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Many small businesses start out using personal credit to secure funding, as in the case of sole proprietorships and partnerships. In the beginning, cash may be tight and the business owner may find himself in a catch-22. Many traditional lenders are...

The gig: Host of the "Food News With Melinda Lee" radio program on KNX-AM (1070), the CBS flagship station in Los Angeles, on weekends from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Since 1986, Lee has been dishing on -- and deconstructing -- virtually any topic related to food,...

Dennis is a general assignment reporter. He's spent 20 years as an anchor, reporter, and producer in TV and radio. Since 2000 he has covered all of the important stories in Houston that have generated national interest. Past assignments include the Bush-...

Monday: -- Institute for Supply Management services index -- Earnings: Activision Inc.; Anadarko Petroleum Corp.; Burger King Holdings Inc.; Cardinal Health Inc.; Career Education Corp.; Dun & Bradstreet Corp.; Entergy Corp.; Forest Oil Corp.; Sysco Corp....

It doesn't matter what type of business it is. If a company sells a product or renders a service, it wants to get paid. But collecting payment isn't every company's strong suit. That's where Receivable Management Services, a bill-management and...

Graphic artist and advertising specialist David Kessler had a brainstorm while staring at the white surfaces in his apartment laundry room, waiting for the spin cycle to end. "I'm looking at a sea of white and all of a sudden said, 'Oh my God! These...

SOUTH BEND — Bertrand Products Inc. has a long history in the Michiana area. The company was founded by Victor Miller in 1953 on Bertrand Road south of Niles. Bertrand moved in 1978 to its present location at 2323 Foundation Dr., South Bend,...

Martin Tower, headquarters of the former Bethlehem Steel Corp., has been sold to a private New Jersey company, the second major Steel holding that has passed in the last two weeks to new owners who plan to invest millions in the properties. Freedman &...

Investors usually wait until at least November for year-end tax planning. But given the volatility of recent market, financial planners say it should be a year-round effort. Stock market losses "should motivate everybody to look at their portfolios,"...

An overwhelming majority of small companies in Los Angeles County are enjoying brisk business, but minority-owned firms are lagging white firms in sales growth and generally harbor deeper concerns about what lies ahead, according to a new Los Angeles...

A savvy Miami woman called Randy Edney of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers about the $8 billion Everglades restoration planned in South Florida. She put together a team of engineers and other experts who could do economic studies needed for the project....

So you've always wanted to be your own boss. Or you're just plain tired of being laid off by large corporations every time the economy dips. You want to be in control of your life, ranging from how you spend your time to how much money you make. That's...