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Opportunity – Small Business Quote of the Week

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Ann Landers (1918-2002) US columnist, attrib. do cost cutting do credit control do customer service export find funding grow your business handle problems keep data safe lower overheads manage your time market and sell motivate your staff not to do it! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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

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As the legend of Wall Drug’s beginning goes, the first customers had already stopped into the store before Ted returned from putting up those signs. A fire in the restaurant’s kitchen in April 2002 forced the owners to scramble to become operational again before the summer rush. And the rest, it seems, is history.