January 2011

Solar Universe Wants To Expand Dealer Franchise With $7 Million Round

Greentech Media: What’s the best way to establish a nationwide network of solar installers? SolarCity has taken the tack of hiring and training its own installers. Sungevity signs contracts directly with customers and oversees its projects, but outsources the actual installation to third-party installers. Solar Universe, which raised $7 million from Rockport Capital and others […]

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The Transition From Employee To Entrepreneur

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So you’ve decided to leave the work force and go out on your own. This is a transition that can be difficult, especially if we’ve never tried to take the self-employed route before now. However, that does not mean it is impossible. FeedFront recently took a look at some of the difficulties that comes with

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New Asheville Upscale Steakhouse Plans Biltmore Village Location

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Asheville Citizen-Times: John W. Bell III, a partner in the new venture, said an 8,700-square-feet Ruth’s Chris Steak House should open this fall at 26 All Souls Crescent, the extension of McDowell Street that intersects Hendersonville Road. The building will be constructed on a vacant lot that was once the site of a motel. The

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Mom’s Dream For Flexibility

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Meagan Kurtz wanted a job that would be more flexible. She had just given birth to her third child and she knew that she wanted to be there for them. The industry she was already working in, advertising and marketing, just was not flexible enough to meet her needs. According to the Annandale Patch, she

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Herbalife Appoints VP Of Global Product Science and Safety

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Trading Markets.com: Herbalife Ltd., a network marketing company that sells weight management, nutritional supplement, energy, sports and fitness products, and personal care products, has appointed Andrew Shao as vice president of global product science and safety, effective March 7, 2011. Shao joins the company from the Council of Responsible Nutrition (CRN), a trade association representing

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The Underage Entrepreneur

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What do you do on Saturday night if you’re away at college and under 21? Visiting a local club is probably not an option. Jack Donnelly was faced with that problem. He wasn’t yet 21, so he couldn’t visit the local hotspots when Friday or Saturday night rolled around. Unfortunately, there weren’t any alternatives near

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The Definition Of Success

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Dictionary.com defines success in five different ways, the most obvious probably being, “the attainment of wealth, position, honors, or the like.” However, the dictionary version of success might be very different from your own. Before you can be a success, you must decide what that word means to you. Tri-Parish Times recently took a look

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ColorTyme Welcomes Record Turnout To 2011 National Convention

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Franchising.com: More than 300 franchisees, vendors and staff are gathered today in Frisco, Texas to kick off the ColorTyme 2011 National Convention. The two-day event will focus on implementing core values and boosting sales as part of its “Rev It Up” theme. “‘Rev It Up’ speaks not only to finding ways to increase revenues, but

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A Flood Of Fishy Deals

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Sowetan: Consumer Line received 12 more complaints from investors who also accused Old Fashioned Fish and Chips of unreasonably withholding their deposits after failing to set up their stores as promised. Last Monday Sowetan published an article about Robert Magwaza and Nomsa Mkhwanazi, who claimed they were battling to get their money from Emilia de

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Free Flood Support Kit For Franchisors Online

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Franchising.net.au: Franchisees hit by floods will need emotional as well as financial support from their franchisors over the next six months if they are to rebuild, believes business psychologist Greg Nathan, registered psychologist and managing director of the Franchise Relationships Institute. A significant number of small business owners have been affected by the recent floods,

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