photo credit: HVargas Des Moines Register: A typical morning for Larry Lyon includes a lot of phone calls. The owner of Mr. Fix It always has repairs to make, new jobs to examine, contractors to direct. The first calls on Thursday came to Lyon’s office, conveniently attached to his Waukee home. Lyon, a member of […]
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photo credit: fdecomite We all find ourselves stressed and overwhelmed with too many things to cram into one day from time to time. Generally if there isn’t enough time to accomplish everything in one day then we put it off until tomorrow and so the busy cycle starts all over again. Here is a quick
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Examiner.com: Coral Springs mom, Kay Klasen, started her home business, Kay’s Gems and Treasures, quite by accident. “A friend found stylus leashes for her children’s DS games online, but felt the price was too high. I started shopping for beads to make them, and got hooked on beading.” A working Mom with a special needs
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 photo credit: aloshbennett Tim Berry recently posted an article suggesting that the age of newspapers is on it’s way out if not already out. However, I do still see many people today reading newspapers including myself. I think there is still a great deal of people who rely on the newspaper for their news,
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Brantford Expositor: “I’m a single-parent mom and I work full-time,” said Giosi, of Brantford. “This is a great way to supplement my income. “It’ll help pay for renovation or help with my daughter’s college or university education.” And, she added, there are a few other benefits. It is a heck of a lot of fun,
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ABC News: Direct selling is a proven moneymaker when times are tough. The numbers tell the story: During the 1990 recession, the number of direct sellers grew to more than 5 million. In the 2001 recession, that number jumped to more than 12 million. In 2007, there were 15 million direct sellers — and rising.
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Examiner.com: One of the more popular avenues of achieving “financial freedom†is network marketing. The vision of working hard for a while and then having “residual income†forever “without working†is appealing on many levels. So how does that work in practice? I am not going to bore you with statistics and case studies, although
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BusinessWorld Online: A former franchisee of coffee chain Figaro Coffee Co., Inc. has relaunched 10 stores as high-end coffee shops serving alcoholic drinks at night. The concept store, called Le Bistro, opened a flagship branch at the Fraser Place serviced residence in Makati early this month. In a telephone interview yesterday, Figaro founder Pacita C.
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Crain’s Manchester Business: Jason McGuire invested £200,000 in a Coffee Republic franchise hoping to strike a blow for a British brand in a market dominated by Starbucks. But six months later on July 7, the froth on the cappuccino went flat when the 187-store chain, most of which are run by franchisees, went into administration.
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What makes energy drinks so popular is what makes people like LiveWire Energy, they give you the energy that you need. Except, with LiveWire you get the energy you need with less waste. There are no cans to worry about, just a little wrapper to toss when you are done. Just ask Tony Torgerud, a
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