The Chinese, with their emphasis on family solidarity, have had trouble entrusting outside professional managers to run their enterprises after they grew from mom-and-pop operations.

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In Lancaster, publisher Steinman Enterprises will charge readers outside the circulation area for access to obits, starting with a certain number free and then requiring a fee.

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"It provides a critically important benefit to New Yorkers, and it does that without putting jobs at risk" or causing administrative burdens for businesses or hardship for mom-and-pop enterprises, she said outside City Hall while flanked by council members, union leaders and members, and advocacy groups.

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Small firms without links to well-established enterprises stand little chance of attracting outside investment.

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Outside of the BBC, Sean is passionate about the role social enterprises can play in the regeneration of Blackpool and improving the aspirations, opportunities and health of young people in his home town.

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UMG's catalog is marketed through two distinct divisions, Universal Music Enterprises (in the U.S.) and Universal Strategic Marketing (outside the U.S.).

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Also, Asian currencies outside of South Korea haven't risen much against the dollar, and the lack of transparency in some enterprises in the region continues to thwart our estimations.

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