According to Bloomberg Businessweek, if more and more motorists are excited about electric cars, maybe fishermen are ready to trade their outboard motors for battery-powered boats. Frank Jones has wagered $500,000 that they are. His Carolina Electric Boats makes a two-seat boat that looks a bit like a rectangular plastic kiddie pool–its hull is recyclable […]
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Tom Walker of NewsOK was recently speaking with Becky McCray, an entrepreneur and author who is working on a book about small town entrepreneurship. “Every kind of business exists in rural and small town Oklahoma,” McCray says. “Ponca City has an attitude and openness to entrepreneurship and is known for recruiting entrepreneurs. Woodward, a town
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We’re adding a new program to our lineup, Inventor’s Journal. This week Rich Whittle interviews Steve Velte about his new magnetic game Jishaku.
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According to Hawaii News Now, over the last few months, entrepreneurs all over the world have reported that they see no reason to pass up a business opportunity, or business opportunities, simply because they have no space in which to house a small business. More and more small business owners, especially those who just started
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dBusinessNews St. Louis: Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc. is pleased to announce the signing of a multi-unit development deal with RT Development, LLC of Springfield, Mo., to franchise Einstein Bros. Bagels restaurants and continue to expand the popular brand. RT Development, LLC’s franchise agreement continues Einstein Bros. Bagels’ strategy of expansion through increased franchising with
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PR Web: Scentsy is now on the Direct Selling News (DSN) Global 100, the top direct selling companies in the world, based on 2009 year-end wholesale revenue, and once again, Scentsy has been honored by the Direct Selling Association (DSA). The 2010 DSA Success Award for Social Media Engagement. This is the company to watch
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AsiaOne: Individuals and businesses in Singapore searching for growth opportunities should leverage on the country’s reputation for conducting business and look towards franchising and licensing. This was the key message put forth by Dr T. Chandroo, chairman of the Franchising and Licensing Association (FLA), at the launch of the annual FLA awards yesterday. Into its
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QSR magazine: From its beginnings more than 50 years ago, Little Caesars Pizza has provided the opportunity for generations of families to live the American Dream as independent business owners. Matt Kauffman, a multiunit franchise owner in London, Kentucky, found the opportunity to partner with other family members in their Little Caesars business a rewarding
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Columbus Dispatch: Quiznos used to be everyone’s new favorite sub shop — that kept going out of business. At least two Quiznos in Columbus have closed in the past year. It isn’t happening just here. About 1,000 Quiznos nationwide closed between 2007 and 2009. After a rocky couple of years, Quiznos is trying to reboot,
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Kansas City Business Journal: Mr. Goodcents Subs & Pasta, a De Soto-based sandwich shop chain, has picked former Applebee’s International Inc. CEO Dave Goebel as its new leader. Goebel replaces founder Joe Bisogno in the top spot, and Bisogno will become the company’s chairman. Both chains have been based in the Kansas City area. Here’s
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