The Big Business of Divorce

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Every year in the United States, there are one million divorces. In many respects, that's two million people beginning life anew. What's more, about 67 percent of second marriages end in divorce, and the percentage is even worse for third marriages. The need for everything - from lawyers to therapists to movers - is astounding. As morbid as it may sound, in the business world, that would be considered a big market. "If you think about the bridal industry, it's a $2 billion industry," said Francine Baras, co-founder of Start Over Smart, an expo business that brings together services for the newly divorced. "No one has a number for the amount of money that is probably in the divorce industry. "And not only is the market underserved, it has not actually been looked at as a niche." Until now.... Continue to read.

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