Entrepreneur and former star of BBC’s Dragons’ Den, James Caan exclusively shares his experience of running franchises to The Franchise Magazine The Franchise Magazine: Franchising is a field close to my heart and my first foray into this dynamic sector was Humana International, an executive recruitment business. I grew the business from nothing to a […]
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The X Prize awarded $10,000,000 to the first non-government organization to launch a reusable manned spacecraft to a height of 100 kilometers, twice within two weeks. A Spanish entrepreneur who wants to take private astronauts to “near-space” argues that the 100-km definition of space is somewhat arbitrary. Autotopia has more on his audacious plans: A
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StartupSmart: Food franchises with “indulgent†menus are more likely to resonate with consumers in the current economic climate, an industry expert says, in light of Retail Food Group’s record profit. According to Jason Gehrke, director of the Franchise Advisory Centre, the entertainment category typically performs well during tough times because it provides a form of
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Chicago Tribune: A few years ago, Kris Swanberg, having been laid-off from her job as a Chicago Public School teacher, remembered she received an ice cream maker as a wedding gift. The Chicago mom fished it out of her kitchen cabinet and eventually started a new career. Today Swanberg’s Nice Cream — on sale at
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Every year marketers release statistics and fun insights about that year’s college freshman. The Class of 2015 report from Mr. Youth, a youth marketing and social media organization, is out. Most interesting insight for me: Did you know that “The Class of 2015” watches TV with at least two or more electronic devices so how
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SunHerald.com: Edible Arrangements, the pioneer and leader in hand-sculpted, fresh-fruit arrangements, is celebrating the 10th Anniversary of its first franchise location which opened in Waltham, Massachusetts in August 2001. Positioning itself for growth for the next ten years and beyond, the company has announced the promotion of several key leaders to its executive management team
openPR: Spring-Green Lawn Care raised $20,000 for the Aflac Children’s Cancer Center and franchise owners took home various awards for excellence at the National Training Conference in August at Indian Lakes Resort in Bloomingdale, Ill. More than 50 franchise owners attended the national conference, making it the largest gathering of Spring-Green franchise owners and staff
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Every year over 15,000 dryer-related fires occur. Often these statistics would go unnoticed, except one man, Gerry Flood, took notice and decided to do something about it. So he created the OnGard dryer vent fire suppression system. With an easy setup system and basic instructions, the OnGard can quickly turn a life threatening possibility into
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One year ago today, Rich Whittle spoke to Russ Colby, the inventor of the Talking Toilet Paper Dispenser for Inventor’s Journal. The video is below.
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According to the the father and son team behind Sleek Audio, it’s all because of the quality. CNN: When Mark Krywko and his son, Jason, launched Sleek Audio, a small business making in-ear headphones for iPods and other audio devices from a Florida town near St. Petersburg, they asked several U.S. manufacturers for quotes on
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