November 20, 2009

Papa Murphy’s Up For Sale

Portland Business Journal: Papa Murphy’s International, the thriving Vancouver-based chain of take-and-bake pizza restaurants, is for sale. Charlesbank Capital Partners LLC has engaged San Francisco-based North Point Advisors to shop the company to prospective buyers five years after it bought the company. Officials at Boston-based Charlesbank and North Point couldn’t be reached to comment on

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Build-A-Bear Workshop To Raise Funds For Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

Franchise Key: The Build-A-Bear Workshop® franchise has announced that it will raise funds for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) throughout the month of November as part of National Diabetes Awareness Month in an effort to support research to help find a cure for type 1 diabetes. According to the information provided, donations received through

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Eco-Biz: Upcycle Ottoman

This smart Upcycle Ottoman by Gus* Modern is made of repurposed jute bags that were once used to carry organic fair trade certified coffee according to Inhabitat.com. Produced in a limited quantity, each piece is unique and shows the branding and markings of the bags used in the process. No word if they still carry

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Biz App: FreeConferenceCall.com

For many consultants, real-time collaboration with clients is extremely important. Setting up one-on-one phone calls is easy, but if you need to have three or more parties on the line, things get tricky – and expensive, says Small Business Computing. FreeConferenceCall.com offers free private conference lines. Just enter your name and an e-mail address on

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Trump Takes Turn In Network Marketing

Baltimoresun.com: Donald Trump is synonymous with luxury high-rises, his TV show and his distinctive hairstyle. Now he’s putting his name on a vitamin and health products business whose salespeople make money by recruiting more salespeople. The ubiquitous Trump is partnering with Ideal Health, a 12-year-old Massachusetts-based nutritional products company, and renaming it “The Trump Network,”

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