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How Local Merchants Rode Out Rough Times

Patch asks Aliso Viejo businesses what changes they made to survive the recession.

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The Dow Jones topped 13,000 for the first time since 2008 on Tuesday. As the big economic picture seems to be brightening, Patch asked local business owners what adjustments, if any, they've made to weather the recession.

See the responses from , , , Pacific Automotive and Bagels and Brew above.

And tell us in the comments what steps your business has taken during the economic downturn.

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