November 26, 2010

Highlight Snap-On Racing Season

WhoWon.com: Two NHRA victories by Cruz Pedregon in the Snap-on Funny Car, a Nationwide season championship and 24 combined wins by Snap-on drivers in four different race series highlighted a very successful 2010 Snap-on racing season. “What a great year for Snap-on sponsored drivers and teams,” said Alicia Smales, vice president of marketing for Snap-on […]

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BoeFly Connects An AlphaGraphics Franchisee With An Arizona Bank For An SBA Guaranteed Loan

PR.com: BoeFly, the premier online marketplace connecting lenders with business borrowers, secondary market loan buyers and professional service providers, announced today that an SBA guaranteed loan was closed through a connection made by BoeFly between an AlphaGraphics franchisee seeking start-up financing with a community bank in Arizona. The AlphaGraphics owners, Cindy and Ted Ferkenhoff, who

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Sensible Sociability

Financial Post: Social media has a malleable usage, depending on the nature of the brands using it. For Porter Airlines Inc. of Toronto, its social media efforts began this year in a reactive way that was tied to customer service. For Ramon DeLeon, a Domino’s Pizza franchisee with seven restaurants in Chicago, social media marketing

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Small Business Saturday

A reminder that Saturday, November 27th is Small Business Saturday, a day for all of us to support the small businesses that we care about. A day to celebrate the small businesses that boost our local economies and preserve our neighborhood character. Commit to shop locally and small with big bucks on November 27th. And

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Wild And Wacky Products

Somebody at sometime thought these items were a good idea. Combo Light Switch/Hook. Now lazy people can hang up their clothes and turn off the light in one step. Sandal/with bottle opener. Never know when you’re gonna need to crack open a cold one. Cat Pencil Sharpener. I didn’t even know cats could write. Portable

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We Need Entrepreneurs

What do we need to turn this economy around? Small Business Trends recently took a look at a solution that would help everyone. With Americans becoming increasingly concerned about the economy and the government stepping in with short-term solutions designed to stimulate the economy, the answer is clear: We must support and encourage entrepreneurship and

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All In The Family

Entrepreneurs looking for start-up funding from friends and family may have a tough time doing it these days, according to a new study out of Pepperdine University. According to The Wall Street Journal, just 35 percent of entrepreneurs polled said they had “informal investors” funding their businesses, down from 56 percent last spring. The most

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New Ad Network Targets Parents

There is a new ad network brewing. This one is created by three mompreneurs, and it will target parents just like them Considered the first-ever ‘Made by Mom’ Canadian Vertical Advertising Network, they aim to attract parent bloggers and publishers. “The power of mom (and dad) bloggers to influence buying decisions is undisputed, but often

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