

• UpFront
• Diamonds
• Oppenheimer Family Sells Anglo Shares
• Indian Dealer's Death Sparks Outrage
• Russell Simmons Announces Diamond Empowerment Fund
• Fashion
• Look, Like, Famous
• Trend Alert: No More Matchy-Matchy
• Gold Jewelry Helps Glam Up Fashionistas
• Gems
• McClure Wins Bonanno Award
• The Guide Contains Record Changes
• Gem Labs Make Major Staff Changes
• New Blue Chart Is Available
• Publisher's Letter
• An Amazing Weekend
• Spotlight
• Retail Wrap-Up, Holiday 2006
• Necklace Gets Recalled
• Jewelers Disapprove of Bush, Republican Congress, But Little Hope for Dems
• Blood Is a Dud, but Trade Gets Flayed
• From the JCKonline.com Blogs
• Corrections
• Watches
• Franck Muller Wins More Bans Against Gray Market
• Rodolphe Makes Management Changes, Wins Watch of the Year
• Jeter’s Gesture
• Journe Wins Top Watch Prize, Again
• Jaeger-LeCoultre Celebrates Reverso's 75th
• Hublot Builds $8 Million Watch Factory
• Newswire