San Francisco Chronicle: Can President-elect Barack Obama save the economy? Well, it’s true that he has assembled a crackerjack team of economic advisers, but that’s only one way Obama can help America get back on track. American entrepreneurs and salespeople of all stripes have recognized the opportunity in Obama’s win – namely, that anything associated […]
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Fortune Small Business: After falling in love with the Nintendo Wii’s physically demanding sports games, serial entrepreneur James Park, 32, started to ponder other ways to combine video games and fitness. The result: a $99 lipstick-size gadget that clips on to your clothes and uses a motion sensor to track everything from steps taken to
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Slashgear: Treasure hunter Nathan Smith testifies that he used Google maps to find buried treasure in South Texas. Smith also monitored the treasures location with updated satellite images to ensure that no one was poking around long enough to gain legal rights to his findings. The 39-year-old musician from Los Angeles located a 19h century
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USA TODAY: Where everyone else sees economic gloom and doom, Reid Hoffman sees opportunity. As the freshly minted CEO of LinkedIn (and its founder), he is shepherding a moneymaking tech company in battered Silicon Valley. And he anticipates more growth next year. That is no small achievement. The social-networking site, which lets business professionals create
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Open Forum: Five things that every small business owner should do in 2009. Don’t consider it a New Year’s resolution because there’s a whole psychology behind such things. Just do it. 1. Act like a prospective customer and call your company to see how the phone system and receptionist treat you. 2. See if your
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PR.com: With the social networking craze showing no sings of slowing down, Flip Flop Shops President Brian Curin and CEO Darin Kraetsch jumped on board to promote the “Free-Your-Toes†movement that they are so passionate about. Flip Flop Shops, the nation’s first retail chain exclusive to flip flops and sandals, recently introduced a new page
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Franchise Key: The German chain of self-service bakeries, Back-Factory, is looking to push forward its expansion plans this year by growing its number of franchisees. The company has announced that it succeeded in increasing its revenue in 2008 by around eleven percent. According to the information provided, Back-Factory is intending to open up at least
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Tulsa World: The restaurant has moved and the marquee has a new look, but Jimmy’s Egg is still serving up the same omelettes and other breakfast staples. Jimmy’s Egg reopened last month near 41st Street and Peoria Avenue after leaving its decade-long home near 51st Street and Yale Avenue in August. In addition, the franchisee
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Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly: To any existing or potential franchisee, the road to purchase involves many choices. Crucial choices include what specific franchise is the best fit, how will they go about funding the purchase and what geographic area is the smartest location. Another crucial choice is whose advice and counsel to seek along
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Franchising.com: Bookkeeping Express, the first U.S. franchise focused solely on bookkeeping services, announced today that it has signed a franchise agreement with Jackie Helton to open an office in Tallahassee serving Leon and Wakulla counties in Florida and Thomas county in Georgia. The new Bookkeeping Express office will be the first to open in Florida.
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