April 2008
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Falling Star… Bucks: Crisis in Suburbia
Today, Starbucks announced that its quarterly profit has dropped 28 percent. With the announcement of the drop in profits, Starbucks plan is to cut U.S. store openings and focus on the growing international market. Do they think this is really the answer? Perhaps the best thing would be to share real estate with Wallgreens. Instead […]
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How to Destroy Your Brand – The Miley Cyrus Way
All over America, arenas are filled with young girls and their mothers engulf in the persona of one Miley Cyrus, Walt Disney’s Hannah Montana. Not only do they attend her concerts, but they also are buying her merchandise to an estimated tune of 1 billion dollars in 2008. These mothers and young girls see Miley […]
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Irrationally Exuberant For Service
I put buying furniture right up there with haggling over the purchase price of a car. Something about furniture sales people gets me on edge, the way they’re on you right away, acting like they know what you need, and steering you to expensive choices that you can easily afford on their convenient no-payment-no-interest-until-2012 […]
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Entrepreneurs Thrive During Bad Times
If you listen to the analysts and study the markets, they will tell you that recession is upon us. They will tell you that the housing market has crashed and the global markets will let you know that our currency is daily losing its value. However, in this economic turmoil gold and silver are thriving. […]
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The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Social Media
Adding social media to your marketing strategy isn’t just an option anymore, it’s a necessity for most businesses. Companies such as Coca-Cola, Churchill Downs and even presidential hopeful Senator Barack Obama are all using social media to promote their brand. “Social media is an umbrella term that defines the various activities that integrate technology, social […]
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My First Job: What I Learned Picking Strawberries
by Lela Davidson My first job was picking strawberries in muddy fields in extreme northwest Washington state. If you’re thinking this is some cruel child labor, you may be correct, but it’s what we did. Not only was picking strawberries the only employment available to industrious fourth graders, it was the cool thing to do. […]
