Although her business hasn’t been around long, lovecharmz is already making an impact. Sandra Birnie officially launched her business late last year when she noticed the gap in the jewelry market for photo treasures. Like many amazing mom-owned businesses, it was inspired by her son. What started with a simple photo charm for her bracelet […]
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Franchising.com: Powered by coffee and a goal of “spreading Dutch luv,” Dutch Bros. Coffee showed no signs of slowing down in 2008 and has aggressive plans for 2009. Founded by two Southern Oregon dairy farming brothers in 1992, the fun-loving and spirited private coffee company opened 21 new stores in 2008, including expanding into Colorado
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Tennessean.com: When Anne Elizabeth McIntosh entered her son’s room one Saturday morning, she found the place covered in old T-shirts. Of the 43 shirts, only eight still fit, but mom and son spent the next two hours telling stories about all the others that didn’t. The two realized there were a lot of memories attached
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cbs11tv.com: When Gloucester mom Karen Barth would go down the grocery aisles looking for a healthy drink for her children, most of the time, she’d come up empty. Her only resort, buy the sugar filled juice and water it down. “As a mother I was very tired fighting with my kids over what to drink.”
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photo credit: billaday Poway Unified School District in Southern California chose to trim the budget for materials instead of cutting staff. Unfortunately, this required teachers to use their own money, beg parents for funds or give fewer tests. Not one to slack on pop quizzes, Calculus teacher Tom Farber has figured out a way around
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Restaurant News: Landry’s Restaurants Inc. said Thursday it would amend its bank credit facility and offer secured notes to help refinance $400 million in senior debt. The $210 million amended facility will include a $50 million revolving credit agreement and a $160 million term loan. It will be arranged by Wells Fargo Foothill LLC and
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KansasCity.com: Silpada Designs, a Lenexa-based sterling silver jewelry company, ended 2008 with more than $270 million in sales — beating its record year of 2007. Silpada, now in its 12th year, also grew in other areas. “We’re up 3,000 (sales) representatives in 2008,†said Jerry Kelly, co-owner and chief executive officer. That brings Silpada’s total
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PR Web: Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc., recently rolled out a new compensation plan for its associates that significantly increased the amount of money that an independent associate can make for building his/her organization and, more importantly, helping others on his team succeed. “We have a formula that no one else in the industry has ever
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MediaPost News: The Mary Kay cosmetics company tied with Maybelline for first place in the mass merchandiser/cosmetics category in Brand Keys’ 2008 Customer Loyalty Engagement Index — testimony to CMO Rhonda Shasteen’s three years of work to “rebirth” the brand. Founder Mary Kay died in 2001. The company has reached out the younger women, writes
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Franchise Key: Sign*A*Rama was founded by Ray and Roy Titus in 1986 and has become one of the world’s largest sign franchises. It currently has a network of over 850 full-service sign stores located in 35 countries around the globe. Each store is independently owned and operated by a franchisee and offers a wide range
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