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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 2000, global giant Unilever bought out Ben & Jerry’s for about $326 million in order to eliminate competition with the corporation’s brands, Breyer’s and Good Humor.

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

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

Many entrepreneurs don’t venture into industries that are truly needed by the market. If you look at companies and subsequent brands such as Abercrombie or Sephora , there is a lot of a money to be made in “B2C” product-based marketing if you hit a home run. The reason these companies fail is simplistic.

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