photo credit: Torley Recently there have been quite a few reports stating that newly graduated design specialists are having some trouble landing their dream job in that field, according to FastCompany. The speculation behind this problem is that there are a number of rather important skills that companies look for in design specialists that […]
Phoenix Business Journal: A Phoenix woman is hoping to teach youngsters entrepreneurial skills with a venture called Biz in a Boxx. Melissa Rose developed the product during the past year and launched it in May after becoming concerned about the academic performance of her young daughter. She came up with the idea to help teach
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 photo credit: Atilla1000 In light of recent posts on improving your blog and how to make your blog work for you, I thought it to be a good idea to post a little list of some storytellers that you should follow on Twitter, recently found on DirectorTom.com. You never know what ideas or story
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photo credit: BL1961 Entrepreneur.com posted a very interesting article on how veterans often make great franchise owners. There were many points brought up in this article that I have to agree with and find also very interesting as well. Today with more and more people being out of work, businesses and franchises are going up more
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FT.com: The televised Super Bowl show earlier this year had chatrooms a-twitter not just because of the football teams’ performances but because of one eyebrow-raising advertisement: it was not one of the usual pizza and beer spots but a pitch from Avon Cosmetics intended to recruit new representatives. There are over 5m Avon representatives worldwide.
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eworldwire: Pre-Paid Legal Services Inc.’s “Pyramid in Collapse” status – as characterized by nationally recognized and internationally known expert Robert Fitzpatrick – is re-confirmed in second quarter of 2009 figures, affirms Fraud Discovery Institute (FDI). Since 2007, Fitzpatrick has characterized the current business cycle of Pre-Paid Legal Services Inc. (NYSE:PPD) based on published data, as
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The New York Times: For all those small-business owners looking for additional sources of profitable revenue – and who isn’t? – one option may be to go back to something old-fashioned: the suggestion box. Here are some suggestions about using that old idea effectively. 1. Make it easy. “Don’t enforce rules like: ‘Employees may only
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Earthtimes: Clockwork Home Services today announced that it has awarded the 100th franchise of its Mister Sparky America’s On-time Electrician® brand. “Today, we are proud to mark yet another milestone for our growing family of nationally branded franchises,” said Tab Hunter, president of franchise operations for Clockwork Home Services, Inc. “This achievement is a result
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While every entrepreneur is different, “mompreneurs” have one thing in common: children. Whether they are trying to balance their business and time for family or working from home and trying to find ways to work around their children’s needs, these are women who chose to create their own path to success while raising a family.
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FranchiseUpdate: (Yes, you can.) I’m amazed at the resiliency I see in the franchising industry. While so much of the business world is whining over the daily reports of the latest economic upheaval, I look around this industry and I see calmer, cooler heads prevailing. Take franchise recruitment and development, for example. This is no
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