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Christa Pitts left her job at QVC to help her mother and sister create a book and toy that have become a holiday tradition. In 2005, Christa Pitts left her job as a QVC host to help her mother, Carol Aebersold, and twin sister, Chanda Bell, launch Elf on the Shelf. The Marietta, Georgia-based company makes books and toys based on the family's Christmas tradition, which includes a toy elf who monitors naughty and nice behavior for Santa

Celebrate Christmas 2011 and New Year's 2012 in the Virgin Islands in style - great rates to be had from $49,000 plus expenses.

Forecasts predict modest growth this Christmas. Retail strategist Alison Levy recommends how independent retailers can stand out. The holidays are expected to bring only a modest cheer to business owners this year

Retailers have to up their game to capitalize off of holiday sales. Here's how to leverage the five senses to encourage customers to buy. Walk into any American mall during the months of November and December, and, if you can tune out the hordes of frantic holiday shoppers, you'll likely notice upbeat Christmas music, the smell of pine boughs and cinnamon, bright red candy-canes, and plenty of free samples

With the likes of Whedon, Smith, Groening, Del Toro, and Roth as interpreters, Morgan Spurlock explores what's become a pop culture mainstay in Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope. Commonly, and mistakenly, considered the domain of smelly dudes in freaky costumes, Comic-Con has emerged as the epicenter for pop-culture influence and a hotbed for creativity

A rare trip inside the network's top-secret security center. Location: We can't say

Companies with fewer than 50 employees were responsible for two-thirds of the jobs created last month. Businesses with fewer than 50 employees added two-thirds of the 91,000 new jobs that private employers created in September, says the ADP National Employment report released Wednesday. The report analyzes payroll data for 337,000 private, non-farm U.S.

Christmas onboard this beautiful Holland Jachtbouw, sailing the turquoise waters of the Caribbean - Christmas couldn't be more perfect! 21-28 December 2011 in the Leeward Islands, finishing in St Martin, Caribbean. Now only €62,500 per week MYBA + expenses.

If Amazon's new Kindle Fire doesn't make it; it won't be from lack of hype in the press. Actually, I can give you a list of reasons why the Fire leaves me cool. First however, let's go over the launch details.

On the verge of losing the business, CEO Tom Walter looked to young employees to turn his business around, and then helped them fund their own. In the last 6 years, Illinois-based Tasty Catering has undergone a revolution—a revolution that not only saved it from closing its doors, but also turned the company into a local incubator for young entrepreneurs

(PhysOrg.com) -- Cooks think of watched pots. Handymen grumble about drying paint. Kids dread the endless night before Christmas morning.

The 9/11 attacks , the deadliest terrorist acts on U.S.

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From the office Christmas party to friending employees on social media, here are nine new and old etiquette rules you need to commit to memory. In that corner office, you’ll find yourself balancing concerns about payroll and the supply chain with concerns about being liked by your employees and customers

Some 21 million U.S. workers play in fantasy sports leagues.