Few people think of a celebrity chef as a small business success story, but just a little more than ten years ago Mario Batali was a small time chef just opening his first restaurant. The fact that he is a household name a decade later with fourteen successful restaurants only underscores the extreme success that small business owners can find with careful marketing and good management.
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If so, you aren’t alone. Many people dream of quitting their day job and opening a business that will allow them to truly follow their passions. A large percentage of these people think that their dreams can never come true, but entrepreneurs like Jim McGown are living the dream every day.
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Most small business consultants will tell you that changing with the times is an essential part of small business success. Markets evolve over time, and the only way to stay viable is to change with them. However, one business found success by incorporating this adage with one of the most popular causes of our times: going green.
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Many veterans have trouble transitioning into the civilian work force. Others, however, seem to take to the change in pace without a pause. Brian Iglesias is one of these success stories. After a thirteen year career in the Marine Corps, he knew that film making was his true calling. However, he quickly found that, despite his hard work and leadership serving his country, he was having trouble getting the big break he needed.
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Everyone who has been to college remembers the high price of textbooks. On one hand, there is no way to get an education without the required reading; on the other hand, few people believe that a small bound stack of paper could possibly be worth four hundred dollars. Editions are changed every few years just to deplete the used textbook market and keep prices high. In the midst of this expense and waste, a group of college boys came up with a great idea.
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