June 8, 2009

Olympia Flexgroup To Fight The Downturn With Franchising And Reduced Costs

Franchise Key: Olympia Flexgroup has announced that it is intending to tackle the current economic crisis by reorganizing its company and turning it into a franchise system. According to the company, it succeeded in lowering its running costs in Holland, Germany, Switzerland and Poland by 30 percent during the first quarter of this year. The […]

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Bill Providing Tax Credits For Military Veterans Who Purchase Franchises Introduced

IFA: Today, bipartisan legislation was introduced that will assist military veterans who are transitioning from active service to civilian life realize their dream of small-business ownership. Rep. Aaron Schock, R-Ill., and Rep. Leonard Boswell, D-Iowa, introduced the “Help Veterans Own Franchises Act of 2009.” The bill would provide a tax credit for franchisors who offer

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Richard Branson’s PitchTV

Here’s the first episode of Richard Branson’s PitchTV, which is airing onboard Virgin Atlantic planes during June. Do you want to a chance to be featured on PitchTV and get your business idea seen by thousands business professionals from all over the world? If so, just upload your short video to PitchTV. Here’s Richard Branson’s

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Commercial Real Estate: Petland To Reopen Store At Chapel Ridge

fwdailynews.com: The Petland store at Chapel Ridge, which closed last year because of the franchisee’s financial problems, will be reopened this summer by the Ohio-based pet-store chain. “They felt really strongly about it, so they decided to reopen it as a corporate store — and they don’t have many corporate stores,” said Brad Sturges, of

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Asian Quickservice Has Room To Grow

QSRWeb.com: The Asian segment in the United States has long been dominated by full-service restaurants, many of them independently owned. Foodservice industry consultant Technomic estimates there are 40,000 Asian/Chinese restaurants nationwide. In quick-service, however, Asian is an under-realized category due to the predominance of full-service Chinese restaurants, said Darren Tristano, executive vice president with Technomic.

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