TechCrunch reports on Chris Anderson’s presentation to the Y Combinator’s Startup School about Freemium Business Models. Anderson likened freemium to handing out muffins on the street to entice people to start eating your muffins. But with muffins there’s a significant cost to giving away each muffin. With digital goods, you can give away 90% of […]
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Business Wire: Clockwork Home Services, Inc. (Clockwork) announced at its recent annual Congress meeting of the franchisees of One Hour Air Conditioning & Heating®, Benjamin Franklin Plumbing® and Mister Sparky America’s On-time Electrician®, that franchisees will now have the opportunity to elect a new President for each of the Company’s franchise brands. These newly elected
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Despite all the talk of venture capital, angel investors, business loans and the like, the fact is about one-third of startup funding comes from credit cards. Plastic is the most popular source of outside financing to get businesses off the ground reports Entrepreneur. So it’s important for startups to consider the effects of the federal
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Find a Property: Lenders are starting to increase their range of higher loan-to-value (LTV) mortgages, according to a report from Moneyfacts.co.uk. Here are the report’s key findings: * Since the Bank of England base rate reached 0.50 per cent on 5 March 2009, the number of mortgage products requiring a minimum of 15 per cent
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Sydney Morning Herald: Cash Converters International Ltd has bought out two of its UK franchisees for STG600,000 ($1.09 million) as the pawn shop chain seeks to bring more stores under corporate control. The franchised stores were in northern England, in Nottingham and Loughborough, and had assets of STG207,220, Perth-based Cash Converters said in a statement
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The Palm Beach Post: Stephanie Rolle’s mother, Betty, started baking her special oatmeal cookies with raisins last fall. “People just fell in love with them,” said Rolle, who recently opened Savannah’s Gourmet Cookies, Treats and Gifts in the Crowne Plaza hotel. Then people asked, “Can you be the concession at our high school play?” A
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Reuters: My Vintage Baby, Inc. has recently unveiled its new Spring line. The Spring 2010 catalog is now available for viewing on the My Vintage Baby website. The appealing new designs range from the romantic Vintage Rose collection to the fashion forward Leopard Limeade collection. Original designs for babies and boys and girls are featured,
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Anderson Independent Mail: The Western Carolinas office of Jan-Pro commercial cleaning service, owned and operated by Vickie and David Burns and their son Robert, has been awarded the 2009 “Franny†Award. This award is given annually to Jan-Pro’s top master franchisee. In 2007 Jan-Pro of The Western Carolinas opened a new facility at 128 Milestone
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The wedding day is a special moment in any couples life and it is one that can be quite costly. Put that together with the millions of people that are getting married each year and that makes this a very profitable industry to be in. This is something Patricia Ottoni, the owner of The Goodie
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Al-Bawaba: Specialty Coffee & Tea Convention 2009, the first international specialty coffee and tea event crafted for the Arab World, has commenced today (Tuesday, November 10, 2009) at the Al Bustan Rotana Convention Centre with over 50 global companies showcasing the latest products, equipment and trends in the specialty coffee and tea industry. The first-ever
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