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Business couple set their sights on further success
Starting up a business with your spouse would, for some, not be conducive to either a healthy marriage or a healthy business. For others however, such as Michael and Wink Jackson, it works; and in their case they just so happen to be super-healthy too.
http://www.linkingmatters.com/small-businesses-survival-instinct-kicks-inSmall businesses' survival instinct kicks in
The onset of a recession heralds a tough time for virtually everyone, whether you are rich or poor, old or young, an employer or an employee.
The level of difficulty endured varies markedly of course, both in its nature financial, emotional or social and its severity.
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Cooking up a storm
Pretzels are an innocuous sort of snack; tasty, but without the thrills and spills of a jelly doughnut or the inducement of envy in passers-by of an iced bun.
It may be of some surprise then that behind such a run-of-the-mill looking treat is a highly competitive market, both in terms of quality and quantity.
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Upper West Siders remain grateful despite economic woes
There is, it is sad to say, a considerable amount to be miserable about in a recession; anyone who says otherwise is perhaps being a little dishonest with themselves.
That said, there is also a great deal to be happy about - the glass is always half full as well as half empty, it's all just a matter of perspective. For New York's Upper West Siders, it appears that the glass is half full.
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Wisconsin abbey has business success
A monastery might not seem like the sort of place that could be a hot-bed for entrepreneurial activity, but this is certainly the case for one abbey in Wisconsin.
http://www.linkingmatters.com/being-left-is-oh-so-rightBeing left is oh so right
For a store in San Francisco, to be right is simply just not, er, right; no, this is a business where it certainly pays to be left.