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| The Alexandria-based chain is unapologetically square compared to some of the hip night-club style alleys like Bethesda Strike, Gallery Place's Lucky Strike and Rockville's 30, but their finances are sound despite the economic downturn.
By Thomas Heath
Inspired by mega-aquaculture sites in Asia and a $7 billion global seaweed industry, Paul Dobbins and Tollef Olson have begun what is thought to be America's only commercial kelp farm.
A Glen Echo woman wants to open a market in this vacant building, but her plans drew a warning from a high-profile, only-in-Washington kind of source: a former White House press secretary.
By Steve Hendrix
More than a dozen small-business owners offered anecdotes Thursday about their struggles trying to stay afloat amid the worst economic downturn in generations.
By V. Dion Haynes
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Small Business Headlines
The rising titans of 1998: Where are they now? (By Thomas Heath, Nov. 30, 2009)
Dress Up Your Online Store for the Holidays (Nov. 18, 2009 12:00 a.m.)
Market With Meaning (Nov. 6, 2009 12:00 a.m.)
Use Coupons to Lure Last-Minute Buyers (Nov. 24, 2009 12:00 a.m.)
Avoid Stupid Sales Gimmicks (Nov. 23, 2009 12:00 a.m.)
Football field was training ground for entrepreneur (By Thomas Heath, Nov. 23, 2009)
Take Your Message to the Monitors (Nov. 20, 2009 12:00 a.m.)
Young heirs grapple with wealth of ambivalence (By Ian Shapira, Nov. 20, 2009)
Leverage Your Inner Lemon (Nov. 19, 2009 12:00 a.m.)
Stop Trying to Close and Enjoy the Ride (Nov. 18, 2009 12:00 a.m.)
7 Indispensible--and Free--Keyword Tools (Nov. 17, 2009 12:00 a.m.)
Is Offshoring Really the Best Option? (Nov. 17, 2009 12:00 a.m.)
Get to Know Your Competition (Nov. 16, 2009 12:00 a.m.)
Adventure park makes its owner's 'heart sing' (By Thomas Heath, Nov. 16, 2009)
Firms adjust leave policies as swine flu spreads (By V. Dion Haynes and Ylan Q. Mui, Nov. 9, 2009)
The Intersection of Awareness and New Media (Nov. 6, 2009 12:00 a.m.)
Cash Shy? Try Bootstrapping (Nov. 5, 2009 12:00 a.m.)
10 Reasons to Upgrade to Windows 7 (Nov. 3, 2009 12:00 a.m.)
Make an Online Capital Connection (Nov. 3, 2009 12:00 a.m.)
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