September 12, 2011

Franchise Operators Want A ‘Bill Of Rights’

Philadelphia Inquirer: Burger King’s 2009 campaign selling quarter-pound, double cheeseburgers for $1 sold thousands of discounted sandwiches and created immeasurable publicity for the corporation. It also brought a lawsuit filed on behalf of nearly 80 percent of the company’s franchisees, who claimed the price cuts were more than they could afford based on what franchisees

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Selling Knives With Vector Marketing Corporation Helps Teenager Overcome Obstacles

Market Watch: As the economy continues to languish and many wonder how they will make ends meet, San Antonio college student Elizabeth (Liz) Tiend is “carving” her own path. Nineteen-year-old Tiend is a sales representative for Vector Marketing, the direct sales division of Cutco Cutlery Corporation, the largest manufacturer and single-level direct seller of high-end

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Disaster Brings Invention

Fast Company: Catastrophe is a powerful agent for invention. More than gadgets like the Rescue Reel and SeatChute, which conjure up an almost super-hero-like fantasy, ever since September 11 entrepreneurs and scientists (and some who wear both hats) have been quietly plodding away at a variety of ideas, mechanisms, and processes designed to make the

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Digital Mailboxes to Kill USPS

Business Week: As if the U.S. Postal Service weren’t already in enough financial trouble, a growing number of startups are about to make its future even more uncertain. They’re trying to lure one of its main revenue sources—the nearly 48 billion bills, statements, account notices, and offers that companies send to households every year—into the

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