Calcutta Telegraph: Koutons Retail India will expand to the Gulf next year. The decade-old clothes brand, which caters to the mass market, has an annual turnover of Rs 1,000 crore and plans to grow 30-40 per cent this fiscal. “We are looking to expand to the Gulf. Our target customers are there. Our plans are […]
Even as a kid, Krystle Walsh has always been creative. She enjoys doing craft projects, such as beadwork, jewelries, painting and other artistic creations, writes Women Home Business blog. However, she never realized that her passion could be turned into a profitable business. It took the prodding and encouragement of her family members for her
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TIME’s picks for the best new gadgets and breakthrough ideas of the year, we’ll feature some of the ones we find interesting. The Dow Chemical Co. has developed a new roof shingle that doubles as a solar panel. The shingles, which can be incorporated into rooftops alongside traditional asphalt shingles, use low-cost thin-film cells of
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The Telegraph is reporting that Twitter’s co-founder, Biz Stone, said the microblogging service would start charging companies for using the platform from next year. Businesses are under no obligation to sign up to a paid account, but doing so will provide them with a “special layer of access”, including feedback and statistics, said Stone. Many
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The hard hits our economy has taken over the past two years have left many businesses looking for ways to cut costs and save money without cutting employees reports Virtuosimedia.com. 1. Renegotiate Contracts 2. Credit Card Terms 3. Bank Charges 4. Time Your Payments 5. Property Taxes 6. Become Energy Efficient 7. Pay Off Higher
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Stuff.co.nz: UK eyewear giant Specsavers aims to double its stores around the country in the next year on claims its cheap offers are revolutionary in New Zealand’s highly priced optical market. The company, which sells lenses for $79 a pair, has pulled in $50 million in revenue since it’s entry in to the New Zealand
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EDGE Boston: A long time ago in an American far, far away, a land where there were three little girls who went to the police academy only to run around in form-fitting bodysuits as Charlie’s Angels, career opportunities for women were limited to a handful of roles such as nurse, secretary, school teacher and flight
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The Brewton Standard: A group of 47 women spanning a five-county area are working toward making Christmas merry for nearly 500 residents in the area. Angela Greer, Mary Kay cosmetic consultant, said the women participating are excited about the group’s plans. “We call ourselves the ‘Pink Posse’ because of Mary Kay,†Greer said. “We are
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AsiaOne: A close bond formed by a group of students while studying overseas has blossomed into one of the most successful restaurant chains in Singapore. Mr Andrew Chan, 35, Ms Anna Lim, 34, and Mr Benedict Leow, 36, met while studying in Perth at Australia’s Murdoch University some 15 years ago for their bachelor’s degrees.
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nwi.com: It took a real leap of faith for anyone to open a business last October when the economy was beginning its meltdown. But that’s what Tracey Sloan did, and she thinks it’s one of the best moves she’s ever made. Although she was working 20 hours a week at a high end salon, Sloan
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