‎SmartCompany.com.au: The process of finding the “right” franchise can take from three months to three years for many franchisees, but once the “right” system has been found, there is often a rush to finalise the deal, which can result in poor or even non-existent due diligence by the franchisee. This “race to the altar” may […]
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The Franchise Magazine: Potential franchise owners in the Anglia region will be able to meet franchisors at the Ipswich Franchise Discovery Day, due to be held at the Ipswich Corn Exchange on the 10th November 2010. Ipswich Borough Council and Suffolk Chamber of Commerce are to host the Discovery Day, which will feature some of
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‎Manila Bulletin: Home-grown franchise businesses expect to grow by as much as 20 percent this year because the strong domestic economy has encouraged the informal sector to come above board by expanding their businesses through franchising. Paulo M. Tibig, president of the Association of Filipino Franchisers, Inc. (AFFI), said in a press conference for the
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Newswise: Lack of flexibility that cuts into family balance is major factor why relatively few women own quick service food franchises. As a consumer insights analyst for Oklahoma City-based Sonic Corp., the nation’s largest chain of drive-in restaurants, Kim Mathe looked at the number of women-owned quick service restaurant franchises and was surprised there were
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Inside Tucson Business: Three years ago, the founders of Chiltepino’s Wings, an upscale and spiffy sports bar whose fare transfers easily to any U.S. menu, decided it was time to spread their, well, wings. Today, in a Mexico more hospitable to intellectual property than in years past, the single location in Hermosillo has morphed into
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Georgia Coughlan magnetic device that helps hold crutches together when not in use has been patented and sold to the Bay of Plenty District Health Board reports SunLive. The design uses a plastic mould which holds a strong magnet attached to the crutches. “I wanted something strong enough to hold the crutches together, but not
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Home beer-brewing kits may produce superlative results, but they also tend to take up superlative amounts of space. Therein lies the raison d’etre for Brooklyn Brew Shop, which sells a variety of diminutive kits aimed at apartment-dwellers and others with limited quarters. According to trendspotter Springwise, each kit from New York-based Brooklyn Brew Shop was
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With school-aged kids back in school for the day, mompreneurs are finally able to get their businesses back into gear reports lfp.com. However this is a balancing act that is not as easy as many would think. Lara Galloway, who lives in Lakeshore near Windsor and runs mombizcoach.com, describes a mompreneur as a woman whose
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You’re probably familiar with the effect of a sumptuous dessert tray wheeled to your table at a fine restaurant. When the cheesecake or torte or flan is within lunging distance, your salivary glands practically demand you order a slice. According to a group of researchers at Caltech, the same kind of marketing could be an
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California Web impostors beware: You may soon be breaking the law, even if you aren’t one of the perpetrators targeted by the state’s “e-personation” bill, Bloomberg Businessweek reports. The measure, which is awaiting Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s signature, carries fines of as much as $1,000 and a year in jail for anyone who poses as another
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