QSR Web: Two lawsuits have been filed on behalf of customers sickened in a Milan, Ill., hepatitis A outbreak that involved two McDonald’s employees. The lawsuits have been filed against McDonald’s Inc. and Kevin Murphy, the franchise owner of the Milan McDonald’s restaurant, by Marler Clark, a Seattle-based foodborne illness law firm, and Craig Mielke […]
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Franchising.com: USA Insulation, the only home insulation franchise company in the United States, has recently added four new franchise locations to serve Chicago, IL, Portland, ME, Omaha, NE and the Central New Jersey Area. The new franchisees are taking advantage of an environment in which the demand for home insulation continues to rise due to
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Brand is more than logo and color palette. It encompasses the larger brand story – how the company was formed, the founder’s personal story, and the benefits the company brings to the world. “For many young companies, brand story comes later,” explains Bruce Miller, a Design Coup principal, “but in practice, the story forms the
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photo credit: AMagill The following is a guest post by Sahail Ashraf. You know how it is. You’ve got this great killer business idea that is guaranteed to bring in the bucks, but you just don’t have the money for it. You have some money, but not enough to fund the development of your product
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Moscow News: Crisis or no crisis, women in Moscow aren’t about to be caught dead looking drab. Shopping malls are still teeming with shoppers, and glossy magazines line the supermarket shelves. In Moscow, most retailers have tried to offset declining consumer confidence by offering small discounts since the spring, instead of waiting until June to
Staten Island Advance: The sudden closing of a Wendy’s restaurant in Staten Island’s Arden Heights neighborhood has resulted in a long, hot summer for the former employees whose last paychecks are worthless. Months before shutting its doors, there had been rumors that the independently-owned Wendy’s in the Village Greens Shopping Center, was in trouble and
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Salt Lake Tribune: Jodi Rowell, a Syracuse-based consultant for MatchPoint Franchise Consulting Network, says with more than 3,500 franchises nationwide, the search for the right one can be daunting. What are some questions a potential franchise owner should ask before making an investment? Do I have enough money? It is one thing to have enough
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Website Magazine: Feeling data-stressed? Got some info-tension? You’re not alone. Recently a conference was organized by Basex to discuss, what else, information overload. Some interesting facts and ideas come from the conference: – The cost of Information Overload to the U.S. economy is $900 billion annually, as of 2008. – A mere 12% of the
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Rhonda Abrams, USA TODAY: You don’t have to go it alone. You can find a great deal of help – much of it free – whether you’re transitioning to self-employment (sorry about your layoff!), facing new challenges in your existing business (sorry about the economy!) or hoping to start or expand a company (yes, you
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From Rags to Riches, Street Gang to Wall Street, Alcoholic to Workholic, Bankruptcy to Billionaire Tuesday, August 18, 2009 at 6PM Pacific 9PM Eastern Listen to a live teleseminar of the true story of how Bill Bartmann went from being a homeless, alcoholic gang member and later a bankrupt businessman with a million-dollar debt and
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