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While both produce items for consumption, commercial and cottage industries are two primary types of industries that are essentially the opposite of one another. The basic differences between cottage ...

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Food processing is a field that comes with many risks: sharp equipment, high temperatures, caustic chemicals. A new program from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration aims to better ...

One of the most popular ways to start investing is to use mutual funds. With a mutual fund, you own a small part of each of the investments in the fund. Many investors like mutual funds because they ...