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Starting a Business

The 4 Main Supply Options for Ecommerce: Which Is Right for You?

Don't open your online shop without being sure where and how to get your supply.

Thought Leaders

Are You a Business Owner or a Puppet?

If you're too reliant on a few big suppliers, products or customers you may be working for them instead of for yourself.

Business News

Tesla to Work Exclusively With Panasonic for Model 3 Battery

Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk tweeted on Wednesday the company was 'working exclusively with Panasonic for Model 3 cells.'

Collaboration

3 Tips to Develop a Balanced Supplier-Vendor Relationship

Remember how Mom taught you to 'always be nice'? The same thing applies to business.

Franchise

KFC's Chicken 'Supplier of the Year' Fined $1.4 Million After Workers Lose Fingers and a Leg in Accidents

A Case Farms Processing Inc. facility in Ohio sounds like one of the worst workplaces imaginable, firing two employees after being maimed.

Franchise

Bowing to Pressure, Starbucks Quits Sourcing Water in Drought-Stricken California

The coffee chain plans to move production of Ethos Water from California to Pennsylvania.

Business News

Apple Said to Delay Larger iPad Production Until September

The tech giant is holding off due to delays involving the supply of display panels, according to reports.

Franchise

Chick-fil-A and TGI Fridays' Cherry Supplier Reportedly Ran Drug Operation at Factory

In a dark twist, the longtime owner of Dell's Maraschino Cherries committed suicide after police reportedly uncovered a marijuana-growing operation hidden underneath the factory.

Business News

Apple to Suppliers: Make Us 5 Million Watches

The tech giant is gearing up for the launch of the Apple Watch.

Business News

Google Partners With Auto Suppliers on Self-Driving Car

The tech giant has assembled a team of traditional and nontraditional suppliers to speed up efforts to bring self-driving cars to market by 2020.

Franchise

Chipotle Stops Selling Pork at Hundreds of Locations After Supplier Violates the Chain's Animal-Welfare Standards

The burrito chain suspended purchases from a major pork supplier after an audit revealed it had failed to comply with Chipotle's standards for treatment of animals.

Business Ideas

5 Secrets to Running a Successful Wholesale Distribution Business

The pros chime in with expert advice on what you should do -- and what you shouldn't -- in order to succeed in this competitive industry.

Growing a Business

3 Steps to Sourcing Products Using Alibaba

With all the frauds and scams online, it's essential to put the time into researching a reliable manufacturer.

Business News

Troubled Supplier GT Advanced Reaches Settlement With Apple

GT Advanced Technologies, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection earlier this month, reached an agreement with Apple under which it will stop making sapphire materials.

Business News

Apple, Embattled Supplier, Strike Deal to Unseal Info

GT Advanced Technologies can now begin the shutdown of key Arizona operations, and shed some more light on why the former stock market darling abruptly filed for bankruptcy this month.