It's a small-business world U.S. entrepreneurs power era of unprecedented prosperity FINAL Edition

• Published in: USA today (Arlington, Va.)
• Main Author: Meyers, Bill
• Format: Newspaper Article
• Language: English
• Published: McLean, Va USA Today, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc 30.07.1999
• Subjects: Economic impact; Entrepreneurs; Small business

Five years ago, Christina Diaz Lopez invested her life savings of $15,000 in the failing San Fernando Beauty Academy outside Los Angeles. She worked hard, offered English classes to her mostly Hispanic students and obtained a series of bank loans. Today, at 36, the resourceful Lopez is thriving. And...