{"id":373,"date":"2009-03-07T15:35:20","date_gmt":"2009-03-07T15:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/?p=373"},"modified":"2010-07-14T07:04:39","modified_gmt":"2010-07-14T07:04:39","slug":"who-is-surviving-this-financial-meltdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/who-is-surviving-this-financial-meltdown\/","title":{"rendered":"WHO IS SURVIVING THIS FINANCIAL MELTDOWN?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"background: #666666 none repeat scroll 0% 50%; text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"color: blue;\">BUSINESS \/ ECONOMY\/ FINANCE<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><strong>WHO IS SURVIVING THIS FINANCIAL MELTDOWN?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>AssociatedNews.US<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_401\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-401\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/meltdown2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-401\" title=\"economy words signs post over blue sky\" src=\"http:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/meltdown2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Surviving Meltdown?\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-401\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Surviving Meltdown?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>By Durk Dugan<\/p>\n<p>(AN) At a time when all we hear about is yet another giant financial institution\u2019s meltdown, a good question is who is surviving and actually doing well in this climate.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some examples sent in to me from various sources.<\/p>\n<ul> \u2022\tA California based web design and internet marketing company specializing in quality products for attorneys is reporting sales are booming.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tA business consulting company reports they have grown more in the last two months than they did in the previous two years.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tTutoring businesses in both Texas and California are reporting sales are thriving.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tLocal community colleges in many areas are reporting that enrollment and attendance are up.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tDating and relationship services \u2013 DatingToRelating.com reports that it has grown from 600,000 visitors a month to over 1,000,000 visitors a month in the last six months.<\/ul>\n<p>What can a company do to grow despite the economic recession?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAutomate and increase the efficiency of your sales force.\u201d says Charlene Kalk of Artfield Investments, a consulting investment banking firm. 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