YoungEntrepreneur.com: He’s one of the Top 25 Businessmen Who Broke The Rules And Won, he made a $4.5 million salary last year and he’s the #14 Top Celebrity Entrepreneur. Michael Dell was giving a lecture on the ABCs of entrepreneurship to a business class at his psuedo-alma mater, the University of Texas. Dell: “One of […]
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Calgary Herald: Tory Weber was the driving force behind Thermablade, a skate blade that heats up to create perfect skating conditions. He awaits approval from the National Hockey League. But that’s just one of Weber’s brainchildren. His signature already adorns dozens of patents. And he’s got another 100 projects–yes, 100–on the drawing board. One wintry
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PR Newswire: Time Inc. announced today that it will put Southern Living at HOME up for sale. Southern Living at HOME, a direct sales company of Southern Progress Corporation, a subsidiary of Time Inc., has been one of the fastest growing party-plan companies in the history of direct sales. Founded in January 2001, Southern Living
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My SA Life: The displays are enticing, with coordinating jackets, tops, pants or skirts and even shoes and scarves. And the women shopped, oohing and aahing over a dress, a sweater, this top, those pants as though they were in their favorite neighborhood boutique. But this isn’t a boutique. It’s the Terrell Hills home of
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Killer Startups: One of the questions on everybody’s lips right now is how to monetize online videos in a way that is not detrimental to the quality of the video itself, and which actually spices the interest of the viewer. There is not an easy way to solve this dilemma. The team behind TadCast believes
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MSNBC: Due to today’s challenging economy, stay-at-home moms — many of whom are highly educated, experienced and motivated — are jumping back into the workforce, but they are choosing their new-found careers very selectively. Paperly, a Chicago-based direct sales business focused on the stationery industry, provides opportunities for stay-at-home moms who do not wish to
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TechCrunch: Users are increasingly choosing dead simple SMS mobile payments for micro-transactions on social network applications and gaming sites (it fills the void while they wait for more direct options), but super-high transaction fees are limiting growth. The problem is that legacy transactions – specifically scams that give users a “free” ring tone with the
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Hotel Interactive: La Quinta Franchising continued its record-breaking growth during 2008 in spite of the difficult economic environment, and anticipates continued success in 2009. La Quinta signed 129 new agreements, more than 80% of which were new construction projects. The brand opened 81 new locations, of which 66 were new construction. The franchise pipeline continues
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Franchising.com: Logan, Utah, N-Hance, a wood floor and cabinet renewal system franchise, has been named the leading franchise opportunity for home improvement and miscellaneous services in Entrepreneur Magazine‘s annual Franchise 500 rankings. N-Hance beat-out 31 franchises in its category based on several quantifiable measures of franchise operations. In all, the home improvement category is divided
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Franchise Wire: In the midst of the current economic crisis, ActionCOACH, the world’s number one business coaching franchise, is going against the tide – a fact validated by a 21% year-over-year franchise growth as a company. While the food and retail sectors have been hit hard with many large, brand name companies struggling to survive,
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