PR Web: Arbonne skincare and lifestyle products are formulated using only natural and botanical ingredients in a high tech delivery system that women are just raving about. The company’s mantra, PURE, SAFE AND BENEFICIAL permeates every aspect of the business from sourcing to manufacturing and packaging, to the quality and efficacy of the ingredients. Developed […]
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Entrepreneur magazine decided to look back at some wacky ideas that went boom and bust in an instant. Are there lessons to be learned? Certainly. Do they help predict if, in the long run, the new ideas will be brilliant or harebrained? Sorry, only time will tell. Way back in the mid-’90s, dating franchises were
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A patent provides an inventor/owner exclusive rights to an invention for a limited period of time. Many people have the misconception that a patent gives the inventor rights to make, use, and sell the invention. Actually, it does not. A patent provides the right to exclude others from making, using, and selling the invention. This
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Yakima Herald-Republic: The only Yakima location for a national pizza chain closed suddenly this morning. Owners of Papa John’s Yakima outlet closed its doors after nearly nine years in business. No one, including the building’s owner, Oscar Francis, was notified of the closure. Francis only heard about the closure from another tenant in the building,
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Twitter has announced Chirp, the first official Twitter developer conference will take place at the Palace of Fine Arts Theatre in San Francisco, CA, on April 14 and 15. Mashable reports that the conference, which will be keynoted by Twitter’s leadership, including co-founders Biz Stone and Evan Williams, will be a two-day shindig. The first
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Sioux City Journal: With her catering business shut down for the winter, stay-at-home mom Crystal Van De Pol turned to the animal world for a financial boost. A born animal lover who grew up in Allen, Neb., around every kind of animal imaginable, from ferrets to horses, she saw it as a fun way to
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Mediapost.com: Roger David, who has a history of building and launching successful brands, took over as president of Buffalo Wings & Rings four months ago. The casual dining chain has expanded from six regional restaurants to 55 in 14 states since 2005 but the partners decided they needed to fine-tune operations to increase sales and
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Chain Leader: Goel Management, franchisee of 12 Baja Fresh restaurants, Verizon Wireless retail stores as well as various real estate holdings, has purchased the master franchise rights for Freshii for the entire Baltimore MSA. Additionally, Goel Management owns the master franchise rights for Freshii for the Philadelphia MSA with plans to open over 30 restaurants.
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Sydney Morning Herald: This is the story of Jim’s Group, founded with $24 capital in 1982 and now turning over more than $300 million annually. With about 3000 franchisees in 29 divisions, from the seemingly ubiquitous Jim’s Mowing to computer services and finance professionals, the rise of the franchise second only to Australia Post in
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PR Newswire: Dunkin’ Donuts, Lexington’s all-day, everyday stop for coffee and baked goods, is teaming up with the American Red Cross and Coach John Calipari’s “Hoops for Haiti” program with a special in-store fundraising initiative. For every dozen donuts sold at Lexington Dunkin’ Donuts** between January 25-31, $1 will be donated to the American Red
