Biz Ops

Artisan Food Shop Niche

Kilkenny People: A business that started up in the middle of the recession is thriving and winning awards and receiving prestigious accolades since they opened their door just over two years ago. Glasrai and Goodies in the heart of Gowran village is a treasure trove of all the foods and culiniary delights one can imagine. […]

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Niche Biz: Knives

Twenty-four-year-old Nachiappan Ramanathan has an ideal set of interests — he collects knives and he carves. The best part about pursuing a hobby like his is that everywhere he travels, the hobby follows. “I was eight-years-old when I got my first knife, which had a spoon, fork and knife on it. My father used to

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E-Bikes Biz

The Taiwan Economic News: Sales of electric bicycles in the United States will more than triple in the next six years, reaching 265,000 in 2018, according to a recent report from Pike Research. The major market research and consulting firm pointed out that while e-bikes are highly popular in many rapidly growing economies–particularly China, which

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BizOpp: Children’s Party

Business 2 Community: There are very few start-up businesses like a children’s party business – if you have a good idea and the requisite skills then a good business can be started with relatively little capital. That said; they are difficult to get right so you will need to know your niche, how to advertise

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Hollywood Tans

No matter where you live, there are people interested in an indoor tanning facility that they can use to get their own “perfect” tan. That’s what keeps franchises like Hollywood Tans in business. It helps that they’ve also been named as the “Top Tanning Salon Franchise” by Entrepreneur Magazine. By using their proven system and

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Eco Biz

StudiosWine.com: The ‘Sea Chair’ is made entirely from plastic recovered from our oceans. Together, Studio Swine and Kieren Jones have created devices to collect and process marine debris into a series of stools. The United Nation estimates the world’s oceans to contain some 100 million tons of plastic. As our society’s consumption grows, the concentration

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Young Americans Bank

Kids these days can’t just drag a crate to the end of the driveway and call it a lemonade stand. They need a logo, a website, a social networking strategy, someone to ensure regulatory compliance, and, yes, even a banker. Nine-year-old Nyla Higgs turned to Young Americans Bank to navigate these complexities. “They helped me

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Success With Sandals

Wicked Local: The most telling part of Juliette Bench’s office is a series of pictures, sketches and notes mounted above a fireplace across from her desk. These are not family images, to-do lists, or shots of a vacation in a distant country, but instead the culmination of two years of hard work designing a staple

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From Homeless To Biz Owner

TheSun.co.uk: When Hayley Miller ended up in a homeless hostel, she could have easily headed down the path of drugs and alcohol – just like many of the young people she was living with. But instead she took a different route and sought sanctuary in her passion for fashion. Since her days at the hostel,

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