June 10, 2011

How A Franchisee Turned A Passion For Travel Into A Successful Business

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Entrepreneur.com: When Maria Tilton joined Cruise Planners/American Express, she came with an interesting résumé. After high school, she went to cosmetology school and worked as a hairdresser for 11 years. Then she answered an ad from a local home builder and ended up running a construction site for 13 years. Not the sort of credentials […]

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Right At Home® International Cites Growing Demand For In-Home Senior Care Services In Canada

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Victoria Times Colonist: Right at Home® International, Inc., a leading franchisor of in-home senior care and assistance, anticipates a growing demand for professionally managed care services in Canada as families there increasingly struggle with balancing work and elderly care. Today, more than 5 million Canadian people are 65 years of age or older, which represents

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Harvey Norman Using ACCC Incident To Educate Its Franchisees

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Current.com.au: Harvey Norman is using its run in with the ACCC yesterday as a learning experience, with chief operating officer John Slack-Smith telling Current.com.au that the recently mandated Australian Consumer Law is a “new environment” for suppliers and retailers. Six West Australian Harvey Norman franchisees have each been fined $6,600 in infringement notices for not

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Italian Fashion Brand Naracamacie Keen To Enter Indian Retail Market

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Business Standard: Italian fashion brand, Naracamacie, is keen to enter the Indian retail market, and has sought government permission for the same. In an application made through a potential franchisee, Sagar Shwekramani of the UAE, Naracamacie has told the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB), the key wing in the Finance Ministry for vetting FDI proposals,

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Today in Entrepreneurial History: June 10

History

1935– Dr. Robert Smithtakes his last drink, and Alcoholics Anonymousis founded in Akron, Ohio, United States, by him and Bill Wilson. 1944– In baseball, 15-year old Joe Nuxhallof the Cincinnati Redsbecomes the youngest player ever in a major-league game. 1947– Saabproduces its first automobile. 1977– Appleships its first Apple IIpersonal computer. 2002– The first direct

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Bristol Couple Scoop Costa Coffee’s National Franchisee Of The Year Award

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Guide2Bristol: Bristol couple Stuart and Lynn Montgomery are celebrating after winning a prestigious award from Costa Coffee, presented at a glittering ceremony at the St Pancras Hotel in London. The Montgomerys run South West Coffee, operating Costa Coffee shops in Henleaze, Bristol and Portishead, their most recent branch opened in Whiteladies Road, Clifton earlier this

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Made in China: Human Milk from Cows

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NewsCore: Chinese scientists have genetically modified dairy cows to produce human breast milk, and hope to be selling it in supermarkets within three years. The milk produced by the transgenic cows is identical to the human variety, with the same immune-boosting and antibacterial qualities as breast milk, scientists at China’s Agricultural University in Beijing said.

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Stream Energy Sales Arm Ignite Announced as 14th Largest Worldwide Direct Selling Company

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BusinessWire: Stream Energy, the world’s largest network marketer of energy, continues its phenomenal growth, with the announcement that the firm’s marketing arm Ignite ranks 14th internationally on the recent list of the Top 100 Direct Selling Companies in the World in Direct Selling News, moving up from last year’s ranking of 16th. Stream Energy has

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Lighting Up Computer Keyboards

Ideas

All Clinton Fleenor wanted to do was light up his computer keyboard. He never could have expected his idea to be picked up by Quirky and showcased on the Home Shopping Network. However, that is exactly what has happened, reports Richmond Times-Dispatch. The result is the Mantis, a battery-powered clip-on light that can be used

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