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Entrepreneurs like Tommy John's Tom Patterson are looking to take advantage of a growing market of increasingly fashion-conscious men. First stop: underwear.

A Newark, N.J. dental operation is turning a profit by focusing on the patients that most dentists shy away from: Medicaid recipients.

Many companies turn to consultants for guidance, but several big firms have created in-house teams to keep big decisions close to the vest, among other reasons.

It's no simple task, but here are a few strategies from business owners who've managed to do it.
OpenTable is a reminder for investors eager for a piece of a hot tech IPO: It doesn't take a stock bubble on the scale of the 90s dot-com mania for investors to lose money on a supposedly hot Internet stock.
Finding great job candidates is both time-consuming and competitive, especially for startups. Some companies and B-schools are getting creative.

If you want to grow your company in 2012, think a little bit different.
Right or wrong, the name you choose, or don't choose, speaks volumes about your business savvy and understanding of the world you are about to enter.

The Park City, Utah-based company made a name for itself ? and a killing -- selling rococo headphones to teens and twenty-somethings. Now, it has to grow without alienating its core customers.
Spying an opening amid a credit crunch for many small companies, credit unions are expanding their offerings to entrepreneurs facing rebuffs from banks.

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