Entrepreneur: In many parts of the country, this business tends to be seasonal, but you can find ways around that. Rent a storage unit and offer to store people’s bicycles over the winter after you do a tune-up and any needed repairs on them. If you want to cater to the Lance Armstrong wannabes, you […]
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photo credit: Mike Licht, NotionsCapital.com Breitbart has an important story about the rise of the Frugal Mommy Bloggers today. The recession is clearly fueling the popularity of mother-oriented blogs that focus on penny pinching. But it’s difficult to estimate how many there are because many female bloggers who used to limit themselves to such areas
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photo credit: ttarasiuk Now this is an interesting idea. Juridica Capital Management invests in lawsuits. The investing companies say that because they do not take control of the lawsuit from the company and lawyers waging it, their most important task is identifying cases likely to produce a substantial return. That means, for example, rejecting claims
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Inc. magazine is getting ready to start their 4th Annual Best Lemonade Stand in America contest. If you’re between 5 and 12 and live in the United States you can enter your stand starting on June 18th. So find the perfect spot, taste test those recipes, build and paint your stand, and craft your pitch,
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Oneida Dispatch: Planet Fitness has honored its Oneida franchise for having the highest percentage of women members among all 282 of the company’s gyms in 31 states. Women account for 66 percent of the members at the Oneida facility, which opened in October at the Glenwood Plaza. The company paid tribute to gym owner Steve
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ABC15.com: The hottest Google search right now is “work at home.” Experts warn many work at home jobs are scams, but some are legit and could work for you in a down economy. “I love working at home,” said Treena Scism who works from home for VIPDesk.com. Scism works as a virtual concierge of sorts.
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Reuters: The U.S. economy shrank slightly less in the first quarter than initially estimated, while corporate profits rebounded, according to government data on Friday that pointed to moderation in the recession. Perceptions that the worst of the 17-month-old downturn was over pushed consumer confidence to its highest in eight months in May, and a report
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Business Wire: The National Minority Franchising Initiative (NMFI) recognizes Kumon, the world’s largest after-school education company, as one of the top 25 franchises for Hispanics in the tutoring industry. Kumon helps children of all ages and abilities from preschool to high school. The company is currently interviewing college-educated franchisee candidates who are passionate about children,
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Sunshine Coast Daily: Almost two years ago, Yvette Adams did a story with the Daily about how to balance work and family time while operating a business from home. Among her tips for making it work were “templates save time†and “procedure manuals for staffâ€. She might not have known it then, but those were
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London Free Press: What’s in a name?” the love-smitten Juliet asks. How about William? As in Shakespeare, the bard who wrote Romeo and Juliet (creating both Juliet and the question) and who, 393 years after his death, inspired the official title for a chain of Ontario coffee shops. Williams Coffee Pubs was born in Stratford
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