date:Dec 26, 2012
With unemployment at record highs, empty stores and for rent signs on cafes are far more common than prospering new businesses after a 40 percent jump in insolvencies this year.
Still, the bakery chain is just one example of how a bold business concept can defy the worst economic slump since the 1970s, a smothering tax burden imposed under an international bailout, record-low business morale and a lack of bank loans.
Although not numerous, other startups in areas from farming to computer tech