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Articles in April, 1996 issue of Nation's Business

• A new selling approach makes fashion sense - Los Angeles, Calaifornia's French Rags relies heavily on home-based sales personnel - Brief Article
• Thorny issues in hiring - illegal job interview topics - includes related articles
  by Laura M. Litvan
• How to deduct start-up costs - business expenses incurred before opening are not deductible as such, but must be included elsewhere - Brief Article
  by Gloria Gibbs Marullo
• High flier - starting a kite distribution business - Brief Article
  by Laura M. Litvan
• Women-owned firms grow in number and importance - statistics compiled by the National Foundation for Women Business Owners - Brief Article
  by Sharon Nelton
• A novel enterprise - The Library Ltd. bookstore - Company Profile
  by Cheryl Jarvis
• On regulations - readers are asked to answer a 6-question survey on new regulations for federal agencies - Where I Stand - Brief Article
• Safe at any speed - Jay S. Kim's company, Cyclone USA makes a device to increase gas milage by increasing air flow into the car's combustion chamber - Brief Article
  by Michael Barrier
• Too much team harmony can signal trouble - management advice from Joiner Associates' 'The Team Memory Jogger' - Brief Article
• Lighting a torch for small firms - Atlanta, GA, Olympics provide companies with opportunities - includes related articles
  by Tim McCollum
• Small firms gaining an edge in 401 plans - k
• On guard - starting a security patrol service - Brief Article
  by Laura M. Litvan
• Finders keepers? - articles discuss keeping good employees, small business survival, office equipment and 401k plans - Brief Article - Editorial
  by Mary Y. McElveen
• Tapping the great outdoors - American Wilderness Experience - Company Profile
  by Howard Rothman
• A coming sea change in leadership: a gender gap in ownership may be closing, the active shall inherit the firm - includes a listing of conferences aimed at family business for April-May - Family Business - Column
  by Sharon Nelton
• Readers' views on labor's aims - poll results indicate readers are willing to use aggressive countermeasures against union tactics - Brief Article - Illustration
• Experts lower forecasts for '96 economic growth - lack of federal budget and other economic factors affect forecast - Brief Article
• Help wanted desperately - small business deal with labor shortage - Cover Story
  by Dale D. Buss
• Case study: equal vs. equitable - dividing shares in a family business
• The face in the yearbook - Class Reunion Management Co. handles all aspects of class reunions at reasonable rates - Brief Article
  by Michael Barrier
• Oiling the wheels of customer satisfaction - Cleveland metropolitan area's The Lube Stop's approach to customer service - Brief Article
• How to get a 'yes' from your banker - commercial loan advice
  by J. Tol. Jr. Broome
• Medical records bureau agrees to open files - Medical Information Bureau will make records available to people whose ability to get insurance may have been affected - Brief Article
  by Milton Zoll
• Show time - starting a movie theater business - Brief Article
  by Laura M. Litvan
• Promoting a world ethical standard - Minnesota Center for Corporate Responsibility president Robert W. MacGregor is an advocate of the Caux Round Table Principles for Business - Brief Article
  by Sharon Nelton
• The lowdown on high tech - the latest office products - Buyers Guide
  by Jon Pepper
• A piece of the action: connecting with a franchise company can be a vendor's ticket to growth
  by Roberta Maynard
• Knowing when to cut the cord - when sideline businesses become full-time jobs - Entrepreneur's Notebook - Column
  by Mel Raff
• The facts behind the wage debate
  by James Worsham
• Base closings: the last roundup - includes related article on Small Business Administration loans for defense-related companies
  by Michael Barrier
• A helping hand - starting a meeting management and event planning business - Brief Article
  by Laura M. Litvan
• Lighting the way - Points of Light Foundation's 1996 Corporate Community Service Awards for Excellence are in the nomination phase - Brief Article
• At a crossroads in Latin America - trade agreements; includes related article on Latin American economic conditions
  by Roberta Maynard
• The right answers can save you a bundle: tax quiz - Brief Article
• The royal treatment - ty - patent license royalties - Direct Line - Brief Article
• Learning in New York - may 3, 1996, conference for smaller businesses, New York, New York - Brief Article
• When the going gets tough … - how the 1996 national Blue Chip Enterprise Initiative honoree companies solved their problems
  by Sharon Nelton
• The flat tax: investor nirvana?
  by Randy Myers
• 'Labor '96' is cause for business concern - AFL-CIO makes big push for pro-labor canditates