CBS: In this economy, businesses are trying to cut costs any way they can. Turns out, one big way to save is by going green. Not only can the more than 27 million small business owners in the United States play a huge role in conserving our natural resources, but their green actions can help […]
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TechCrunch: My name’s Scott. I’m 13 and have launched a web startup.” So began an email exchange over last weekend which culminated with me chatting to Scott’s mum today to verify, that, indeed, he was actually 13 and really had launched a blogging site for people in Scotland. ScotBlog.net is essentially a social network for
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The New York Times: The Amish, the religious sect that has determinedly kept the modern world at bay, have been leaving a quiet life of farming for jobs in small businesses – all the while trying to balance their own values with the culture of the marketplace. “Their whole intent is to not be caught
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Billboard: With CD sales dropping fast, the music business is exploring nontraditional ways to expose consumers to recording artists. Among the new sales and marketing vehicles are Tara Leigh Music Party and musicShop. Both launched in November to target female music buyers. Tara Leigh is part of House Party, an Irvington, New York, company that
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Business Line: In a world of tightening consumer expenditure, value retailers are placed better than their premium counterparts. In the stock markets, Koutons Retail, a value apparel retailer, has fared relatively better than its peers, losing just about half its share value. Trading at Rs 505, the stock is valued at 19 times its trailing
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Franchise Key: ROSTIK’S KFC, a leading quick-service restaurant chain, has announced the opening of its 100th QSR franchise restaurant in the city of Ufa in Russia. ROSTIK’S KFC is a strategic alliance formed in 2005 between the Rostik Group and Yum! Brands. It currently has 154 outlets and operates in 24 cities of Russia and
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From 13 to 16 March 2009, Porte de Versailles Hall 7.2 The Franchise Magazine: Franchise Expo Paris is the international hub connecting investors from 92 countries with the most renowned franchisors looking to expand their concept worldwide. Franchise Expo Paris is recognised as the world leading and most diversified franchise exhibition with more than 400
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Franchising.com: eMed-ID, the world’s first medical identification franchise, announced today the launch of its low-cost, home-based franchise concept that provides a personal USB device to consumers containing their comprehensive medical history. eMed-ID is a simple way for consumers to document their private medical history on an easy-to-carry or wearable USB device. Using eMed-ID’s proprietary software,
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Franchise Key: The Helen Doron Educational Group has announced that MathRiders, its maths tutoring programme, is taking a solid foothold in Europe with learning centres now scheduled to open in Poland. According to the information provided, Malgorzata Dobrowolska and Jerzy Montygierd-Loyba, a Polish sister and brother team, from Wroclaw, Poland, have decided to pool their
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Times of Malta: Café Jubilee is to open a flagship bistro within the next 12 months, bringing its chain to four in the company’s tenth year. Chief executive officer Alex Scicluna declines to reveal the location of the new venture, but points out it will be in an important position where it will rub shoulders
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