Business and Marketing Tips & Tricks

Years ago, I came to America with very little I could call my own. I had few, if any, job-ready skills, no college degree, and a very minimal understanding of American culture and the English language. What I did (and ...
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Our Town America is family-oriented and offers a high level of support and training for owners. They’ve been around for 41 years and had a high Better Business Bureau rating. Their program and mission are very attractive to the small ...
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One local business is building on its success in connecting new residents with area services and businesses. After 12 years as a stay-at-home mom, Jane McElhaney and her husband, Tom, bought an Our Town America franchise in 2007 that served ...
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In 2007, after 12 years as a stay-at-home mom, Jane McElhaney was looking to re-enter the job market. But she didn’t want to go back to the corporate world. So she turned to her big brother, Mike Fisher, for some ...
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In the 30 years Su Hartung spent working in corporate America, she occasionally felt the itch to leave it all behind, but as a single mom, she didn’t feel she could afford to give up the perceived security of a ...
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Lauren Tatum was born and bred in Milwaukee, but she recently moved to West Allis with her little one. Her new neighbors are a friendly bunch, but it's not like the old days when you might be welcomed with warm ...
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Our Town America, the nation’s leading new mover marketing franchise, just announced that Charlotte’s very own Robert and Jami Haynes have won the annual Our Town America new mover survey award. Last year, after their move to the Charlotte area, ...
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Our Town America, the nation’s first and fastest growing new mover direct marketing franchise, has been named one of the top winners in the 2013 Franchise Satisfaction Awards. This year, Our Town America ranked #2 of all advertising and sales ...
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Even in the recession resistant hair care industry, a rapidly changing economic environment has many salon and barbershop owners searching for answers. They've tried every marketing tactic in the book and still can't find a way to separate their salon ...
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More than 40 years ago, Michael Plummer owned a pizzeria in Iowa and was struggling to find the best way to get new customers through his doors. If he could just get them to try his pizza, he knew they ...
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