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For a few years in the 80’s Eleanor Joseph ran a very successful chocolate business. She had clients spanning from airlines to restaurants. However, when the recession hit near the end of that time her business began to decline. By the time she’d jumped ship in 1991 it was too late, she [...] More: continued [...]

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How do you know if you should start a tutoring business?Is your area’s economy fairly resilient? Poor people don’t pay for tutors.Do a significant number of people in your area value higher education? Dumb people don’t want paid tutors.Are there a significant number of universities nearby? Athletes often need paid tutors.Do you have a proprietary [...]

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The Boston Globe reports that this week fishermen are getting $5 a pound for lobsters. Maine retailers double the price; the farther you go from the source, the higher the price. The discrepancy is dramatic enough for Dan Cosby and Amber Heffner to reinvent their livelihood.They just launched Crate to Plate, modeled after Community Supported [...]

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A reader asked: Have you ever heard of something called the Internet Time Machine? I think it has something to do with affiliate marketing, but what is it?I’ve heard it said that in 2004, nine in ten affiliate marketing campaigns were profitable. In 2009, that number is down to one in ten. [...] More: continued [...]

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photo credit: conner395While today’s economy is slowly starting to get better and we are starting to see some small improvements on businesses and credit crunches, there are still many reasons to be leery of starting a business in this economic state for fear that we will go rapidly back under any day. Below are [...] [...]

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