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Business Is Booming - A staggering number of professional athletes have been in financial trouble after they retired, but some athletes still playing have found ways to branch out with side businesses to secure their financial futures. From record labels to barber shops, keep reading to see how some star athletes stay on their grind. – Britt Middleton  Michael Vick is the most recent pro athlete to step into the apparel world. He recently announced that he is launching a sportswear line, V7, which will be sold exclusively at Modell's, a sporting goods chain operating on the East Coast. The Philadelphia Eagles quarterback's line of T-shirts, tank tops and shorts will be priced at $12.99 for kids and $19.99 for adults. (Photo: Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)

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Carmelo Anthony - When Carmelo Anthony isn't going hard on the court for New York Knicks, he's the head of Krossover Entertainment, the record label of recording artists Cassidy and Diego Ca$h. (Photo: Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images)

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Floyd Mayweather - Floyd Mayweather and BFF 50 Cent launched a film production company, Mayweather Productions, in January 2011. The pair hasn't announced any new projects, but we wonder if the undefeated boxer's 90-day jail stint will serve as inspiration for their first blockbuster? (Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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Bryant McKinnie  - Bryant McKinnie, offensive tackle for the Baltimore Ravens, founded the recording label BMajor Music Group, which includes artists BadGyal Guyana and Jordan Hollywood. (Photo: John Ricard / BET)

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Elton Brand - Elton Brand of the Philadelphia 76ers first ventured into show business in 2005 when he founded a production company called Gibraltar Films. Most notably, Brand signed on as co-producer for the long-plagued Tupac Shakur biopic. (Photo: Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

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Amar'e Stoudemire - During the NBA lockout last season, Amar'e Stoudemire announced a fashion collaboration with star designer Rachel Roy for Macy's. The New York Knicks player is considered by many to be one of basketball's most fashionable stars, and his venture into the fashion world may hint at where he's headed when he hangs up his uniform for good. (Photo: Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images)

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Serena and Venus Williams  - Serena Williams, who recently won her seventh Wimbledon title, boasts business ventures including a clothing line, Aneres, and a a nail-polish collection. She is also co-owner of Sleep Sheets, a company specializing in sleep aids. Serena's star sister, Venus, is equally business savvy — she owns an interior decorating company based in Jupiter, Florida, and a new clothing line, EleVen, that hit stores in May. Together, the sisters own stock in the Miami Dolphins. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images)

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Ray Lewis - Are you looking for a job in Baltimore? You may want to hit up Ravens star linebacker Ray Lewis, who heads RL52 Staffing, a professional staffing agency Lewis founded following the economic recession in 2008. (Photo: Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)

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Vince Young - If it's true about everything being bigger in Texas, you might want to bring a big appetite to Vince Young's Statehouse in Austin, Texas, which is owned by the Buffalo Bills quarterback. He opened the restaurant in August 2010, a second venture after he launched Vince Young Foods, a line of smoked meats sold in Texas grocery stores, in 2008. (Photo: Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)

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Travis Daniels - Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Travis Daniels opened Kutz Remix Barbershop with his brother, Sheppard, last May in Suwanee, Georgia, and the brothers pride themselves both on clean cuts and on inspiring the next generation of movers and shakers. "As the owners of Kutz Remix once did, we want to provide everyone with a starting place to DREAM BIG," the owners say on their website. (Photo: NFL via Getty Images)