Caribbean PressReleases.com: Marco’s Pizza, an authentic Italian pizza company headquartered in Toledo, Ohio, has 31 stores planned for a brand new territory: the Caribbean. Brothers and franchise veterans Chris and Terry Tsavoussis are Marco’s area representatives for the new territory and plan to open six stores in the Bahamas and 25 additional stores throughout the […]
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PRLog.Org: You’d think the worst economic times since the Great Depression would discourage budding entrepreneurs from going into business on their own. Yet with corporate layoffs, record unemployment rates, shrinking nest eggs and a number of other variables, many entrepreneurs are seeking franchises as a safer track to owning their own business—and that’s attracting franchise
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The Franchise Magazine: Kitchen facelift franchise Dream Doors has revealed that it has implemented a radical realignment of the management service fee (MSF) paid by franchise owners. The new system is designed to encourage sales with a staggered set of discounts to reward high turnover. “This new deal adds thousands of pounds to our top
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PR Web: As jobless rates soar across the country, Mom Corps, a premier staffing solution company, is expanding and opening a franchise in Northern Virginia. Jennifer Bainbridge is the new Regional Owner of Mom Corps Northern Virginia. Bainbridge says Mom Corps will provide Northern Virginia area professionals more alternatives in finding flexible work opportunities and
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With the advent of “citizen journalism,” anyone with a camera, an Internet connection, and a few questions can become a member of the fourth estate. But how do you know if this reporting is accurate? AppScout reports that YouTube has a new portal, dubbed YouTube Direct, intended to provide news organizations with a more organized
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RisMedia.com: Realty Executives International, Inc. has awarded franchising rights to 48 franchisees year-to-date, welcoming 2,429 new Executives (real estate agents). Around the world, new regions have been added to the company’s portfolio including the Dominican Republic, Honduras (Roatan) and Turkey. In the United States, New Jersey and Grand Rapids, Michigan are the newest regions, and
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Kate Evans, 25, said the device she created to help her battle insomnia as a student is now available online. She designed the Light Sleeper while suffering from insomnia during her time as a product design student at the University of Central Lancashire and involves a blue light that moves across the bedroom ceiling, UPI.com
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Pamela Slim at Escape From Cubicle Nation has put together an interesting list of things you can do, right now, to stimulate a small corner of your local economy without spending a dime: 1. Mentor a new business owner. 2. Host an event at your local coffee shop. 3. Send an email to friends raving
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TIME’s picks for the best new gadgets and breakthrough ideas of the year, we’ll feature some of the ones we find interesting. This past summer, in a sixth-grade math class, New York City schools chancellor Joel Klein piloted a small program in which individualized, technology-based learning takes the place of the old “let’s all proceed
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The bulky dog crate in Betsy Hauser’s living room was really cramping her style, reports Forbes.com. Her answer: a line of custom crate covers, pre-manufactured crate covers and dog beds, sold in various colors and sizes (all cotton and machine washable) through the Mutt Huttz Web site and fifty independent pet stores across the U.S.
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