A jet-powered takeoff
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Marine Power converts automobile engine blocks into engines designed for use in boats. The company initially started out selling engines to shrimpers, but owner W.E. Allbright, Jr. began serving the recreational boat market. The company's new jet-drive engine is expected to be a success.
Publication Name: Nation's Business
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0028-047X
Year: 1996
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Opening a door to the future: Operation Enterprise introduces hundreds of students annually to the realities of the business world
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The American Management Assn's Operation Enterprise teaches teenagers and college students about business through sessions that feature businesspeople as speakers. The training includes 6- and 10-day sessions at four different sites in the US and Canada.
Publication Name: Nation's Business
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0028-047X
Year: 1997
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A "doctor" with a miracle cure
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The Dent Doctor is a franchised business that repairs dents in automobiles. A secret process is used to do the work in less time and at lower cost than other repair methods. The company had 1991 sales of $1.6 million.
Publication Name: Nation's Business
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0028-047X
Year: 1992
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