The next great business idea may be simmering on your stove. That was the case for Frank Barbalace and his business partner Steve Donze last year.The two Italian men were enjoying some pasta topped with Barbalace’s grandmom’s s ...

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When her dream of working in law enforcement didn't quite pan out, Anne-Marie Faiola decided to turn her passion for making soap into a full-time career. Bramble Berry, based in Bellingham, Wash., now offers more than 2,500 soap-making ingredients li ...

Many aspiring entrepreneurs turn to the latest business planning software when getting ready to start their businesses, but such tools create too many shortcuts that undermine the crucial process of business planning.To construct an effective and mor ...

I am a strong, enthusiastic advocate of direct marketing. For most businesses, small or large, direct marketing consistently delivers the best results for dollars spent. We need to begin with an understanding of direct marketing versus other types of ...

When it comes to getting higher rankings in Google, the competition can seem fierce. This is true--unless you're in a niche market where it may be easier to predict or manage the outcome of specific search terms.If you're in the competitive real esta ...

Many business owners would give their left arm to have the same brand recognition as Oprah, Microsoft, McDonald's, Starbucks or Amazon.com. But you don't need the marketing budgets of these behemoths to promote your company and get your piece of th ...

One of the most frequently asked questions that I hear, especially coming from my more entrepreneurial clients, is, “Why would anyone ever buy this franchise?”This question is usually followed by a series of observations. “Anyone could do it.” “There ...

Despite alert store personnel, sophisticated anti-theft systems and other precautions, shopping carts seem to have lives of their own, disappearing like magic from Valley retailers.Enter Tom Martinet, whose company, Arizona Cart Retrieval, operates e ...

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