Chasing Storms and the Buck. P.J. Huffstutter.
by Huffstutter, P.J; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2006Article 80Business. Publisher: Los Angeles Times, 2005ISSN: 1522-3191;.Subject(s): Businesspeople | Disaster victims | Entrepreneurship | Hurricanes | Sales personnelDDC classification: 050 Summary: "It's the big season for all the entrepreneurs who make a living at what some call 'curbing': camping out curbside to sell basic necessities to people who have lost everything. They are everywhere, their trailers parked in front of heaps of debris, spray-painted signs serving as billboards. They offer generators, batteries, half-empty cans of bug spray, sleeping bags, propane stoves....A few vendors are first-time opportunists who came to gawk at the wreckage and figured they'd peddle a few flashlights at the same time. But many are professional storm chasers. They may run other businesses, but they count on Mother Nature's seasonal wrath for a healthy portion of their income." (LOS ANGELES TIMES) This article profiles the entrepreneurs who make a living selling emergency items and questions whether they are trying to help those in need or just price gouging.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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| REF SIRS 2006 Business Article 78 Credit Scores. | REF SIRS 2006 Business Article 79 The Future of Advertising (It's Brighter Than You Think). | REF SIRS 2006 Business Article 8 Sticky Situation. | REF SIRS 2006 Business Article 80 Chasing Storms and the Buck. | REF SIRS 2006 Business Article 80 'Gouging,' 'Dumping' and Free Enterprise. | REF SIRS 2006 Business Article 9 Advantage China. | REF SIRS 2006 Environment Article 1 Migrants No More. |
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Originally Published: Chasing Storms and the Buck, Sept. 8, 2005; pp. A1+.
"It's the big season for all the entrepreneurs who make a living at what some call 'curbing': camping out curbside to sell basic necessities to people who have lost everything. They are everywhere, their trailers parked in front of heaps of debris, spray-painted signs serving as billboards. They offer generators, batteries, half-empty cans of bug spray, sleeping bags, propane stoves....A few vendors are first-time opportunists who came to gawk at the wreckage and figured they'd peddle a few flashlights at the same time. But many are professional storm chasers. They may run other businesses, but they count on Mother Nature's seasonal wrath for a healthy portion of their income." (LOS ANGELES TIMES) This article profiles the entrepreneurs who make a living selling emergency items and questions whether they are trying to help those in need or just price gouging.
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