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Where to Find a Business Partner

Business for Beginners, Business Ideas, Entrepreneurs, Productivity, Running Your Business, Starting A Business, Startup, Technology

You have a great idea for a business. You’ve tested it, maybe even sold a few items and now want to take it to the next level. Maybe you need some funding, a technical expert or you just need someone to run the business-side while you generate growth ideas.

No matter your entrepreneurial situation, there will come a time when you discover that you can’t do it all alone. When you get to that juncture, you have two options:

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From $33 in Her Pocket to $35 Million With a Cupcakes

Business for Beginners, Business Ideas, Entrepreneurs, Franchise Showcase, Franchises, Ideas, Productivity, Profiles, Running Your Business, Success Stories

Gigi Butler was a cleaning lady with just $33 to her name when she opened her first cupcake shop in Nashville, Tennessee, almost seven years ago.

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iPad Menus of the Future

Business Ideas, Ideas, Productivity, Running Your Business

iPad Menus of the Future Did Apple see this coming? iPad menus are beginning to replace paper menus, just as e-readers have begun to replace hard copy books. Restaurant goers will have an opportunity to custom order their meals with just a touch of a finger on an iPad. USAToday talked with the founders of

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Top 30 Blogs for Business Ideas

bizopy, Business Ideas, Featured, Home Based Business, How To Start On A Shoe-String Budget, Ideas, Online Businesses, Productivity, Running Your Business

A reader wrote: Can you recommend a few other blogs about business ideas that I should read? Our answer: Sure, and we will do you one better! Below are 30 blogs about business ideas and opportunities we know you will enjoy: They are sorted alphabetically below. Bits Blog – NY Times tech blog Business Model

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How to Start a Tutorial Website

Business for Beginners, Business For Sale, Ecommerce, Guest Posts, Home Based Business, How To Start On A Shoe-String Budget, Ideas, Online Businesses, Opportunity, Productivity, Starting A Business, Startup

How to Start a Teaching or Tutorial Website Looking to start a website, but constantly putting it off due to the fact that you have no clue where to start or what niche you would even want to get into? This is the case for a lot of different online business entrepreneurs out there,

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Top 6 Marketing Tactics for Small Businesses

Content Marketing, Ideas, Marketing, Opportunity, Productivity, Running Your Business, Social Media

We small business owners have to plan our marketing tactics effectively. However, we also need to remain flexible to adapt to new trends, taking cues from customers and responding appropriately. Here are six marketing tactics that have become indispensable to the marketer’s toolkit.

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What in the World Is an Offshore Company?

Business, Business Ideas, Franchise Site, Ideas, Opportunity, Productivity, Running Your Business

A lot of people in the business community have some notion of what an offshore company is. However, not many are aware of how these companies could help them, nor do they understand how they are different from other corporate entities.

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7-Eleven Acquires New England Pantry

Business Ideas, Franchise Site, Ideas, Productivity, Running Your Business

7 Eleven Acquires New England Pantry Business Wire: 7-Eleven, Inc. has announced the acquisition of New England Pantry, a company that operates 58 convenience stores under the White Hen Pantry brand, from affiliates of Sanders Morris Harris Group Inc., a Houston-based wealth management firm. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The acquisition significantly

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