Brisbane Times: Brisbane-based entrepreneur John Lambie first started working on an alternative to what he calls the “dysfunctional” QWERTY keyboard more than 25 years ago, but has seen a real opportunity for people to break their QWERTY as they abandon keyboards for smartphones. The keyboard is in alphabetical order with the letters split over five […]
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Green Valley News: As fans of the summer Olympic Games eagerly await the opening ceremonies July 27 in London, Ron and Dagmar Munn will be glued to their television in Green Valley cheering on Team USA in the trampoline event, a sport made possible thanks to Dagmar’s father, trampoline inventor George Nissen. Born in 1914
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Baltimore Sun (blog): “Using Franchising as an Effective Strategy to Small Business Ownership” will be held July 18 from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Maryland Center for Entrepreneurship, 9250 Bendix Road North, in Columbia. This session will educate aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners on exactly what franchising is and how forming a strategic
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International Law Office: A cornerstone of many franchise systems is that the franchisor supplies products to the franchisee, which in turn sells the products to its customers. The franchisor acts as a supplier and the franchisee acts as a wholesaler. Thus, court cases involving suppliers and wholesalers have a bearing on franchise systems and on
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SmartCompany.com.au: Much is written about the recruitment of franchisees but, by comparison, very little is ever written about the recruitment of staff to work for franchisors. This article explores common challenges when recruiting franchisor staff, and offers some insights into how to overcome these. Are franchise staff hard to find? To a certain degree, yes.
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Current.com.au: The franchising industry has again come under scrutiny from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, with the regulator today issuing a warning to franchisors not to mislead potential franchisees on the incomes they should expect from doing business. “Franchisors must have a reasonable basis for making all income representations to potential franchisees,†said acting
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Brisbane Times: The iconic confectionery retailer Darrell Lea has gone under after 85 years in business. Up to 700 jobs at Darrell Lea’s franchises and company-owned stores, as well as its factory in Kogarah, NSW, are at risk. The family-owned company, famous for its Rocklea Road and soft licorice creations, has appointed insolvency firm PPB
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