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Would you Move your Startup to St. Louis for 50k?

New grant gives cash if you move your business to St. Louis

Twenty people will win grants to fund businesses in St. Louis

By Makkada B. Selah

Posted: December 17, 2012 Tags: grants, St. Louis, startups

The 5 Most Friendly States for Entrepreneurs

A recent study ranked these as the friendliest states to do business in

Did your city make the list?

By C. Daniel Baker

Posted: December 16, 2012

How a 24-Year-Old Entrepreneur Made the World’s Most Exclusive Shoe

By adding Swarovski crystals to high end shoes, Evelyn Fox created her unique business.

The 24-year-old jumped head first into high fashion.

By C. Daniel Baker

Posted: December 13, 2012 Tags: Crystal Heels

A Hooters is being sued for racial discrimination after 25-year old Kisuk Cha and his girlfriend ate at the restaurant and upon looking at the receipt found "chinx" typed in the space used to identify customers' names.

When questioned, the female staff member was told her behavior violated company policy and she resigned on the spot.

The company's lawyer wrote in a letter to the couple's lawyer that "It does not reflect the manner in which the restaurant is operated," and said the worker's conduct was "deplorable" and "egregious."

5 Offensive Receipt Mistakes Your Business Doesn’t Want to Make

Receipts might be small slips of paper, but whats on them can cause your business BIG problems.

Here’s a collection of some of the most offensive receipts mistakes your business would want…

By C. Daniel Baker

Posted: December 10, 2012

Court exempts Domino’s Founder from Obamacare’s contraception mandate.

Domino’s CEO: Obamacare’s Calorie Count Mandate Will Be ‘Difficult’

Domino's may have to install menus at its stores to comply with the law

Domino’s Pizza CEO says calorie counts in health care reform bill present ‘difficult’ task

By C. Daniel Baker

Posted: December 7, 2012

Darden Restaurants: ‘We Will Not Cut Full-Time Employee Hours Because of Obamacare”

Previous reports claimed that they would change full-time workers to part-time.

Darden Restaurant, parent company of Red Lobster & Olive Garden, clarifies their future staffing plans

By C. Daniel Baker

Posted: December 6, 2012 Tags: Obamacare

A Bridal Entrepreneur Breaks Through the “Pink Ghetto”

Entrepreneur Kellee Khalil’s Lover.ly service aggregates great wedding ideas online

Wedding planning grosses an estimated $99 billion dollars a year.

By C. Daniel Baker

Posted: December 4, 2012 Tags: marriage, weddings

LivingSocial posts $50 million loss for 2013 first quarter

LivingSocial Confirms it Will be Cutting 400 Jobs

LivingSocial continues to bleed money. Will it survive?

The daily deals site may have to find a new revenue stream.

By C. Daniel Baker

Posted: November 29, 2012 Tags: LivingSocial

Lacquerous Aims to Become the ‘Netflix for Nail Polish’

Lacquerous is a service that lets members rent several bottles of high-end nail polishes a month for a flat fee.

Following the Netflix business model, subscribers can rent Dolce & Gabanna, Chanel and Dior by…

By C. Daniel Baker

Posted: November 28, 2012 Tags: Lacquerous, Netflix

Is Cyber Monday Just Marketing Hype?

Is Cyber Monday really the busiest e-shopping day of the year, or just marketing hype?

“There are going to be lots of sales, every day, until Christmas Day.”

By C. Daniel Baker

Posted: November 27, 2012 Tags: Cyber Monday