article thumbnail

Food Trucks Going to the Dogs - And Big Brands

Small Business Labs

.  Those pesky health code rules make it hard to bring pets into restaurants.   According to their press release: "While the culinary world has embraced the food truck trend, dogs have largely been left out," said Joe Chatman, Chef Michael's Brand Manager. "Chef  

article thumbnail

How Women Are Rising in Business

Success

According to Guidant, the highest number of women-owned small businesses were in retail (18%), followed by “food and restaurant” at 12% and “health, beauty and fitness services” at 10%. In our first press release, the lead was, ‘Women-owned businesses employ more women in the United States than the Fortune 500 do worldwide.’”

2019 246
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Competitive Intelligence: Not Just For Big Business | THE SMALL.

The Small Business Blog

Analyst reports, traditional media (newspaper, press releases), job search engines, business and academic sites and even trade shows. Steve Said on January 26th, 2010 at 3:38 pm I often find that CI is overlooked by small businesses especially regarding restaurants for example. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

2007 100
article thumbnail

Ten Small Business Startup Ideas – 2009/09/20 | THE SMALL BUSINESS.

The Small Business Blog

A YouTube channel reviewing local restaurants. A café for aspiring filmmakers to congregate and show their work to receive feedback. A clothes-sharing website for high-value items such as shoes. An impartial advice line for people purchasing consumer electronics. Keep other people’s elderly relatives company for a small fee.

2009 100
article thumbnail

New Small Business Startup Idea: Virtual Import/Export Assistant.

The Small Business Blog

« Twitter, better late … Free Press Release Distribution for Small Business. I put together a 10 question survey that I had planned to accost passers by with outside the few foreign wine boutiques as well as restaurant owners. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

2007 100
article thumbnail

Small Business World News Round-up – 2009/12/01

The Small Business Blog

The Latest Entrepreneurial Fantasy Is Selling Cupcakes : Move over restaurants and bed-and-breakfasts. Stimulus cash runs out for loan s: The stimulus cash that helped boost small business lending this year just ran out. A new fantasy seems to have taken hold for people who long to own their own business: the cupcakery.

2009 100
article thumbnail

Collaborating With The Enemy: Competitive Advantage? | THE SMALL.

The Small Business Blog

I’ve got 26 restaurants within a mile of me, and many are on the same three streets! (in Tim Read Said on January 26th, 2010 at 12:32 am Collaboration is obviously better than conflict – look at how estate agents set up near each other. in Crystal Palace, London, UK if you’re wondering!). Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!