Archive for October 13th, 2009
7-Eleven knows one thing that drives customers bananas: brown bananas wilting on the counter next to the cashier writes USA Today. So, today, the nation’s largest convenience store chain will test at 27 Dallas-area locations a new plastic wrap developed by supplier Fresh Del Monte Produce to keep single bananas yellow and firm for five [...]
Reader’s Digest has an interesting story about former spy, now entrepreneur, Greg Quinn. A tall, brawny Irish American walks into your office, puts a crystal goblet on the desk, and pours out a serving of a deep-purple nectar. “This stuff used to be illegal,” he says in a gravelly voice. “We’re the guys who got [...]
Spicy Buffalo Flavors Stampede
Buffalo flavor is hotter than hot so says USA Today. The spicy, hot pepper-laden flavoring that first took root years ago in Buffalo, N.Y., on chicken wings is now showing up in gobs of other new products at fast food joints and grocery stores. Subway rolled-out a Buffalo Chicken sub last week. Wendy’s recently introduced [...]
photo credit: cod_gabriel Your teleprospectors must be smart, articulate, engaging and organized. Their training should focus on making them productive and sustainable extension of the selling effort. If your company is a sales company then you know how important it is for your companies future to generate as many great leads as you possibly can. [...]
Are Entrepreneurs Born Or Made?
Blogger Scott Shane at The New York Times ponders an interesting question…are entrepreneurs born or made? The tendency to be an entrepreneur is heritable. (Heritability is the proportion of difference between individuals explained by genetic factors.) We found these heritabilities were substantive regardless of what indications of entrepreneurship we measured: owning or operating a business, [...]
Thoughts On Small Business Financial Planning
photo credit: Jeff Belmonte Financial planning in business can be overwhelming and stressful especially for those who may be first time business owners and are not exactly financial savvy. So in light of this subject I have put together a list of some thoughts to keep in mind when going through your small business financial [...]
With Halloween fast approaching, Fast Company has an interesting article for those with a sweet tooth. The U.S. candy manufacturing industry includes about 1,600 companies, but just 2 (the Hersheys Co. and Mars Snackfoods U.S.) make 15 of the top-20 selling chocolate candy bars. Only 26% of homes gives out full-sized candy bars. Fun-sized Snickers [...]
photo credit: William Hook Even though social media is becoming more and more relevant everywhere you look today, many business owners still feel it is important to put a face with a name whether you put a profile picture on your website or still manage to meet your clients and customers in person. People still [...]
Deluxe Golf Carts As Neighborhood Transportation
There’s been plenty of lip service paid to electric vehicles in recent years, but the fact remains that in many communities, they’re still more frequently discussed than actually seen. Not so in several U.S. neighborhoods, however, where golf carts and other diminutive electric vehicles are part of the very fabric of community life writes trendspotter [...]
The Truth Behind Word Of Mouth Advertising
photo credit: pedrosimoes7 Word of Mouth Marketing: How Smart Companies Get People Talking: “Marketing is easy: Earn the respect and recommendation of your customers. They will do your marketing for you, for free.” Most business owners realize that one of the best forms of advertising is word of mouth advertising, but at the same time [...]
The New York Times reports there are many federal contracting opportunities for small businesses, but to take advantage of them you have to know the ins and outs of the government’s contracting rules and regulations. Of the more than 20 million small businesses in the United States, only about 500,000 are currently in a position [...]
Stay-At-Home Mom’s Cook Up Cake Business
KOAM TV: Trisha Liberatore and Laura Bailey are sisters with a common passion – making and decorating cakes. They are the owners of Batter Up Cakes and More, a new store in Webb City. “We’ve been busy, we’ve put in a lot more hours then we thought we might in the beginning,” Laura says. “It’s [...]
Remembering Loved Ones Through Huggable Pillows
It’s tough to lose someone you love, whether they were a close friend, a parent, sibling, or even your family pet. Cheryl Concepcion knows exactly what that pain feels like. When Cheryl’s father passed she found herself needing a way to continue to hug and remember him. Using some of his favorite shirts she was [...]
