What Julie Kelly loves most about her job does not necessarily reflect the work she does. She is able to be at home when her kids leave for school, and she’s there when they get home. However, that time in between it all is filled with a lot of work reports The Gazette. Kelly doesn’t […]
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The New York Times is reporting that midway through last year, as analysts tried to predict where the economy was going, toy maker Bill Nichols decided he had the answer. He bet that the economy would still be so shaky this holiday season that a bargain-priced plastic toy would take off. With the help of
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Between ebooks and ipads, these are the devices that people are asking for this holiday season. Jerry Hagan hopes that people will also consider his product to be a necessary future accessory reports Coloradoan.com. Hagan designed two separate products: the Xero-g and the cradler. The Xero-g, named after zero gravity, is a 5-foot metal stand
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Many small businesses are still scrambling to grasp what federal healthcare reform will mean for them. Some are still in denial, hoping the healthcare bill can still be given a “mandate-ectomy,” or that their industry will be exempted. What will happen in 2014, when key provisions of the reform bill take effect and more businesses
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CNet is reporting that according to ComScore, consumers spent $9.01 billion during the first three weeks of November, representing a 13 percent gain over the $7.95 billion spent during the same period last year. For the months of November and December combined, ComScore is forecasting $32.4 billion in online spending. Last year, consumers spent $29.1
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Toledo Blade: Marco’s Pizza wants to become America’s next big pizza chain. Driven by the vision of Jack Butorac, Jr., the Toledo company has grown to 228 stores in 17 states and the Bahamas, up from 146 stores five years ago. The company expects to have 293 stores by the end of next year. Mr.
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Sify: Over 325 Indian and foreign companies will be seeking partners for doing business in India at the Franchise India 2010 – an annual convention for firms looking for potential franchisees or franchisors. Starting Dec 11, the two-day summit, will be dominated by food and beverage firms and will also include real estate brands, said
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Scotsman: The Capital businessmen who brought Subway sandwiches to Edinburgh have been named Franchisee of the Year at The Scottish Asian Business Awards. Brothers Haj and Narinder Atwal opened their first Subway franchise in Hanover Street in 2000 and now control around 45 stores throughout Scotland. The pair were also nominated for Business Brothers of
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Business Line: Do you want to live the dream of being your own boss? Then, may be, you should buy the franchise of a good brand. Franchising is the smart way to get started as an entrepreneur, says Mr Gaurav Marya, President, Franchise India. Heading this integrated franchise and retail solutions company, Gaurav Marya has
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Dailyrecord.com: With a degree in psychology from the University of Tennessee, Nick Lombardi assumed he’d be set. Lombardi, though, had difficulty securing a job in this economy despite graduating summa cum laude and with Phi Kappa Phi honors. What did he do? Become a hunk — actually the head hunk — in East Hanover. Lombardi
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