Friday, January 21, 2022

From Living at the Store to Franchising Them

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  David Wheeler and Dragon's Lair, courtesy Wheeler It's a rarity—no McDonalds, these!—but some comic/game stores are actually franc...
Saturday, December 25, 2021

The 2022 Labor Market, Working Smarter, and More

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  Little Shop of Magic in Las Vegas, courtesy Little Shop of Magic "Specialty" retail such as comic and game stores needs specialt...
Friday, December 17, 2021

From Hamburgers to Comics, and a 30-year career

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  Gib Bickel and The Laughing Ogre, courtesy Bickel The Laughing Ogre is one of the most venerable and respected comic stores in North Ameri...
Friday, November 19, 2021

Marketing, Business, Life Advice

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  Steve Rotterdam, courtesy Rotterdam Steve Rotterdam has spent 35+ years at ad agencies and publishers. In that time, he's learned a LO...
Monday, October 18, 2021

From a text message to owning a business

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  Bob Seabold and Tower Games, courtesy Tower Games Bob Seabold had a 27-year career in film and video production, but was feeling burned ou...
Monday, September 20, 2021

The comic store/costume store that's also a food pantry

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  Elise the dog of Safari Pearl. Also, Kathy Sprague (all pics courtesy Safari Pearl) One typically does not think of Idaho as a haven for b...
Thursday, September 9, 2021

When one-cent baseball cards set legal precedent

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  Fancy people call it [Haelan Laboratories, Inc. v. Topps Chewing Gum, Inc, 202 F.2d 866 (2nd Cir. 1953)], but to many it's just "...