Entrepreneur breathes new life into funeral business

September 9, 2008 By Sarah A. Webster

At 28, St. Clair, Mich., resident and Internet entrepreneur - known around town as "Joey" - stands out in the tidy, riverside community where he's founded several dotcoms. They include FuneralOne, which brought in $2.8 million last year selling Disney-esque memorial video software and other services.



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