The road from Austin to Dallas via I-35 is filled with scary narrow lanes, heavy traffic and a lot of road constraints which makes everyone’s travel on this road not so worthwhile. But worry not, the new Vonlane luxury bus will ease the trouble of traveling from the city of Austin to Dallas. Most of …

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With just 6 months left before 2015 ends, a survey has been conducted by Wasp Barcode Technologies to know the top challenges that small business owners are dealing with this year. According to the 1,000 respondents comprised of business executives and small business owners, they are having difficulties in the following aspects of their business: …

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On the monthly inspection done on restaurants of Travis County and Austin on the period of April to May, seven restaurants received a failing score. Below are some pointers that should be considered: Not every restaurant in the given area is inspected on a monthly basis. All inspections are done at random and unannounced. Follow-up …

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During the webcast with economic developers in Texas held last June 10, Governor Greg Abbott expressed his intention to continue Rick Perry’s vision: to attract and convince investors and jobseekers to come to Texas. In order to fulfill this goal, the Lone Star state offers up to $4 billion tax-relief and 25% off in state …

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When leasing warehouse space Landlords typically charge a base rent AND estimated operating expenses.  Operating expenses are also sometimes referred to as Triple Nets (NNN’s) or Common Area Maintenance charges (CAM’s).  Depending on the market you are in some landlords quote operating expenses on a yearly basis and some on a monthly bases.  For example a monthly NNN expense …

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Microbrand Media LLC, an Austin startup business, is now the operator of BroadbandNow.com. The company provides a list of internet providers together with all the details and subscription fees. It is quite similar to Kayak.com which is commonly used by individuals searching for deals on airline flights. The user of this service just need to …

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When it comes to leasing office space many companies make a lot of mistakes, and in business mistakes equal to dollars. Below are 9 common mistakes that companies make when leasing office space and a few suggestions on how to avoid them. 1.  Know what you need. Are the spaces you are considering large enough …

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When you see a commercial real estate space (retail, warehouse, or office space) sit empty for months you would assume that the landlord would reduce the rent to get it leased out ASAP.  If the space was located in a down market you might have a pretty good chance of getting a sweet deal.  However if …

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