Start-up wonders (Sydney Morning Herald)
Do you have what it takes to establish a start-up or franchise? We speak to the industry's success stories.

Business urges Obama to loosen Cuba embargo (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
President-elect Barack Obama should start soon to loosen five decades of trade curbs on Cuba and begin a comprehensive review of U.S. policy toward the communist-run island, U.S. business groups said on Thursday.

A Day in the Life (Backstage.com)
December 01, 2008 By Halley Bondy For agent Ginger Dicce, there is no such thing as a typical day. In her 23 years in the business, she's never had a chance to fall into routine. "This is not the corporate world, where it's set that at 9 a.m. we have a meeting with all our coffee cups," she says.

This season, blow up the TV and read a newspaper (Brick Township Bulletin)
This is going to be a strange holiday season indeed. I knew it was off to a weird start when I stopped by the neighborhood liquor store the day before Thanksgiving to buy my annual bottle of Boggs Cranberry Liqueur. I buy one bottle of the stuff every year, and I pour myself one shot over ice to sip while I carve the turkey. My wife mixes her shot with Fresca.

Diggers start on business centre (BBC News)
A business centre designed to make Canterbury more attractive for University of Kent graduates to stay in the area moves a step closer.