Wichita Business Journal: The largest independent franchisee for Value Place LLC says it has pulled back on construction of the extended-stay hotels as credit has dried up. “Everybody’s really stopped in terms of development cycles,†says Bill Johnston, chief operating officer for Maitland, Fla.-based Liberty Lodging LLC. The company has plans to build 100 Value […]
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photo credit: DavidErickson We have all seen a number of logos whether it be on billboard signs, products, doors of a company, flyer’s and more, we have all at some point stopped and said to ourselves “why on earth would you pick that for your logo?” Logos can do wonderful things for your company if
Loveland Connection: Twitter and other social media sites are easy to get addicted to; just ask entrepreneur Angie Shafranek. “Ha, I’m on it like five times a day,” Shafranek admitted when asked how often she uses Twitter. However, that Twitter habit has given a boost to her online children’s clothing business, Shafranek said. She went
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A reader, Paul Rusnak, wrote in with the following account of his failed attempt at marketing: I am a subscriber of you weblog and I enjoy reading all the stories, many of which give me new ideas to market my business. Here is something that happened to one of my creative marketing ideas… that didn’t
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Newswire Today: Great Clips franchising today announced plans to grow the brands footprint throughout the Oklahoma City metro area. “While other businesses are feeling the ill effects of the economy, Great Clips is proving resistant to its mood swings,†said Rob Goggins, vice president of franchise development for the 2,700-unit hair salon franchise brand. “Now,
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Have you ever wondered what goes into making, marketing, and selling an iPhone app? I have. PCWorld has an interview with Joel Rosenberg, the author of an addictive puzzle game for the iPhone called Blocked. Here’s a snippet: PC World: Let’s get the big question out of the way. Will you be able to retire
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photo credit: h.koppdelaney Many business owners find themselves a few times a year in desperate need of a vacation even if it’s just for one day, they get over stressed, overly tired, worn out and begin to miss the things that matter the most such as family, friends and fun time. However, many of them
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photo credit: boliston Jaclyn’s last post was about a proposal floating around Washington DC that would mandate that all employers provide health coverage for employees. I disagree strongly with her take on it. The truth is, the fact that employers often pay for their employees healthcare costs is what has made medical care in the
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photo credit: a.drian If you run a small business and employ people, under one of the proposals floating around for healthcare reform you’d be required to provide health insurance for employees. Small Biz Trends recently posted an article regarding one of the new laws that is in process of trying to get passed, all employers
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photo credit: allie pasquier It is no surprise that with every new month comes new websites, new tools, new businesses, and so on. But one must also ask how many different web tools that do pretty much the same thing do we need in business. Yes it is good to have variety, but it is
