August 27, 2010

Planet Beach Contempo Spas Franchise Pioneers New Markets In Egypt

Franchising.com: Planet Beach Contempo Spas has opened its first of several automated day spa franchises in Cairo, Egypt, catering to increased demand for affordable day spa and relaxation services in Africa and the Middle East. Cairo Franchise Owner Ibraham Fifhier has plans to open 14 additional Planet Beach locations in Egypt over the next three […]

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Pan-Asian Restaurant Coming To Pittsburgh

Franchise Site

Pittsburgh Business Times: Operating under a new Austin, Texas-based franchise, MamaFus is planning to expand into the Pittsburgh market with three restaurants next year. Murphy Adams Restaurant Group has reached an agreement with Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Shaw Concepts, which has agreed to establish three restaurants in a territory that includes Allegheny and Butler counties. Mama

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Franchisors, Cars And Football Stars

Franchise Site

Select Your Franchise: We are now 2 weeks into the new premiership season and if the pundits are to be believed we have already seen contenders for the goal of the season, watched the game of the season and the Premier League is the best league in the world. Whilst the use of clichÃ©s by

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FROOTS Expands Restaurant To New Orleans

Franchise Site

â€ŽNewswire Today: FROOTS a rapidly growing restaurant franchise, is pleased to announce that DuCarr Investments has joined FROOTS as the first franchisee in New Orleans. DuCarr Investments, operated by CJ Carr and his partner Angel Manganagua, plans to have their first location opened by fall 2010 in the food court of The Shops at Canal

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Would Photography Be Different Had It Been Patented?

History, Inventions

Louis Daguerre was a successful commercial artist hoping to increase the realism of his giant diorama paintings, some of them 70 feet long by 45 feet high. When using a camera obscura to sketch the outlines (or cartoons) for his paintings, he thought it would be better to create images directly with the camera. He

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Tebow Suits Entrepreneur To A Tee

Ideas

Aware of just how crazy his town was about Tim Tebow, Seth Finley launched a website dedicated to selling parody t-shirts reports the Denver Post. Although Finley isn’t getting rich yet, he figures the American Dream could come true. “I started a couple of months ago,” said Finley, whose real job is as the vice

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Cool Invention: Tapi

Featured, Inventions

Turn Your Faucet Into A Water Fountain. Tapi Tap Squeeze Drink Fountain ($5 USD) is a simple device that turns almost any household faucet into a water fountain with just a squeeze. However, when you want a drink, just give it a squeeze and a stream will shoot upwards, allowing you to reach the water

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Denver Mixer For Women In Business

Ideas

Denver Business Journal: The Denver Business Journal and The Brown Palace Hotel and Spa presents our “Women in Business BizMix ” a networking mixer exclusively for women, from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Monday, August 30, 2010, at The Brown Palace Hotel and Spa, 321 17th St., Denver. You also will have the opportunity to meet

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Inventor Solves Real-World Problems

Inventions

Glenn Reid has been an inventor for over 25 years. He helped launch iMovie and iPhoto. He founded Inventor Labs in Redwood City to address such issues; specifically, to convert abstract ideas into tangible products aimed at alleviating real-world problems, reports The Daily Journal. There are typically 30 to 40 ideas under development at any

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Baby Gift Room Offers Unique Products For New Moms

Interviews

A lot has changed since we were babies. While some products that our parents might have used are still around, there are many more options than ever before. Baby Gift Room recognizes these changes and offers only what they feel are the best options for new moms and anyone that needs the perfect gift for

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