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Assessing Opportunities

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How do you know if you've got a good idea on your hands? Simple -- do your homework first. Click to read Small Business Expert Steve Strauss's take on major flops from big companies and proven steps you can take to ensure success.

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From Broke to Rich in Five Years

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Finding herself out of work and facing £400 ($655) rent payments, Debbie Davis, 29, from Sutherland, UK decided to turn her situation around and found such success that within five years, she's now making £250,000 ($409,639) a year, drives a Mercedes SLK and a BMW X3, and owns her own house. How, you may ask? By breaking out the makeup, of course.

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2009 Best New Franchises

If you are looking to scratch your entrepreneurial itch by finding a franchise that will really help reach your goals, you've come to the right place!

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The Genius Behind Jenga

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One can't blame Leslie Scott for wanting to write a book about the famous game she gave birth to -- Jenga. It's been around long enough and has become pervasive enough in the culture that it's easy to imagine that it's been around forever, but if you had created a global phenomenon, wouldn't you want a little recognition?

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Warren Buffett Adds High Fashion to His Menu with Trands Suits

The world-renowned capitalist extraordinaire is adding fashionista to his list of triumphs. This chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway has been getting a lot of attention for his personal investments inlittle-known Chinese clothing line, Trands.

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Florida Inmates Turn Up the Heat in the Big House

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A new group of small business entrepreneurs are taking the spotlight at Tampa, Florida's Hillsborough County Jail. Inmates at this minimum security facility are brewing and selling their own line of hot sauces.

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Want to Make Money? Try Working for Free...

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Door Number 3

Working for free can be good exposure, but as the old joke among independent contractors goes, you can die from too much exposure. Sometimes, however, working for free can make sense. Click to see how advertising agency Door Number 3 went pro bono and gained paying clients.

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Oprah Winfrey: Slayer of Spam

She is one of the most powerful people on the planet. She is beloved. She is admired. And she's suing at least fifty businesses along with some-times-guest Dr. Oz. Find out what these companies have done to make Oprah mad.

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Basics: Starting a Business

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