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Sharper Image Corp. posted total sales of $117.7 million for December, a 22% drop from $150.3 million in the prior year.

Today we meet Nick Sarantakos, executive vice president at LDS Group Inc. His list brokerage clients include BMG Columbia House, Hearst Corp., Primedia, Time Inc., Tribune Co., WNET-13 and several cable TV companies.

Arcadia Resources, a mail order pharmacy and medical supplies cataloger, has completed of a new round of $10 million financing. The Shemano Group acted as placement agent.

The board of directors of MSC Industrial Direct Co. Inc. has declared a quarterly dividend of 14 cents per share payable on Jan. 23 to shareholders of record at the close of business on Jan. 9.

TattooFinder.com hopes expansion of search engine marketing, a discount program with design studios and viral marketing will help double the size of its business to $2 million this year.

It all started back in 2000, when Stephanie White rediscovered a childhood pastime of making jewelry with beads. This, she thought, might be a good idea for an online business. She used search engine marketing to grow SW Creations, a burgeoning enterprise that's getting more than three million hits per month.

It's the start of a New Year, so that means it's time to make some meaningful New Year's Resolutions. You know, the kind that will make more money for your clients and yourself. It's time to take a new look at what exactly you are selling for your clients. It's also when you look at…

Owners and managers of small businesses in the western states are by far the most confident in the country about prospects for the next 12 months, according to International Profit Associates.

There will be no regular mail delivery or retail service at U.S. Post Offices on Tuesday, Jan. 2.

Companies that utilize automated voice messaging may have a double edged sword to look forward to in 2007, according to on-demand voice firm Vontoo.