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Transcript: Would-Be Entrepreneurs Take Ideas To Open Mic
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- May 29, 2009
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MICHELE NORRIS
NPR All Things Considered
05-29-2009
Would-Be Entrepreneurs Take Ideas To Open Mic
Host: MICHELE NORRIS
Time 20:00-21:00 PM
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MICHELE NORRIS, host:
While the U.S. economy sheds hundreds of thousands of jobs, maybe now is the time to be your own boss. At least that's the theory behind a weekly open mic night in Southern California for would-be entrepreneurs. It's called Bloblive.
NPR's Ina Jaffe had a front row seat for one recent gathering at a Santa Monica comedy club.
INA JAFFE: The blob in Bloblive is your business idea when it's just beginning and so hard to describe. Steve McQueen did his best in 1958 when "The Blob" made its screen debut.
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