Inc.com writes sure, it’s been mocked as a super-sized iPod or a laptop sans keyboard, but Apple’s iPad is also a brand new tablet platform with a diverse audience and few rivals. That means that programmers, merchants, designers, and just about anybody with an existing business is probably asking themselves, Is there a way my […]
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The Freemium Summit, an event focused on discussing the ever popular business model and how new companies can best take advantage of it, was held in San Francisco, and since then, interesting stats and bits of information have been popping up on blogs and news sites, reports ReadWriteWeb. New business models have been a hot
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Elle.com: Akilah Jefferson, 32, of Suitland, Maryland, is not what comes to mind when you think “Mary Kay Lady.†A former research scientist, she has a master’s degree from Johns Hopkins University, where she studied molecular genetics and neuroscience and spent her workdays in a lab, studying the effects of stress on fruit flies. But
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According to a story at Mashable, for startups, the amount of money you have to burn before you either need to break even or raise more capital is your runway. Extending the length of that runway is an art form that requires startup founders to learn how to squeeze maximum value out of every dollar
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FranchiseInfo: Interested prospects can kill you in the franchise sales business. That’s why the salesman always needs to maintain an active pipeline. It is normal for people thinking about buying a franchise go through several layers of interest. This chart shows the levels of progression: 4. Commitment 3. Active interest 2. Passive interest 1. Curiosity
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ResearchBuzz has a story about a huge archive of Radio Shack catalogs online. Radio Shack has been in business since 1921, over 90 years. And for 65 of those years has produced an outstanding electronics and technology catalog, surpassing the catalog of all rival companies. Through the decades, this catalog expanded to contain a mix
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ozCarGuide: The advantages offered by investing in a franchise have grown considerably. In this day and age entrepreneurs are looking for the best possible opportunities and fast. They want to jump in to the next bandwagon that’s available. So why should you consider a franchise? That’s simple. Advantages of a franchise • Owning your own
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The Punch: Before you open your own restaurant, there are many aspects that need to be addressed, to assure success. Here are tips/resources to help you in your new restaurant start-up. Operating a restaurant may seem glamourous and fun, but it all boils down to hard work. Ask anyone in the food business, and they
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IFA: Seeking out highly-qualified franchisees to join your system is a surefire way to spark positive growth in any economy but shouldn’t be the sole approach taken to ensure a brand’s continued growth and expansion: It is the existing franchisee who is the linchpin of development and needs to be recognized as such if they
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Franchising.com: Let’s face it, if you are looking into franchising, there’s a pretty good chance that one of the reasons is that you are in search of a “culture” or leadership style that is a better fit than your career has been providing you thus far. Maybe you’re coming from a background of working for
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