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• My view: Working for a greener life

  By now, most companies have heard the often-repeated advice from industry and environmental experts alike: Being green is not just good for the planet, it'sgood for the bottom line, too.

• Real estate listings from Michael Y. Cannon

  DEERFIELD BEACH

  OFFICE BUILDING

  ACQUIRED FOR $1.2M

  Location: 1300 E. Hillsboro Blvd.

  Seller: Denise A. Ashleman.

• Bankruptcies

  Recent bankruptcies for the Southern District of Florida

• BUSINESS BOOKS

  Most media mergers cursed

  A new book recounts the woes that ensued from ill-advised corporate couplings.

• REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK

  One trait links all successful entrepreneurs: Passion

  Here's a question for cocktail party conversations: Are entrepreneurs born or made?

  I asked each of the entrepreneurs profiled in today's cover stories, and they all felt that it is a

• BOOTSTRAP MARKETING

  Good information can generate new sales

  This is the question nearly everyone wants to ask: ``Jack, do you have any secrets that can help increase my sales?''

  It's almost 50 years since I learned about Andy Smith, a very successfulcar salesman. The dynamics he created, year after year, singled him out for membership in the Top 10 USA. Year after year, good times and bad, customer loyalty rewarded him with record-breaking sales.

• Movers

  High-level promotions and new hires in South Florida
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  Naysayers, failures are part of the journey

  Brian Javeline didn't just have a paper route when he was 12, he managed several, taking a cut from each of his ``employees.'' He then modified the formula with flea market booths on the weekends. By the time he was old enough to drive, he was building businesses.
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  Chef takes on many hats

  Like in cooking, building a business is all about the quality of the ingredients and the love you put into it. Then throw in the lagniappe -- that's Louisiana French for that unexpected something extra.
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  Entrepreneurship is family's American dream

  For seven years, Mayra del Valle opened distribution centers around the world and negotiated key airline contracts for a young pioneering duty free company -- until it sold for $99 million.

• On location

  Film and TV productions this week
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  SMALL BUSINESS

  Vending firm satisfies hunger for healthy snacks

  Jennie Albano initially went on the game show Don't Forget the Lyrics because she wanted to sing in front of a live band. Winning money didn't even cross her mind.

• Miami Children's Hospital posts surgical triumphs on YouTube

  Miami Children's Hospital posts surgical triumphs on YouTube.

• Agenda: Business happenings in South Florida

  MONDAY

  Broward County Property Appraiser's Community Outreach Program: Deputy appraisers assist with homestead exemption and other property tax matters and accept applications for portability at outreach events in the county; through Nov. 26; free. 954-357-6035 or www.bcpa.net:

• GOVERNMENT REGULATION | SCOTT ROTHSTEIN SCANDAL

  Experts: In these times, Scott Rothstein's victims should have known better

  Investors who say they were swindled by Fort Lauderdale attorney Scott Rothstein should have been far more skeptical than they were, financial experts say.
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  REAL ESTATE

  In current real estate market, even God's House is for sale

  In South Florida's bleak real-estate market, houses for sale aren't the only glut. Churches and other religious properties, some of them bank foreclosures, are plentiful, and stuck in a commercial purgatory.
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  BOOK FAIR INTERNATIONAL

  For independent booksellers, what's sold off shelf counts just as much

  Small booksellers are filling niches and emphasizing service as they fight to stay in business.

• GROCERY STORES

  Sedano's supermarkets expanding to Orlando

  Three Albertson's stores in Orlando will become Sedano's as part of the Miami firm's expansion plans.

• IRS

  Thousands of Floridians' tax refunds undeliverable

  Thousands of South Floridians' income tax refunds were sent back to the Internal Revenue Service this year because they couldn't be delivered.

  The IRS provided lists of taxpayers who have uncashed refunds Thursday.

• Some tips for selling gold

  With the high price gold is fetching these days, thousands are selling their trinkets and treasures. Here are some points to consider before you sell:

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