Inventor’s Digest: Had a good conversation with serial inventor and Edison Nation regular Roger Brown this morning. I interviewed him for a cover piece we’re doing on kitchen innovations in March. He’s got four new products licensed for later in ’09. He also mentioned that a Canadian firm asked him if he had any camping […]
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Rhonda Abrams – Gannett News Service: For years, I’ve advised readers to make the most of this time of year, and get out there and market. Yes, “marketing” took the form of parties, gifts, and cards — but that’s still marketing — a way to build and enhance a relationship with customers and referral sources.
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Small Business Trends: Last month was a very bad month for jobs; the economy lost 533,000 jobs, the worst monthly decline since 1974. People often talk about the importance of entrepreneurs as job creators in this country. So I got to thinking: how much additional entrepreneurial activity would have been necessary to avoid these job
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Kansas City Star: NPC International Inc. of Overland Park, the world’s biggest Pizza Hut franchisee, has agreed to buy 42 Denver area Pizza Huts from Pizza Hut Inc. for $19 million. As part of the deal, NPC also will sell 55 Pizza Huts in the Evansville, Ind., and Shreveport, La., areas to Pizza Hut Inc.
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Franchise Key: The Franchise Expo Miami, an international franchise exhibition being held from 9th to 11th January 2009, will be providing visitors with a unique opportunity to meet French franchises. Those interested in learning more about their concepts should go to the French Pavilion which is being organised by UBIFRANCE, The French Trade Commission and
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Franchising.com: Massage Envy, the nation’s leading provider of therapeutic massage and largest employer of massage therapists, has launched a new career website (www.MassageEnvyCareers.com). Designed as a tool for those seeking a career in the industry and those looking for new jobs, it is the only site in the wellness sector that focuses on recruitment and
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Cincinnati.com: Downsized by the mortgage meltdown, Al Cooper suddenly was forced to find a new job. Cooper, formerly vice president and director of operations at Fidelity Mortgage for five years, lost his job in November 2007 after the subprime debacle led to liquidation of the company. Cooper, a divorced dad with three boys, needed work
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MarketWatch: FASTSIGNS International, Inc., the franchisor and operator of FASTSIGNS(R) sign and graphics centers worldwide, announced today that Catherine Monson will assume the position of CEO beginning January 2, 2009. FASTSIGNS founder and current CEO, Gary Salomon, takes over as Chairman of the Board and will continue working with Roark Capital, the private equity firm
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The Franchise Magazine: SMEs (small and medium sized enterprises) face a range of issues at the moment although the main one is access to finance, which is due to the financial credit crunch,” says Charles Clarke. “Banks are less likely to invest in a new SME start up because there is no guarantee that they
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MarketWatch: Nation’s #1 Latino Pizza Brand Presents Franchise Awards at Annual Conference Pizza Patron, the premier Latino pizza brand, honored the outstanding business achievements of several of its franchise partners when it held its second annual Franchise Conference in South Padre Island, Texas. Franchise partners from six states gathered to meet, socialize and compare notes
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