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Jobless Long Islanders who became entrepreneurs

Some of Long Island's unemployed talk about the pros and cons of being an entrepreneur: 

Bob Rosenberg, Great NeckRosenberg was earning a six-figure salary as a vice president of sales at a wholesaler in Manhattan that sold men's licensed, small leather accessories such as belts and wallets.

He lost his job in January 2009 after the retail slowdown and after 3½ years with...

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