General Mills plans to cut 700 to 800 jobs, the second time it’s trimmed its work force this month, as the food company wrestles with a shift by U.S. consumers away from boxed or frozen meals.
Monthly Archives: October 2014
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Securing Venture Capital Especially Challenging for Women
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Despite their success as entrepreneurs, women find it exceedingly difficult to obtain venture capital funding, new research finds.
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Launching Your First Product? Listen to Your Customers
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Some entrepreneurs may think that unique and never-before-seen products are the only ones that will succeed, but an innovative new solution to an old problem may outsell even the most hyped-up novelty item.
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General Mills plans 700-800 job cuts
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General Mills Inc. plans to eliminate 700 to 800 jobs as part of its cost-cutting plan to fight declining sales.
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Lenovo N20P: A Touch-Screen Chromebook for Small Business
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The Lenovo N20p Chromebook offers a touch-screen display, long battery life and fast, powerful performance.
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And the Industry with the Worst Customer Service Is …
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The quality of customer service being offered various greatly by industry, new research finds. No one provides poorer customer service than cable and Internet providers.
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Younique Reaches 100k Presenter Milestone, Exceeds Founders’ Projections
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Younique, a cosmetics direct sales company dedicated to motivating, empowering and validating women, reached and surpassed the 100,000 Presenter (independent sales representative) milestone yesterday, which also happened to be the company’s two year anniversary of welcoming its first Presenter.
View the live Presenter tracker here (scroll to bottom of page) to see how many new Presenters have joined the Younique family since the 100,000 milestone was achieved on Monday, September 29.
“I have witnessed several companies reach the 100,000 milestone, but personally I have never been around one that did it in two years,” said Derek Maxfield, Younique Founder and CEO.
In a personal email to Younique Presenters, Maxfield stated, “It’s simply incredible, and it’s because all of you are incredible! We have a mission to accomplish of uplifting, empowering and validating women across the globe and so, of course, numbers do matter.”
He then shared with Younique Presenters a special aerial shot “thank you” video in which employees lined up to form a “100k” in a grass field nearby corporate headquarters in Lehi, Utah.
About Younique
Younique Products is the first direct sales company to market and sell almost exclusively through the use of social media. Since its inception in September 2012, Younique has earned increasing recognition for its bestselling product the original Moodstruck 3D Fiber Lashes. The company’s product philosophy
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mynt Fall Tour 2014 Launches With Success
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The mynt fall tour 2014 started off with a bang. Over 400 people came out for the September 20 meeting in Newport Beach, California, positively representing California.
For those that missed the event the next stop on the tour is Seattle, Washington, on Saturday, October 4 where distributors can join Director of mynt Brandon Carter and Senior Director of Marketing Stephen Jones at the Comcast Arena.
what’s in store
mynt tips & training
mynt moments
CORE Challenge
EMV Jabu
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Their next tour stop is in Atlanta, Georgia – continuing the celebration of the new MonaVie brand, mynt, which has had positive success since its debut.
About mynt
mynt is a new way of doing business in the direct selling industry. Backed by MonaVie, the mynt products and opportunity pre-launched in North America April 19, 2014; the full launch is planned for early next year. Its products include CORE protein shakes, a selection of CORE Boost products, and deliciously refreshing EMV energy drinks.