The Irish Franchise Magazine: Funky Monkeys – a brilliantly conceived children’s indoor activity centre and café – has opened its sixth centre in Dungannon, County Tyrone. With unemployment figures reaching a record 14-year high in Northern Ireland, Funky Monkeys has proved its business model can excel in the recession by creating eight new jobs at […]
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MarketWatch: Outback Steakhouse parent Bloomin’ Brands Inc. filed plans for an initial public offering of up to $300 million in common stock to help pay down debt taken on from its 2007 private-equity buyout. The casual-dining company, which also owns Carrabba’s Italian Grill, Bonefish Grill, Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar, and Roy’s, has carried
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KCBD: There are plenty of services available to help you clean your house, but this cleaning service offers a reason for the homeowner to stay and watch. Lubbock Fantasy Maid Service has been in business for nearly a month, operating in and around the hub city. They’re like any other maid service, except that these
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‎FranchiseKey.com: MOLLY MAID, one of the UK’s leading professional domestic cleaning companies, has announced that it has won the 2012 Franchise Marketing Award for ‘Best Website’. According to the information provided, the Franchise Marketing Awards are judged by an independent panel of experts and showcase and recognise the industry’s most innovative and effective marketing campaigns
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Pizza Marketplace.com: EJ Martinez unveiled a franchise model for his Power Pizzeria concept earlier this year with an intent to grow the brand nationally and internationally throughout the next five years. Martinez, who spent six years honing the brand, product and business model, now has four corporate locations operating in the South Florida market, and
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‎Franchise India: Somany is planning to expand its national as well as international presence via franchising. The ceramic brand aims to open 50 to 60 new stores and is also looking forward to enter into West Asia. The brand will expand both the retail formats – Somany Global Exclusive and Somany Studio. With this, it
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DigitalJournal.com: Recent performance has been flat in the Hairdressing and Beauty Salons industry. In the five years through 2011-12, revenue has grown an annualised rate of only 0.9% to reach $3.8 billion this year. According to IBISWorld industry analyst Nick Sallmann, “industry revenue is most sensitive to movements in household disposable income as the industry
