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5 Big Problems Faced By Small-To-Medium US Manufacturers

YoungUpstarts

The management team decided to ask the AJ Weller Corporation, a 25-year old company from Shreveport, Louisiana, for help because it had a developed a sterling reputation for solving apparently intractable wear problems. A small customer base. Consequently, they are often dependent on each customer to ensure a steady revenue stream.

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IBM: Where Corporate Responsibility is Not a Trend, but a Lifestyle

Austin Startup

We thank IBM Customer Architect and Master Inventor Janani Janakiraman, Software Engineer Karen Siles (now a Latinitas board member!), and others they brought to help. As you can see, IBM has been no stranger to Latinitas, and their recent provision of strategic planning support is a real culmination of all these parts.

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What Are The Statutes Of Limitations And Why Are They Important? 

YoungUpstarts

A business open to the public has the responsibility to keep customers safe. The business can be held liable if customers were injured, and the staff knew but did nothing to compensate for it. 1 year – Kentucky; Louisiana; Tennessee . So when does the workplace get sued for personal injury ? 20 years – domestic judgments .

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[Singapore] Daily Deal Site Deal.com.sg Launches DEALivery.sg

YoungUpstarts

include Sakae Sushi, Indian Express, Popeye’s Louisiana Chicken, Ramen Ten, Spizzico and Song of India, among several others. Back in February, we set up the DEALivery section under DEAL as a value-added service for both our customers and F&B partners. Singapore-based daily deal site Deal.com.sg The best part about DEALivery.sg ?

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Like Selling Ice to Eskimos?

The Entrepreneurial Mind

ENTREPRENEURIAL PROFILE : John Burke: Louisiana Caviar Company. The Louisiana Caviar Company , founded by John Burke, sells its product to customers in an unlikely foreign market: Russia. Louisiana Caviar Company harvest its caviar from bowfin fish in Louisiana’s Atchafalaya Swamp, which is the largest wetland in the U.S.

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Small Businesses Need To Prepare For Emergencies, Disasters

YoungUpstarts

In Louisiana alone, more than 20,000 businesses were shuttered. Aside from the devastating death toll, more than 125,000 jobs were lost in U.S.’s ’s Gulf Coast area due to Hurricane Katrina in 2005. In fact, an Experian study showed that Katrina affected more small businesses than any other business segment.

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Use Your Tax Refund To Grow Your Small Business

YoungUpstarts

Popular mobile technologies in 2015 include point-of-sale (POS) software, mobile credit card processing, and customized small business apps. A cyberattack, computer virus, or internal security breach would turn your small business upside down and result in decreased productivity, lost revenues and frustrated customers.