A lesson in coffee law:
A little knowledge could save you a lot of money
In February, Starbucks filed suit in China
to protect its Chinese name from being used by a little coffee
company in Shanghai. Starbucks is using the rough translation
of its name, “xingbake,” in 109 outlets in Taiwan
and nearly 100 on the Chinese mainland. Shanghai Xingbake Coffee
Shop Ltd has only two stores and does not plan to expand.
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| What
Recession? Banks Talk About Earnings, Not Cutbacks and Layoffs
It’s all smiles in Washington banks
this year — at least for the bankers and their shareholders.
“Bank earnings are terrific,” says Jay Tejera, a
banking analyst with Dain Bosworth in Seattle. Washington
banks saw their earnings jump 30 percent in the first six
months of 1993.
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| Cajun
Business Owner Uses Every Resource Available
To Ensure His Success
Danny Delcambre could sell used cars with
his radiant smile. But the Cajun restaurant owner and chef
has too much business savvy to rely on physical impressions
to sell his product.
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| Ad
Agencies Use Slow, Cautious Approach To Hiring In The 90s
The extravagant eighties have given way
to the cautious nineties in the advertising and marketing
industry. An uncertain economy is forcing Northwest ad agencies
and in-house creative staffs to keep a close eye on overhead
and rein in hiring.
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Entrepreneurs Help Companies
Find Human Angle Of Disabilities Act
The
Americans With Disabilities Act is about people, not laws. That's
the
message of Puget Sound entrepreneurs trying to help other businesses
see the ADA
as a new way to embrace diversity.
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Gates Foundation satisfied
with new direction, goals
Puget Sound Business Journal
The
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has the ideas — and
the money — to start a brand new education organization
specifically tailored to meet its goals, but the people who
run the foundation believe they can get more done acting as
venture capitalists of philanthropy.
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