September 28, 2010

NC Maaco Owner Recognized For Outstanding Contributions To Franchising

BodyShop Business: Maaco Collision Repair & Auto Painting franchisee Phil Collins of Charlotte, Greensboro and Wilmington, N.C., was honored by the International Franchise Association (IFA) with its annual Franchisee of the Year Award. Franchise owner-operators representing 30 franchise systems were recognized during the IFA’s 11th Annual Public Affairs Conference for outstanding performance and contributions to […]

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Mortgage Choice Franchisees Win Awards

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Franchising.net.au: Three Mortgage Choice franchisees scored wins at the 2010 Australian Mortgage Awards recently. Wendy Higgins from South Australia took out the Broker of the Year – Franchise, and won the prestigious Australian Broker of the Year award, for which all national award winners were eligible. NSW franchisee Irene Cujko was named Broker of the

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World’s Scariest Job?

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Aren’t you glad that your commute isn’t 1768 feet, straight up?!

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Last Cheeburger Cheeburger In Naples Closes, Casualty Of Gulf Oil Spill

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Naples Daily News: It was a tough summer for Cheeburger Cheeburger. The fast-casual hamburger chain recently closed its last location in Naples after the perception of oil from the Gulf spill kept visitors away, the local franchisee said. “We’ve seen a lot of places come and go. It just makes me sick that we can’t

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Subway Franchisee Opens 100th Irish Store

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Irish Franchise Magazine: The home-town of Taoiseach Brian Cowen has recently seen the opening of the 100th Subway store in Ireland. Subway franchisee Peter Mark Wheeler has opened the 100th outlet in Tullamore on Harbour Street. Peter Mark said: ‘This is my first Subway store. I had no idea that it was the 100th Subway

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Happi-Nappi Finds Niche in â€˜Nap Bagâ€™ Business

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About 15 years ago, Cynthia Lea Talley saw a nap bag and figured she could make them better, so she made a few; they featured the top and bottom sheets sewn together so they can be handled and washed as one piece rather than two. Then she set about a one-woman marketing effort, reports The

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Mom of Five Bakes Her Way to Success

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As a work-at-home mom myself, I have nothing but respect for any woman that can find the time to run a business and manage her family. To an outsider it might seem like the perfect mix of work and family but on the inside it can get quite hectic. Beth Reeber Valone over at The

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PopUp Domination for MLM Blogs: Double or Triple Your Opt In Leads

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Hereâ€™s the deal: I flat out have a crazy man-crush on the PopUp Domination WordPress Plugin. I resisted pop-ups for a long time on my blog because, frankly they used to make me mad on other sites. What I didnâ€™t really think about is that the pop-ups only made me mad when they werenâ€™t relevant

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Cheap Space for Aspiring Innovators

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As more entrepreneurs choose to cut back to save money in business, one location is doing its part to help innovators find space to do their thing for less reports MercuryNews.com. Consider Hacker Dojo, a do-it-yourself tech incubator that last week staged its first startup showcase at its Mountain View quarters — a rather low-rent

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