December 5, 2011

Bagger Dave’s First Franchisee Is Also Its First Restaurant Outside Michigan

Crain’s Detroit Business: Southfield-based Diversified Restaurant Holdings Inc. has signed up the first franchisee for its Bagger Dave’s Legendary Burgers Tavern — in the process expanding Bagger Dave’s outside Michigan. Bill Zellmer and Lonnie Griggs are opening the first franchised Bagger Dave’s s in Cape Girardeau, Mo., and plan to open five more over the

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Vanguard Cleaning Systems Recognized Among Top 50 Franchises For Minorities

MarketWatch: The National Minority Franchising Initiative (NMFI) recognized Vanguard Cleaning Systems, a leading commercial cleaning franchise organization, as one of its “50 Top Franchises for Minorities.” The results of this annual survey were featured in the Nov 4th issue of USA Today in the Franchising Today section. Vanguard Cleaning Systems was among a select group

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Anytime Fitness Announces Its Grand Opening In North Dallas

Franchising.com: Anytime Fitness, the world’s largest and fastest growing 24-hour co-ed fitness franchise, is pleased to announce it is open for business in The Arbors Shopping Center at Preston/Frankford. A grand opening celebration will take place on Saturday December 10th, from 9 AM to 3 PM. With 24/7 access, Anytime Fitness offers convenient and affordable

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Restaurant Chains Depend On Franchises For Expansion

News & Observer: Fast-food chain Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen has 75 restaurants in California’s Los Angeles, Orange and Riverside counties, and it plans to open 24 more despite the lagging economy. Chicken-centric Popeyes, however, doesn’t plan on launching the new outlets on its own dime. It’s seeking franchisees – would-be entrepreneurs willing to take on the

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Introduction To Franchising

Small Business Trends: The business model of franchising has been called one of the greatest ever developed. Its popularity has to do with its proven track record of success, and the relative ease in which people can become franchise business owners. Franchising contributes a sizeable amount of dollars to the U.S. economy, and some of

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