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Keeping history alive is seeing a resurgence. The preservation of landmarks, archeological sites, historical battlefields, and the like, has seen a year-over-year growth rate of 16 percent, according to AnythingResearch.com.

Looking at the numbers, one might be discouraged. IBISWorld's predictions show the physical therapy industry might barely grow through the rest of 2011

American consumers put the brakes on major purchases through 2008 and 2009, and car sales—for both new and used vehicles—suffered significantly. Now, more than a year after government incentives (remember Cash for Clunkers?) got consumers back onto the auto sales floor, the industry is recovering—and could face a big boost due to a simple fact: people are sick of driving their beaters.

While annual revenue for public relations firms flat-lined from 2008 through this year, IBISWorld foresees a nearly 6 percent annual growth for the industry over the next five years. And while employment in the field has actually dropped in recent years, it's staged for a 3 percent increase every year through 2016. Gary McCormick, chair of the board of directors of the Public Relations Society of America, says the industry's recent stagnancy was due to other companies that use PR firms or independent contractors cutting back on advertising, marketing, and PR expenses.

School's the new cool nowadays. At a time where many businesses weren't able to survive the recession and others are struggling to stay afloat during the recovery, technical and trade schools are thriving

A shave and a haircut is worth a lot more than two bits these days.

Getting fresh has never seemed more appealing. Organic foods—particularly in the niches of producing snacks and the specialty food stores that sell them—are showing great promise over the next few years. Organic snack foods accounted for 5 percent of the country's total organic food sales in 2009, according to the Organic Trade Association.

"Overall, we've learned that our nation's population has become more racially and ethnically diverse over the past 10 years," Nicholas A. Jones, chief of the U.S. Census Bureau's racial statistics branch, told interviewers when analyzing the new Census numbers

At South by Southwes t Interactive this year, one couldn't walk 10 feet without hearing about a new app that connected you to people, places, or deals near your present location. Many, like the location-aware app game Dokobots, use Foursquare as a template. Others, such as Yobongo or Meet Gatsby, match users up with people nearby to chat with, ask advice from, or meet

Once considered a trend , environmentalism has established itself as permanent and profitable. "Environmental consulting is a mature business now," says Brad Mauer, business development manager for Sovereign Consulting Inc., an environmental consulting firm based in Robbinsville, New Jersey

Job hunting can be so much easier when someone else is doing it for you.

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Syracuse University Taught by: Michael Haynie Michael Haynie wouldn't dream of reality-checking his students with the possibility of failure. He teaches disabled veterans, whose confidence was shattered along with their bodies.

Over the last decade we assumed that once we found repeatable methodologies (Agile and Customer Development , Business Model Design) to build early stage ventures, entrepreneurship would become a "science," and anyone could do it. I'm beginning to suspect this assumption may be wrong

The last couple days have brought numerous positive reports about the economy. Most show jobs climbing, others show decreased layoffs and still others indicate increased capital investment. But what isn’t being talked about is what’s going on with the country’s smallest businesses