August 10, 2010

UPDATE: Lemonade Entrepreneur

Last Thursday, we first told you about 7-year-old entrepreneur Julie Murphy and how county health inspectors shut down her lemonade stand. After their public image soured, elected officials apologized for shutting down Julie’s lemonade stand because she didn’t possess the proper permit. According to The Oregonian, a local radio station and tire store set her […]

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Presto On An Expansion Spree

Franchiseindia.com: Presto, an acknowledged authority in the field of personalised rubber stamps, corporate gifts, personal gifts, awards and other appreciation products recently launched its 33rd outlet in Total Mall, Bengaluru. However, it is the 22nd franchisee managed store of the company. The company is further aiming to open 50 outlets by the end of this

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What Are The Failure Rates Of The 10 Most Popular Franchise Opportunities?

Unhappy Franchisee: CNNMoney.com recently published the list they determined were the “most popular” franchises based on the dispersal of SBA loans to franchise owners. According to CNNMoney.com, the “loan data is from the Small Business Administration, covering loans made from October 2000 through September 2009. The failure rate represents the number of loans in liquidation

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Inventors Can Partner To Win

It takes more than just ingenuity to get a product onto retailers’ shelves and into the homes of millions of American consumers. It takes money, marketing and distribution–and most inventors don’t have any of these things. Michael Weinstein is an entrepreneur and internet marketer who runs the Internet division of Lipenwald Inc., a 60-person direct-response

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Pedestrian Signage Banned

According to a story in The Grand Rapids Press, young women shaking their pom-poms is a solid gold advertising strategy for a local precious metals buyer. But city officials say it’s against the rules — and creating a dangerous distraction for motorists. Great Lakes Gold Rush hires women 18 and older to wear thigh-high shorts

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