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This Franchise Is a Flying Success
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Do Entrepreneurs Make Their Own Luck -- Or Not?
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Baristas, the Hooters of Coffee, Tries Reality TV
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The Seattle coffee chain is holdings auditions to cast "hot young girls as servers" for a new reality show. A recent Tampa casting call, however, came up short.
10 Reasons Your Small Business Shouldn't Start a Blog
BY Carol Tice
Blogging is increasingly popular, but that doesn't mean it's right for your small business. Here are some reasons you might want to hold off on blogging.
3-D Scanner Makes Inventory Photography More Efficient
BY Jonathan Blum
Hewlett-Packard's scanner aims to showcase the wares of online merchants in their best light.
Storytelling Expected to Score Big in 2012 Super Bowl Ads
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Three ways small businesses can turn stories into ads and digital content without a Super Bowl-size budget.
How One Entrepreneur Used the Law of Publicity to Get Investors
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Zuckerberg's $1 Salary and More: Parsing the Facebook IPO Filing
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Facebook's IPO filing reveals a great deal about the company. Here's a brief overview.
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How the Serial Entrepreneur Behind Tazo Tea Brews Up Success
Steven Smith built his career around tea, including selling a company to Starbucks for $9 million. Now this serial entrepreneur is succee...