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10 Mom-and-Pop Businesses That Turned Into Empires

YoungUpstarts

Today, The Bean has approximately 350 company-owned stores, with locations in Southern California, Las Vegas, Honolulu, New York City and Southeast Asia. In 2007, Burt’s Bees was bought out by Clorox for a reported sum of $925 million. Yankee Candle Company.

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Which Is The Best Business Model For Your Startup – B2B Or B2C?

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

If the above didn’t deter you, here’s a good story for the “B2C” product-based aspiring entrepreneur: In 2007, I got a call from a start-up company that sold yoga mats and the owners were looking to staff a sales representative. Many “B2C” service-based companies are too cyclical and thus advanced for the first time entrepreneur.

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