KHOU.com: As some industries struggle in this sluggish economy, direct or home-based marketing seems to be flourishing. It’s called network marketing and those who are doing it say it is recession-proof. Jeanne Lorin knows about the pressure to earn a paycheck. “With the economy the way it is, it’s really a great time for women […]
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Market Watch: In the toughest recession since World War II, sales of Cutco Cutlery are remaining sharp, as profiled in a February 6, 2009 article in the newspaper The Californian titled, “Recession? Apparently not for Kitchen Knife Sales”. The article profiled the Temecula, California sales office of Cutco Cutlery, the largest kitchen cutlery manufacturer in
Inc.: Like many of his classmates, University of Southern California senior David Wachtel is crazy about college football and will follow the Trojans nearly anywhere. The only thing that dampens his enthusiasm for away games is the cost. He saw students paying exorbitant amounts of money for, say, a trip from Los Angeles to the
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PR Newswire: Tupperware U.S. and Canada is proud to announce its new chef initiative program, encompassing partnerships with Chef Stuart O’Keeffe, and Chef Lucas Lucceti. Chef O’Keeffe and Chef Lucceti, known in the industry as ‘Chef Stuart’ and ‘Chef Lucas,’ respectively, are Tupperware’s resident ‘go-to cooking gurus.’ Chef O’Keeffe and Chef Lucceti will be traveling
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Mashable: What do you do when you get home from a conference or networking event with a pile of business cards? If you’re diligent, you might go through them one-by-one, sending people a “nice meeting you” email and inviting them to connect on your social networks of choice. But if that sounds as miserable and
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dBusinessNews Sacramento: Stratus Building Solutions, a St. Louis-based franchisor of building service and maintenance franchises nationwide, has entered the Nashville, Tennessee market by awarding a new Master Franchise to Ed Lease and David Smith, who will co-own and manage the operation at One Vantage Way, Suite B-100, in Nashville. The new Master Franchise is called
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Springwise: CrowdSprout lets groups of consumers interested in purchasing the same item band together to get a better price. Consumers begin by bidding on an item, thereby placing themselves in a buying group and committing to making the purchase if enough other buyers join. Product categories on the site include car seats, carriers, diaper bags,
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Business Line: Does it make sense to forge joint ventures in lifestyle retail during an economic downturn? Of late, several big corporate houses have been announcing joint ventures hoping the demand slowdown will pass by the time they launch their brands and stores in the country by the end of the year and that the
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Burleson-Crowley Connection: Burleson parents know The Little Gym as a great place for children, but the children’s fitness and skill development concept is also receiving recognition on a national level. The Little Gym was recently honored for the third straight year with a No. 1 ranking in its category of Entrepreneur Magazine’s annual list of
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Toledo Blade: James Cobham, Jr., 65, a successful McDonald’s franchise holder the last 25 years, died of an abdominal aneurysm on Sunday in Flower Hospital. His business, Cobham Family Inc., owns McDonald’s restaurants at Collingwood Boulevard and Dorr Street and at Monroe Street and Detroit Avenue. “He always treated people with dignity,” said his wife,
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