August 2011

PaylessÂ® Car Sales And PaylessÂ® Car Rental Expands Presence In Florida

DigitalJournal.com: PaylessÂ® Car Sales and PaylessÂ® Car Rental announced today that Bob Dance Imports, Inc. recently signed an Area Development Agreement to open and operate 5 PaylessÂ® stores in the Orlando metropolitan area. Each store will offer both used car sales and daily car rental services to the public under the same roof with the […]

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Niche Biz: Plus Size Consignment

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Consignment shops are a great way to find used clothing at a reasonable price. What if your size doesn’t fall within the average? Allison Barnes has started a plus size consignment shop to help answer that question. â€œI grew up on thrift stores because my mom was really big on them and she also opened

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Rise Of The Boompreneur

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Fox Business: â€œThe Boomerâ€ is a column written for adults nearing retirement age and those already in their â€œgolden years.â€ It will also promote reader interaction by posting e-mail responses and answering reader questions. E-mail your questions or topic ideas to [email protected]. When I was 28, I took a major risk for myself and my

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Beer And Pizza Together Again

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Pizza Marketplace: Pizza Hut India will serve beer and wine in stores throughout the country after pilot-testing the concept in Delhi and Bangalore. According to the India Times, Pizza Hut had applied for a permit to offer wine and beer in October and plans to increase its store presence by 50 percent to about 200

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Shine In â€˜Car Careâ€™ Biz

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Franchise India: Till a few years back, washing cars at home with soapy water of detergents was the only appropriate way to keep your car clean. The practice of self cleaning of cars was quite time consuming and never gave the expected results. In fact the detergents used badly affected the shine and texture of

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Zippy Shell(SM) Mobile Self Storage Set To Arrive In Alabama

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Franchising.com: Zippy Shell Mobile Self Storage is headed south; to Birmingham, Alabama, to be exact. A franchise agreement has just been signed with Zippy Shell USA, LLC to offer door-to-door mobile self-storage throughout Greater Birmingham area. Zippy Shell of Birmingham is slated to open its doors in early 2012. Birmingham situated at the foothills of

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Need a Job? Go to North Dakota!

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CNBC: Unemployment is a national problem in the U.S., but you wouldn’t know that if you travel through North Dakota. The state’s unemployment rate hovers around 3 percent, and “Help Wanted” signs litter the landscape of cities such as Williston in the same way “For Sale” signs populate the streets of Las Vegas. “It’s a

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The Best Just Got Better

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PR Newswire: How can Matco Tools improve on the best built toolbox in the industry? Only by unveiling exclusive designs co-branded with legendary Harley-DavidsonÂ®. Matco Tools is pleased to announce the launch of its Special Edition Harley-DavidsonÂ® Toolboxes and Heavy-Duty Carts in September 2011. Each toolbox is handcrafted in Jamestown, New York, with unrivaled care

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Plastic Surgery for Pets?

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UK Telegraph: The trend for cosmetic surgery on pets started in the US, where all kinds of treatments have been devised for animals. Chin-lifts among dogs became popular in the 1990s in order to curb excessive drooling. In the mid-1980s â€˜Neuticlesâ€™ were invented; testicular implants that were designed to give neutered pets a more masculine

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McDonald’s Olympics Promotional Disaster

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Sometimes big companies run promotions that require them to give away a ton more than the bargained for. It’s hard to think even with all of those employees, big companies sometimes overlook huge gaping holes in their promotions. One such promotional distaster was one McDonald’s ran during the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. In 1984, the

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