Article: StartupJournal.com Offers Advice on Buying a Business.

PRINCETON, N.J., Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- With job searches taking longer than ever, some frustrated layoff victims have decided to start their own businesses, often by investing their severance or savings, according to StartupJournal.com (http://www.startupjournal.com/), The Wall Street Journal's Center for Entrepreneurs.

"Whether you buy a franchise, purchase an existing business, or start something new, establishing a business isn't easy in any economy," says Tony Lee, editor in chief of StartupJournal.com.

About half of all Americans dream of starting their own business, according to a poll by Harris Interactive and Martindale-Hubbell's Lawyers.com. Last year, the ...

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