Show concern, but be direct when laying off workers

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Date Added: May 12, 2008 11:40:07 AM

NEW YORK - It's something small-business owners dread: having to tell employees they're being laid off. It's inescapable in a weak economy, or as a company changes the way it does business, that some workers must be let go.

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