Archive for December 22nd, 2007

  • Entrepreneur Lists Glass Doctor® in “Franchise 500″

    In the “old days” franchises were for storefronts. Today they’re increasingly home based like this one. This is for information purposes only because I saw the press release. Entrepreneur Lists Glass Doctor® in “Franchise 500″ This year Entrepreneur magazine also ranked Glass Doctor No. 86 in its list of Top 100 Home-Based Franchises. Glass Doctor [...]

  • Cognigen and Commission River Complete Merger

    Commission River and Cognigen have completed their merger and have exciting plans for the coming year! There’s a screenshot of the new website that will be available to agent. New technology will be rolled out for the sales force in 2008. * brand new “LD.net” web site * brand new Agent Back Office * revamped [...]

  • Whole Foods: A Christmasy Sort of Story

    On the afternoon of December 13th,  the Whole Foods supermarket in West Hartford had a computer glitch. Customers were backing up in line and there was no telling when the system would go back on line. The manager on duty and the employees had a quick confab and the decision was made to let customers [...]

  • Are You Called To Be An Entrepreneur?

    Can entrepreneurship be a divine calling? A new film suggests “Yes”. From CNN: Based on The Entrepreneurial Vocation, a book written by Acton Institute founder Rev. Robert Sirico, the film tells the stories of three business owners: a dairy farmer in Evart, Mich., a merchant banker in New York City and a Chinese media magnate [...]