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Chris Mittelstaedt was just a child at the controls of a Cessna aircraft when he got his first lesson in business. An entrepreneur and a pilot, Mittelstaedt’s father taught him the importance of keeping an eye out for early indications of trouble.
Later on, when the dotcom bust severely damaged his regional fruit delivery business, leaving […]
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Nashville residents looking for Swedish design at low prices don’t have access to a local IKEA; the nearest blue-and-green big box is in Atlanta.
So two friends decided to bring IKEA to Tennessee by taking orders from customers and driving down to Atlanta to pick up the goods.
Customers submit their orders on Modernash.com, listing item numbers, […]
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For $2,995, consumers can own a Maine lobster trap and all the lobsters it catches for an entire year through the Premium Trap program from Catch a Piece of Maine.
As “partners,” as the company calls them, customers of the program are assigned a dedicated lobsterman who will fish their trap throughout the 32-week season. Everything […]
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We’ve written about eBay feeder businesses before. Now, another example has popped up in the UK focusing on the collection and delivery of ‘pickup only’ furniture and antique items.
For prices beginning at GBP 40, Lots2 will collect and deliver items bought on eBay or other auction platforms from or to anywhere in London, the South […]
Anyone who has ever been pressed for time might enjoy the idea behind the business itself, Pressed4Time. This is a dry cleaning as well as shoe repair pick-up and delivery service. Twice a week someone picks up or delivers the dry cleaning and shoes to the homes of people, businesses or offices. […]
Starting Monday, May 12, the U.S. Postal Service will increase a First-Class Mail, 1-ounce letter from 42 cents to 43 cents, matching the average inflation rate. Prices for postcards, standard mail and parcels will also change.
Additional changes include Express Mail’s new zone-based pricing system, which means business owners could end up paying less to ship […]
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Convenience-seeking city-dwellers have access to speedy delivery services for everything from Chinese food to legal documents.
Wakozi, a new service that delivers beverages and munchies throughout Manhattan, promises to be different in ways that start-up enthusiasts should take note of. The company itself carries no inventory. Instead it works with popular (convenience) stores throughout Manhattan. Wakozi […]
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