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James Dyson: The Ever-Tinkering Engineer

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He politely answered questions about his startup years and tough business decisions (in 2002, he moved production of his machines from Malmesbury, a small town in England, to Malaysia; more on this later). I was at the start,” says Marcus Hartley, a former design manager at Dyson, who worked on the Airblade Tap.

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How to Survive a Recession, According to a 91-Year-Old Business

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His daughter, Sarah, is manager and vice president. Speculation of another impending recession battered the confidence of small-business owners, as indicated by monthly surveys conducted by the National Federation of Independent Business. They weren’t doing hardly any business.” Don’t wait for the bad event to occur, LaMonaca urges.