October 29, 2009

Franchising Study Seeks Sustainability Answer

Franchising.net.au: Griffith University’s Asia-Pacific Centre for Franchising Excellence has won funding to explore whether or not franchising is more sustainable than independent business. The Australian Research Council (ARC) announced nearly $300,000 for the linkage project, ‘Survival of the Fittest: The performance of franchised versus independent small business during economic uncertainty and recovery’. Industry Partners, the […]

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Edible Arrangements Signs Master Franchise Agreement In Turkey

Franchise Key: Edible Arrangements, a franchise offering hand-sculpted, fresh fruit arrangements, announced recently that it has signed a master franchisee agreement with Kemal and Emre Aydin. According to the information provided the brothers plan to develop 15 locations throughout Turkey with the first location due to open in Istanbul in 2010. “We are excited to

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‘Pickles To Penguins’

So much of life has to do with making connections. A meeting in the summer of 2008 between Westport’s Kevin Carroll, his daughter, Claire, and Norwalk game inventor Mary Ellroy has resulted in a fast-paced game called “Pickles to Penguins,” where participants shout similarities between objects as dissimilar as a sea conch and a cupcake

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Turn Design-on-Demand Into Profits

Three years ago, twenty-somethings Peter Crawfurd and Michael Yang were would-be web entrepreneurs in search of a business idea writes Entrepreneur. Their top criteria: something they could start with limited funds, and something with big potential to scale. Avid consumers of tailored dress shirts, they decided to capitalize on their knowledge of custom-made clothing and

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Is Telecommuting Here to Stay?

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that more Americans are ditching office camaraderie and regular work hours for the chance to work from home in pajamas or while sipping lattes at their favorite coffee shops. The American Time Use Survey, which measures the amount of time people spend doing various activities like work, childcare and

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