July 24, 2009

Pizza 73 Opens First Fort Saskatchewan Restaurant

Pizza Marketplace.com: Franchisee Pankaj (Manu) Nijhawan has opened Fort Saskatchewan’s first Pizza 73 restaurant. The 1,800-square-foot eatery is one of five Pizza 73 new concept restaurants that hosts in-store family seating, offers pizza by the slice and features longer operating hours from lunch to late night. Fort Saskatchewan, a city of approximately 15,000, is located […]

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Quiksilver Signs On For Carmarthen, Wales Retail Space

Global Surf News: Simons Developments, in conjunction with funding partner Invista, has signed up Quiksilver at its 285,000 sq ft St Catherine’s Walk mixed-use scheme in Carmarthen, South Wales. Quiksilver has taken a 2,000 sq ft store bringing the total number of pre-lets to 65%. Other retailers already signed up include anchor tenant, Debenhams, clothing

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Cashing In On Cupcakes: Ann Arbor Business Benefits From Trend, Owner’s Entrepreneurship

MLive.com: Kerry Johnson came back from a 2005 vacation with one thing on his mind: cupcakes. The longtime landscape architect and baker by hobby “always dreamed of opening a business anyone could afford,” he said. While enjoying a cupcake, the idea came to him. Now, after opening cupcake stores in Ann Arbor and Birmingham, Johnson

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Recession Proof Industries

photo credit: wEnDaLicious Today many people are making the decision everyday to become their own boss, to venture out and become an entrepreneur. It makes a lot more sense these days to be in business for yourself rather than for someone else. Below are some recession proof industries that you may never have even thought

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America’s Weirdest Bizs

AOL Small Business: Cuddle Party Runs events at which adults “explore communication, boundaries, and affection” by donning pajamas and getting physical. Ix-nay on the naughty stuff. Alibi Network In a perfect world, you wouldn’t have to lie to your wife/boss/parents about your whereabouts Friday night. In an imperfect world, these guys have your back. HappyBalls.com

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Inside Disney’s Toy Factory

BusinessWeek: Imagine a small girl holding a brand new toy for the first time. The colors and contours light up her eyes; her mental gears crank as she examines the product, figuring out its purpose. Then, she smiles as she happily joins the new, imaginary world from which the toy was originally born. Chris Heatherly,

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Small Success Tips

photo credit: Tambako the Jaguar Some of the best successful entrepreneurs are those that have encountered one or more of the below mentioned tips on being successful. And much to my surprise, these tips are not huge milestones, they are relatively small things that most people wouldn’t even think would make a difference. Screw Up!

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