cbs4denver.com: A dozen women fill a comfortable living room, eating hors d’ouvres and chatting. Meantime, a smiling consultant shows off her latest wares — not jewelry, makeup, or food storage containers … but tools. Pink tools, as a matter of fact. This is the scene at a typical Tomboy Tools party. “These aren’t just pink, […]
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SmartBrief: As franchising industry leaders intensify their search for solutions to the recession, the International Franchise Association is stepping up its support efforts by conducting a series of Leadership Roundtable brain-storming sessions across the country. Recent gatherings in Philadelphia, Denver and Orange County, Calif., drew numbers of franchise system heads whose ideas and suggestions are
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Highlands Ranch: A unique group has banded together to support and assist each other. Mommy Meeting is an organization that allows mom-owned businesses to benefit from networking meetings, workshops, retreats and other gatherings such as the Momporium Event scheduled for Saturday, March 28 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the Aspen Grove Shopping Center.
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gloveandmail.com: Patty Brisben is a churchgoing mother of four who has made millions selling sex toys at private in-home gatherings not unlike Tupperware parties. On Super Bowl Sunday, Ms. Brisben will star in Mother Knows Sex, a TLC reality show about Pure Romance, her Cincinnati-based family business that now employs 30,000 consultants across the United
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City Beat: Now here’s a reality TV show that will probably raise a few eyebrows. And the good news is that it doesn’t humiliate anyone in the process. Patty Brisben, CEO and founder of Pure Romance, and her four kids are front and center in Mother Knows Sex, a reality TV show about the company
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Billboard: With CD sales dropping fast, the music business is exploring nontraditional ways to expose consumers to recording artists. Among the new sales and marketing vehicles are Tara Leigh Music Party and musicShop. Both launched in November to target female music buyers. Tara Leigh is part of House Party, an Irvington, New York, company that
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Reuters UK: With CD sales dropping fast, the music business is exploring nontraditional ways to expose consumers to recording artists. Among the new sales and marketing vehicles are Tara Leigh Music Party and musicShop. Both launched in November to target female music buyers. Tara Leigh is part of House Party, an Irvington, New York, company
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The New York Times: Times are tough, and now, especially, every small business is looking for ways to increase efficiency and cut costs. Overtime, the office holiday party and the company’s off-site gatherings at the wonderful resort on the water may be off the table for the immediate future. But there still are some inexpensive
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MarketWatch: FranchisEsource Brands International (FSBI) hosted one of the largest gatherings of Franchise and Business Coaching professionals in the industry last week as 260 executives and representatives from 130 franchisor concepts and 220 FSBI business coaches gathered to celebrate franchising and strategize the future of business coaching and entrepreneurial success. This invitation- only event was
Nashuatelegraph.com: In what has become a $30 billion industry, it’s no longer just the Avon lady knocking. Instead, direct selling has expanded to a variety of items and services sold by millions of people. Be they “advisers,” “consultants” or “demonstrators,” those peddling products do so in a business that has grown by nearly 39 percent
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