October 7, 2008

Whataburger Acquires 47 Stores From Its Largest Franchisee

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caller.com: Corpus Christi-based Whataburger bought out its largest franchise owner, acquiring 47 restaurants and bringing the number of corporate-owned outlets to almost 600. The purchase of 47 restaurants belonging to Red Oak, Texas-based Barrand, Inc. was announced on Sept. 29. Of 712 Whataburger restaurants, Whataburger owns 591 with the rest owned by franchisees, said company […]

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Atlanta Great Clips Franchisee To Shave Head To Benefit Children’s Miracle Network

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Market Watch: Great Clips franchisee, Brenda Maslamani, challenges her staff and the community to raise funds for Children’s Miracle Network (CMN). On September 20th, Brenda issued a challenge to her staff to raise $1,000 per salon for CMN. Minimum donations are $1 and every donor receives a CMN balloon with their name posted in the

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MotherProof.com Gets A Face-Lift

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Market Watch: MotherProof.com, the new-car automotive advice site written for moms, by moms, launched a revamped website today to deliver a better online experience to the fastest-growing segment of auto consumers: women. “The new site furthers MotherProof.com’s mission of providing unbiased, practical new-car reviews and information from a mom’s perspective,” said Kristin Varela, “Chief Mom”

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Franchise Gator Helps ACFN Franchisees Find Success

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Franchise Wire: Franchise Gator, an internet-based franchise pay-for-performance marketing service, has announced that 15 of the 107 American Consumer Financial Network (ACFN – The ATM Franchise Business) franchisees found their franchise opportunities through www.franchisegator.com. ACFN is a provider of on-site ATM services to travel and entertainment based businesses and has advertised its franchise business opportunity

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Reader Mailbag #1

Ask the Readers

In response to all of the email I receive, I’ve decided to start a “reader mailbag” to handle a lot of the simpler questions that I get that don’t necessarily warrant a full article by themselves. Each week, I’ll answer questions that are asked in these reader mailbag posts, If you have a question you’d

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Over 550 Franchise And Coaching Executives Gather In Miami To Transform The State Of Franchising And Business Coaching

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MarketWatch: FranchisEsource Brands International (FSBI) hosted one of the largest gatherings of Franchise and Business Coaching professionals in the industry last week as 260 executives and representatives from 130 franchisor concepts and 220 FSBI business coaches gathered to celebrate franchising and strategize the future of business coaching and entrepreneurial success. This invitation- only event was

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Certified Franchise Executives Program Expands To India

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QSR magazine: The Institute of Certified Franchise Executives (ICFE)â„¢ and the Franchising Association of India (FAI) will cooperate to launch the Certified Franchise Executive (CFE)â„¢ program in India starting in October. The formal announcement was made during FAI’s Convention & Expo 08-09, October 2-3, at the Bombay Exhibition Center, Goregoan, Mumbai. “With the rapid growth

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