Online retailers have always competed by offering convenience and low prices, but they’ve lately began to master the art of getting people to buy things they don’t yet know they want. Inc.com reports that these new start-ups–like Gilt Group, LivingSocial, and Groupon–send locally targeted e-mails (hello, Shreveport, Louisiana!), give huge discounts (50 percent off is […]
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Sandi Gonzalez can thank strong friendships, her family, and the desire to do something for her community for the strength to start her own business reports The Review. Men and women can bring in gently used clothing, and Gonzalez will sell it and offer a percent of the sales back to the original owner. It’s
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Hard to believe, but according to the learned folks at the National Bureau of Economic Research, the economy’s been in recovery since June 2009. Entrepreneur.com reports that a big reason for the stagnation so far has been, well, YOU. Tons of people–71 percent, says a recent survey by Discover Small Business Watch–are waiting for economic
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Lincoln Journal Star: When the city decided four years ago to seek out bids to redevelop the downtown block bounded by P, Q, 13th and 14th streets, officials dubbed it the “Catalyst One” project because it was expected to spur other development on P and Q streets. But now that ground has been broken on
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Checking trademark availability is an essential when creating a company. If you mistakenly choose a company name that a 3rd party has already trademarked, you might later be forced to change your company’s name and pay damages. Until now, checking for taken trademarks was a lengthy process that usually required you to spend money. But
Franchising.com: Jamba, Inc., today announced that the Company will be presenting at the following conferences: • On Monday, January 10, 2011, the Company will present at the Cowen and Company 9th Annual Consumer Conference at the Westin New York Times Square in New York City. Presenting from the Company will be James D. White, chairman,
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abc40: It’s a family-owned local business where everyone knows your name. Barbara Lowell worked at the Blimpies in Agawam 13 years ago, and thought she would only be there for 2 weeks. “About 7 years ago my son bought it and we ran it as Blimpie’s and about a year ago we changed it to
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Franchising.net.au: Andrew Drinkwater is passionate about the retail business and is in Bologna, Italy when we speak, researching trends in the international tile market. Appointed as managing director of Amber Tiles earlier this year, he has been with the retail tile franchise for 16 years, including a decade spent as a franchisee, and a couple
Crain’s Chicago Business: McDonald’s Corp. is being sued for negligence after an employee with a criminal record of sexual exploitation abused a young girl in one of the chain’s Northwest Side restaurants. An unnamed mother and her daughter filed the lawsuit on Dec. 29. in Cook County Circuit Court against the Oak Brook-based company, franchisee
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PR-USA.net: WSI, the world’s leading digital marketing franchise, is proud to announce its further correlation and partnership with one of its current franchisees by opening a Master Franchise office in Cairo, Egypt. Businesses in Egypt will have the opportunity to leverage WSI’s advanced digital marketing strategies with the launch of the company’s 11th Master Franchise
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