The timing couldn’t have been better or worse for Betsy Hansen. She was getting ready to launch her gently used kids clothing store when she found out she was pregnant. Now when she looks at baby clothes, she sees it as an opportunity to sell it in her own store later reports Baraboo News Republic. […]
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That is a question that many people considering entrepreneurship have asked themselves at one time or another. Why do some people do well, while others fail at their venture? An article posted at Entrepreneur Corner takes a look at some of the things an entrepreneur needs to be ‘super’. Guts. The entrepreneur world is not
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What if you could leave a quick voicemail or text message with a couple of taps? That is exactly what Dan Sherman was looking for when the inspiration for his rattle.me app was born. Dan was driving one day when the idea came to him. Trying to talk or text while behind the wheel is
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MiamiHerald.com: Just a few months after buying a yacht business, George Jousma sensed rough waters ahead. Not one potential buyer had walked into his Fort Lauderdale showroom. Unless he did something drastic, Jousma knew his business would bust. In Miami, Violette Sproul was confronting a similar dearth of customers as a political campaign fundraiser. “Over
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Fox Business: Independent retail is tough anywhere, but opening a 15,000-square-foot store just outside Detroit was considered downright foolish when Mary Liz Curtin and her husband, Stephen Scannell, launched their business in a small suburb of Detroit on April 1, 2006. Leon & Lulu is a lifestyle store in Clawson, just outside of Detroit, selling
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Bahamas Tribune: With Baha Mar projected to bring hundreds of thousands more visitors to this nation’s shores in three-four years’ time, there is “no better time” for Bahamians to consider the advantages of becoming franchisees of known brands as a path to business success, the organiser of the Bahamas’ first ‘Franchise Summit’ believes. A franchising
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IFA: Franchise companies can begin 2011 with opportunities to build their brands and access free educational sessions and for-fee symposiums at two upcoming trade shows. Join your colleagues at the Franchise Expo South, scheduled for Jan. 14 to 16 at the Miami Beach Convention Center in Florida, and the International Franchise Expo, scheduled for April
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British Franchise Association: Over the years hundreds of people have used their redundancy to leave corporate life behind and start their own franchise business, often doing something completely different to their previous line of work. Tom Endean, marketing manager at the British Franchise Association (bfa), said: “As a more secure, proven investment, franchising may soon
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The Irish Franchise: 1. Am I suited to going into business for myself? Can I commit myself to working hard and taking all the responsibilities of running a business? Am I healthy and able to work hard and long hours? Do I want to invest my hard earned cash/capital into a business? Will I have
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QSRweb.com: Duke and King Acquisition Corp., a Burnsville, Minn.-based Burger King franchisee, has sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and is currently seeking buyers. The company operates 92 Burger King units throughout the Midwest, including in Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin. According to the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal, D&K cited revenue shortfalls and a “constant drain†of
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