It was the night before Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year, and hotels started noticing a quirky phenomenon, reports USA Today. People stuffed with turkey and pumpkin pie were walking into their lobbies to book rooms for Thanksgiving night. Call it Black Friday shopping – to the extreme. Instead of waking up […]
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Brian Taylor can thank his tired taste buds for his expanding popcorn-seasonings empire. As a student at the University of Michigan, the Chicago-area native was bored of snacking on butter-and-salt-flavored popcorn every night, so he copied down the ingredients in his favorite potato chip flavors and took a trip to the store to buy spices
Inc.com reports that the tastiest thing served at the world-famous Inn at Little Washington is the service itself. Few restaurants — indeed, few businesses of any kind — seem so adept at fulfilling their customers’ every need. Founded in 1978 by chef Patrick O’Connell and Reinhardt Lynch, who who oversees the business, the Washington, Va.,
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Dead Apple Tours organizes tours to the sites where famous New Yorker’s have died or where New York City deaths have taken place. Smallbiztechnology.com spoke with Drew Raphael, founder of Dead Apple Tours about his company’s growth and online marketing. Photo by Dead Apple Tours.
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According to trendspotter Springwise, catering to consumers who don’t want the hassle of buying ingredients and following recipes, Cocktailbox is a London-based venture that offers ready-mixed cocktails freshly made by a professional bartender,and home delivered in fridge-friendly boxes. Launched in October, CocktailBox takes online orders for four popular cocktails–margarita, mojito, cosmo and strawberry daiquiri–and dispatches
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 photo credit: kevindooley When in business it is sometimes required that you travel to strange cities. As if this wasn’t a pain to begin with being away from home and familiar ground, imagine being stuck in a horrible hotel room that makes you even more uncomfortable! I have put together some features that you
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photo credit: javajoba Entrepreneur.com. Your approach to suppliers needs to be a part of your strategic plan since almost every company, whether product- or service-oriented, is dependent on suppliers. Many business owners seem to get this supplier issue backwards. They think that because they write the order, they’re in the dominant position and can exploit
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If your local restaurant starts charging you a fee to cut to the front the line during busy hours, you can blame the Boston Red Sox. Former Red Sox player Jerry Remy is offering diners at his new sports bar a $500 “Season Pass” so they can be served before other patrons during the televised
