Looking for someone to date but want to avoid the the deadbeats and criminals? A new iPhone application called DateCheck is like having a “private investigator in your pocket”. Today’s dating scene is tough to navigate, which is why Intelius developed DateCheck, a free mobile app that deciphers fact from fiction in the palm of […]
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Franchise Key: CKE Restaurants, Inc. has announced the opening of its first Carl’s Jr.® restaurant in Shanghai, China. This marks the first of more than 100 Carl’s Jr. units planned in the municipalities of Beijing, Shanghai and Tianjin, and the provinces of Zhejiang and Jiangsu over the next eight years. In China, Carl’s Jr. is
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This is going to be interesting: Sedo, the leading online marketplace and monetization provider, has been selected to exclusively auction 31 of the available catalog of one-character .BIZ domain names in cooperation with the .BIZ Registry. The availability of these brand new domains marks the first time ever that a generic top-level domain (gTLD) registry
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photo credit: ljcybergal Bangor Daily News: Everything changed one morning during a conference call Mark took while waiting for a flight out of Portland, Ore. He and four others were laid off. A year after losing his suit-and-tie job with its first-class airline seats and clients all over the country, Mark spends most days over
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Franchising.com: Rob Goggins, vice president of franchise development for Great Clips, Inc., highlighted the brands partnership with FOX.com in an address to prospective franchisees at the company’s headquarters in Minneapolis, Minnesota. “We’re investing $2 million with FOX.com from September 1, 2009, through July 31, 2010, to reach seven million pairs of eyes monthly, totaling more
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The Salt Lake Tribune: Adam de Havenos didn’t know much about gardening when he moved to Utah from New York City, but it seemed a shame to let the small plot in the backyard of his Sugar House dwelling become weed infested. The 31-year-old neurology resident didn’t have much time to spare, so this summer
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Marketwire: According to the Small Business Administration (SBA) new businesses have a 50/50 chance of failure within five years. Many failed businesses are based on a complex idea or product and some of the most successful grew out of someone seeing a simple solution to a problem. English entrepreneur Kay Illingworth used her need to
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Inc.: Meet the next generation of entrepreneurs! This year’s contest winners proved that they have what it takes to run a successful business, from hours spent peddling lemonade on the beaches of New Hampshire to the elaborate details that went into constructing their lemonade stands. Weekly winner: Wyatt, Karson, Harmony, & Haylea Mraz, Ages 10,
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FranchiseWorks.com: CK Franchising, Inc., dba Comfort Keepers®, a leading in-home care franchise network for seniors and other adults, has been purchased by Sodexo, one of the world’s leading food and facilities management services companies and the global leader in the health care and seniors markets. With the “graying of the U.S.†and other countries around
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USA TODAY: Brent Bouchez, David Page and Nancy McNally are no strangers to corporate perks. They’ve each worked for top-tier ad agencies in top-tier roles. They’ve had able assistants, private offices, great retirement and health benefits, and the use of professional car services. Now the trio sometimes debate who should run out and buy printer
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