August 22, 2011

USANA’s Hepasil DTXâ„¢ Liver Health Supplement is Now Patent Pending

PR Newswire: USANA Health Sciences, Inc., a global nutritional supplement company, today announced that it has filed two new U.S. patents on its popular liver health supplement, Hepasil DTXâ„¢. A science-based company, USANA currently holds patents for OlivolÂ® olive extract, a unique extract that contains antioxidant polyphenols derived exclusively from olives, and its proprietary liquid […]

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Restaurant Serves Internationally Inspired Hot Dogs

Profiles

I had no idea there were so many variations of the hot dog. If you’re starting a hot dog business, you don’t have to settle for the traditional American condiments. Think internally, like this Delaware couple: Hot dogs will come with more than ketchup and relish at a new restaurant that will open next month

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Hair Salons Growing

Profiles

NY Times: In low-slung suburban strip malls, nestled among fast-food restaurants and auto supply stores, hair salons are sprouting like mushrooms. The Census Bureau recently noted their jump in an otherwise glum report about mom-and-pop businesses, stating that the number of hairdressers and barbers and the shops they work in grew by about 8 percent

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Online Dating is Big Biz: Profit Offline

Ideas

Fast Company: Like so much online content, love don’t cost a thing. But it can earn the right startup a bundle. Online dating is a $1.5 billion per year industry in the U.S., according to estimates by David Evans, a consultant in the field and author of the Online Dating Insider. About 1,500 sites populate

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Making Furniture from Old Bicycle Parts

Ideas

LubockOnline: Krystal Oâ€™Mara can see the art and the utilitarian in the wheel of a bicycle. Her new business, called ReMain EcoDesign, was featured in the August issue of Entrepreneur magazine because of its unique niche in the home furnishings marketplace. She uses rims, spokes, hubs â€” essentially the entire bicycle â€” to make hourglass

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Don’t Forgot Your Time!

Guest Posts

The following is a guest post by Cristian Dorobantescu of the Small Business Entrepreneur Blog from Romania. Every couple of weeks I see lists of â€œentrepreneurship mythsâ€ – it seems like it’s a never ending story â€“ some are fueling them and the others are debunking them. There is one myth in particular that really

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Wingstop Coming To Regent St.

Franchise Site

Madison.com: Wingstop, a buffalo wing chain, is about to get another foothold in Madison. Two years ago, a franchisee opened a Wingstop at 707 S. Gammon Road, a location that in the fall became Haroldâ€™s Chicken Shack. That owner ran into personal problems after about four months, said Vince Romano, who is about to open

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Benetton Reopens In Israel After 10 Years

Franchise Site

Globes: Benetton has returned to in Israel after 10 years. The first store opened at Dizengoff Center in Tel Aviv today. The franchise is held by Dov Schneidman and Eran Weizer, who invested an estimated at NIS 5 million to bring the fashion chain back to Israel. Shneidman is the Israel franchisee for Nike Inc.

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Quiznos Chain Faces Tough Finance Issues

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Denver Post: Denver-based Quiznos is under financial pressure as sharpened competition, waning sales and debt woes weigh on its bottom line. Analysts say the sub-sandwich company is struggling to pay its debt and could be headed for a reorganization. The chain has seen a sharp downturn in its number of stores and shrinking revenue from

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Aaron’s Franchisee Buys Rent-To-Own Shops

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Online Athens: WGC LLC of Athens, a franchisee for Aaron’s Sales and Lease Ownership, recently purchased two area rent-to-own businesses — one in Athens and one in Commerce. The company acquired New Avenues in Athens on June 27 and moved all customer contracts from New Avenues to the Aaron’s store on Lexington Road before closing

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