Metro: Debbie Stevens twists balloons to entertain kids. But she could capture the imagination of little ones long before she knew how to make a balloon dog or lion. The stay-at-home mom ran a homecare back in the mid 1980s. She became known around her neighbourhood in Bowmanville, Ont., for her storytelling and ability to […]
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Yahoo! Finance: WritingRoom.com — an online community for aspiring writers to engage, encourage and appraise one another’s work — announces the 3rd place winner of their Author Launch Contest, Amanda Crum. Amanda Crum, a freelance writer from Lexington, Kentucky, unleashes her debut novel “The Fireman’s Daughter,” a mysterious tapestry of familial loss, intrigue and illusion.
Nashua Telegraph: Carol Sheehan was just browsing. She was just following up on a tip from a business associate. But what started out as browsing unexpectedly turned into expansion when Sheehan, owner of the Red Arrow Diner in Manchester, “fell in love with the place,” and decided that the recently closed Milford Diner would make
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Market Wire: Royal Host Real Estate Investment Trust (“Royal Host” or the “Trust”) today announced that it has acquired ownership of 3,140,000 trust units of InnVest Real Estate Investment Trust (“InnVest”) at a cost of $8.50 per trust unit, representing approximately 4.2% of the total outstanding trust units of InnVest. Royal Host now holds 9,867,300
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The Art of Money Getting or, Golden Rules for Making Money was originally published in 1880 by P. T. Barnum. Part 10 Learn Something Useful Every man should make his son or daughter learn some trade or profession, so that in these days of changing fortunes–of being rich to-day and poor to-morrow–they may have something
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I just posted this comment on the South Carolina Startup Blog, but I thought it would be useful to post here. In response to: Quite a few [of the business ideas that Dane profiles] are franchise-based, which may not fit your definition of a startup idea (lets face it, a franchise is a system to
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KPVI6.com: It started out as a simple idea, and has received a huge response. Mecinna Price is an inventor responsible for several inventions, including the popular Dripstik. Dripstik is a device that holds your ice cream cone or popsicle, and keeps it from making a sticky mess. Mecinna says she came up with the idea
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Herald Tribune: Mortgage brokers generally work on commission and rarely get paid salaries. Yet mortgage broker Jack Sandelman has managed to survive — even thrive. “I’ve become sort of a de facto specialist on foreign national purchase transactions, all to Canadians.” Specializing in the financing of foreigners who buy homes in Southwest Florida is the
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Market Watch: As part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, dozens of domestic violence shelters in heavily Hispanic areas across the U.S. are receiving an influx of badly-needed cash during the current economic downturn. The cash infusion is coming from the foundation started by the late Mary Kay Ash. Shelters helping battered women in all 50
Market Watch: Mannatech, Incorporated , a leading developer and provider of dietary supplements and skin care solutions, announced today it has partnered with independent sales Associates from across the nation to participate in the 37th Annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta taking place October 4-12. A number of Associates are expected to help introduce Mannatech to
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