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2009/06/02

Small Business Update

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THE WALL STREET JOURNAL Small Business

June 2, 2009 -- 10:00 a.m.

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As more small businesses ditch their storefronts and offices to cut expenses during the recession, they're encountering new hurdles.

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How Lynn Jawitz made the change from her career as a financial consultant to a florist.

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Though some parties may opt to take their cases to court, arbitration is still a popular means of resolving serious disputes between franchisers and franchisees.

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The economic downturn has a silver lining for manufacturers: a flood of highly qualified candidates even for tough-to-fill jobs like electricians and mechanics.

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John E. Connelly presided over a business empire that included pleasure cruises, riverboat gambling, and the "Apples for Students" project that put Macs into schools across the U.S.

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People who have lost their health insurance are turning to a little-known strategy: forming a business, or using an existing one, to buy a group policy.

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Accelerating health-care premiums and revenue shortfalls are forcing some small companies to choose between dropping insurance or doing layoffs -- or staying in business at all.

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Hundreds of Korean immigrants applied for an Army pilot program that offers a shortcut to U.S. citizenship. But so many enlisted that the Army doesn't need them all. - Graphic: Foreign Nationals in the U.S. Service

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High-tech start-ups are increasingly setting up shop in places previously not known for attracting high-tech firms, including Kalamazoo, Mich., and Toledo, Ohio.

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Mark Frauenfelder, founder of boingboing.net, discusses how he earns a six-figure salary doing something he loves.

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