According to Inc.com, Laura Silverthorn runs Mother Ink, a company that makes temporary tattoos for expectant mothers. Her online sales are great, but retailers aren’t buying. She wants to know how to get stores to step out of their comfort zones? Product packaging matters less on the Web, but in stores, life-size products jam the […]
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By combining her passions as a mom and her love of cloth diapers, Ada Vaughan has created what is a booming diaper business reports the Bolingbrook Reporter. Q How did this all begin? A In 2008, I started sewing diapers in my basement. I had tried different things such as illustrations, and I even made
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According to Forbes, few situations will make you cringe more than standing next to someone you’ve met several times and drawing a blank on his or her name. Plenty of business deals and romantic rendezvous have been foiled because someone failed to recall the right name at the right time. In the Web age e-mail
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Readers Digest reports that blasting through a decaying tooth to reach a cavity can involve “drilling out healthy parts of a tooth to get to a small area of infection,” says Wayne Flavin, director of scientific affairs for DMG America, a dental-materials company. Enter Icon, the company’s new treatment for early cavities, which works by
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PR Web: Jan-Pro International, Inc. (Jan-Pro), a global leader in commercial cleaning, one of the fastest growing industries worldwide, announced today the company’s achievement of crossing the 10,000 franchisee mark, with the opening of new offices in North America and Dubai United Arab Emirates. With over 90 regional offices, a presence in all 50 states
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Bizjournals.com: Longtime Houston’s of Austin is changing is name to Barlett’s after more than 20 years in business. Franchisee Tim Barlett has run the eatery at the corner of Burnet Road and West Anderson Lane since 1990. The move comes as Barlett’s agreement with Houston’s franchisor ended this year. Barlett said the restaurant will stay
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photo credit: 7son75 Almost all small businesses are associated with Twitter in some way, and if you are not, then you really need to jump on the bandwagon. There are so many useful things about Twitter for small business, many of which will make your life as a business owner so much easier. Look below
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photo credit: William Hook We have done a lot of talking on this site about businesses hiring a virtual assistant (VA) and how beneficial this step can be for businesses outside and inside the home. I think it may also be of some importance and significance to talk about the costs of being a VA
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Franchise Wire: franchisEssentials announces the debut of its’ ‘Legal Eagle Franchise Series’ on the weekly broadcast of Franchise Today starting Thursday, April 29th. This 4-week series, which runs April 29th and May 6th, 13th, and 20th, will feature discussions with leading franchise industry legal experts including: • Michael Webster, Franchise Attorney and Chairperson of the
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Feedstuffs: Moody’s Investors Service has revised its outlook for restaurants from negative to stable, reflecting a belief that fundamentals across the restaurant sector are unlikely to materially erode or improve over the next 12-18 months, according to an announcement. The negative outlook had been in place since May 2008. Moody’s senior analyst Bill Fahy said
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