Technology Digital: Finnish game company Rovio opened the world’s first “Angry Birds” specialty shop in Finnish Capital Helsinki on Friday on the fancy 11.11.11 date. at 11:11 AM , attracting numerous “Angry Birds” fans to visit. The store is located within a 20,000 square meter megastore called Verkkokauppa.com in Helsinki, Finland. The “Angry Birds” game […]
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Sydney Morning Herald: Giving is as enjoyable as receiving in this unique community initiative, writes Louise Schwartzkoff. Some weeks into her chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer, Ramona Freedman felt deliriously ill. Nevertheless, the world kept buzzing around her. One afternoon, with the house in chaos and the cupboards bare, it all seemed too much. ”I
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Public Radio International: Anheuser Busch-InBev, the global brewing company, is hoping to bring the Belgium bar concept to the United States, with 10 locations opening over the next few years. Some Belgians, however, aren’t so impressed with the idea. Belgium has already pushed its cherished libation heavily in Asia and the Middle East. Now its
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Franchising.com: Famous Dave’s of America, Inc. announces the opening of the Company’s second South Dakota restaurant in Rapid City. The new restaurant, owned and operated by Black Hills BBQ, Inc., is conveniently located at 1718 Eglin Street – just off Interstate 90 in the new Rushmore Crossing shopping center. “We are excited to introduce Famous
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In the Adirondack Mountains of New York State, there’s a hardy little town named Saranac Lake. Without a department store since 2002, and growing tired of the fifty mile commute for supplies, the 5,000 residents decided to do something about their situation: They decided to raise capital to open their own department store. Shares in
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Franchising.net.au: Are you looking to buy a service franchise? If so you’re in good company with statistics from a free online pre-entry franchise education program showing service franchises are the firm favourites, with food retail a close second. Interestingly 13 percent of potential franchisees were undecided about which type of franchise to invest in. The
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WSJ: Before the downturn, small U.S. franchises typically wouldn’t stray far from an original location. Now economic uncertainty at home, and in other Western economies, has prompted a growing number of franchises to look farther afield. They’re turning to markets in the developing world where credit continues to flow, franchise buyers face fewer barriers to
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Unless you make bread, you probably do not know how frustrating the process can be. Especially when you’re trying to get a ball of raw, yeasty dough to rise. Fickle, the dough demands to be held at a comfortable 80 degrees — a climate not native to most kitchens, where the oven is too warm,
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Inventors Digest: Here’s how you can dramatically increase your odds of success in licensing. Understand that licensing involves quantity and persistence. If one company isn’t interested, another might be. In any case, you should find out why each company isn’t interested. Don’t assume that your invention lacks merit until you have enough feedback. Submit to
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Even though they were not his slap bracelets with the inappropriate images that elementary kids received, the inventor of the original Slap Wrap took the initiative to replace them with kid-friendly bracelets instead. Stuart Anders, who invented the bracelets, felt the defective products should be replaced. â€As the original inventor of the Slap Wraps toy
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