How Small Startups Can Profit From Competitor's WoesWith the right mix of speed, timing and guts, smart founders can profit hugely from their much, much, much larger rivals' misfortune.

Daniel Miller is at a disadvantage. As the co-founder ofEmpowered Staffing, a boutique recruitment firm in Evanston, Ill., he has to go head-to-head with giantrivalswho have greater name recognition and a biggermedia presence-- not to mention resources that his tiny team of seven will never be able to match. To keep his pipeline filled, he has to getcreative. When Miller kept seeing the same jobs being posted by one big rival over and over again, he decided to find out why.

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