July 2009

Maid Brigade Saluting Veterans With Franchise Giveaway

Entrepreneur.com: With its military-sounding name, perhaps it’s no surprise that Maid Brigade has always been supportive of the nation’s armed forces. The residential-cleaning franchisor is a longtime member of VetFran, and in recent years has partnered with the non-profit Operation Homefront to provide free housecleaning to military families in need. But now the company is […]

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SONIC Drive-In In Birch Run Dishes Up Its First Meals

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MLive.com: In-line skates on and breakfast at the ready, staffers at Birch Run’s new SONIC Drive-In restaurant served up their first meals at 7 a.m. today. The restaurant at 8560 Main is Michigan’s fifth. Until today, the nearest to mid-Michigan was on South Miller in Flint Township. The SONIC has 28 drive-in stalls where you

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Florida Chicken Concept Certified ‘Green’

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QSR magazine: Chick-N-Grill, a four-unit fast casual chain in southern Florida, became the first Hispanic-owned chain in the U.S. to be dubbed a Certified Green Restaurant by the Green Restaurant Association (GRA). “Going green is something that we’ve always wanted to do,” says Al Salas, CEO of Koning Restaurants International, the parent company of Chick-N-Grill.

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Navigating The Franchising Process: A Primer For Minority Franchisees

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Franchising World: It is important to understand that to assist minority candidates in searching and obtaining financing, there are similarities to doing the same for non-minority candidates on the surface as you peel away the components of the stages of securing the financing, there are differences to be noted and explained. The process of obtaining

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New Opportunities, Support And ‘Tried And Tested Methods’ Inspire Roger Lamb To Become An ActionCOACH

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Franchising.com: Roger Lamb already was an active Business Coach when he heard about Brad Sugars’ ActionCOACH franchise through a networking contact. “They knew I was a Business Coach, and thought it would be worthwhile for me to speak to an ActionCOACH,” he said. “At first, I was more interested in finding out what other coaches

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Golden Corral Operators Go Into Bankruptcy

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Dallas Morning News: One of the largest Hispanic restaurateurs in the nation has put the companies that operate his Golden Corral restaurants into bankruptcy to control the payout of a nearly $1 million judgment, an attorney for the companies said. The judgment stemmed from the assault of a teenage employee by an older male employee

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Coffee Republic Is Sold To Arab Investments

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British Baker: Coffee Republic has been rescued from administration and 62 jobs have been saved after a deal was agreed with Arab Investments to purchase the UK coffee chain. Administrator KPMG announced that the acquisition was completed today by the London-based property investment firm. Holding company Coffee Republic plc, had followed its three subsidiaries â€“

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Expense Reduction Analysts Offering Free Franchising Seminars

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Franchise Key: The Expense Reduction Analysts (ERA) franchise has announced that it has organized a series of free educational seminars across the country that are being held in conjunction with leading UK franchising groups. According to the information provided, the three-hour evening seminars, which are entitled â€˜How to Evaluate a Good Franchiseâ€™, cover all aspects

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Inventor Seeks Market For Jackets

Inventions

Times Daily: The technology has been tested and proved sound. John Locker says all he needs to make his cooling garment successful is for someone such as Oprah Winfrey to wear it around for a few days. Locker has experimented with the cooling technology for more than six years. He has made vests, jackets and

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Quirky â€“ The Product Development Community With Smarts

Ideas

Red Ferret: Quirky is a clever new community portal based around the idea of product development. Submit an idea, other members of the community vote on it and the winner product gets made in a factory and everything. The site promises to deliver a new product every few days, which is a pretty ambitious goal.

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