The Franchise Magazine: Cartridge World is looking to build on the growth of the office services sector and the increase in the use of printer cartridges by expanding its franchise network. Specialising in refilling or remanufacturing printer cartridges, the company reports a number of franchisees turning over in excess of £300,000. “We are looking for […]
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Tampa Tribune: Fans of the historical West Tampa restaurant La Teresita soon could have 10 new locations to find their Spanish-style omelets, cafe con leche and grits. Despite terrible times for restaurants nationwide, the owners of the 36-year-old La Teresita say this is the perfect time for them to expand, and they have the financing
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Inc.: Customer service is more important than low prices when it comes to luring and keeping loyal customers, according to a new survey by Accenture. More than two thirds of over 4,000 consumers surveyed worldwide said they’ve switched businesses as the result of a poor customer service experience, the New York-based management consulting firm reported
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QSR magazine: With the help of cutting-edge interior design firm Whitehead and Appel, a Maryland-based McDonald’s franchise owner is pioneering a new interior design approach for the fast-food chain. The thoroughly modern makeover, designed to transform the store in Pikesville from ugly to amazing and from stodgy to stylish, was Wednesday, November 19, 2008. According
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Capital Press: They look like pumpkins in the field, and the end product is marketed as “pumpkin seeds,” but technically they are squash and squash seeds. Despite the elastic terminology, Autumn Seed Inc. has firmed up its grasp on the market in the past 60 years. Howard Ropp’s father started the business back in 1943,
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Forbes: Attention, online shoppers! This may be the last holiday season you can dodge sales taxes by buying presents on the Web. State legislators, retailers and lawyers say 2009 may be the year Internet taxes finally come to pass. The idea, which would levy sales tax on most goods bought online, has been tossed around
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WIRED: In the fall of 1972, when David Galenson was a senior economics major at Harvard, he took what he describes as a “gut” course in 17th-century Dutch art. On the first day of class, the professor displayed a stunning image of a Renaissance Madonna and child. “Pablo Picasso did this copy of a Raphael
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Inside CRM: With the economy struggling, every business is trying to cut costs to make ends meet. Small businesses, which have fewer resources, especially feel the burn. Not to fear. We’ve come up with a mega-list of ways to trim the fat off your enterprise so you don’t become a casualty of the latest economic
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Business Standard: The Rs 350-crore Nilgiri’s Dairy Farm has exited from the hospitality business. The Bangalore-headquartered South India-focused retail chain has sold its three prime properties in Bangalore, Chennai and Coimbatore to Chennai-based Shabari Hotels for around Rs 100 crore. Shabari Hotels has a franchise agreement with Quality Inn chain and is also a franchisee
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Inc.: As the economic crisis grows, Americans are paying less attention to new product launches, posing a serious challenge for emerging businesses, according to a recent survey. Of 1,000 consumers polled in September, 69 percent could not recall a single product launch this year. About 22 percent said they remembered when the Wii Fit hit
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