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Cynthia E. Griffin- | OW Managing Editor

May 1 2008

African Americans lead the nation in biz start-ups and failures, but more interest and training bodes well for the future

Young African Americans are into business, and they have been for a number of years.

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Young in spirit

Cynthia E. Griffin- | OW Managing Editor

Apr 10 2008

New venture will keep artist�s widow in the thick of business

At 88 years of age, most people would be comfortably settled into a life of retirement, content to watch their grandchildren grow and thrive.
Jane Carson Walker is not most people. Far from retiring, the octogenarian and widow of well-known artist Walt Walker, has just begun promoting a new business venture that she intends will provide an additional legacy for her family.
Walker is promoting her new DVD��Walking Tall: The Life and Wife of Walt Walker.�

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Turnovers are good

Cynthia E. Griffin- | OW Managing Editor

Apr 3 2008

Recycling Black Dollars continues to push message of founder

Nearly six months after the founder of Black Business Month died, the organization he created to push the issue–Recycling Black Dollars (RBD)–kicked off the month-long recognition with a call to arms message during its regular Tuesday breakfast meeting held at the Papa West Cafe in Leimert Park Village.

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A tisket, a tasket

Cynthia E. Griffin- | OW Managing Editor

Apr 3 2008

Making money with baskets

Driving up and down Crenshaw Boulevard or Western and La Brea Avenues on Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day can be a wonderful adventure for the convenience shopper, or someone who has waited just a little too long to get a gift for mom or the love of your life.
That is because independent entrepreneurs selling baskets of every type, shape and size crowd the sidewalks hawking their wares.
This street-level gift basket phenomenon, which is apparently unique to the South Los Angeles region of city, has continued to grow every year.

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