The Wall Street Journal: It’s a common scenario: Someone walks into a chain restaurant, loves the food and ambiance and suddenly thinks, “I should own one of these.” It’s tempting to pick a franchise based on personal experiences or love of the product. But the fact that you’re smitten with the business or what it […]
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PR.com: According to the US Department of Labor, 70% of all working women are mothers. Working mothers who have one foot planted firmly in the home and the other in the workplace wear many different shoes during the course of a week. And to Bucks County writer and working mom Kristie Finnan, that challenge is
BusinessWire: Understanding the challenges of balancing motherhood and living “green,” actress Jennie Garth has teamed with the makers of Green Works natural cleaners to design an environmentally friendly cotton tote bag, complete with her signature. “The Green Bag by Jennie Garth” is made from 100 percent recycled cotton and is reusable. The designer bag is
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The credit crunch isn’t doom and gloom, in fact there some good news for small businesses. Some specialized banks, especially small business banks, see an opportunity in the tightening credit market. Sterling National Bank is running ads in The Wall Street Journal asking, “What credit crunch?” in an attempt to gain market share from other
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The Wall Street Journal: It’s not the nicest thing to do. But for small-business owners who are having difficulty collecting receivables from their customers, especially in this tight business climate, this is an extreme option that just might work. They’re turning to a complaint-and-resolution Web site called Uradeadbeat.com, which seeks to make nonpaying customers or
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The Daily Telegraph: Australia’s ageing population will create enormous opportunities for small businesses involved in these areas, finds the inaugural Business & Population Monitor from business advisory firm PKF, with Access Economics. It found that as well as the ageing population, these sectors would also gain from Australia’s rising immigration and increased fertility rates. It
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Donald F. Kuratko at IndyStar.com: Many myths have arisen about entrepreneurs. These ideas are the result of a lack of research and understanding. As many researchers in the field have noted, the study of entrepreneurship is still emerging, and thus “folklore” will tend to prevail until it is dispelled with contemporary research findings. Myth 1:
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The Entrepreneurial Mind: There are some cautions that an entrepreneur should be aware with a niche strategy: Entering a niche requires adaptability in your plan. Many entrepreneurs assume that since the niche is a relatively safe place, they can establish their business plan, execute it, and all will be good with the world. But, if
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Business Reform: “The rationale behind our list is as follows: We wanted to find the ten best Christian-owned, -run, or -founded franchises and list them according to their degree of market presence, financial success, their commitment to local communities, their overall quality (both in terms of service and product), as well as rate of growth.”
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If you have a business license and a tax ID number and want to get your hands on products long before they make it to the retail segment, check out these 10 resources (listed in no particular order). These are free resources, with no membership fees or set-up costs: Please email me [email protected] if
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