Press-Enterprise: A lot is new this year for Robert and Danelle Schimming. In a matter of months, the Missouri couple has finished college, married and moved across the country to California, a state they had never visited before 26-year-old Robert Schimming won the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory store in Lake Elsinore Outlets in a school […]
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Regina Leader-Post: As one of just a handful of women among the almost 500 Maaco owner/operators throughout North America, Charlene Klyne stands out from the crowd. She has become known for her success in the field of auto painting and collision repair, but, since her franchise won a string of awards — including the Maaco
Smart Business Network: When Patrick J. Pitrone took over as president of USA Insulation Franchise Corp. seven years ago, he had to overcome the hurdle of being the founder’s son. He made sure he did every aspect of the insulation business himself so that he never asked someone to do something that he didn’t know
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Toowoomba Chronicle: Fridges floated away and thousands of items were damaged when floodwaters from the nearby Myall Creek streamed through Dalby’s Harvey Norman store. Computer franchisee Rod Easy and electrical franchisee Ian Brassett spent yesterday inspecting the damage caused by water which rushed into their store on Monday afternoon. Floodwater up to 80 centimetres deep
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Franchising.com: In the current economic climate, where secure jobs are hard to find, much is being said about forced entrepreneurship. Displaced business professionals are finding the job market to be more impenetrable than in previous down turns and are turning to entrepreneurship in droves, according to Brian Miller, COO and president of The Entrepreneur’s Source
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According to LaCrosseTribune.com, Dagny Mochalski’s small knitting business is the first step in helping her pay for a $7,000 trip with People to People. At 14 years old, she has high hopes over reaching this goal. The Coulee Montessori eighth-grader is hoping the knitted hats, scarves, footbags and iPod holders she’s selling through Coulee Arts
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iStockAnalyst: Last year, the Nu Skin line accounted for about 55% of sales, and Pharmanex 43%. Over a longer period of time, the breakdown has been about 50/50. Nu Skin is truly a global company. Japan is its largest market at about 30% of sales. China accounts for about 18% of revenue, and both the
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The timing couldn’t have been better or worse for Betsy Hansen. She was getting ready to launch her gently used kids clothing store when she found out she was pregnant. Now when she looks at baby clothes, she sees it as an opportunity to sell it in her own store later reports Baraboo News Republic.
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That is a question that many people considering entrepreneurship have asked themselves at one time or another. Why do some people do well, while others fail at their venture? An article posted at Entrepreneur Corner takes a look at some of the things an entrepreneur needs to be ‘super’. Guts. The entrepreneur world is not
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What if you could leave a quick voicemail or text message with a couple of taps? That is exactly what Dan Sherman was looking for when the inspiration for his rattle.me app was born. Dan was driving one day when the idea came to him. Trying to talk or text while behind the wheel is
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