photo credit: foundphotoslj The current economic situation is giving birth to new businesses everyday. One new small tutoring business is the brainchild of Indiana college student Matthew Fouts. Last year, we linked to a story about his business, but I thought I’d ask him the inspiration for starting his business. Dane: Matthew, why’d you start […]
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Wired: The iPod was not invented in 2001 in Cupertino, California. It was invented in England in 1979, by “serial inventor” Kane Kramer. This is not a story of intellectual property theft, or of big companies putting the screws on the little man. Instead, it is just the retelling of another old story – the
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photo credit: eye of einstein While many business people may feel that the weekday are for hard work and new ideas, and the weekends are for rest and play time, you may want to re-consider how they delegate their weekday’s versus weekends. In a recent article, it was suggested that weekends should be used for
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NBCDFW.com: Working from home for extra cash is very attractive for people short on money, but some pitches will only lead to disappointment. The Better Business Bureau recommends people look for companies with a good reputation and real people. “You can find a good one by asking questions, being wary if they want a lot
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Springwise: As if phones didn’t already do enough, one of the latest mobile apps transforms iPhones and iPod Touches into portable charge card terminals. ProcessAway plugs into Authorize.net’s payment processing platform, allowing entrepreneurs to accept credit card payments anywhere they can access the internet. After downloading the app and (separately) setting up a merchant account
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Fast Company: Innovators don’t invent all by themselves: To paraphrase Isaac Newton, great inventors see further than others because they stand on the shoulders of giants. Researchers at the Center for Technology Assessment hope to use that insight to clear out the enormous blacklog of U.S. patent applications, which is stifling American innovation simply because
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Franchise Wire: Bas van Lankvelt, COO of MEDIchair, North America’s largest and fastest growing Home Medical Equipment (HME) franchise operation, is pleased to announce that David and Kristin Courtney of MEDIchair Halton have earned the company’s 2008 Franchise of the Year Award. In presenting the award, van Lankvelt pointed out that winning the corporation’s highest
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The New York Times: Big food companies were not the only ones troubled by the peanut recall. Small businesses in all corners of the United States bought potentially tainted peanut products from the Peanut Corporation of America and are now part of one of the largest food recalls ever in this country. There is the
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Forbes: Shares of Burger King Holdings Inc. rose Tuesday after the fast-food chain’s largest franchisee said same-store sales are rising as more consumers look for affordable meal options. Carrols Restaurant Group Inc. said late Monday that same-store sales at its 315 Burger King franchises are up in the 5 percent range in the current quarter.
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photo credit: Matt loves kicks Martin Lindeskog is definitely in authority to talk about mistakes that can be made during starting a business. He made a few himself and recently posted an article that may help you stray from his mistakes along your new adventure. Lindeskog states a few mistakes he made. Make sure you
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