Word: do-it-yourself
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Even so, the road to successful self-employment can be a tortuous one. Not everyone is cut out for its uncertainties and do-it-yourself nature. Nearly 2 out of every 3 new businesses fail within five years. The biggest roadblock is financing. According to Venture Economics, a market-research firm, an entrepreneur needs at least $8,000 to start a home-based business, which includes office supplies and equipment but not rent. Starting the same business in prime office space would take at least $50,000 in start-up capital. To launch a retail establishment, such as a bakery...
...year's end, the women hope to complete an additional six homes. They are forming a community-development corporation to rebuild the whole village, not just the housing, and have started to spread the do-it-yourself project to neighboring communities, like Sorrel. The work is not going unnoticed: Louisiana Governor Buddy Roemer declared Oct. 24 Four Corners Community Day to celebrate the spirit of self-help...
Do-It-Yourself Reform...
Mackay-Smith, a former proctor and assistant dean of freshmen, told the Class of '95 that Harvard is not a "do-it-yourself project" and urged the students to take advantage of the College's finely-tuned support system...
...revamped system is only part of the electronic wizardry on display at France Telecom. More than 5.5 million people have Minitel videotex terminals. The terminals, which are free, provide electronic access to services like home banking and do-it-yourself plane and train reservations...