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Seems the ultimate TV mom of the 1970s has the pulse on a hot market for 2010: tech for seniors. Making the leap from The Brady Bunch to entrepreneurship, Florence Henderson has started the FloH Club, a membership-based telephone tech support service for seniors.

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It's that time of year again. It's time for the annual Entrepreneur Franchise 500®. For 31 years, Entrepreneur has brought you lists of the top franchises, and here we take a look at the top 20 overall. While the top two are the same as last year's, the rest of the top 10 are all different this year. If you're looking to start your own franchise, read ahead to see who's on top this year.

If you are looking to scratch your entrepreneurial itch by finding a franchise that will really help reach your goals, you've come to the right place!

Tailwaiters

Jason Wotman admits the whole idea was born out of laziness. Tailgate parties are fun, but the transportation, set-up and clean-up are certainly no picnic. After one particular New York Jets game when Wotman and his friends' grill was stolen and they were tired of bringing "back all this gross stuff covered in burger juice," they developed the idea for Tailwaiters, a service that brings all the food and necessary equipment to tailgaters in the New York area.

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How do you know if you've got a good idea on your hands? Simple -- do your homework first. Click to read Small Business Expert Steve Strauss's take on major flops from big companies and proven steps you can take to ensure success.

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Finding herself out of work and facing £400 ($655) rent payments, Debbie Davis, 29, from Sutherland, UK decided to turn her situation around and found such success that within five years, she's now making £250,000 ($409,639) a year, drives a Mercedes SLK and a BMW X3, and owns her own house. How, you may ask? By breaking out the makeup, of course.

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One can't blame Leslie Scott for wanting to write a book about the famous game she gave birth to -- Jenga. It's been around long enough and has become pervasive enough in the culture that it's easy to imagine that it's been around forever, but if you had created a global phenomenon, wouldn't you want a little recognition?

The world-renowned capitalist extraordinaire is adding fashionista to his list of triumphs. This chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway has been getting a lot of attention for his personal investments inlittle-known Chinese clothing line, Trands.