Financial Post: It is no secret there is an inherent imbalance of power in the franchise relationship between franchisors and franchisees. It is the reason franchise law exists in the first place — to address that exact issue and codify certain rights for franchisees and obligations for franchisors. However, the fact that franchisors hold considerably […]
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ifranchisenews.com: It looks like 2012 is shaping up to be one of the best ever for HomeVestors®, the largest professional home buying network of independently owned and operated franchisees and the number one buyer of houses in the U.S., as the company announces a new record of enrolled franchises through the first half of the
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Washington Post: Ray Capuana paces the rows of cubicles in a haggard high-rise a stone’s throw from Wall Street as his people hustle the phones and hope for a bonus check. His employees are not bond traders, though. They are call center workers. Many are African Americans without college degrees. Some lack high school diplomas.
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Bloomberg: How can we tell how small businesses are feeling? Find out how many vans they’re buying. Van sales were up 32 percent in July over last year, a greater increase than nearly every other vehicle type (exception: sports cars), according to data from Bloomberg Industries. “Van sales offer an insight into corporate economic sentiment,
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Cassandra Daily: Lowe’s Home Improvement recently launched Iris, a cloud-based “smart home†system for mobile device owners who want to monitor their homes’ security. The Iris Smart Hub’s sensors track the motion of doors and windows, thermostat temperature, and smart plugs that indicate when an appliance needs to be turned on or off. A mobile
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1858 – U.S. President James Buchanan inaugurates the new transatlantic telegraph cable by exchanging greetings with Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. However, a weak signal forces a shutdown of the service in a few weeks. 1896 – Skookum Jim Mason, George Carmack and Dawson Charlie discover gold in a tributary of the Klondike River
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The argument over college versus no college for entrepreneurs may rage on, but at Yale students are pitching their business ideas for the chance to receive funding, according to The New Haven Register. Called “Demo Day,†the annual event has grown into a major opportunity for young Yale start-ups to find the seed money they
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Triple Pundit: “It’s a good time to be a female entrepreneur,†says Caitin Berens of Inc. Indeed, women-owned businesses have grown by over 54 percent since 1997 at a rate 1.5 times that of the national average, according to a recent American Express OPEN study. Nearly one third of all businesses (or 8.3 million) are
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Furniture Today: Art Van Furniture has found its first franchisee in Young Appliance, a longtime retailer of primarily electronics and appliances in Alpena, Mich., in the Northeast region of the state. Led by fourth-generation owners Bob and Naoko Young, the 33,000-square-foot showroom will undergo a major remodel over the next few months. Young will convert
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