If you’re looking for a way to stop your kids from losing their straws, one mom-owned company has “the strawlution”. Unlike most straws that will slip out just as easily as they slip in, Straw-lution straws are made to stay where you put them. They have little hooks, much like a fishing hook but not […]
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PeachMac’s founders, Darryl and Anne Lyndon Peck, have been in the Apple/Macintosh market for over 20 years. In 2007, they decided to make time for their family, and so opened a small retail and service store specializing in Apple products in Athens, Georgia. Quickly, Peck found that his new business venture posed a challenge: How
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The Franchise Hound has up a profile another business that accidentally became a franchise: Jeff Platt had never planned on starting a business model let alone a successful national franchise. With hopes of creating a brand new sport, more than a million dollars was invested in developing new teams and building a facility from the
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CNN Money: Since founding Quacker Gift Shop in 2005, Jennifer Brown and Steve Kudron get this question a lot: Is there money in selling rubber ducks? Yes. So far, about a million dollars worth. Their duck-themed shop — selling everything from a wedding greeting card to the ubiquitous rubber duckie — attracts customers of all
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At one time, sewing was an important skill to possess if you wanted clothing to wear. Although these skills are no longer necessary for staying covered, it has evolved into a wonderful hobby and business for many lucky people. Vicky Triantos always loved to sew. Starting as a small sewing group, her friends and family
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Sauceaholics is a culinary adventure store in Jacksonville, Florida offering over 600 choices of BBQ sauce, hot sauce, rubs, marinades, jams, jellies, chutneys, chips, salsas, simmering sauces, flavored whipped honey, relishes, condiments, t shirts, and smokin’ wood chunks/chips. According to the owner, the idea came about a couple Christmases ago when he went online to
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What would you do to promote your business? Would you eat your product? Hanna Mandelbaum and Alison Wiener are the co-founders of Evermore Pet foods, and they have pledged to eat their own dog food for one month to help market the product reports Poughkeepsie Journal. Starting March 1, the two will subsist on “human-grade
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When was the last time you rode across a lake using a tricycle that floats? Those of you who’ve experienced this unique adventure know exactly what I am referring to. For those of you that are unsure it is time to take a look at the Aqua-Cycle. In a world where you want to stand
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Nanaimo Daily News: Colin Catton gently reassures his five-year-old dog Jack as he places him in the seat attached to his bike handlebars. Jack barks nervously for the first minute but as soon as the straps are clicked in to place, he starts wagging his tail. The seat, called the “BuddyRider,” is a bike seat
Queens Chronicle: Astoria residents Margarita Dominguez and Fernando Nelson (aka Fernello) use brains, beauty and talent to promote brands and liven up parties. The gig: body painting. “We have fun. We’re artistic, creative and it’s our passion. That’s why it will be successful,†Dominguez said. The twosome created their body art and marketing enterprise under
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