1. Virtual Office May Work for Startups, Travelers (The Lakeland Ledger) - LAKELAND | Despite the growing prevalence of telecommuting and home-based companies, it's still not always possible to do business in your bathrobe.Leasing office space, however, can be a risky option in a down economy, so Lakeland-based Baron Realty says it has the next best thing: the virtual office.
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2. Entrepreneurs jumpstart business on Web (News 8 Austin) - Times are tough for business owners in the rocky economy, but the path for online businesses may be a bit smoother. Some local entrepreneurs say e-commerce is the way to go.
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3. Entrepreneurs jumpstart business on Web (News 8 Austin) - Some of the Internet's biggest Web sites and most powerful companies were once nothing more than a few big dreams in a small garage or a bedroom. It's the garage-to-greatness approach and some local entrepreneurs are doing just that.
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4. E-publishers expand their virtual domain (Detroit News) - DETROIT -- On a recent snowy Monday, the three principles of Issue Media Group scurried into the Mercury Bar in Corktown, shook the snow off their shoes, booted up their laptops and ordered Panini sandwiches and lattes to tide them through a series of meetings at their favorite filling station.
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5. Interview with Baby Boomer Maggie Rose Crane, Author of Amazing Grays (Blogcritics.org) - "By redirecting our focus from our packaging to our essence we are better able to embrace the ongoing circle of life." Maggie Rose Crane is represented by the interviewer's Pump Up Your Book Promotion, an innovative public relations agency specializing in online book promotion. Prior to publishing her book, Amazing Grays: A Woman’s Guide to Making the Next 50 the BEST 50 (Regardless of your ...
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6. How Impressive (Lake County News-Sun) - How Impressive!, a stationery and personalized paper products store, began as a home-based business in 2002 when proprietor Kristine Knutson got the idea to letter-press, by hand, notecards and napkins for her daughter's first Holy Communion celebration.
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8. Collaborative scales back plans (Boston Globe) - CHELSEA Chelsea Collaborative officials are suspending their capital campaign to purchase a new space because of the tough economy, said executive director Gladys Vega. The collaborative is scheduled to lose its home at 300 Broadway when the 10-year lease ends in November because the landlord wants to use the space for an office. With $350,000 in savings, organization officials were ...
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9. Here's an idea for New Year's Eve: 'Dinner for One' (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) - For many, it wouldn't be New Year's Eve without "Dinner for One," a 1963 TV classic that's a cult favorite in Europe -- and reportedly the most rerun TV show in history -- though it's virtually unknown in the U.S.
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10. Governor's panel identifies education finance, cost savings options (Cambridge Chronicle & Cambridge Tab) - Citing the economic downturn, which is forcing sweeping state spending cuts, the commission concentrated largely on the cost savings “to maintain support for our education system in a time of inadequate resources.”
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