Archive for January 5th, 2005
→ checkers.com In August 1999, Checkers® merged with Rally’s Hamburgers, Inc. making it the nation’s largest double drive-thru restaurant chain. As of March 25, 2002, Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. and its Franchisees own and operate 795 Restaurants comprised of 409 Checkers® restaurants located primarily in the Southeastern United States, and approximately 386 Rally’s® restaurants located [...]
→ paintmedic.com Paint Medic is a Unique and Exciting Opportunity in the Automotive Aftermarket Business. Paint Medic specialize in minor paint repairs such as; paint and paint repair, plastic bumper repairs and repainting, minor dents, alloy wheel repair and painting as well as paint protection. As of June 23, 2003, there were nearly 223 million [...]
→ expressoil.com In the late 1940s, Jim Lunceford, founder of Express Oil Change, saw a vast future in the automobile service industry. From a service station manager to the owner of an entire city block of comprehensive service facilities, he sought better ways to help automobile owners care for their vehicles. Born in the 1970′s, [...]
Bates International Motorhome Rental Systems
→ batesintl.com Bates, in business since 1973, extends your expectation in quality and service through our network of locations in the United States and Canada. Bates mission is dedicated to provide quality, cost-effective RV products, with excellent service in the markets served. To enhance and expand the motor home rental industry on a global scale. [...]
→ shinefactory.ca The Shine Process produces a finish that, when applied to the surface of an automobile, revitalizes and protects the vehicle’s shine and finish. Shine Factory Sealant is NOT A WAX. In fact, conventional wax is about the only thing that will cause a high gloss to become dull. Pollutants and chemicals in the [...]
→ speedytransmission.com Speedy Transmission is a multi-state transmission franchise network, established in 1974. Speedy Transmission Centers provide transmission rebuilding and repair services for automatic and standard transmissions of domestic and foreign cars and trucks. In addition to individual vehicle owners, clients include business car and truck fleets and municipal and county government fleets. Today most [...]
→ saftauto.com Founded in 1978, SAF-T Auto Centers have provided auto technicians a profitable means to earn an independent living doing what they do best–repair cars. SAF-T Auto Centers is an owner-operated auto repair franchise. The services they offer to their customers include steering, suspension, brakes, exhaust, lubrication, tune-ups and minor repairs. Because of the [...]
OilStop-Drive Thru Oil Change Centers
→ oilstopinc.com Oilstop’s roots are in a Medford, Oregon, car wash that was started in 1978 and an oil change store established in 1984. The Oilstop Mission Statement is the foundation on which the company’s success is based. Very simply, “They will serve people with excellence, humbly, with a servant’s heart” embodies the standard to [...]
Dave Stone: “Many MLMs teach a ‘high-hype’ approach whereby you are trained to move quickly through your prospects. I compare it to the character in the Dr. Seuss book, The Sneetches. The carpetbagger mentality is what I believe has given MLMs the poor public perception.”
The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Business Law
Craig C. Bradley reviewing on Amazon: “This book is such a fabulous resource that I use it as my primary textbook for the M.B.A. course I teach at Kellogg entitled ‘Business Law for Entrepreneurs.’ All my new client entrepreneurs receive a hearty recommendation, and if that doesn’t work, a plea, to read this insightful and [...]
Thinking Home Business: I’m blogging this because for any business, whether home based or more grand, there are usually competitors out there quite happy to take our customers. It doesn’t make sense to drive them away just because we are feeling a bit down on the world on a particular day. Much better to go [...]
Idea: Make Winter Crash Videos
Dan Sherman: “If you have a particularly bad intersection in your area that gets a little dicey during snow or ice storms, next time you have one, take your video camera to the corner and some warm clothing and essentially camp out at the intersection with your camera trained on the intersection. If it’s a [...]
Small Business Pitches In For Tsunami Victims
Gladys Edmund in USA Today: “Days before President George W. Bush called former Presidents Clinton and Bush together to help raise awareness for disaster relief, entrepreneurs from every corner in the world were digging deep into their pockets and using creative resources to help survivors of the tsunami. I have received e-mails apprising me of [...]
Angel Investor Matching Services
Paul Allen: “FundingUtah.com is now in beta testing mode. Utah entrepreneurs can post their business summary and even have their own blog (about their startup company). Interested angel investors can learn about businesses that are seeking capital and can initiate contact with the entrepreneurs.”
Inc.com: Luck is a part of life, and everyone, at one point or another, gets lucky. Luck is also a big part of business life and perhaps the biggest part of entrepreneurial life. At the very least, entrepreneurs must believe in luck. Ideally, they can recognize it when they see it. And over time, the [...]
IFA: When franchisees Brad and Risa May first began to explore the options available to them for their Goddard School franchises, they assumed they would be leasing their buildings. Instead, they were delighted to find out they could finance and build their own facilities using long-term financing available through the U.S. Small Business Administration’s 504 [...]
Entrepreneur: States have different names for the same permits or licenses: Resale Permit/License, Sellers Permit, Certificate of Authority, Use and Sales Tax License/Permit Sales and Use Tax, Application to Collect/Report Tax, Transaction Privilege (Sales) Tax, Resale Certificate—all adding up to much the same thing. Beyond the wholesale vs. retail concerns, the other aspect of these [...]
