Up, up, - and away!
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Robert J. Roter started his online computer comic-book collector's forum in 1991 in order to turn his collecting hobby into his life's work. He brokered total sales of $800,000 in 1994, including a record $137,500 price for a mint copy of the first Superman, Action comics issue No. 1.
Publication Name: Nation's Business
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0028-047X
Year: 1995
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Planning for a disaster
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There are general rules of thumb that businesses should follow to survive all sorts of disasters. Businesses should be prepared for even unlikely disasters. For example, while fires are more common and can be very destructive, water damage is more insidious because it is progressive.
Publication Name: Nation's Business
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0028-047X
Year: 1998
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Family attachments
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Liz Hirtenstein and Jan Kirshner founded Leeko Industries to market Sticky Situations, a product that helps young children to visualize schedules and cope with parental employment and new siblings. The product is marketed through Toys R Us stores and a toll-free number.
Publication Name: Nation's Business
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0028-047X
Year: 1997
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