Training wheels have long been the go-to accessory for teaching kids how to ride a bicycle. Now there is another option: the Gyrowheel, from Gyrobike. Inc.com reports that the Gyrowheel, which replaces the front wheel of a child’s bike, rights the bike whenever it starts to tip. How? It contains a motorized spinning disk. In […]
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This month the U.S. Small Business Administration will be focusing on tax preparation for small business owners in its online chat, reports Trading Markets.com. Edward S. Karl, VP of Taxation for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), will host the December web chat on “Year-end Tax Essentials for Small Business Owners.” Chat participants
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The Federal Trade Commission recently proposed a do-not-track privacy mechanism, which, if instated, could prevent online advertisers from profiting off of data derived from a user’s browsing history. The New York Times reports that the proposal could “cause major harm to…small and midsize publishers and technology companies like Yahoo that earn a large percentage of
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Sify: Everonn Education Limited (EEL), a city-based education service provider with a Rs.293 crore annual revenue, plans to appoint around 1,000 franchisees across the country in the next three years, said an official Thursday. Speaking to reporters, EEL’s founder and managing director P. Kishore said: ‘The company would be selecting ‘edupreneurs’ (franchisees) who will offer
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For many small businesses supporting local charities may seem like an unwarranted expense in our current economy. Yet, as The Los Angeles Times points out, giving can be an excellent way to spread goodwill about your company and connect with the community. More and more businesses are waking up to the fact they want to
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StartupSmart: Baker’s Delight has launched an ambitious program titled Fresh Franchisee, which will see the bakery franchisor attempt to secure more than 100 franchisees in the next six months, with a specific focus on targeting Generation Y. The news comes after a new report by accounting firm PwC showed 97% of franchisors believe the decreasing
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Trefis: McDonald’s competes with Wendy’s, Burger King and Yum! Brands in the fast food market and is the market leader with about 19% share. The company also competes with Starbucks in the specialty coffee market. McDonald’s owns and franchises restaurants across the globe with 32,478 restaurants in 117 countries as of 2009. Of these 26,216
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13abc.com: One man set out to break the world pizza making record while making some money for charity. Today, one Dominos franchise owner did both! Dozens crowded into the Findlay Dominos store to watch. “He’s one of our best franchisees and we want to bring this record back as part of our 50th anniversary,” says
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Tyrepress.com: HiQ fast reports that Stockport entrepreneur Leslie Brady has become the latest franchisee to join its fast fit network. Brady has opened a HiQ forecourt venture, known as Fleet Care Maintenance, in the Conway Centre. The newly re-branded site offers MOT and servicing and in addition to selling and fitting tyres, the centre boasts
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Mirror.co.uk: Joining McDonald’s as a part-time crew member in Milton Keynes when he was 16 set Gerald Thompson on to a successful career path as one of Britain’s best Âfranchisees. He now owns four McDonald’s branches and has been named Franchisee of The Year by the British Franchise Association, not just because of his business
