The Journal News: Being a work-at-home dad offered George Stydahar many perks, from cooking breakfast for his two girls to being there when they got home from school. But brushing their hair in the morning was not one of them. Both Hannah and Emma had long, fine hair, the kind that tangles easily. Every morning […]
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Trendhunter: Christoph Brown is the Etch-A-Sketch Man and he’s amazing! He makes highly detailed drawings using an Etch-A-Sketch. You remember the Etch-A-Sketch, don’t you? It’s that red box with something inside that lets you make pictures. If you think this ingenious system is complicated, try drawing with the thing! Few people get past creating the
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Franchise International: Years ago, Raymond J. Margiano, Ph.D., established a shoe-repair franchise named Heel Quik. Unfortunately, his timing was a bit off. Thanks to the availability of cheaper footwear due to manufacturing moving overseas, not to mention the casualization of American style, he notes the repair business was at the end of its lifecycle. (He
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The Oxford Times: Despite the credit crunch, could franchising provide a way to grow, or start, a business? Oxfordshire-based Brian Duckett, executive chairman of Howarth Franchising Group, argues that it could be the way forward. Having been involved in franchising for more than 30 years, as a franchisee, a franchisor and an advisor to growing
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TheRecord.com: A new parent is usually occupied with thoughts of sleepless nights and diaper changes. Agata Majerski was thinking about a business opportunity. Majerski was pregnant with her first son while she studied biology and chemistry at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo. She began thinking about the type of stroller she wanted, but found they
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RedOrbit: Small new gyms are popping up here like coffee huts, as health club owners scramble to capture members who want to work out closer to home. Meanwhile, larger, more traditional clubs are expanding or tapping new areas of town to hold their own in an increasingly competitive fray. “We’re all neck-and-neck here on the
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Yahoo! Finance: WritingRoom.com — an online community for aspiring writers to engage, encourage and appraise one another’s work — announces the 3rd place winner of their Author Launch Contest, Amanda Crum. Amanda Crum, a freelance writer from Lexington, Kentucky, unleashes her debut novel “The Fireman’s Daughter,” a mysterious tapestry of familial loss, intrigue and illusion.
