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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. Ben & Jerry’s is a quirky ice cream company that’s best known for its creatively-named flavors and outspoken political advocacy. Burt’s Bees.

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

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

Global competition is another headwind that “B2C” product-based companies have to contend with. Because there is no human interaction needed with most B2C product sales, the competitive landscape immediately goes global. Many “B2C” service-based companies are dominated by the big names in the industry.

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