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Young entrepreneurs could be reshaping downtown Laconia


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Tuesday, July 07, 2015
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LACONIA - "We're not playing it safe," remarked Bree Henderson, 26, who owns and operates Polished & Proper, the barbershop and shave parlor on Main Street,. "We're taking risks."

She is one of a growing circle of young entrepreneurs who are enlivening commerce in downtown Laconia.
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