In the old days, if a small to mid-sized business was hit by a natural disaster like Hurricane Katrina, the owner was often fortunate if all he or she lost was the business. Nowadays, thanks to the Internet and e-commerce sites, small companies have a fighting chance to survive and recoup.
Mignon Faget Ltd., based in New Orleans, is not only relying on its Web site, http://www.mignonfaget.com, to rebuild its business, but also to raise money to rebuild the city itself. Ten percent of the proceeds made from the sales of the 22 items in Faget
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