Focus on Travel News: InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (IHG) announced the appointment of a head for its new European division and a regional realignment which combines the Middle East and Africa with Asia Australasia, allowing two similar businesses to leverage scale in key developing markets. The changes are effective from 1 August. Angela Brav, currently […]
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PRI’s The World: If you are a true connoisseur of the potato, then you know that the Belgians have turned the humble spud into an art form. Belgian fries, or frites, make “French fries†look like child’s play. Until recently, though, Belgians have mostly kept their frites to themselves. But now some Belgian companies are
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RestaurantNews.com: The bright, colorful plastic play structures found at fast food restaurants like McDonalds have come under heavy scrutiny. Mother and developmental psychologist Erin Carr-Jordan has taken samples from over 50 structures that shows a lack of cleaning and dangerous levels of bacteria growth and food accumulation. She says that companies like Chick-fil-A do a
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AME Info: Thrifty Car Rental – UAE, a franchisee of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc. has recently launched its ‘Lease Today, Own Tomorrow’ campaign, providing UAE residents with a new and easy solution to own a car. With no 20% down payment required, customers can lease a car for a year and are then given
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FranchiseUpdate: From what you read in the media, does it feel like 88 percent of ad dollars are still being spent on old media? While the growth rates and trends are shifting toward the Internet without a doubt, the reality is that franchise prospects use multiple media channels and that marketers must be focused on
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According to the BBC, police in the UK will soon use laser scanners at crash sites to make 3D images of the scene, instead of having to painstakingly log everything at the scene. The 3D laser technology uses a special scanner mounted on a tripod to take a 360-degree image of the crash site recording
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Guardian.co.uk: The Direct Selling Association (DSA), the trade body that represents the UK’s major direct selling companies including Avon, Kleeneze and Betterware, reports a 29% increase in the number of sellers in the older age group, forced to find new opportunities to earn money as a result of the recession and worries about their pensions.
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Sometimes a business will join Facebook with visions of instant success and many followers. Forbes offers a few reasons why your business may be failing on Facebook. You’re trying too hard. Spamming your followers with non-stop brand-related chatter will make you lose followers, not gain fans. Social media works best when it involves an element
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Job placement companies are not new, but they are still a booming business. This is something Sheri Welsh knows a lot about. In 2002, she launched Welsh & Associates. Whenever a company needs professional personnel, she helps them find the right person for the job, reports Mlive. When a client needs professional personnel, Welsh already
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TheStreet.com: Becoming a Snap-on Tools franchisee was the fulfillment of a lifelong dream for Greg Welch. He grew up watching his father run a successful construction company and always wanted to follow in his footsteps. The path he chose to take to that destination wasn’t business school, though — it was the U.S. Army. And
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