February 6, 2012

‎ ‘USA Today’ Cites Maaco As Indicator Of Economic Growth

BodyShop Business: Driven Brands Chairman and CEO Ken Walker and Maaco franchisee Steve Keel of Catonsville, Md., were featured in a recent USA Today cover story. Small businesses – which create an outsize share of jobs – appear to be launching and expanding again, the article said. It continued: Franchise company Driven Brands, which owns

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Casablanca Restaurant To Open In Cordova; Moe’s Franchisee Plans Two New Restaurants

Memphis Business Journal: A touch of the Mediterranean is coming to Germantown Parkway’s crowded restaurant scene. Casablanca Restaurant is planning to open its second Memphis-area location by March, signing a 10-year, 2,800-square-foot lease at 1890 Germantown Pkwy. The restaurant is run by partners Aimer Shtaya, Isam Showli and Omar Moon. Continue reading.

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Yogurt Mountain Launches American Heart Association Campaign

QSRweb.com: Yogurt Mountain LLC has launched a campaign to raise funds for the American Heart Association. The campaign runs through Feb. 15 and gives customers a chance to make donations to the AHA while visiting a Yogurt Mountain location. Each customer’s $1 AHA donation will be represented by an artfully displayed Valentine’s card commemorating someone

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Local Waxing Center Celebrates Valentine’s Day With Exclusive Raffle

Franchising.com: European Wax Center Phoenix-Norterra will be celebrating Valentine’s Day with an exclusive European Wax Center gift card raffle. The raffle will be running during the beginning of February and is open to all guests at European Wax Center Phoenix-Norterra. For those looking for waxing in Scottsdale, Phoenix, AZ, European Wax Center Phoenix-Norterra provides professional

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Roasted Fresh

Hong Kong Standard: In a sleepless city like Hong Kong, a caffeine punch is a necessity for a lot of people. For some, it could even be an addiction. For Raymond Tong Kwok- kong, who says he drinks five cups of coffee a day – a habit from his university days – the addiction is

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Getting Serious

The Durango Herald: The year was 1999. Joy and Cookie Swanson had sold all of their belongings, including their home in Austin, Texas, and moved to Durango. During the previous two summers, the couple lived in tents near Hesperus and sold barbecue out of a red trailer by the side of the road. The plan

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