Austin Business Journal: Dallas-based nonfat frozen yogurt company Red Mango will close to quadruple its national reach this year, opening 219 locations with 42 new franchisees. The business founded in 2007 signed a deal last year to open six Austin area stores. San Antonio entrepreneur Ramiro Valadez III will run the local franchises in Austin, […]
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Elizabeth Bernstein over at The New York Times has an interesting look at another use for the Internet. Along with helping people reconnect with old flames, childhood friends and even long-lost relatives, the Internet is giving rise to a newer phenomenon: the decades-late apology. The Web allows us to converse by email, a form of
A Chinese woman claims she has invented a method for powering mobile phones with cans of soft drink Coca-Cola. Daizi Zheng told Sky News her method relies on powering devices with Coca-Cola used to charge “green” batteries which are more environmentally friendly than lithium alternatives. The concept is using bio battery … to create a
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The following is by Brenden Sherratt of In The Shark Tank. This weeks episode of Shark Tank will feature 4 very different businesses. Jill Quillin will pitch her business LipStix remix which is the at-home system which allows you to recolor, repair, and recover your lipstick by melting it down and creating a whole new
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Small merchants have long chafed at the fees they must pay banks every time a customer swipes a debit or credit card. But now, with business slowing and every dollar important to their bottom line, some merchants are pushing for changes, reports The New York Times. The merchants are lobbying for legislation that would compel
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PR Newswire: LifeVantage Corporation announced today that C. Mike Lu, an independent investor, Kay Stout Manovich, founder of Kay Strategic Branding, and Douglas C. Robinson, CEO of WorkWell Systems will join its Board of Directors. In connection with their appointment, LifeVantage expanded the size of its Board to nine Directors. The new Directors bring a
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In response to yesterdays post about Arbonne thriving in Canada, a reader shared with us a link to an article that says differently. As of yesterday it appears that Natural Products Group, the owner of Arbonne, is seeking bankruptcy protection. Reuters: Natural Products Group, owner of the Nature’s Gate line of organic shampoos and soap,
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Ball Horticultural Company is a leader in all facets of floriculture. It breeds and distributes plants to growers, retailers, landscapers and nurseries who supply its products to gardeners throughout the world. For this challenge, Ball Horticultural Company is looking for new environmentally friendly products that make gardening easier, save time and ultimately help the gardener
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The Franchise Magazine: Xclusive Recruitment has launched its franchise opportunity and is looking for quality franchise partners to replicate its successful recruitment solutions concept in a wide range of industries. Managing Director of Xclusive Recruitment David Doolan said: “Initially Xclusive Recruitment focused on providing recruitment solutions for the logistics sector. Over the last seven years,
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Great idea, from billionaire Mark Cuban, for today’s smart young kids: And finally, if i was just out of school and fluent in all things Wi Fi , networking and wireless, I would immediately go door to door offering to fine tune your home’s wireless network. With new HDTVs coming out with Wi FI, the
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