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Slow Hiring For Small Businesses in Down Economy

August 15, 2013Business, Economics and Jobs

Joining us in a round-table discussion about their small businesses are Frank Goodnight of Diversifed Graphics Inc. in Salisbury, N.C., Doug Pettigrew of Electronic Brain Solutions in Wyandotte, Mich., and Marva Allen of Hue Man Bookstore in Harlem, N.Y.

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