July 8, 2009

National Restaurant Assoc. Honors Franchisee Virani

IndUS Business Journal: The National Restaurant Association has honored Siraj Virani, owner of 13 Dunkin’ Donuts franchises in the Chicago area, as a recipient of its Faces of Diversity American Dream Awards. The Faces of Diversity Awards celebrate diversity and inclusion in the restaurant-and-foodservice industry and among the industry’s 13 million employees, according to the […]

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Networking Helps The Helen Doron Educational Franchise Beat The Recession Blues

Emediawire: Networking is at the heart of the Helen Doron Educational Franchise model, and a very large part of its worldwide success. Networking provides the key for Learning Center Franchisees looking to promote their business locally, and is fundamental to Master Franchisors working to expand on a regional level. Networking is crucial for National Coordinators,

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PostNet Launches National Business Conversion Program

PR Newswire: PostNet, an international network of neighborhood business centers, announced today the launch of its national business conversion program designed to allow independent retail operators to diversify into PostNet’s digital copy, printing and shipping franchise model. At PostNet, there has always been an understanding and respect associated with the benefits of independent business ownership.

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How To Ace Your Interview

photo credit: Lauren Close First and foremost, we all know that the start of getting your foot in the door is a well put together cover letter accompanied by your well put together resume. The Next important thing is how you react to the interviewer themselves, always make sure you act appropriately to their behavior

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Fear No.3: Being Your Own Boss

Entrepreneur: Colleen Long, a psychologist who specializes in entrepreneurship calls it the “lemonade-stand fear.” “It’s the feeling the entrepreneur first gets when he starts any kind of business: the feeling that he’s operating a lemonade stand, this low-budget operation that doesn’t feel real,” she says. As a small business, especially during the startup stages, there’s

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Preventing Charge Backs

photo credit: hansol A simplistic focus on sales may not be typical for most entrepreneurs, but even savvy business owners may falter when faced with complex vendor compliance programs. Here are steps to avoiding charge-backs. Be sure to be clear in all contracts what exactly has been promised to the customer. This way there is

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