The Spoof: After a dramatic turn of fate Woolies is to re-open. William Woolworth, the last of the Woolworths is to start over selling what Woolworths was famous for, wool. In recent times, with help of the recession, wool sales are on the rise. ‘People love to make there own clothes for both fashion and […]
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photo credit: Heart of Oak Entrepreneurs everywhere are facing the difficult task of needing to start cutting pay roll. But many of them wonder which ones should be cut, how much should they cut and how can they make these necessary changes without too much damage in the work place. Below are a few guidelines
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PR Newswire: Dunkin’ Donuts, America’s favorite everyday, all-day stop for coffee and baked goods, announced today the signing of a multi-unit store development agreement with Nita Patel for the development of five restaurants. The franchisee’s plans call for 1 unit to open in 2010, and the balance within the next 3 years. Nita Patel has
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photo credit: iBjorn Many businesses today receive some sort of contract that requires a signature to sign the deal. The signature is iron clad, binding you into ALL the stipulations of that contract. So when reviewing a contract it is important to remember some of the items below before you go signing away at the
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Franchise Wire: Dickey’s Barbecue Restaurants, Inc., parent of the nation’s fastest growing barbecue restaurant chain Dickey’s Barbecue Pit, recently debuted a nationwide customer satisfaction program. Listening and responding to customer’s experiences, perceptions and feedback has always been at the forefront of Dickey’s philosophy, but the company did not have an efficient way of measuring satisfaction
The New York Times: Just when it seemed that all the sports-licensing ideas had been exhausted – coffins with team logos, unveiled a few years ago, could have reasonably been the presumed end – along comes something that has been growing in plain sight all along. Yankees Sod. A tuft for the windowsill? A pallet
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Inc.: Hans Becker’s company, which provides landscaping for businesses and homeowners, is less than a year old but already employs eight and logs $10,000 a month in sales in high season. Such rapid growth has tested the first-time founder’s managerial skills. “It’s so hard to get professional help, man,” he says. If Becker sounds like
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Springwise: From unused parking spaces to extra beds to arable land suitable for gardening, consumers are increasingly finding new, recession-busting ways to make the most of what they have. While we’ve covered several examples of marketplaces that focus on one of those sharable assets, we hadn’t yet seen Spareground, a UK-based contender that aims to
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BizBox: While the present economy removes opportunities and resources, it has also managed to add new and different opportunities. Here are four key points: 1. There are three fundamental decisions facing any business: where to play, how to deliver, and how to win. Those are the three decisions during good times and bad times. 2.
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CNNMoney: Tough economic times make fertile breeding ground for scammers and this recession is no different. Since the $787 billion stimulus bill became law in February, dozens of websites have popped up offering advice for a fee on how to get government grants on everything from small business initiatives to paying off student loan debt.
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