Social media has given companies the opportunity to reach out to potential customers. However, it has also given angry employees a place to vent their work-related frustrations. Workers – on and off the clock – are taking to their Facebook, Twitter and YouTube accounts to complain about everything from jerky bosses to rude customers to […]
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The Virginian-Pilot: Gone is the guy wearing a baseball cap, a polo shirt and eyeglasses with broken frames. Someone wearing a crisp white shirt and a tie has taken his place. The change in Geeks On Call‘s signature Geek reflects the computer-repair company’s heightened emphasis on selling services, including voice-and-data services, to businesses. “Before, our
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AME Info: Thrifty Car Rental, a franchisee of the Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc., and the largest car rental company in the UAE, announced the launch of its new full-serviced rental counter in Ibn Battuta Mall, the world’s largest themed shopping mall. The counter will provide a variety of customer services including rates, reservations, confirmations,
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Scotsman: A pest controller based in the Capital has scooped a national award. Ian Cain, of NBC Bird and Pest Control, has been crowned Scotland’s BFA/HSBC Franchisee of the Year for 2011, as well as securing the bronze prize for the whole of the UK. His company, which employs 11 members of staff as well
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TheNational.ae: Dukkan Falafel opened its first restaurant only late last year. But the franchise, based in Dubai, already has plans to become the world’s biggest falafel chain by 2015. Ambitious? Certainly. Yet the company already has four of its outlets open in Dubai and has signed up 18 franchisees across the Emirates that are set
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FranchiseIndia.com: Men’s apparel manufacturer Hasbro Clothing of Indian origin headquartered in Chennai is set to open 25 new stores by the end of this fiscal year. The brand is planning to increase its number of stores to 100 across India. Hasbro Clothing currently has three brands namely Basics 029, Genesis, and Probase and a retail
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PR Web: The finalists for the prestigious mumandworking 2011 awards have now been announced – and Frances Donkin, who owns the Rhythm Time music franchise in Cheshire is amongst them! The 2011 mumandworking awards are organised by mumandworking.co.uk and reward, recognise and celebrate the companies and individuals that make flexible working possible. Their aim is
Franchise Business Review, the premier market research firm for the franchise industry, announced today that ProfitKeeper, a developer of accounting and profitability software designed specifically for franchise organizations, has become a business partner and content expert for Frantopia, FBR’s social networking and business resources site. Frantopia is the only social network of its kind, exclusively
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BusinessWeek: Bank of America Corp., the lender divesting assets to raise capital, is in exclusive talks to sell its stake in the biggest U.S. Pizza Hut franchisee for more than $800 million, said two people with knowledge of the discussions. Two private-equity firms teamed up to bid for NPC International Inc., which operates 1,140 Pizza
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Kevin Noble wanted something easy to prop up an iPad or iPhone, so he invented the Stump, reports Chron.com. By the time he envisioned the Stump – a portable stand that accommodates the iPhone, iPad or Kindle – in 2009, he knew the hurdles he would face and how to jump them. “The more you
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