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Prospering in the New Economy:
Small Business
On May 24, CNN, CNNfn and CNN.com brought together a panel of experts for a town meeting on the future of small business in the "new economy." If you missed the show, watch it on your computer.

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>>'New economy' forces an old-time bookseller out of business
For bookseller Dan Di Domenico it isn't a "new economy." It's no economy. "I've been losing $1,000 a month for the last 10 months... I've let my inventory run low to pay bills. You just can't go on that way, you know?" He plans to close his Bloomfield, N.J., bookshop, "Daniel's Den," next month, ending a 23-year run.
Full story     CNNfn Special Report: Small business & new economy


 Questions and Answers

Before the town meeting began, we took a few of the e-mails we received to experts in various fields. Check out the advice those experts had on questions ranging from the cost of health insurance to the problems associates with a possible transaction tax on e-commerce.

Let us know what you thought about the CNN/CNNfn town meeting on small business and the "new economy."

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