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Ugly Dolls are a labor of love

Ugly Dolls are a labor of love

To their legions of fans -- Sasha Obama and Snoop Dogg included -- the Ugly Dolls are anything but ugly. ΒΆ With names such as Babo,...

 

How to start selling books over the Internet

Dear Karen: How would I start an Internet company that sells children's books?


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Survival skills for companies

Dear Karen: Is there something I can do to increase my company's odds of surviving this recession?

Blue Microphones turns up the volume

Blue Microphones turns up the volume

Blue Microphones got its start building high-end studio microphones for the recording industry, making a name for itself as a niche player....

$3-billion loan enables CIT Group to stave off bankruptcy

$3-billion loan enables CIT Group to stave off bankruptcy

The $3-billion loan that CIT Group Inc. has stitched together to stave off bankruptcy should keep badly needed credit flowing for now to...

Many service businesses do relatively well in a recession

Dear Karen: Is there such a thing as a recession-sustainable business?

Mobile ice cream vendors on a rocky road

Mobile ice cream vendors on a rocky road

After he was laid off last fall from his job driving a delivery truck, Ricardo Lara couldn't find another full-time position that would...

CIT Group board OKs rescue loan

CIT Group board OKs rescue loan

The board of CIT Group Inc., one of the nation's largest lenders to small and mid-size businesses, approved a deal with major bondholders to...

Find new start-ups through entrepreneurship groups

Dear Karen: My firm helps start-ups with marketing strategies. How can we reach them early on, before our competitors do?

SBA wish list seeks rules reform

For many small-business owners, it can seem as though federal bureaucrats do little more than churn out reams of mind-numbing regulations...

Inviting a Wal-Mart into Florence-Firestone

Inviting a Wal-Mart into Florence-Firestone

The little tortilleriatortilleria, hidden away in the Florence-Firestone neighborhood near Watts, could be mistaken for a...

Time bank takes root in Echo Park

ANE CRABTREE, a costume designer and stylist, was on location in Bulgaria when a professional chef e-mailed to say she'd be happy to give...