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| Good Lending - Bad Lending |
Lending to small businesses without a business plan is risky business. |
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| Better Latte than Never! |
| Starbucks has closed its Beijing restaurant under pressure from a local news anchor. |
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| Angelone Speaks Pizza |
In an important article in the Louisville-Courier's Sunday Business section, our Chairman, Robert Angelone, has been quoted on the subject of international pizza chain expansion. |
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| Economic Impact of Reduced Bee Populations |
| Recently, the scientific community has been reporting the disappearance of honeybees (Apis mellifera). The impact of this population decrease is discussed here with a focus on the production and pricing of different varieties of vegetables, fruits, nuts and of course, honey. |
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| Insight: Excessive Growth in Emerging Markets |
| The news from Wall Street today, as we write this piece is that the NYSE is down 531.06 in mid-afternoon trading. The sell off was triggered by the Shanghai markets. |
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| Expanding Brands Into Emerging Markets |
| Bringing your brand into an expanding market sounds brilliant, but is it? Can your business cope with the cultural and economic differences and still profit from the expansion? It's a big world. Do you know where you're going? |
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| Surviving Economic Slowdowns: Keeping Your Business Trim and Fit for Harder Times |
| A Perspective on Economics. By Robert Angelone, Ph.D. |
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| Must-Have Loyalty Programs Getting Techno-Makeover |
| Loyalty programs are extremely popular in the travel and tourism industry – almost every travel business has one kind of frequent guest program or another. From redeemable points to gift certificates to partnerships with airlines and car rentals, guest loyalty programs have seen every transformation possible. And, now, as technology advances these programs can be excellent source for client information. |
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| Brand Building Key To Consumer Approval |
| McDonalds. Coca-Cola. Tylenol. They’re all brands known worldwide and are inextricably linked to the products they represent. The mere mention of these companies’ names conjures up images of what they are and what they represent: fast food, a thirst quencher, pain relief. |
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| Increasing Profits |
| A specialized service provided by Epicurus, this feature describes our goals in helping clients maximize profits. |
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| St. Valentine's Day Moussecre |
| CHICAGO - Five months after the city ordered restaurants to stop selling foie gras, it's liver and let liver in Chicago. - By DON BABWIN, Associated Press Writer |
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| Brand Building Key To Consumer Approval |
| McDonalds. Coca-Cola. Tylenol. They’re all brands known worldwide and are inextricably linked to the products they represent. The mere mention of these companies’ names conjures up images of what they are and what they represent: fast food, a thirst quencher, pain relief. |
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