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Jessi Walter loved her job as vice president of credit strategy at Bear Stearns. The work was interesting, she enjoyed her colleagues, and she was well compensated. But she also loved cooking with her boyfriend's two young daughters. In June, when Walter, 27, found herself one of the 10,000 people laid off after Bear Stearns was acquired by JPMorganChase, she didn't panic. She started a business. Cupcake Kids!, which provides cooking events... Read more