Tuscaloosa Magazine: Twenty years after starting the Nut Shop, a small, family-owned business near the corner of Greensboro Avenue and 15th Street, Cecil Williams is expanding to another state. Williams recently sold his first franchise to a Georgia family interested in opening a Nut Shop in the tourist town of Dahlonega, Ga. “It is the […]
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New Zealand Herald: The franchise market in NZ over recent years has been through tumultuous times, with the now infamous Greenacres scandal and more recently the Hell Pizza situation hitting the media. It certainly hasn’t scared off large Australian and US Franchise systems from looking to enter the NZ market. Kiwis are among the highest
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Virtual-Strategy Magazine: Putting everything on the line was not just Shauna and Ed Sharpsteen’s investment for their family, it was an investment into a dream of business ownership. As Stratus Building Solutions Master Franchise Owners, along with their daughter and son-in-law Emily and Jared Thomas, they have met the goals they set for themselves. In
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Forbes: Mobile industry veteran Cathy Edwards co-founded app search engine Chomp, building the proprietary algorithm and launching on iPhone in 2010 and on Android in 2011. Chomp was acquired by Apple for $50M in February 2012. Follow her on Twitter at @cathye.
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The Franchise Magazine: Kare Plus has signed a series of new contracts with national care home group HC-One and two major Recruitent Process Outsourcing companies – Commensura and Matrix, which provide managed solutions for local authorities nationwide. According to Nik Smith, Operations Manager at Kare Plus, together these contracts represent millions of pounds of potential
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CNBC.com: What’s the best training for a CEO? “[McDonald’s] was the best job I ever had,†Tariq Farid, founder and CEO of Edible Arrangements, told CNBC’s Squawk Box. “I started working at McDonald’s at 15. It’s a phenomenal concept, sticking kids in the kitchen, teaching them systems, that this goes before this. I loved the
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Franchising.net.au: A $500,000 investment in a customised, fully programmed franchise management system is reaping rewards at Hire A Hubby with franchisees benefiting from streamlined processes. The Hub e-connect system was introduced in January with full customer relationship management (CRM) capabilities, the capacity to product quotes and record conversions, and it allows all franchisees in the
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Seasonal, sustainable flowers represent a growing niche in the floral industry. StarTribune.com: Hot weather is hard on growing flowers — and hard on flower growers. Last week, when temperatures hit 100 degrees, Robin Trott, co-owner of Prairie Garden Farm in Starbuck, Minn., spent about four hours every day, drenched in sweat, hose in hand, watering
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Franchising.com: Valpak, a leader in local print and digital coupons, announced today the signing of seven new franchise agreements for territories including North Brooklyn, N.Y.; Salem, Ore.; Grand Rapids, Mich.; Memphis, Tenn.; Parsippany, N.J.; Jacksonville, Fla. and East Toronto, Ontario. Both North Brooklyn and East Ontario are new territories for Valpak and residents in these
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Sacramento Bee‎: CiCi’s Pizza, home of the custom pizza buffet starting at $4.99, today announced Bill Spae has been promoted from chief development officer to chief operating officer. In his new role, Spae will lead the brand’s full service distribution company, JMC Restaurant Distribution, LP, which exclusively serves CiCi’s Pizza restaurants. Additionally, Spae will continue
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