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Why Intelligent Entrepreneurs Like Mark Cuban Embrace the Rule of Niche at Scale
Someone I know wants to start a small business. He’s eager. He’s enthusiastic. He’s the right age. (While any age can be the right age, research reveals that older entrepreneurs tend to be more successful, even with tech startups.) He has an idea, and he’s thinking big. “Disruptive big,” as he puts it. Problem is, his idea involves underwear. Not that an underwear startup is a problem in itself; Mack Weldon launched with underwear and socks. But he hasn’t come up with new fabrics. Or new styles. Or new designs. Or a new marketing twist. For him, it’s all about market size: Everyone wears underwear. Yet, paradoxically, that’s a real problem. As Mark Cuban says, “When…
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Yoga Mat Market Competitive Landscape, Manufacturers, Research Methodology, and Business Opportunities by 2027
Emergen Research Logo Growing awareness among the new generation as well as elderly population regarding health benefits of yoga is driving the global yoga mat market. VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA, December 3, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ — The global yoga mat market would reach value of USD 11.13 Billion by 2027, according to a current analysis by Emergen Research. This growth of the market can be attributed to growing awareness regarding health benefits of yoga among the new generation as well as elderly population. The increasing need to reduce stress in the body by activating the parasympathetic nervous system has driven the adoption of practice of yoga. Rising incidence of chronic…
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The Business Plan with Bill Reagan: An impactful quarter century | Alexandria Times
Anniversaries are great mileposts for reflecting on accomplishments, and Dec. 17 will mark 25 years since the founding of the Alexandria Small Business Development Center. Celebrating the center’s role and achievements during the past quarter century, such as providing no-cost resources to local businesses, also serves to inform residents who perhaps are not familiar with the SBDC. The SBDC aligns with the Alexandria Economic Development Partnership, Visit Alexandria and the City of Alexandria to strengthen and promote the small businesses that comprise about 90{3e92bdb61ecc35f2999ee2a63f1e687c788772421b16b0136989bbb6b4e89b73} of Alexandria’s economy. For businesses already in operation, the SBDC has specialized resources in areas where owners might lack in-house expertise. The center has nothing to…
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Texas’ freedom lets business, ideas flourish
When choosing San Antonio as the location for its first U.S. headquarters, global data technology leader Okin Process recognized the competitive business advantages found only in Texas. And it is in good company. Texas has earned the Best State for Business title for a record 17 years in a row from the Chief Executive Group. The nation’s leading CEOs cite our pro-growth economic policies — with no corporate income tax and no personal income tax — along with our young, growing and diverse workforce, easy access to global markets, robust infrastructure and predictable regulations. It’s no surprise then that four Texas cities are among the nation’s top 10 best cities…
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Staff longevity, regulars make Coaches ‘feel like home’
Editor’s Note: This is the sixth in a series about iconic Gahanna businesses to be featured monthly. Gahanna’s Coaches, 230 Granville St., has been a place to enjoy sporting events, live music, pizza and beer for 27 years. The business originally was opened in 1994 on Creekside’s Mill Street by Rick Stover and was moved to its current location at a former bank in 2000, said Falynne Stover, who purchased it in 2014 with her husband, Ben Stover, Rick’s son. “I started as a waitress in 2005,” she said. “Ben worked here as a cook and then a bartender. That’s how we met.” The couple moved to the Cayman Islands for…
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Quincy College will begin offering 4-year business management degrees
QUINCY – The city’s municipally run community college will soon begin granting four-year bachelor’s degrees for the first time. The move to add a bachelor’s degree in business management to the two-year college’s offerings is part of an effort to help stabilize the school, which has seen declining enrollment and financial difficulties. More:Quincy College helps veterans succeed in their new mission: Getting a degree From 1956 to 2021:The history of Quincy College “This is unquestionably a watershed moment in the history of Quincy College,” said Quincy College President Richard DeCristofaro in a statement. “Nothing is more important than strengthening our commitment to the ideals of access and affordability, and the unique opportunity to…