Staff writer Diane Mastrull covers the Philadelphia region's small businesses for The Inquirer.
Email Diane at dmastrull@phillynews.com
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The old-school business of coupons needs to find new ways to reach customers in an era of TV shoppers and the Internet. And that's what MoneySaver Coupons is doing.
- Video: Fight Night at Packlate
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PackLate.com tracks up-to-date vacation rentals from participating properties and lets customers rent them almost immediately.
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Salon owner offers 'affordable luxury'
- Postrecession, salon owner opened "affordable-luxury" shops.Diane Mastrull: Anthony Rossano launched a $1 million expansion with three scaled-down salons.
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Firm logs instant feedback on doctor visits
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Diane Mastrull: The primary goal of Wellby, the creation of a Horsham startup, is to better involve patients in their own health management.
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Picking nits for pay
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These entrepreneurs turn a parasite into a successful business and a franchise opportunity.
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Engineers marketing storm windows
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Quanta Technologies' units are installed on top of existing windows. Heating and cooling costs could drop.
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Bruce Mather's product is a cinch, but funding is not
- Lap Belt has earned rave reviews, but investor money has not followed.Lap Belt, a seat belt safety enhancer, has earned rave reviews, but investor money has not followed.
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Alt-snack tackling obesity
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Denise Devine is out to fight childhood obesity and beef up U.S. security with healthy snacks.
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Riding the crest of a surfer's dream
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A doggie-surfing float at today's Tournament of Roses parade is the creative genius of a local engineer.
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A natural head for business
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Philadelphia native Steven Washington is confident he'll become a millionaire with his new company: high-end hair weaves for black women.
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Social media spreads her small-business advice
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Melinda Emerson enthusiastically welcomed two visitors into her hotel suite and then apologetically abandoned them for a laptop. It was just after 9 a.m., a heavy traffic time on Twitter where she's @SmallBizLady to 125,000 followers.
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Local business is a compound enterprise
- Manayunk store sells youngsters on science. Online, it sells scientific supplies to the pros.Diane Mastrull: Manayunk store sells youngsters on science. Online, it sells scientific supplies to the pros.
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