Otago Daily Times: Coffee entrepreneur Mike Allpress is forging ahead with two major projects costing up to $2 million – an expansion into Dunedin and a flagship international entry venture in London’s East End next year. Privately-owned, 22-year-old Allpress Expresso – which sells about 24 tonnes of coffee beans in the South Island each year […]
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Pizza Marketplace.com: In a year where menu labeling, minimum wage and revised unionization laws are being considered in Congress, one major, Louisville-based Pizza Hut franchisee is stepping forth to be a voice for the industry. Jeffrey T. Reetz, who owns 32 Pizza Hut restaurants in four states, announced plans to run for U.S. Rep. John
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Economic Times: Italian designer goods maker Gucci can now go ahead with its plans to enter the Indian retail market through single brand stores with the government allowing it to pick up a majority stake in its Indian franchisee Luxury Goods Retail. The government has cleared a proposal by Luxury Goods Retail for foreign equity
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Franchising.com: Hardee’s® restaurants operated by Boddie-Noell Enterprises across the state have raised more than $55,000 for Special Olympics Virginia. The annual fundraiser, called “Buy a Star, Be a Fan,” in which Stars sell for $1, began on Oct. 13 and ran through Nov. 9. The funds raised this year will help more than 1,000 Special
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According to a story in Entrepreneur, Damian Cox spent most of his adult life working in hospitality and in his financial planning practice. It wasn’t until a local distributor showed him an innovative new product that he started thinking about switching gears. The product, a small cube that helps conserve water in public restrooms, was
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guardian.co.uk: With familiar purple packaging and a swirly “C”, the Cadbury chocolate bars found in American shops look as if they are made by Britain’s besieged confectionery company. But they are not, and to US chocoholics a tiny difference is deeply distressing. Since 1988, the American confectionery company Hershey has owned a US licence to
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You’ve got a great idea and a plan to turn it into a business, writes Entrepreneur StartUps. Now all you need are customers–and to get them, you need to spread the word about what you’re doing. One problem: Your marketing budget makes your grade school allowance look like a princely sum. Find businesses in your
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photo credit: pasotraspaso In the past we’ve talked about all kinds of management tools and leadership qualities, but this time, we’re going to cut right to the chase. You won’t find these five tips anywhere else, since you’re the first ones to read them. Moreover, these are indeed CEO best practices that I’ve observed in
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To hear him tell it, Evan Koch is sitting on a gold mine, a pet project called Zurround that he’s been developing for the last 2 1/2 years, reports The San Francisco Chronicle. He just needs to find someone willing to back his play, so to speak. No, it’s not a killer app or a
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photo credit: ginnerobot New York Times: “The answers are very specific to the company’s circumstances,” said Ken Gaebler, chairman and chief executive of Gaebler Ventures, a business incubator and investment firm in Chicago. “A good entrepreneur knows which buttons need to be pressed to thrive in a tough situation and make it through to the
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