Three 2011 trends to watch

Whether you're here in Louisville, Kentucky, or anywhere else in the world, you need to watch for trends. As someone who connects people with franchises, I am always especially interested in future trends. Here is a FranNet blog post that spots three trends you need to be aware of:

Three 2011 trends to watch

Moving into this quarter, it’s interesting to think about predicted trends for 2011 in regard to small businesses and franchising. The last few years haven’t been kind to the US – skyrocketing unemployment, recession, abysmal credit market for startup loans, to name a few of our less-than-finest hours.

But US ingenuity still runs true and the entrepreneurial streak hasn’t been lost completely. This year there will be three trends to continue watching out for....

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Louisville Venture Sharks Event

Venture Club Louisville Kicks Off 2011 Venture Sharks Event with a $5000 Grand Prize

The “Venture Sharks” will be swimming in Louisville on April 20, 2011 and then again on May 4, 2011.  Inspired by ABC’s popular weekly show Shark Tank, hungry entrepreneurs seeking funding for their business plans will fend for themselves against a panel of savvy investor sharks fishing for the next great deal.

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