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Gluten-Free Takeout is On the Rise

Have you seen a spike in the number of gluten-free takeout orders at restaurants? GrubHub reports “takeout orders containing gluten-free items grew by nearly 60 percent between April 2012 and May 2013.” While only 1 in 133 people has Celiac disease, which is triggered by hypersensitivity in the small intestine to gluten, about 28 percent […]

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Mid Market Neighborhood in San Francisco Making a Turn Around

Columnist Herb Caen once referred to the Mid Market, a neighborhood in San Francisco as “le grand pissoir.” The neighborhood is well known for its homeless inhabitants. But, it looks like it might be making a turn around. An article by the San Francisco Business Times  titled “Mid Market retail starting to catch up”, discusses

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Here's an Idea: Erect a Wall of Patent Protection

Entrepreneurs should know that the best way to protect their big ideas is by filing Provisional Patent Applications (PPAs). A recent article at entrepreneur.com titled “5 Steps to Safeguard Your Product From Patent Theft” illustrates how inventors may use PPAs to build an impenetrable wall of protection around their big idea. 1. Find all the ideas similar

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Social Media Tips for the Service Industry

Entrepreneur.com  brought together marketing experts to create Team Digital.  Each week, Team Digital answers your questions on social media marketing, engagement and strategies. When they were asked about social media tips for service industries, Team Digital offered some very helpful advice: Every business should be using Facebook and Twitter. If your business is primarily B2B

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POS Going Mobile at Retail, Grocery and Liquor SMBs

Mobile point-of-sale (POS) systems are helping small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in the retail/grocery/liquor segments build unique and satisfying customer experiences. A recent article titled “Mobile POS Technology Heightens Overall Customer Experience” in Point of Sale News looks at how retailers are using mobile POS systems to add value and get closer to customers, with examples including

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The Company Website is Making a Comeback

While a company’s social media presence is extremely important these days the company website is becoming popular once again.   An article on Wired.com states: “The comeback is bolstered by new interlinks that make it increasingly easy for websites to suck in and selectively repurpose some of the very social content that diminished the open

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