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454FINANCIALWomen-Owned Firms Missing Out On SBA loans, Federal Contracts
By Coral Garnick The Seattle Times. Ollie Garrett started her collection company, PMT Solutions, in 2007. She had a five-year business plan...
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442LIFE & STYLEChange Your Life By Changing Clothes
By Nedra Rhone The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. How often do you look in your closet and discover you have nothing to wear? According...
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399BusinessThe American Consumer Is Back, With An Asterisk
By Kevin G. Hall McClatchy Washington Bureau. BOSTON Written off in the aftermath of the Great Recession, the U.S. consumer is back....
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560NEWSKicked Out Of School For Being Pregnant, She Gets Diploma 50 Years Later
By Alexa Vaughn The Seattle Times. SEATTLE Sandra Lantz was about four months away from graduation when high school in Bothell, Wash.,...
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439TECHNOLOGYVideo Adds A Personal Element To Online Customer Service, Companies Say
By Paresh Dave Los Angeles Times. In a hurry on a sizzling July morning, Veronica Vallejos opted for the drive-thru ATM at...
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431BusinessAfter Baby, Tapping Her Inner Entrepreneur
By Elizabeth Kim The Stamford Advocate, Conn. Not long after the birth of her son Brian last year, Liz Joy came to...