photo credit: John Althouse Cohen When we attend meetings and seminars, many of us take along a notebook of some sort in order to jot down some notes to remember after the meeting or seminar. The problem with this is that many of us, when looking at our notes later on, can’t remember why we […]
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photo credit: Torley Targetstarsblog.com: You never get a second chance to make a first impression: Once you find a Virtual Assistant that meets your requirement, be sure to take a look at their website. You want to make sure the site has a professional appearance and lists various ways that you can access them. Does
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In a world wrapped up in complex supply chains, small farmers are in a catch-22: sell to the supermarkets and get less cash for your carrots, or spend a lot more time and effort trying to sell directly to customers. Consumers, meanwhile, are torn between loyalty to local businesses and the convenience of those established
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CitySquares Online Inc. saw sales start to decline dramatically in late 2008 as some of the local-search-engine provider’s customers could no longer afford its advertising services writes The Wall Street Journal. So the small business turned to its board of six volunteer advisers–experts in areas such as sales, marketing, finance, entrepreneurship and venture capital–who suggested
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When building a new Web 2.0 site, especially a new social network, there’s always one hurdle that needs to be overcome – establishing a large enough userbase to make it both attractive to newcomers and worth using once you arrive. ReadWriteWeb reports that a new site, Spiffbox, thinks they have figured out how to workaround
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FoodBizDaily.com: Europe’s largest retailer Carrefour is abandoning Russia, but keeping plans to open its stores on the retail space of some Russian companies. According to Russian media, one of the largest local retail chains “Magnet» has already received such a proposal from Carrefour, but decided to reject it. Yesterday, Carrefour reported that two of its
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The Post and Courier: Leslie Haywood’s rise from stay-at-home mom entrepreneur to reality TV business sensation started with simple dinner party glitch. Her husband, Jason, unable to tell the difference, had served her spicy jerk chicken instead of a milder flavor at their West Ashley home one evening in 2006. Then he had mentioned that
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The Age: The future of the owner of Australia’s second-largest franchise system is in jeopardy after a revolt by franchisees. Jim Penman, founder and owner of the Jim’s Group – which spans 28 different franchises and 2700 franchisees in Australia alone – faces being forced out of the company, and a class action, after a
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PR.com: As Chicago becomes runway ready for this month’s Fashion Focus, local boutiques aim to elevate the city’s couture status during Nolcha Fashion Business Network’s corresponding Independent Retail Week. Amongst the week’s sure-to-be highlighted trends of cuff bracelets, statement rings, and above-the-knee socks will be an accessory each fashionista needn’t buy and already possesses –
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Bizjournals.com: A local U.S. Air Force vet is the first statewide to accept a discount franchising deal from 7-Eleven Inc. Volusia County resident Randy Harrell and his wife, Kristi, are slated to take over as franchisee in early November at the 7-Eleven store on Dunlawton Avenue in Port Orange for an undisclosed price. 7-Eleven earlier
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