What was originally a pet peeve has become a business for a work-at-home mom of four reports Halifax News Net. While living in Vancouver, Dawn Emson, like many people, got caught up in the biscotti biscuit rage. While she liked the hard, crunchy treats, she didn’t like to have to dunk them to eat them, […]
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When Juliette Brindak drew a few characters on a rainy day just five years ago, she never intended to create a business reports GreenwichTime.com. Founded in 2005 with the help of her father, marketing expert Paul Brindak, 55, and her sister Olivia, 16, Miss O and Friends (missoandfriends.com) is a family-friendly website based on a
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According to PCMag.com, the next time you visit Twitter.com, you may see a much more media-centric home page. The company is rolling out a new design that supports embeddable images, video, and maps. Twitter also tweaked some of the basic Twitter interface options, adding keyboard shortcuts and unlimited newsfeed scroll–no more “More” buttons. Some of
Ann Arbor.com: Jennifer Darr of Chelsea was awarded Silpada Designs’ Legacy Award, a lifetime achievement award. Darr received the award at the Silpada Designs’ 2010 National Conference July 22-25 in Kansas City, Mo. Darr, a silver manager with Silpada Designs, was selected to receive the Legacy Award after reporting career jewelry sales of more than
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In this episode, Rich Whittle talks with Jeff Scholen about how he got his simple idea made into a money-making product with the help of Quirky.com. Editor’s note: Quirky.com has reduced their idea submission fee to just $10, so you’ve got no excuse not to try out that new idea!
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St Albans & Harpenden Review: A fast food worker from St Albans man has been awarded an apprenticeship scheme after almost a year of unemployment. Marcus Collins, of Lynton Avenue, became McDonald’s 1,000th employee to receive the hospitality apprenticeship after just six months with the company. After being made redundant as an IT administrator at
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KTUL: A Tulsa tradition is celebrating tonight. Ike’s Chili turns 102 years old! Ivan and Ike Johnson started their chili parlor back in 1908 in a downtown alley. For more than a century, faithful customers have kept the doors open. Even now, people who grew up here, and come back to Tulsa to visit, always
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‎Kansas City Star: With a “24 hours on, 48 hours off†schedule, some firefighters are looking to productively fill those long free days. For many, the solution is a small business. Take the new Nick’s Pizzeria and Ice Cream in Overland Park. Recently firefighters with their own painting company were putting the finishing touches on
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Franchising.com: The Gymboree Corporation announced that Jeffrey Harris, CFO, will present at Imperial Capital’s 4th Annual Global Opportunities Conference, which will be held at the Grand Hyatt in New York on Wednesday, September 15, at 4:05 p.m. ET. To listen to the live broadcast over the Internet, please log on to www.gymboree.com/, go to “About
OfficialWire: Harvey Norman Holdings Limited (Harvey) is an in-store retailer. The company’s principal activities include franchising, retail and property investment. It grants franchises to independent business operators as well as retails various products for home and office use. The various products offered by the company include furniture, bedding, computers, portable electronics, home appliances and consumer
