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VG Racing's growth is thrown off-track

VG Racing's growth is thrown off-track

Bashing pint-size radio-controlled monster trucks around bumpy dirt tracks has always been a blast for Dan Dunst, who opened a hobby shop...

 

The scoop on buying an ice cream franchise

Dear Karen: How can I make a good decision about buying an ice cream franchise?

Spotlights from the Los Angeles Times

Real-time politics

Real-time politics

Our National desk begins live blogging all things D.C.

All in the family

All in the family

What does it mean that plants recognize their siblings?

Today's subscription offer

Today's subscription offer

Take more than 50% off the L.A. Times newsstand price.

Academy & guild members

Academy & guild members

RSVP for free screenings of 'The Road' and other films.


Shopping-center kiosks are a way to try retail ownership

Shopping-center kiosks are a way to try retail ownership

Silvia Spross took a baby step into small-business ownership when she opened a jewelry kiosk on Santa Monica's Third Street Promenade.

$15-million loan program for L.A. small businesses is launched

Small businesses that are having trouble obtaining loans may be eligible for assistance under a new program organized by a San Fernando...

Recording studios are being left out of the mix

Recording studios are being left out of the mix

Tom McCauley didn't plan on making house calls when he started in the music business.

Figuring out the true cost of complying with California regulations

Make no mistake, small-business owner Jane Skeeter isn't happy about the heavy burden she says government regulations put on her...

Hook up with social networking sites to market online game

Dear Karen: I am 15 and have created a multiplayer online game. How can I market it?

Firm distributes wines robust in black pride

Firm distributes wines robust in black pride

When Selena Cuffe sampled South African wines four years ago in Soweto, she didn't wax poetic about their rustic radiance, about plum and...

SBA wish list seeks rules reform

For many small-business owners, it can seem as though federal bureaucrats do little more than churn out reams of mind-numbing regulations...

Flying Pigeon LA peddles bike culture north of downtown

Flying Pigeon LA peddles bike culture north of downtown

On the third Sunday of each month, a dozen or so people pedal out of Highland Park atop steel-frame bikes straight out of the Chinese...

Filmmaker is the largest independent producer of giant-screen IMAX movies

Filmmaker is the largest independent producer of giant-screen IMAX movies

The gig: Running MacGillivray Freeman Films, which made its first 16-millimeter surfing documentary in 1967 and evolved into...

A friend to L.A.'s best old buildings

A friend to L.A.'s best old buildings

The gig: Founder and principal of Levin & Associates Architects, a Los Angeles firm that specializes in historic building...

From the Wires

Rhode Island budget officials expect nearly $200 million deficit as state economy plunges

Fiscal emergency is an option for New Jersey's governor-elect facing deep deficit

Italian company says there are no plans to launch satellite built for Iran

Lawmakers from Michigan's UP oppose ballot proposal that would prohibit, restrict mining