Category: Start up
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Top TV shows featuring business – A must watch for budding entrepreneurs
Top TV shows featuring business – A must watch for budding entrepreneur 1)Silicon valley (2014-2019) IMDb rating- 8.5/10 The story revolves around six individuals trying to start their own company in the world’s famous tech capital; silicon valley. This 6 seasons long show unfolds every aspect of the business from finding investments for your business…
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Franchising vs. Starting your own business: What is better?
Relentless hours at work, and tiring weekends filled with piled-up backlogs are the new way of life. Combine that with required fitness, and catching up with family and friends; this seems so exhaustive and most of us are juggling between them missing out on something for sure. A very plausible option here then is the…
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Stories from Franchise Land – The Ace Hardware Story
A franchise made by the people. Just like the ace is the highest card in the suit, Ace hardware corporation indeed has been on rank one in the hardware business for almost a century now and gained a trusted household name as America’s local hardware store. Ace Hardware has global sales totaling over $13 billion.…
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Time Value of Money: How much is your time worth?
Introduction to the concept: Time Value of Money A very old proverb says, ‘A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.’ Some people might believe it to be absolutely correct, and maybe when this proverb was first coined, it even might have been the case. And while the tables might not have turned…
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Three Lesser-Known tea franchise to not Miss out on
Tea is the most consumed beverage in the world, second only to water. So timeless is this classic beverage, that the Chinese say it has been around for close to 4000 years. While the legend goes that Emperor Shen Nong (2737 BC) once drank hot water that was accidentally infused with tea leaves, the first…
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Mikel Coffee Company: a Coffee that the Old Gods praise.
The year was 2008. In the peaceful city of Larissa, people comfortably went about their businesses. As far as an average onlooker was concerned, it was business as usual. And yet, the serene, mild Greek weather was in stark contrast with the storm raging within a man who was about to change the Greek coffee…
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Stories from Franchise Land – The Dunkin’ Donuts Story
A little boy’s great entrepreneurial skill was the original foundation for Dunkin’ donuts; America’s biggest multinational coffee and doughnut company. The story of Dunkin’ Donuts, like most of the other food giants, begins with a small restaurant named Open Kettle. Opened by William Rosenberg in 1948, in Quincy, Massachusetts, Dunkin’ Donuts is one of the…
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10 Best TV Shows and Movies to Fuel your Inner Entrepreneur
10 Best TV Shows and Movies to Fuel your Inner Entrepreneur The ‘Goodfellas’. The ‘Money People’. The ‘Hotshots’. Based on what cinema has portrayed, a career in the financial sector surely seems lucrative. It is, however, a gritty and laborious field. It is a goddess who can be very, very rewarding, or extremely harsh. Even…
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What’s in a Name : The power of brand value in franchises
In a world where businesses come up like mushrooms, the primary asset of any future franchisor is their brand value. A customer’s decisions hang on the brand’s recognition and awareness, where they would like to spend their disposable income. For a brand, owners and the local franchise runners aren’t the brands but the product’s quality…
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franchise sale growth: Top 10 pointers you are missing out upon
Any franchise needs marketing support to grow their sale, expand their visibility, and attract more customers. This blog-post would aim to explain the strategies that tackle the complexities of the market and how one would become a well-marketed chain. Marketing of a franchised business is a challenge as compared to other organizations. There is a…