BloggingStocks: The Wall Street Journal reports that Harvard Medical School professor David Sinclair has resigned from the board of Shaklee, a company that markets Vivix Cellular Anti-Aging Tonic, “the world’s best anti-aging supplement”, through a multi-level marketing system. What prompted the change of heart? According to the Journal, “Following questions by The Wall Street Journal […]
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The Wall Street Journal: Last year, consumer Internet startups sprung up left and right, looking for U.S. traffic growth and relying on the robust growth of the advertising market to make money. We enter 2009 looking down the barrel of a recession. In this environment, I predict the following trends for consumer Internet companies: 1.
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MarketWatch: Amazon.com Inc. said that the 2008 holiday season “finished as its best ever.” It said it sold over 6.3 million items worldwide on its peak day, Dec. 15. The online retailer also said it had shipped more than 99% of orders in time to meet holiday deadlines. Amazon said top sellers in consumer electronics
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Franchising.com: Each year, millions of Americans overpay their taxes by not claiming the full value of their charitable donations. And with only a few days left in 2008, it is important to complete and document all donations given before Dec. 31. “Not only does giving feel good, but it can also positively impact one’s tax
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Entrepreneur: Reading the Franchise Disclosure Document, or FDD, might not be as entertaining as curling up with a good mystery novel, but it does provide most of the clues you’ll need to find the best franchise for you. And you definitely don’t want mysteries when you’re looking at franchises–you want the most important facts presented
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Franchise Key: According to a report published in the “Welt”, the Hamburg-based real estate business, Dahler & Company, has opened up five new offices this year. This franchise business is also intending to set up ten further offices over the next two years with preference being given to areas such as Munich, Frankfurt, Düsseldorf, Cologne
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Reuters: NexCen Brands, Inc. today announced that it completed the sale of its Bill Blass licensing business to Peacock International Holdings, LLC on December 24, 2008 pursuant to an asset purchase agreement executed on the same day. Under the terms of the asset purchase agreement, Peacock International purchased substantially all of the assets related to
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TMCnet: The majority of people who have ever heard of franchising typically associate it with the McDonald’s fast food chain of restaurants. In reality, franchising is an effective organizational form for expanding successful business models and is quite widespread in the most diverse segments of economy. The main idea of franchising is in replication of
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Columbus Dispatch: Dunkin’ Donuts‘ long-discussed expansion in central Ohio is expected to get under way in earnest with the opening of eight stores in central Ohio in 2009. One of the most visible, at Broad and High streets, should open at the end of January, said Kristin Stratton, director of marketing for Columbus-based franchisee USA
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Virtual Entrepreneur: Franchising can be the key to success for a business, but is the franchisee a real entrepreneur? The franchisor has created a concept; but what about the franchisees who are using it locally? What must be judged is the capacity of creating wealth and assuming risks. Turnover and risk are two indivisible aspects
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