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From Yahoo News
"The Labor Department said another
450,000 workers filed new claims for jobless benefits last
week, down 10,000 from a week earlier but still at levels that
are associated with recession.

In fact, a four-week moving average of new jobless claims
that is regarded as a better gauge of underlying labor trends
because it irons out week-to-week volatility, climbed to
440,500 from 421,000 the week before.




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That was the highest reading for the moving average in more
than six years, since it hit 445,500 in April 2002."

Why wouldn’t you want more control in your career? What makes you so risk adverse? Why don’t more of us take a shot?



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Franchise/Small Business ownership can, and will give you a lot more control over your life.

Do you have the courage to start your own business? Do you realize the freedom that comes with that decision? Wouldn’t it be nice to be the boss? So, you work long hours. {Don’t you, anyway?}You put up some money, and go the bank and take out a business loan. So what? Is it time you looked at things a little differently?

Or….are you just going to settle?

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Joel Libava is The Franchise King® — an independent franchise advisor with 25+ years in the industry, two published books on franchising, and his writing has been featured in The New York Times, Forbes, CNBC, Entrepreneur® Magazine and others. In addition, he wrote exclusively for the U.S. Small Business Administration blog for eight years. He doesn't sell franchises. Instead, Joel helps you figure out if franchise ownership is actually right for you — and if it is, teaches you his powerful, proven-to-work franchise research techniques, so you can make a smart, informed decision on a franchise to own and be your own boss.

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