TIME: From a genetic testing service to an invisibility cloak to an ingenious public bike system to the world’s first moving skyscraper – TIME’s picks for the top innovations of 2008. Yesterday, we talked about the number one choice. Today, we’ll look at a couple of other innovations. Montreal’s Public Bike System When lots of […]
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BloggingStocks: No doubt, major companies like McDonald’s and Starbucks spend millions on finding the right locations for their stores. It’s critical to their success. In fact, in today’s turbulent economy, location is probably even more important. OK, but what if you don’t have a huge budget to research the location of your new business? The
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Paul Harvey: One voter in each precinct of the United States will determine the next president of the United States. One vote. That’s a big weapon you have there. In 1948, just one vote in each precinct would have elected Dewey. In 1960, one vote in each precinct in Illinois would have elected Nixon. One
USA TODAY: Picture a mad scientist in his laboratory, cackling with glee as he tries to unlock the secrets of the human mind. Now, consider the unsettling possibility that the scientist may be on to something. Marketing expert Martin Lindstrom is that scientist, caught up in the excitement of research in his new book, Buyology.
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GlobalBx: · Ask how many owners have operated the franchise in its current location, and over what period of time. Too many owners in a short period of time may show that either the franchisor isn’t offering enough support or that the location doesn’t work for that business. Find out why the current owner wants
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Mashable.com: In what could be seen as a victory for doers, and a bit of a setback for thinkers, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has made a rather significant ruling on what is and isn’t patentable. The court ruled against a man who was attempting to patent “a method for hedging
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Franchise Key: AC Franchise has set up an organization to help you export a French franchise to Spain or a Spanish franchise to France. The Spanish market is currently flourishing. For the past few years, Spain has had the best growth rate in job creation in Europe. (Spain has imported and exported a number of
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Franchise Pitstop: Children’s Fitness franchise FitKid, launched a new incentive by reducing its franchise investment amount to help fight the governments new statistics on UK childhood obesity which is estimated to be as high as 30% of Children. To enable FitKid to deliver more classes to assist the future UK lead a healthy lifestyle, FitKid
China International Business: During the course of conducting corporate workshops for my own company MR=MC Consulting, I have always been asked about the opportunities that are provided through franchising. This is especially true for people who do not want to start a company from scratch. With this in mind, I have developed a quick checklist
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Franchise Key: In the business world, no method, no magic formula can guarantee success or bring success with no efforts. Franchising reduces risks, speeds up success, allows copying formulas that work, gives the possibilities to avoid mistakes that others have done…but is not full coverage insurance. If franchising means uniting a concept that has been
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