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Jun 4, 2010
Business: Flying Without A Net — Entrepreneurs Starting Businesses During the Recession

By A. Finney

The five African Americans entrepreneurs featured in this story each started their business for different reasons, such as need resulting from losing a job, or family obligations that required a lot of their time. There is one theme that resonates throughout that drives them to succeed in running their businesses– they love the new-found freedom of being the boss. They love being creative, spontaneous and making their own business decisions. Also, they each seem to understand that it takes time before seeing a profit in their business, but because they are doing what they love, they know the money will follow....