The secret to making money with race horses isn’t to bet on the ponies, it’s to invest in them! It’s relatively easy to invest in racehorses, reports the Huffington Post. If they win, you’ll get a share of the purse, plus then they’ll be in demand for breeding and you’ll receive a portion of those […]
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Mirror.co.uk: As the weather becomes balmier, hot dogs will be able to cool down with their very own ice cream-style treat for mutts. Garden centre chain Dobbies has launched Billy & Margot’s range of frozen goodies. Created by animal nutritionist Marie Sawle, the doggie version of Ben and Jerry’s comes in strawberry and apple and
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NY Times: It’s really not surprising that some businesses are getting a technology assist from, well, children. They are way ahead of the rest of us on much of this stuff, having cut their teeth on it at home and at school. And they’re thrilled to work for wages that a pro would sneer at
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According to Bloomberg Businessweek, we are living in the golden age of coffee lid design. The breakthrough lid, Solo Cup’s Traveler model, made its debut in 1986 and is now part of the Museum of Modern Art’s permanent design collection. “Initially the Traveler lids were a tough sell, on account of its higher price,” says
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The Atlantic: Remember sitting through high school math class while the teacher droned on about polynomial equations and thinking there wasn’t a chance you’d ever use any of it in life? Well, if you’re like most Americans, chances are your 17-year-old self was absolutely correct. As it turns out, less than a quarter of U.S.
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According to the Wall Street Journal, the luxury cupcake boom is over: “The novelty has worn off,” says Kevin Burke, managing partner of Trinity Capital LLC, a Los Angeles investment banking firm that often works in the restaurant industry.
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The Franchise Hound has up a profile another business that accidentally became a franchise: Jeff Platt had never planned on starting a business model let alone a successful national franchise. With hopes of creating a brand new sport, more than a million dollars was invested in developing new teams and building a facility from the
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CNN Money: Since founding Quacker Gift Shop in 2005, Jennifer Brown and Steve Kudron get this question a lot: Is there money in selling rubber ducks? Yes. So far, about a million dollars worth. Their duck-themed shop — selling everything from a wedding greeting card to the ubiquitous rubber duckie — attracts customers of all
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What would you do to promote your business? Would you eat your product? Hanna Mandelbaum and Alison Wiener are the co-founders of Evermore Pet foods, and they have pledged to eat their own dog food for one month to help market the product reports Poughkeepsie Journal. Starting March 1, the two will subsist on “human-grade
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Queens Chronicle: Astoria residents Margarita Dominguez and Fernando Nelson (aka Fernello) use brains, beauty and talent to promote brands and liven up parties. The gig: body painting. “We have fun. We’re artistic, creative and it’s our passion. That’s why it will be successful,†Dominguez said. The twosome created their body art and marketing enterprise under
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