If you enjoy the kinds of businesses we profile here on Business Opportunities Weblog, I don’t think it’s a stretch to say that you’ll enjoy the book Starting from Scrap by Stephen Greer. In 1993 at the age of 24, American Stephen Greer gave up his steady back office job in Germany and moved to […]
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Franchising.com: The weak economy has helped one company grow stronger as businesses and individuals search for creative ways to save money using mobile storage. UNITS Mobile Storage, a technologically advanced mobile storage company with 40 franchises nationwide, reports rapidly growing sales in certain cities as more consumers and businesses tighten their wallets as they look
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Bellingham Herald: Mark and Sandy Hagen, owners of the Bellingham and Mount Vernon Express Employment Professionals offices, have been named the 2010 Express Franchisee of the Year award winner. Each year, this award recognizes and honors a franchisee that excels in building brand equity and a distinguished company reputation. A panel of executives at the
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QSR magazine: Precidia Technologies Inc., designer and manufacturer of Internet protocol (IP) payment and networking products, announced that M&W Foods, a franchisee of Yum! Brands Inc. with 21 quick-service restaurants, selected Precidia’s TransNet payment engine to integrate credit and debit card processing with electronic cash register systems in KFC restaurants. The solution allows these restaurants
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Select Your Franchise: Selling is the driving force of any business so it could be argued that pretty much any franchise could be classified as a ’sales franchise’. Today we will look at sales franchises that are predominantly focused on selling products or services and usually require retail or business premises through which to operate.
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istockAnalyst.com: Foresight Science & Technology, a global provider of technology-related marketing, market research, and commercialization services is pleased to announce the opening of its first European office through a franchise with the Irish firm, O2 Environmental. Foresight already has a franchisee, VISTA Science and Technology, in Canada. Foresight supports over 600 new technologies each year,
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When Vanessa Troyer and Chris Farentinos first hit on the idea that would change their lives, they were thinking big – a little too big, actually, according to a story in The New York Times. It was a mail receptacle/guest house,” Farentinos jokes, describing an oversize, locking mailbox nicknamed the Elephant Trunk. His wife agrees.
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It all started last year when Jennifer Reyes was trying to clean the gunk out of a sippy cup straw, reports kvue.com. “I had pulled out a moldy, icky cup from in the car that had been there for probably 2-3 days that I didn’t know had rolled underneath the seat,” she said. She tried
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HotelWorld Network: The Budgetel brand has opened almost one property a month during its first year under franchising and management by Atlanta-based America’s Best Franchising, Inc., making it one of the fastest growing new brands in the hotel industry. Today, there are 11 Budgetel Inns & Suites with 1,012 rooms in operation, including one in
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For those who spend all day at screens, how to protect your eyes, by Celine Roque at Web Worker Daily. One of the more common risks of extensive computer use is eye strain. You know you’re experiencing this when your eyes feel sore or tired, sometimes to the point of causing pain. Sometimes your eyes
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