Inventors Digest: We contacted leading retail chain buyers and conducted extensive research to show you where the hot areas of product innovation are in 2009. Toys and Games This is always a popular category to consider breaking into. Many manufacturers plan to expand their product lines to include more outdoor play items and backyard toys […]
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Freelance Switch: There are quite a few deductions available to freelancers that may not seem obvious when you first sit down with all those 1099s and receipts. But as long as you have the right documentation, you can write off plenty of deductions you may never have thought of. 1. Unpaid invoices 2. Niche research
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BusinessWeek: In mid-2006, Susan Perry was inspired by her niece, who suffers from macular degeneration. Sitting at a restaurant, Perry grabbed a napkin and sketched an idea for a talking menu that would help blind people place orders. Two years and $600,000 in investments later, her Miami company, Taylannas, produces audible menus that can be
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Union Leader: Understanding and choosing how a small business is taxed is an important decision for business owners. The stakes are very high as an incorrect choice may prove costly to correct. By making the proper choice, a business owner can minimize taxes paid to Uncle Sam and put more cash in their pockets. A
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Times-Mail: Pizza Express, which has a store in Bedford, will change its name to Pizza X in March. The change was spurred in part over last year’s flap over the chain’s use of the name Big Ten Bargain (first offered in 1988) for one of its pizza specials, said owner Jeff Mease. In September, the
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CNNMoney.com: Procter & Gamble Founded during: The Panic of 1837 Candle maker William Procter and soap maker James Gamble joined forces to start a small household-goods business in Cincinnati. IBM Founded during: The Depression, 1873-1896 Three startups – the Tabulating Machine Company, the International Time Recording Company and the Computing Scale Corporation – developed technologies
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The downturn has forced Spanish fashion giant Cortefiel to review its UK expansion, but global franchise boss Alex Cara tells Amy Shields that growth is still on the agenda for the retailer. Retail Week: Cortefiel franchise boss Alex Cara’s retail career began in the stockroom at a Benetton store in Southend-on-Sea, Essex. It was a
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Emailwire: Steve Gors, former Fed-Ex contractor, traded his delivery van for a logo-ed uniform to own and operate a Dryer Vent Wizard, a dryer vent cleaning, repair and installation franchise in California. In a recent interview, Steve said, “dryer vent cleaning and proper maintenance prevents dryer fires, keep dryers functioning properly and provides energy savings
Lew Rockwell: Several Cold Stone Creamery stores near me have closed since I wrote this article. Cold Stone is trying to stay alive by co-branding with Tim Hortons, a coffee, doughnut, and sandwich chain. Over the last several months, I have been put on an email list for Cold Stone franchisees from people who are
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PR Newswire: Franchise Business Review, a franchise market research firm, announced today that Showhomes Franchise Corporation joins the elite list of companies earning a spot in their annual Top 50 Franchise Companies List. The list, entitled The Franchise 50 – 2009 Franchisee Satisfaction Awards(TM), ranked over 300 participating franchise companies by their overall levels of
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