May 25, 2011

Cash Registers for the iPad

First there were credit card readers for the iPad and iPhone. Now, there are virtual cash registers. Mac Rumors reports: Square, the company that has brought the ability to accept credit cards for transactions to individuals and small businesses with a card reader dongle for iOS devices, today announced its next venture: “Square Register” for

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Happy Geek Pride Day

It’s too late this year, but May 25th is Geek Pride Day. Maybe you can profit from it next year. T-shirts always do well with geeks, as evidenced by the fact that my wife buys me sloganed tees from ThinkGeek every year for my birthday. I’m sure it’s just a coincidence that our own Angela

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What Happens When You Give Whiz Kids $100K To Quit College, Start Business?

Fast Company: They’re all getting two years of mentoring from a network of tech and entrepreneurial experts and $100,000 to start a business. The benefactor? PayPal founder, early Facebook investor, and Stanford’s least favorite alumnus, Peter Thiel. Least favorite because Thiel has been making waves by arguing that college is an overhyped, overpriced bubble, and

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Entrepreneur Magazine Rates CKO Kickboxing One Of The Year’s Hottest Franchises!

PR Newswire: CKO Kickboxing sold its first franchise only three years ago. But today, it is one of America’s hottest franchises according to industry standard. Entrepreneur Magazine broke into the Franchise 500 list of best franchises – an unheard-of feat for a franchise that is less than five years old, said owner Joseph Andreula. The

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Realogy Expects Continued Improvement In National Existing Home Sale Data

Franchising.com: Realogy Corporation reported that based on closed and open home sale contract information from its franchisees and company-owned brokerage operations, it expects that the seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of existing home sales on a national basis should remain between 5.0 million to 5.2 million in each of April and May 2011. On that

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WSI Internet Franchise: Master Franchise Offices Emerging Steadily Internationally

PR-USA.net: Through WSI‘s international development strategy, the #1 internet franchise is continuously seeking out and awarding Master Franchise Licenses in select regions, and expanding their presence globally. Launched in November 2008, the WSI Master Franchise program was developed to expand WSI’s digital marketing services to businesses all over the world. WSI has since opened Master

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Entrepreneurs Should Start Early

A host of entrepreneurs have started young. People like Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Dorsey, Larry Page, and Sergey Brin, all got started while in their 20’s. According to CNN Money, a new report by SV Angel’s Ron Conway and David Lee shows that their success is no coincidence. “I think younger entrepreneurs are more willing to

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Hyannis Panera Donates To Children’s Hospital Boston

Patch.com: Hyannis Panera contributed $2,404 to the greater Boston regions’ $72,257 donation to Children’s Hospital Boston. “Panera Bread is extremely proud to present Children’s Hospital Boston with this donation,” said Michael Hamra, chief executive officer of Boston Bread, a franchisee of Panera Bread. “We appreciate the strong level of participation by our customers and employees

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The Eternal Inventor

If you listen closely, you may hear a small buzzing sound coming from Gary Troke’s head. Okay, so maybe not. It should, though. Troke is always inventing, and he has been doing so for over 35 years now, reports Ottawa Citizen. “Ideas just flow from me,” he says on the drive from the Perth factory

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