Wall Street Journal (blog): Like many new small-business owners, Cathy Deano knew nothing about franchising when she and a partner launched a series of bring-your-own-wine painting classes in Mandeville, La., four years ago. Yet from the moment Cork’n Canvas opened its doors, the business started getting offers from enthusiastic clients who wanted to buy into […]
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QSRmagazine.com: Cafe Rio Mexican Grill will open its second East Coast location on Wednesday, July 13, in Manassas, Virginia, kicking off a week of customer appreciation events and offers for the local community. The dates and events are as follows: July 13: Opening day A Ribbon Cutting Ceremony will take place at 10:45 a.m.at 7803
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When I was a child, my mother worked for Thrifty Drug. There was no better treat than when she brought home a half gallon of Mint Chip ice cream. Thrifty was purchased by Rite Aid in 1996, but the Thrifty brand of ice cream lives on there. I mention this because I just found a
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Hindustan Times: Never mind the poultry. Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), is shedding its famous wings – literally, perhaps – as it aims for high growth in the Indian market after a decade of fumbling for growth. On the menu in the place famous for its “finger licking good†chicken – which never really caught up
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Franchiseindia.com: India based pre-school brand Serra International, is seeking franchisees pan India. The company is soon coming up with its new franchised centre in Greater Kailash, New Delhi and already has franchise presence in New Delhi, Pune, Kolkata, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Indore, Aurnagabad, Nagpur, Ahmednagar and Gandhidham. Serra International is the idea of IIT,
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In South Korea, a supermarket chain is experimenting with a new system that let’s commuters shop from subway stations with the cellphones. The biggest problem with ordering groceries for delivery has always been that looking at a selection of food online is very different from browsing the aisles at your local megamart. Homeplus, a South
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Pizza Marketplace.com: Phoenix residents can bake pizzas at will now that Pizza Fresh has opened a location there. The quick-service, take-and-bake concept that prepares pizzas, entrees and desserts to the point just before cooking allows customers to cook their meals at home whenever they want. “The pizza business shouldn’t be complicated,” said Steve Evans, senior
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PR Newswire: The tragic storms, fires, tornadoes and floods that have ravaged parts of the United States and Canada over the past few months have left thousands of people without homes or basic necessities. Residents of affected regions have suffered unimaginable physical and personal losses and are in desperate need of help to rebuild and
If the country would like to generate more jobs for people, they must also create more businesses with openings for people to take. That is why The Huffington Post has shared a few ideas on how the government can help entrepreneurs jumpstart job creation. 1) A 30 percent refundable tax credit for members of accredited
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Newswire Today: Sterling Heights, Michigan-based, 200+-unit Jet’s Pizza® announced this week that the company has approved the SpeedLine point of sale software for use in its company-owned restaurants and franchise locations – JetsPizza.com. “Point of sale selection is a strategic factor in our plans to grow Jet’s Pizza® to 300 locations,†said Jet’s® co-founder and
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