DailyFinance: On a 60-degree October morning at a McDonald’s in Manhattan, I wolfed down my Sausage McMuffin to the strains of Brenda Lee’s Rockin’ Round the Christmas Tree. My ears didn’t deceive me. This McDonald’s (MCD) has been been pumping out holiday music since Oct. 15, the day it received the CD from corporate, store […]
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Select Your Franchise (blog): A diverse range of sectors lend themselves to successful international franchising. A common example is retail, particularly the fast-food sub-sector. In recent years there’s been a growth in service industry franchises such as in the cleaning and maintenance sectors, as well as management consultancy, and there’s been a big increase in
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ABS CBN News: Emerging franchise concepts and business trends suitable for aspiring entrepreneurs with minimal capital resources are the focus of this year’s Philippine SME and Franchise Expo (Philsme & Franchise Expo 2011). The expo will feature free seminars on entrepreneurship, from starting a business to branding and marketing. Visitors will also learn from the
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The European Franchise Magazine: Burger King has launched its first outlet in the Republic of Macedonia through a Master Franchise agreement with TAB GIDA. The first Republic of Macedonia Burger King will be located in the TAV Alexander the Great Skopje airport. Jose Cil, President of Burger King Corp. in Europe, Middle East and Africa,
David Berube has up a quick method he uses to evaluate business ideas: So how do I test this idea in the market to see how much traction it could get and to see if people really need this? Using Pay-Per-Click (PPC) campaigns (AdWords, AdCenter, etc). It’s easy, cheap and will only take you about
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Franchise India: Ramen Ten and Shin Tokyo Sushi, Japanese restaurants run by a Singaporean couple is planning to foray in India via franchise route. In an effort to target the massive market they are promoting ‘halal Japanese food’ worldwide. Yvone Lim, Managing Director, Ramen Ten and Shin Tokyo Sushi said, “Ramen Ten and Shin Tokyo
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The Detroit News: Big Boy Restaurants International LLC, a doyen of the milkshake and double-decker burger meal, is battling to survive as the economy ravages family dining establishments. The Warren-based chain of restaurants famous for its rotund, burger-bearing mascot in red-and-white-checked overalls turns 75 this year, keeping pace with the age of its core demographic:
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Evan Streusand found his path to fashion while visiting Peru. He never expect to end up in that industry, but what discovered while reluctantly visiting a boot shop has helped him become an entrepreneur. Streusand wasn’t so sure about the success of the boot, but the compliments kept pouring in and orders started to pick
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QSRweb.com: New research by the National Restaurant Association predicts that 20 percent of Americans will order takeout or delivery from a restaurant this Halloween. Among younger adults (age 18-34) and families with trick-or-treating children, that figure rises to 33 percent and 28 percent, respectively. The NRA’s research also shows that 16 percent of adults will
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One Israeli who got fined for failing to pick up the droppings decided to contact Prof. Oded Shoseyov of the Hebrew University, a renowned biotech inventor, for a better solution. And Shoseyov rose to the challenge. His novel idea is AshPoopie, a pooper-scooper with a critical difference: After it gathers the droppings, it turns them
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