Three years later, it was profitable enough to allow Pollio to quit his job and hire the first of five assistants.

It began by signing memoranda of understanding with the existing registry operators, providing seed funding that allowed it to commence full-time operations and hire staff.

He was on the line with his board working out a merger with a rival while his employees were back at Lobbyforme.com, a Web site that, come May, will allow citizens to pool their resources and hire former congressmen as lobbyists.

Flying the flag of countries like Belize or Liberia allows them to avoid heavy taxes and hire crews from low-wage countries, cutting the cost of transportation.

Which would allow them to expand and at least hire a small amount of loses from the public sector.

Private screening did not disappear under the TSA, which allows airports to opt out of federal screening and hire firms to do the job instead.

This would reduce the cost of inputs used by businesses which would allow them to expand and hire more workers.

Connie Trujillo, executive director of the Esperanza Shelter for Battered Families, recalled last week how $75,000 from an earlier ball allowed her to buy two vans and hire a children's therapist.

The judge, nonetheless, allowed Itzler to fire Heller and hire a new lawyer, Michael Marley, a former sports columnist for The New York Post and a publicist for the boxing promoter Don King.

Looking around his crowded two-bedroom apartment here, where he works alongside his 10 employees, Mr. Goodfellow said the tax credit might allow him to buy some more computers and communications gear and even hire a couple more people.