emporiagazette.com: Emporian Brenda Barrows is now driving a Mary Kay pink Cadillac DTS. Barrows earned the use of the car for her work as a sales director for the direct-sales company. “The Career Car Program provides the independent sales force the opportunity to earn the use of a visible symbol of success,†Gary Jinks, Mary […]
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SmartCompany.com.au: The parent company of international coffee and cafe franchise Gloria Jeans is set to fight a $56 million law suit from a former supplier in a case that starts in the NSW Supreme Court today. A small coffee supplier called Western Export Services, based in the US state of Colorado, is suing Gloria Jeans
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Denver Daily News: After the hustle and bustle of New York City and high-flying careers in marketing and retail business, Rob and Renée Israel were looking to make a “transition†in their lives, and they found it with an unlikely product — popcorn. The Israels opened the first Doc Popcorn in the FlatIron Crossing Mall
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‎El Paso Inc: With the explosion of battery-operated products on the market, it’s not surprising to see a store completely dedicated to powering everything from cars and golf carts to smart phones, cameras, laptops and anything else that doesn’t come with a cord. We’re not talking about a four-pack of double As. This is Batteries
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‎Gourmet Retailer: After opening its newest store in Charlotte, N.C., on April 17, The Meat House will open 20 franchise locations of its gourmet butcher shop concept by year’s end. Seven years after opening their first store in Portsmouth, N.H., The Meat House’s founding partners Justin Rosberg and Jason Parent officially launched a franchise development
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For those that feel cremation just isn’t enough, there is always resomation. While it’s not quite legal in most places the inventor, Sandy Sullivan, hopes that will change soon, says The Daily Record. His device turns the human body into dust – which can be kept by grieving families – and a coffee-coloured liquid which
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Does your small business have something to add to an issue currently being discussed in the news? How about going on a talk radio show to get your message out. According to a story at Understanding Marketing, there are a lot of great radio talk shows on the air that are constantly looking for guests
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When Angela Logan started peeling apples and baking last summer, she not only saved her home but she also started a business, says NorthJersey.com. Eight months after selling enough “Mortgage Apple Cakes” to meet her house payment – and becoming a media celebrity in the process – the 56-year-old Logan is still pursuing acting. But
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According to a blog post in The New York Times, Google plans on creating a new way of printing, with all the necessary software needed to print jobs also stored in the cloud. This new Google Cloud Print paradigm is needed, Google says, because with so many different kinds of devices (desktops, laptops, iPads, smartphones)
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Many might believe that the times are bad but for a few Memphis entrepreneurs that belief couldn’t be more wrong, says The Commercial Appeal. Despite a recent report by the National Federation of Independent Business that revealed rising pessimism among small-business owners, not everyone considers the economic outlook bleak. In fact, entrepreneur J D Graffam
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