Nielson Wire: Online purchasing was rated the “Overall favorite†by 59 percent of those surveyed, as well as the “Easiest†(68%) and “Most convenient†(68%). But people trust traditional stores the most when making purchases: Bricks-and-mortar stores won the highest marks for “Most reliable†(69%) and “Safest†(77%). What does this mean for your business?
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The Tennessean: It was cookies — not frozen yogurt or lattes or food-truck food — that captured the attention and adoration of American tastebuds. Mrs. Fields Cookies, Famous Amos and, in Nashville, Christie Cookies, helped drive a multibillion dollar gourmet cookie store industry. But the cookie industry isn’t what it once was, with industrywide sales
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Stltoday: It’s an economic issue, and a pair of recent studies make clear just how important immigrants’ role is in creating new businesses in this country. The Partnership for a New American Economy calculates that immigrant business owners employ one in 10 U.S. private-sector workers, and notes that they started more businesses in recent years,
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The Des Moines Register: One minute Christina Moffat, 33, was working with RDG Planning & Design, working on a multi-million dollar health care project, and the next she was eyeball-deep in cupcake batter. OK, there were about four months in between. But still. Now, almost two years later, after establishing an enthusiastic following for her
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“I’ll have a Big Mac, French fries, Coke and a wedding for 50, please.” Yes, fast-food giant McDonald’s is getting into the weddings business – initially, only at three restaurants in Hong Kong – with “McWeddings,” Reuters recently reported. Sure, McDonald’s move doesn’t have immediate implications for hotels; initially, McWeddings will most likely lure couples
The Washington Post: It’s called Bring Your Own Device, or BYOD, and it refers to the practice of allowing employees to use their own handheld devices (and in some cases, laptops or desktop computers) to access their work networks. The practice is already popular. A Cisco study determined that 95% of the surveyed organizations are
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The News-Press: Slathering mayonnaise and spreading fresh roasted turkey on a handmade sub can be a mundane task, but for Augustin Nemet it’s a symbol of ownership and purpose. “Currently we’re running the store, just me and my wife,†he said. “It’s a true mom and pop.†“If you’re there you can oversee what’s going
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Puget Sound Business Journal: As Apple gets set to launch the iPad 3, the study by The Business Journal’s parent company found that use of the tablet has jumped from 9 percent in 2010 to 34 percent in 2011, indicating that the iPad is the fastest growing technology among the SMB market. About 75 percent
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We often hear about good people unable to find work. What about the companies who are hiring but cannot find good employees? The Washington Post shares one of those stories. We’ve been in business for 25 years. Our customers range from the Fortune Global 500 to small business — and business is good. That’s why
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Forbes: The truth of the entrepreneurial life is a tornado of long hours, high risk and uncertainty. Despite their good intentions, entrepreneurs can be the world’s worst spouses, since they are very typically investing the majority of their time and interest in their companies, even during prosperous times. If an entrepreneurial company fails, it can
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