Arizona Republic: Chris Garman, the new president of Peoria-based Wilhelm Automotive, knows he breaks the mold. Family businesses don’t often manage to entice the third generation to take over. “I was no different,” said the 34-year-old Garman, who takes the reins from his uncle Thomas Gyder, the son of Charley Gyder, who bought the auto-repair […]
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NewsOXY: McDonald’s plans to raise prices next year. The prices will raise on several menu items as McDonald’s Corp. plans to pay higher commodity costs. It is the first price hike for McDonald’s in more than a year — a time when the burger chain’s sales have thrived. The company expects to increase prices in
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Franchising.net.au: Healthy burger franchise, Grill’d, will today be offering free burgers in Circular Quay between 12pm and 1.30pm as part of its Burger Love Tour. To celebrate the arrival of the Grill’d Airstream, a caravan which the company has converted into a mobile restaurant, Grill’d is travelling across Melbourne and Sydney over the next few
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Franchising.com: The smell of deep fried foods, farms and fun are winding down across central North Carolina as the 2010 State Fair begins to draw to a close. As usual, the Fair has brought in thousands of tourists, and their wallets, from across the state and beyond. The State Fair is big business, and its
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You may not be required to prove you have a certain IQ level before you can start a business, but have you ever wondered how smart you needed to be to succeed? Small Business Trends recently took a look at all the statistics to see just how smart most entrepreneurs really are. As you might
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The idea for MessageParty, like most startups, came from a combination of personal frustration and curiosity. Amanda Peyton, writing for the Huffington Post, was at a large music festival and needed some information, but she had no idea where the information tent was or who to ask. All she had was her phone — and
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The Smart Start-Up Coach for mom-entrepreneurs, Britt Michaelian, is launching a new series today that can help mompreneurs build their own business. It is called, “The Big Picture Mom Program.” The program’s goal is to give moms the confidence to provide an excellent foundation for their life, their family, their business and their brand. Working
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Last year, New Orleanians rose up with one voice and beat back the mighty National Football League when it tried to assert ownership of their beloved Saints’ signature slogan. Turns out, maybe “Who Dat” belonged to a couple of guys in San Antonio all along. According to the Times-Picayune brothers Steve and Sal Monistere make
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The inventor of the MetroCard, Raymond deKozan, has taken his last train. He passed away last week at the age of 74 reports Crain’s New York Business. An electrical engineer by training, deKozan founded what eventually became Cubic Transportation Systems in 1972. The San Diego-based company is a subsidiary of the Cubic Corp., a major
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Mashable reports that Amazon.com just revealed a free usage tier for its Amazon Web Services. The announcement was just a footnote to its Q3 2010 earnings call, but it has broad implications for Amazon and the future of the Internet. Starting November 1, new AWS users will be able to take advantage of the following
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