The Modesto Bee: Characteristics of a successful entrepreneur GUTS— You must have the guts and dedication to be completely devoted to your goal. BRAINS — You should have a working knowledge about the business you plan to start before you start it. CAPITAL — Starting any business requires money of your own plus sufficient funds […]
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Lockport Union-Sun & Journal: It all started with a family camping trip. Arnie Wolfe was loading up the SUV when his oldest daughter decided to go with the family. After she added what she was bringing for the trip, there wasn’t enough room for the family of four. They had to take a second vehicle.
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Web Worker Daily: A web worker’s office is her most important tool. Arranging it should be given more care and importance than setting up one’s LinkedIn profile. Here are some tips: – Spend time looking for a great chair. One thing we have in common with office-bound workers is the need for a good chair.
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The Wall Street Journal: Layaway, a payment practice that was made popular during the Great Depression but nearly became extinct due to the instant gratification of credit cards, is back in fashion thanks to the credit crunch. Only a handful of national retailers still let consumers put purchases aside until they have paid for them
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Franchising.com: Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. announced today that its Hong Kong franchisee has informed the Company that it plans to enter into receivership. The franchisee has been in operation in Hong Kong for approximately two years and operates nine Krispy Kreme locations. Although the Company is disappointed by this development the Company’s international growth strategy
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Franchising.com: Gap Inc. today opened its first Banana Republic Factory Store and Gap Factory Store in Canada. The openings will broaden the accessibility of Gap Inc. brands, while reaching new value conscious customers in the Canadian market. “During our meeting with investors last week, we described our focus on improving our core brands while we
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FranchiseUpdate: Once a salesman complained, “What an idiot! I can’t believe my prospect went with our competition.” In quizzing him about the lost candidate, the troubled rep was clueless about the buyer’s motivations, concerns, and goals in owning a business. My question is, “Was it the buyer or the sales rep who was the idiot?”
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Mt. Vernon Register-News: The Southern Illinois Franchise Fair which was to be held Nov. 15 has been postponed until April due to economic conditions in the nation and the state. “With the economic situation we’re in right now, the franchisers are just a little leery of doing anything now, until after the elections,†Rend Lake
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NewsReleaseWire.com: Franchise sales must include relationship building to overcome tough economic times. Ms. Flo Schell, EdM, Franchise Expert, Delivers Keynote Address at 1st Annual Conference of ‘College Hunks Hauling Junk’. The time is absolutely right to re-group, re-assess, and re-energize, according to NJ Franchise Business Coach, Flo Schell, EdM. Speaking before franchisees and management of
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Franchise Key: Italy, one of the first markets of Europe, is strongly coveted by French franchisors, whatever their branch of industry. That is on this report that Franchisekey.it was born, bringing an obvious solution imagined by the Franchiskey group. Jean Samper, member of the college of experts of the FFF (French Franchising Federation), is one
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