Launching a small business in a troubled economy

The World

Amidst all the economic doom and gloom, we hear a story of one small buisness that’s actually working. Hilary Lanzer is a Takeaway listener and the vice president of sales at Ask Me, Inc., a marketing firm for travel services. She contacted The Takeaway to express frustration with all the negative stories; she shares her experience of launching a company during a recession.

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