March 23, 2011

Franchise India Brands To Aid Strands’ Expansion

Franchiseindia.com: Strands Salon and Spa, a premium hair and spa salon, has engaged the expertise of Franchise India Brands Limited (FIBL), a part of Franchise India Group, for its strategic nationwide expansion. Commenting upon the association, Sonya Chowdhry Grover, Director Planning and Strategy, Franchise India Brands Limited, said, “FIBL would help Strands to maintain its […]

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Fish Sticks Pushed Mom To Become An Entrepreneur

Fox Business: Who: Patricia Beckman, CEO and founder of Cybertary What: Cybertary is a national network of virtual assistants (VA) who provide administrative support and specialized services to businesses, entrepreneurs, executives and busy people. The company has more than 25 franchisees operating in 16 states. A Cybertary account manager evaluates clients’ needs and assigns projects

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Fresh Healthy Vending Names Huntsville, Ala. Franchisee

VendingMarketWatch: Fresh Healthy Vending announced the addition of Steve Bump as its new franchisee for Huntsville, Ala. Bump is installing Fresh Healthy Vending machines in the following locations: Huntsville Utilities, Huntsville Botanical Gardens, Early Works Museum, Empire Fitness, Huntsville YMCA SE and the Huntsville YMCA downtown. Since launching its nationwide healthy vending initiative in 2010

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TCBY Awards Top Franchisees

QSRweb.com: Salt Lake City-based TCBY held its Brand Leadership Summit recently in Las Vegas, where the company honored franchisees and discussed goals for the future. Moving forward, TCBY plans to heavily emphasize innovation and forward-looking customer experiences. To achieve these goals, TCBY will concentrate on digital media, its new website, the self-serve model and new

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Real Life Transformer

You might have seen him on American Idol. Although he did not get far on the show, his outfit garnered plenty of attention. Of course I am talking about Drew Beaumier. By breaking down a battery operated kids car, he has managed to create the ultimate Transformer suit, reports Daily Mail. It took eight weeks

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The Skincare Seller

The Telegraph: Stefanie Taylor, in her forties, is typical of many who have been hit by the downturn. “I worked in the property industry and it has suffered its worst crisis for 20 years so I needed a new direction,” she said. “I had no particular ambition to work from home, it was just an

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My Power’s Still Out

You may have noticed that I haven’t been posting much as normal. We had a snow storm Sunday night and we’ve been without electricity since then. I live just outside of Yosemite National Park in California. Although we regularly get snow during the winter, and occasionally lose power for a few hours at a time,

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Opportunities In The Cloud

Jonathan Rochelle knows what Google can do to help small businesses. As a project manager for Google Docs, he has played some part in the development of some of their software. After all, it was Google that acquired his Web spreadsheet business in 2005. Reuters spoke with Jonathan about some of those cloud computing tools

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GolfTEC Phoenix Market Expansion Offers Business Opportunity

WorldGolf.com: Recent plans to expand golf instruction in the Phoenix area have led the GolfTEC Franchising Department to host an educational event for potential franchise owners. The March 29 event will be held at the Courtyard Marriott, 17010 Scottsdale Road in North Scottsdale. Refreshments will be served as attendees receive direct insight into the Phoenix

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