As important as money for independent ventures would be the seal of approval.

The store, his first independent retail venture, is expected to open next fall in the meatpacking district.

And they also help overcome one of the primary difficulties faced by independent ventures: getting carried on cable systems.

As a result independent ventures entered the film scene scene.

Mr. Sullivan, 34, a chemist who works for a large computer parts company, created the game as an independent venture.

The greatest challenge for Landgraf's independent venture was distribution.

"I don't think there is any question it will be different," Mr. Rein said of the independent venture.

The result is a book that is far less distinctive and idiosyncratic than any of their independent ventures.

The chain was sold in 1984 and Kessler began his own independent ventures.

So you're free to believe that this is an independent venture.