April 2009

Jewels By Park Lane Finds Ways To Move Business Forward Despite Tough Economy

Trading Markets.com: Schaumburg-based Jewels by Park Lane reports March 2009 sales exceeded last years same month sales by more than 10 percent. Yearly sales for 2008 were the largest in the companys 53-year history. All of this has happened while many other companies have been cutting back on production and turning to layoffs. Meanwhile, Jewels

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Inventor Markets Baby Product

The Register-Mail: The baby Flipple, sippy cups, children’s clothing lines – Linda Larson Lewis is ready to begin sipping the sweet taste of success. The retired Gates Rubber Co. employee hopes to post other products for children on her Web site, a cyber superstore of sorts. She anxiously awaits the day when she can take

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The Googlization Of Small Biz

Slate: Google became a household word by building better Internet search technology. But today it touches my business, NewWest.Net, in all kinds of ways that have little to do with finding things online. Google, in fact, is on the brink of becoming a sort of universal information technology utility for small businesses–a great thing, for

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Franchising Highlighted

The Franchise Magazine: Moreland Insurance Director Maurice Logie, who also serves as President of the Lanarkshire Chamber of Commerce, recently spoke about franchising to a conference held in East Kilbride near Glasgow. Moreland Insurance is an Affiliate Member of the British Franchise Association and supplies specialised products to the franchise industry. “There are opportunities for

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Papa John’s Introduces Unprecedented Franchise Development Incentive To Celebrate 25th Anniversary

MarketWatch: During an economic downturn in 1984, “Papa” John Schnatter tossed conventional wisdom aside to pursue his passion for delivering superior-quality pizza to the residents of southern Indiana. With the money received from selling his beloved ’72 Z28 Camaro, Schnatter knocked out the broom closet of his father’s tavern, purchased the necessary restaurant equipment… and

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