Oregonlive.com: Let’s say you’re a stripper. Or maybe you just like to wear lavish or fantastical clothes. Filmy things. Sparkly things. Heels high enough to redefine the meaning of high heels. The thing is, you have very particular needs. A certain slinkiness, obviously. But whimsicality doesn’t hurt, either. As it turns out, there are plenty […]
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Mashable: There’s been a lot of talk over Twitter’s attempts to trademark the word “tweet” (Twitter has been a trademark of theirs for some time now), but blogger Sam Johnston did some digging and found out that it’s unlikely that Twitter will ever be able to trademark this particular word. Just like the verb “google”,
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Supermarket Online: With retrenchment increasingly affecting more and more South Africans across all income brackets, franchising is increasingly attractive for many individuals who want to become part of a stable business concept, with proven systems. Franchising offers franchisees the right to practice and use another person’s business philosophy, with the franchisor giving the franchisee (the
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Earthtimes: With the slow economy damaging college students’ prospects for summer and part-time employment, one company is providing them with potentially lucrative job opportunities, according a report from WGO-TV/ABC Channel 7 in Fremont, CA. (http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/business&id=6941475) Vector Marketing, the direct sales division for Cutco Cutlery, trains a sales force of college students to sell this high-end
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Reuters: Check Out one analyst’s view of direct sellers. Jefferies analyst Douglas Lane said quarterly results from direct selling companies — like cosmetics maker Avon and storage and serving containers maker Tupperware — bolsters his positive view on the model, which uses sales representatives to promote its products. Referring to Avon, Tupperware, Nu Skin, Herbalife
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AllBusiness: After six long years, one of the most contentious lawsuits in the history of franchising has finally gone to trial in California. It pits thousands of small franchise owners against shipping giant United Parcel Service, which sparked the row after acquiring Mail Box Etc. After closing the deal in 2001, UPS began a major
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Franchise Key: A hotel chain that allows its guests to select the services they require: this is the novel concept currently being offered by the “Harry’s Home” hotel business and the owner, Harald Ultsch from Innsbruck, is intending to expand the concept throughout Europe. According to a report published in the Austrian ‘Wirtschaftsblatt’, guests choose
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SmartBrief: Franchising seems to be the perfect fit for twenty-somethings who are seeking structure and knowledge without working in a typical corporate job. Neil Ehrlich, 23, owns and operates an Express Oil Change franchise in Cedar Park, Texas, and is the youngest franchisee in the chain. “We’re seeing a gradual increase in younger franchisees in
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Imagine walking into your local store, picking out a cart full of items, and going to the check out line just to tell the cashier what you will pay for each item. Feels like a dream, doesn’t it? Anyone who has bought from Shoppers Rule knows that it is a reality. Through an innovative system
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QSR Web: When QSRweb.com asked the question earlier this week “Are QSRs overusing sex as an advertising vehicle?”, it caught the attention of small, regional chain Golden Chick. Mark Parmerlee, chairman of the board of Golden Southern Chicken Corp., franchisor of Dallas-based Golden Chick, said while such advertising can work with the right audience, using
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