Deanna Bellacicco Breault is making over her social media presence, hiring a part-time marketing consultant, and playing with the possibility to sell her products on QVC. Another biscotti maker, Debbie Sadowsky, is giving her product packaging a makeover and in the middle of relaunching her website. For both women, it is a sign of growth, […]
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Rcreational vehicles sales are widely considered to be a good economic indicator. When the economy is up, people buy motorhomes. When it’s down, they don’t. According to this video, sales of RVs are rebounding, and are expected to increase by 8.2% in 2011 compared to last year. Are you ready to take advantage of this
Sibila Lantzy of Resort Business Opportunities just sent me a message about her experience at the International Sportsman’s Expo: I attended the International Sportsman’s Expo in Denver Yesterday and in-between drooling over lots of cool stuff (truck campers, drift boats, $1000 fly rods) I managed to talk to some people about their outlook on business
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Mary Hopp has firm beliefs about her role as a gift-giver to her seven grandchildren. Every Christmas, the grandchildren — ranging in age from 5 to 16 — receive books. “I don’t think I should be looked at as a bank,” said Hopp, 68, who lives in El Dorado Hills. According to The Sacramento Bee,
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The New York Times explores this question, stating simply: “The longer people stay out of work, the more trouble they have finding new work.” This is troubling news considering most recent Labor Department data shows that unemployment rose from 9.6 percent to 9.8 percent in November. One New Yorker, who has been unemployed since 2008,
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From mega tax breaks to innovative business incubators, CNNMoney reports these places offer compelling incentives to would-be entrepreneurs. 1. Pittsburgh 2. Miami 3. Menlo Park, Calif. 4. Arlington, Va. 5. Chattanooga, Tenn. 6. Littleton, Colo. 7. Ventura, Calif. 8. Gahanna, Ohio Photo by Wikipedia.
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Listen to this shocking statistic from The Denver Post. Last year, Americans wasted 2.75 billion hours waiting for their packages to be delivered. That’s the equivalent of 1.3 million people out of work for a year. The problem is those three-hour windows that have become standard. And now some companies are trying to curry favor
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According to USA TODAY, a suburban Philadelphia philanthropist who believes charity is a powerful incentive thinks he can help get Americans back to work one donation at a time. Gene Epstein, 71, is promoting a $250,000 effort called Hire Just One, with plans to make $1,000 donations to charity in the name of businesses that
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Before the credit crunch, it was easy for companies to borrow just about any amount of money anytime they wanted. Entrepreneurs often would apply for larger credit lines to expand their businesses, and they got drunk on easy credit. Who needed good money-management habits when your banker would pony up on command? You know how
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The New York Times is reporting that as the economy sputters, prospects are dimming for unemployed workers who were banking on a seasonal retail job to carry them through the holidays. After a disappointing back-to-school season, many retailers say they intend to barely increase their seasonal jobs from last year, when hiring was among the
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