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Business Valuation & Negotiation Lessons from Shark Tank Kookn Kap Freeloader Child Carrier Fairy Tale Wish Rapid Ramen Echo Valley Meats

Business Valuation & Negotiation Lessons from Shark Tank Kookn Kap Freeloader Child Carrier Fairy Tale Wish Rapid Ramen Echo Valley Meats

Chris Johnson from Sacramento California appears on Shark Tank to pitch his Rapid Ramen cooker.  A lot of people enjoy quick and easy meals to prepare.  Traditional ramen preparation involves pots and boiling water.  Rapid Ramen’s selling points are that it shortens the preparation time, eliminates the need to use a stove and a pot, and requires half the water.  Helping customers eat their food sooner with greater simplicity is always a good selling point.  … Read entire article »

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Investing in a new franchise business – The Process & Challenges including Site Selection

Investing in a new franchise business – The Process & Challenges including Site Selection

Choosing to invest in a franchise business by opening new units is a different process from buying existing  franchise units.  There are greater upsides to opening new units, but with that comes greater risk.  Your appetite for risk isn’t the only factor to consider when deciding between buying an existing franchise unit or opening a new.  The other factor to consider is immediate cash flow.  Know that opening a new franchise unit means accepting the … Read entire article »

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Business Valuation & Negotiation Lessons from Shark Tank Breathometer Man Medals Kane& Couture Mango Preserves Simple Sugars Update

Business Valuation & Negotiation Lessons from Shark Tank Breathometer Man Medals Kane& Couture Mango Preserves Simple Sugars Update

Pitching on Shark Tank will be Charles Michael Yim, who is the founder of the Breathometer.  Proving that smartphones will one day do virtually anything, coming on the market in America will be a Smartphone application that will let users test their own Blood Alcohol Level.  The Breathometer app requires a physical measuring device that connects direclty to a smartphone’s headphone jack.  According to the Breathometer website, the product is in the pre-order phase with … Read entire article »

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Business Valuation & Negotiation Lessons from Shark Tank – Sweet Ballz – Lynnae’s Gourmet Pickles – Postcard on the Run – Medical Social Media– Wicked Good Cupcakes

Business Valuation & Negotiation Lessons from Shark Tank – Sweet Ballz – Lynnae’s Gourmet Pickles – Postcard on the Run – Medical Social Media– Wicked Good Cupcakes

Preview: The season premier of Shark Tank features cake balls called Sweet Ballz.  Pitching Sweet Ballz are James McDonald and Cole Egger from Dallas Texas.  According to the Sweet Ballz website, a distribution deal was struck with 7/11 retail stores in March of 2013.  Sweet Ballz are listed in three flavors, Red Velvet, Chocolate, and Cookies N’ Cream, which you can see to the left.  Sweet Ballz may get one or more sharks interested, as … Read entire article »

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