Fortune Small Business: When consumers get cold feet, what’s an entrepreneur to do? Sell them footed pajamas: a grown-up version of Dr. Denton’s kiddie sleepwear. Four years ago Valerie Johnson started Big Feet Pajama Co. from the basement of her Las Vegas home. The former stockbroker, who says she can’t even sew a straight seam, […]
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Dayton Daily News: The Denny’s Restaurant at 1136 S. Main St. plans to reopen today under a new owner and a new look. Franchisee Jack Thompson and previous district manager bought the restaurant when he saw the lease was not going to be renewed. He closed it for a week for “mouth dropping†renovations. “It’s
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fnbnews.com: Italy-based “Caffe Pascucci,” one of the leading coffee brands in Italy, has launched its first outlet to retail imported blended coffee at MG Road, Bangalore. The company also signed an agreement with Madhura Beverages as its master franchisee in setting up coffee chain outlets across the country. Currently, Pascucci has around 100 outlets in
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photo credit: jmerelo For those seeking coverage, blogs have developed into an ecosystem where there are hundreds of thousands of specialized media outlets, creating unprecedented opportunity to get your business’ story in front of the right people. In order to obtain coverage from blogs on your business, first things first is you will have to
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Bizjournals.com: One of Central Ohio’s largest travel agencies has expanded its headquarters at a new location in New Albany. Travel Solutions Inc. signed a lease for more than 18,000 square feet at the Water’s Edge business campus after New Albany Village Council signed off on a tax incentive deal with the business travel management company
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photo credit: h.koppdelaney When we think of selling a product or service, sometimes it almost seems as though we have to damn near sell our own soul in order to make a sale. This does not have to be the case! Here are some selling tips for you that should make your sale going smoother
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Financial Post: What began as a passionate career in sales for Joel Nelson took him to senior sales positions with major pharmaceutical companies and by most measures a very successful job, but there was something missing. “As I moved up the corporate ladder, that joy of the [customer] interaction was replaced by grueling deadlines and
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photo credit: EraPhernalia Vintage (somewhat busy) As managers and owners of companies, we all look for new way’s and inspiring ways to help our employees unleash their creativity side within boundaries of course, which can be difficult at times. Below are some tips on how to help unleash your employees creativity sides located on Inc.com.
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The New York Times: Periods of high unemployment tend to be particularly hard on teenagers, who wind up competing for jobs with more experienced, laid-off adults. When Faith Borden, 16, of Metuchen, N.J., applied for a job in March to be a counselor at a summer day camp, she looked around and saw “all these
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photo credit: Pink Sherbet Photography Very good reminder here about the way words get diluted, and then useless. In my early days in the PC industry all software was supposedly “user friendly.” And that phrase ended up mocking, humorous, a caricature of hype. I read a recent post by Tim Berry that listed five words that
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