WXII12.com: Mary Kay has announced Operation Sunblock, a project to send sun protecting cosmetics to American troops overseas. The company is asking for $20 donations to finance care packages including Mary Kay sunblock, replenishing gel and SPF 15 lip balm. “I know how I have felt in the last 10 days with the temperatures soaring […]
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Smart Business Network: Mark Carr has continually set high standards of excellence for Christian Brothers Automotive Corp., and while at the helm of the organization for 28 years, he has led it to meet or exceed those standards every time. When Carr opened Christian Brothers in 1982, he had limited exposure to automotive repair, yet
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PR Newswire: Executives at iFranchise Group, the nation’s leading franchise consulting firm, believe that now is the right time for business owners to consider expanding their businesses. After facing immense challenges over the last two years or so, including slipping home values, rising unemployment rates, and slumping spending levels, many believe the U.S. economy is
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PR.com: With more and more business owners looking towards business coaches to help bring clarity to their lives and their business, Tony Marder wanted to jump into the game and be one of those coaches to help change the small business world. Marder has decided to become a business coach with ActionCOACH. ActionCOACH is the
Tulsa World: Even before Rex’s Chicken opens its doors each day, customers are pecking and clawing to get into the reborn restaurant at 111th Street and Memorial Drive. It opened quietly last week without an announcement or advertising, but brand owner David Rutkauskas said the small location has been packed, doing about $50,000 in business
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Select Your Franchise: The UK economy is continuing to grow according to a report by the British Chambers of Commerce. Although there are still concerns in some business sectors, the economy is predicted to show growth in the second quarter of 2010 of up to 0.7%. The predicted growth in economy will no doubt come
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According to Suite101, the services of Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) often extend beyond helping clients file their tax returns. They are often found behind the front lines helping start-up business owners realize their dreams no matter what they may be. Borrowing on his own experience in opening his office in the mid 1990s, Adonu “Don”
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IndyStar.com reports that Andrew Shelton was just 21 years old, a junior at Wabash College, when he had an idea for a new product: a backpack cooler that keeps drinks cold and easy to carry. He got the idea after lugging an oversized cooler to the Indianapolis 500 with a friend, with drinks spilling everywhere.
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Shannon Wiggins had a long list of things she’d never do. She never wanted to get married, have kids or own animals. So you might be surprised to find that she lives on a farm with a husband and five children. Besides running a farm she also sells various goat milk soaps reports Peninsula Daily
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Jay Goltz at The New York Times has his answer to this question. Actually, there is a simple answer. I think business owners should pay themselves whatever is left – whatever is left, that is, after everyone and everything else has been paid and after money for growth and paying down debt has been factored
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