Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Recession? Not for These Businesses

Shoemakers, trade schools, bankruptcy lawyers… Outfits that cater to the economically beleaguered are doing nicely




Roger Payne, an auto mechanic near San Antonio, took the recession in stride and decided to move his business closer to home. As in, to his backyard. Payne, who quit his old repair job eight months ago to strike out on his own, runs Painless Automotive from his silver tin garage.

The mechanic has no full-time employees, enlisted friends to build a sign, and his wife handles marketing. With Payne's competitive rates, even used-car dealers bring him work.


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