Restraint, at least in gadget design and interior decorating, was a primary principle for Jobs.

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After the failure of my interior decorating business I realized that in my attempts to rescue it I had inadvertently learned a little about marketing.

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To take the poster child silly example of this past year, the requirement that you have a license to do interior decorating in the State of Florida.

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The Institute for Justice reports nearly 1 in 3 workers needs a government permit to go to work, including licenses for shampooing, floral arrangements and interior decorating.

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Three states may opt to start taxing interior decorating services.

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He keeps his eyes peeled and behind Prada glasses for the latest trends in interior decorating so he can spruce up his Philadelphia condo or other properties.

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Across the states, a myriad of businesses from hair braiding to casket sales to interior decorating have licensing programs designed to make it difficult, sometimes impossible, for upstart competitors to enter the market.

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And Mr. DeCinces's daughter provided interior-decorating services for Mr. Mazzo and his wife.

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He told supporters that after his father died when Mr. Ryan was in high school, his mother went back to school and then launched an interior-decorating business.

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