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  • Not the first or last….but the ONLY

    Subway, Jimmy Johns and your local favorite lunch spot all sell sandwiches. Nordstrom, Target and your local favorite boutique all sell clothes. Starbucks, Dunkin Donuts and your local favorite cafe all sell coffee. And they all have their own followings, loyal fans and successful businesses. Why do entrepreneurs fear seeing competitors crop up? If anything,…

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  • A high-end dive? Uneeda Burger

    I’m constantly amazed at how successful restaurants use brand experience to tell a story with everything they have: decor, menu, design, staff. Many of them really get it.  I mean, you can get a hamburger nearly anywhere these days, but Uneeda Burger in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood creates a welcome experience of a “premium roadside burger shack” that…

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  • Widows, Champagne and Entrepreneurship: Learn from Veuve Clicquot

    If you think small, family-owned businesses have it rough right now, step into Veuve Clicquot’s (The Widow Clicquot’s) shoes in this dynamic book, The Widow Clicquot: The Story of a Champagne Empire and the Woman Who Ruled It. Talk about an “entrepreness” with moxie to spare.

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