January 2011

Herbalife Welcomes Peruvian Doctor to Its Nutrition Advisory Board

Advertiser Talk: Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) welcomed Cecilia Solis-Rosas, M.D., FACP, an endocrinologist in Peru, to its Nutrition Advisory Board. The Nutrition Advisory Board is comprised of leading experts around the world in the fields of nutrition and health who educate and train Herbalife independent distributors and, in China, sales employees, on the principles of […]

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A Blooming Kiddie Hair Accessory Business

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Heather Gniffke found herself on bed rest, and in need of something to do. Determined to find something interesting she could enjoy, Heather found inspiration in her daughter. Her daughter always enjoyed having her hair done up, but most of the hair accessories that she wanted were out of their budget. That is when a

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Big Ideas 2011: Rethinking Retail

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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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The Beauty Of Consignment

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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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Trends That Will Define Opportunity This Year

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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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New Businesses Springing Up Around Catalyst Project

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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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Biz Tool: Markify

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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

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Jamba, Inc. To Present At Investor Conferences

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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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Family Business “On A Roll”

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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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Paving The Way

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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

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