January 2012

The Fuzzy Peach Frozen Yogurt Bar – Franchise Now and Save $25000!

BizJournals.com: The Fuzzy Peach, based out of Wilmington, NC, is excited to announce that they will be waiving the franchise fee for the first five franchisees of 2012! The Fuzzy Peach is expanding rapidly, opening their 5th location this spring in Carolina Beach, NC. The founders are looking to take their highly successful concept nationally […]

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Award-Winning Canadian Burger Bistro Announces Major National Expansion Program

DigitalJournal.com: Based on the success of its initial expansion program, The WORKS Gourmet Burger Bistro – the award-winning gourmet burger bistro, originating in Ottawa in 2001 – has announced plans to open 50 new stores across Canada. In 2011, The WORKS opened new stores in London, Kingston, Ottawa, Guelph and Oakville, with three additional sites

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7-Eleven Celebrates Franchise Appreciation Day

Manila Bulletin: Philippine Seven Corp. (PSC), the exclusive local licensee of the globally-successful 7-Eleven convenience store chain, paid tribute to growing partnerships and top performing franchisees in the recent 7th Franchise Appreciation Day held at the World Trade Center. The entire 7-Eleven franchise community turned out in droves at the event held to celebrate mutual

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US Lawns Grows Strong In 2011, Now Counts More Than 250 Franchises Nationwide

MarketWatch: U.S. Lawns, one of America’s fastest-growing franchisors, capped its 25th anniversary year in 2011 with growth exceeding a record 250 franchises in its commercial landscape-management network. With 24 new franchises added last year, the company continued double-digit expansion in operations highlighted by an impressive 58 percent increase in the total number of franchises since

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Cafe On Wheels Business Tasty Trucks Buys Lunch Express

Franchising.net.au: Just three months after launching its new franchise system, Victorian-based cafe on wheels, Tasty Trucks, has begun its national expansion with the acquisition of the 17 van business Lunch Express. Tasty Trucks founder, Colin Lear, said the Newcastle business will be retained as Lunch Express in the foreseeable future. Just three months after launching

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Small Biz Employment Up

MarketWatch: For the period spanning Dec. 24 to Jan. 23, Intuit reported small business employment inched up 0.2%, equating to an annual growth rate of 2.9%. During the month, small business hourly employees worked an average of 107.5 hours, down slightly from 107.6 hours in December. Average monthly pay for all small business employees slipped

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