September 7, 2010

DoRegos Franchise Opportunity

WhichFranchise.com: The first Captain DoRego’s was opened by the DoRego brothers in Cape Town in the early 70’s. It is a tried and proven franchise operation and was recently purchased by Gerald & Cedric Brown in 2005. The big idea was to serve high quality quick service food. This ‘big idea’ has grown to 60 […]

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Prime Territory? 4 Franchisors Says Yes And See Springs As Ripe For Biz

Colorado Springs Gazette: Like pretty much every corner of the economy, franchising has taken its lumps during the recession. Franchise businesses in the U.S. shed more than 400,000 jobs in 2009, according to a report prepared for the International Franchise Association. The number of franchise businesses stayed flat last year, after enjoying average annual growth

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Students Paid To Launch Businesses

Could you imagine being paid to start a business while working towards your MBA in college? That’s the idea behind the MBA Entrepreneur Fellow program in the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, College of Business Administration. “The Entrepreneur Fellow program offers what every entrepreneur hopes for — an opportunity to bring a business to life,” said

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Redbox Hits 1 Billion

According to Hacking Netflix, Redbox announced that a customer in Tampa rented Clash of the Titans and pushed them over the 1 billion rental mark. Redbox is celebrating with the “Thanks a Billion” contest with free rentals and a chance at prizes including 50 $500 gift cards, a home theater system or a trip to

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The Ghosts Of Partnership Past

Richmond BizSense: John Watkins doesn’t like what he sees when he Googles the name of his new business. “A couple of spots down, the first thing you see is ‘awning company goes bankrupt,’” Watkins said. It’s true. When you search online for Watkins Awnings, near the top of the search results are a couple of

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Laptop Risers

Sometimes you see a simple solution to a problem and you just want to share it. Someone over at RealSimple.com got the great idea of placing two rubber doorstops under a laptop computer. The extra elevation allows air to circulate, which prevents problematic overheating. Photo by John Lawton.

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