December 10, 2010

Congress’s New Entrepreneurs

Meet Bobby Schilling. He’s been the owner of Giuseppe’s Heavenly Pizza in Moline, Illinois, for the past 14 years. CNNMoney reports, that in January, he’ll be spending a lot more time in Washington, D.C., as the U.S. representative of the 17th district of Illinois in the 112th Congress. Schilling’s 21-year-old son is running the pizza […]

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Calendar Tracks Your Emotions

We’ve shown a few clever calendars for the new year. Here’s an unusual one. Keep track of your emotional highs, lows, and mehs with the Life Calendar from Brigada Creativa. 365 days of smileys, sad faces, and angry eyebrows. This calendar is not for any specific year. You can start it when you want. Cheaper

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ZIPS Dry Cleaning Franchise Continues Aggressive Expansion Partners With Fergusson Mckenna Supply

FranchiseWorks.com: ZIPS, an aggressively expanding dry cleaning franchise chain with more than 26 locations on the East Coast, recently announced a new partnership with Fergusson McKenna Supply, the leading full-line laundry and dry cleaning supplier in the northeastern United States. Having already developed its successful business model throughout the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States

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Columbus Catering Franchise Posts Record Sales – CorpCaterers.com

Newswire Today: Corporate Caterers Columbus has posted record weekly sales after only eight months since opening its doors. While many new businesses have faced an uphill battle in the challenging economy, the Columbus catering company has jumped off to a quick start with things only looking to get better as they enter the busy holiday

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Cartridge World Founder Paul Wheeler Back In The Franchising Game

Adelaidenow: Cartridge World founder Paul Wheeler is back in franchising, three years after selling down stake in the business. Mr Wheeler returns to the industry after he and co-founder Bryan Stokes sold down their share of the successful global business for a reported $70 million. Mr Wheeler and former Cartridge World regional managing director Mike

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Franchises Looking For Diversity By Hispanic Market Advisors

DiversityBusiness.com: Minorities accounted for only five or six percent of all franchise owners (and managers of company- owned units) in 2000. A poll recently conducted by the International Franchise Association Educational Foundation, shows that over nineteen percent of franchises are now minority-owned. Hispanics are responsible for nearly six of those percentage points and other minorities

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Franchise Development Group Opens Regional Office In Philadelphia Area

Live-PR.com: Local Entrepreneurs open new Regional Office for Franchise Development Group. “The primary barrier to expansion faced by today’s business person is capital. Franchising allows companies to expand without the risk of debt or the cost of equity,” says Marcus Shellenberger, owner of the Philadelphia Region Office. “We help small businesses evaluate their options and

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