Blue MauMau: Blue MauMau dares say what other publications won’t. Here is our annual listing of major franchise lemons to avoid investing in. It’s hard to believe but there are 23 major brands in 2012, where franchised stores actually fail worse than Quiznos. Ice cream shops have not done well. Two franchising conglomerates, Kahala Corp […]
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Food and Drink Digital: It was in late April when Pinkberry CEO Ron Graves made the announcement: it was expanding into India, partnering with Mumbai-based casual dining development organization JSM Corporation to help in securing franchisees and building the brand in this new market.One month later, Krispy Kreme followed suit – in mid-May, Krispy Kreme
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‎Franchise India: Sesame Street is rolling out its franchise network in North and West India by the month of October this year. Sesame Street, an international module of elementary schooling system is an emerging venture in India as an educator. It run two programmes: Sesame Street Pre-school and Sesame Street After school in around 150
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Sydney Morning Herald: Thinking of buying a franchise? The good news is that franchises usually work, says three-time franchise owner Jane Lombard, now a franchise consultant. “I am a huge advocate of franchising,†Lombard says, adding that she has only had positive experiences of franchise ownership. But if you are looking to buy a franchise,
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The Franchise Magazine: Two of Photography for Little People‘s new franchise owners have recently completed their training and are preparing to launch their businesses. Ben Higham is set to launch his franchise in Cheltenham, while Erica Cook will open her one in Teesside. Both Higham and Cook joined the Photography for Little People franchise because
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Huffington Post: Franchising, as a business model, is good for the current lean economic environment, and it’s great for job creation. The franchise industry provides over 20 million people with employment, and it generates more than $2 trillion in economic activity yearly. According to a recent report by the International Franchise Association, franchise business jobs
WTHITV: James Pennington Jr. created a device that links applications on your smart phone to each device in your home. He’s been working on the project for at least five months. He says the wireless device is just like dialing up to a computer. You can connect anywhere with a signal. “It would bring up
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Not all of Quirky’s products are made overseas anymore. Their new milk crate is made here in the USA, reports BusinessWeek. The storage crates will be sold on the design website Fab.com for the next seven days. Starting on July 1, they will be available at 400 Target stores around the country. The company wanted
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Franchising.net.au: Swedish-design-inspired stationery chain Kikki.K has announced it will franchise up to 10 of its stores as part of its vision for global expansion. Co-founder and CEO Paul Lacy talks about the brand and its franchise opportunities. F: Why is the brand successful? KK: Beautifully designed stationery is a small every-day-use luxury, a little indulgence
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Inventors exist all over the world. Africa.com has compiled a list of inventors found within the country. Yesterday we posted part one to this series. Here are the rest: In Ghana we have a unique inventor named Apostle Kwadwo Safo Kantanka, who successfully manufactured electrical drums, loud speakers, mixing consoles, amplifiers, preamps, and 7-stringed bass
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