Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog): The uncertainty of today’s job market is encouraging more people to open a small business. While investing in a franchise may look like an attractive way to become your own boss, be sure you fully research any franchise proposal – and clearly understand the risks involved – before finalizing an agreement. […]
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BusinessWeek: A judge has ruled that KFC and its franchisees must cooperate on approving advertising strategies. Judge Leo E. Strine Jr. issued the 65-page ruling Monday in the Delaware Court of Chancery. The franchisees argued in the non-jury trial that they had authority to develop advertising plans as well as to modify those offered by
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Franchising.net.au: Andrew and Mandy Lynch have been named Cafe2U‘s 2010 Franchisee of the Year at the mobile coffee franchise’s second National Leadership Conference held in Queensland’s Gold Coast over the weekend. The Lynch’s own and operate the Kenwick – Maddington franchise in Western Australia. “Andrew won the award because he utilises all of the strengths
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PR Newswire: Recently, there have been some misleading stories about Chick-fil-A in the media and on the Internet. As a result, I feel strongly about the need to clarify some things. In recent weeks, we have been accused of being anti-gay. We have no agenda against anyone. At the heart and soul of our company,
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PR.com: BoeFly, the premier online marketplace connecting lenders with business borrowers, announced today that they will be co-sponsoring a webinar with Franchise Times on Thursday, Feb. 3 at 2pm. Topics to be discussed include: * Franchise Lending Outlook for 2011 * Banker observations and suggestions * Best practices * Emerging solutions More information here.
AUTO-MOBI.info: The current credit crunch has hurt franchising, one of the nation’s largest business segments. Thousands of franchisees, in order to sell their franchised business, are finding it necessary to carry back a business note to complete the sale, thus becoming their buyer’s bank. The seller financed business note puts the franchisee in a difficult
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Westfair Online: The CEO of Goddard Systems Inc. has begun an organic push of the early childhood education facility, Goddard School, throughout the tristate region. Joe Schumacher said the company just signed its first lease in Manhattan following the development of a metro model with locations in Lincoln Park in Chicago and Buckhead in Atlanta.
