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Sales have been rising for labels produced by the family's Charles Krug operation, Napa Valley's oldest. A renovation is aimed at drawing more visitors.
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The pilot program helps firms buy energy-efficient equipment. >>
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Dear Karen: I need new marketing materials but can't spend a lot. Where do I look? >>
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Christine Brandt cranks out wedding invitations and stationery on a vintage Vandercook letterpress. It's a labor of love but also a venture she hopes to make profitable. >>
An art management consultant offers the printer a plan to increase marketing. >>
The nonprofit Center for Cultural Innovation offers a road map for artists running small businesses. >>
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Dear Karen: How do I keep retail sales growing when consumers are cutting back? >>
Lights, Camera, InterAction turns firms' employees into film crews in team-building exercises. >>
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Entrepreneurs should seek professional help to create detailed, useful succession plans. >>
Misclassifying employees, willful or not, could cost you. Business owners blame unclear definitions. >>
Steven Preston is mostly praised for the job he's done as head of the Small Business Administration. But one Democratic senator voices concern that he lacks experience in housing matters. >>
CalPERS may oversee retirement funds for workers without pensions or 401(k)s >>
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The agency chooses 10 burdensome and costly laws that it will target for review and modification. >>
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Consider attending angel investor networking events to get a sense of the range of opportunities available. >>
The federal agency's budget offers no funds for opening new centers that assist female entrepreneurs. >>
An ex-coroner's investigator performs private autopsies. His side businesses include prop rentals for TV and films. >>
An American consultant spends a frustrating year in Baghdad trying to set up a development center. >>
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Headhunters can help bring in talent, for a price. >>
Raise your game a notch by being more efficient and marketing smarter. >>
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Dear Karen: What is factoring? Can I use it in a small business? >>
Small business toolsKeep on top of the health of your business with free tools from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. The financial literacy website offers brief articles, answers to frequently asked questions and calculators to help you learn vital information about your business, including your: >>Boogaloos, a multifaceted business in Fullerton, has broken even only two months since it started. An expert suggests ways to help sales take off. >>
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Dear Karen: I provide health and life insurance for my employees. Recently, an employee asked about long-term-care insurance. What is it? >>
Getting shipping firms to compete for your business is just one way to help cut costs. >>
The seagoing cargo firm has had an exclusive contract for 44 years. >>
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Dear Karen: How many investors can a start-up firm have? I need $800,000. Could I get 1,334 investors to put in $600 each? >>
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The SBA's Thomas Sullivan aims to make sure U.S. regulations treat entrepreneurs fairly. >>
Demand for Simon Wolf's designs has grown as the market for high-end watches thrives. >>
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The bad economy is old news to automobile dealer Nick DePasquale, president of Fairview Ford Sales Inc. in San Bernardino. >>
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Dear Karen: Is there a better way to assess my employees' performance than the traditional annual review? >>
Yorba Linda residents Monica Hillman and Gabrielle DeSantis-Cummings want to expand their home-based firm smartly. >>
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Consultant Eric Flamholtz offers steps that tote-bag firm Gigi Hill can take to grow into a big enterprise. >>
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