February 17, 2009

Liberty Tax Examines The Newly Passed Economic Stimulus Package

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Franchising.com: Of the new $787 billion dollar economic stimulus package, or American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, approximately 35 %, or $282 billion dollars is in tax relief measures that will affect 95% of the U.S. population. “The package includes tax saving breaks for big-ticket purchases like cars and first-home purchases,” said John Hewitt, […]

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The Franchise Of Surfing Clothes Rip Curl Is In Front Of The European Market

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Franchise Key: The European subsidiaries of the Australian brand of clothes, accessories and equipment for surfing Rip Curl from Hossegor has now the right organization to reply to the falling demand meet in 2008 on the old continent. While Germany, Italy and European countries continue their ascent, France suffers a drop of 5%, as the

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La Quinta Announces Promotion Of Rajiv Trivedi To Executive Vice President Of Franchising & Chief Development Officer

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Hospitality 1st: Wayne B. Goldberg, President & Chief Executive Officer of LQ Management L.L.C., announced that Rajiv K. Trivedi has been named Executive Vice President of Franchising and Chief Development Officer, effective immediately. Trivedi’s expanded role includes direction of all franchising operations and sales, and all development activity for the Company. Goldberg said, “I am

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Edible Arrangements’ Tariq Farid Named 2009 Entrepreneur Of The Year

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Franchising.com: Today, Edible Arrangements(R) President and CEO Tariq Farid was honored by the International Franchise Association as its “Entrepreneur of the Year” during its 49th annual convention being held in San Diego. IFA’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award is presented to an individual who is currently building a successful business venture, demonstrates innovative management skills

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NexCen Brands Announces Expansion Of Marble Slab Creamery And MaggieMoo’s Into Singapore

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MarketWatch: NexCen Brands, Inc. today announced that it has signed a master franchise agreement with Thirtythree Private Limited of Singapore for the expansion of its Marble Slab Creamery and MaggieMoo’s Ice Cream & Treatery franchised stores into the Republic of Singapore. The master franchise agreement calls for the development of at least eight ice cream

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Growing A Great Franchise

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Franchising World: Differentiate your franchise product, attract attention and secure sales to grow a great franchise. A franchise becomes great by having a lot of great franchisees, not just a lot of franchisees. A significant barrier in becoming great is that most franchise companies do not market their franchise opportunity well. They do not recognize

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Gap Inc. Expands Global Presence Through New Franchise Agreement To Serve Customers In Israel

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Business Wire: Expanding its worldwide network of franchise partners, Gap Inc. today announced an agreement with Elbit Trade & Retail Ltd. to bring Gap and Banana Republic stores to Israel. Under the franchise agreement with Elbit, the first Gap store in Israel will open this fall, featuring clothing for adults, kids and babies. Banana Republic,

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Franchising Topic Of Workshop

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Shreveport Times: Franchising 101, a workshop on how to select, research and buy a franchise, will be presented from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday in the LSU-Shreveport Business/Education Building, Room 119. The workshop will be presented by FranNet of Dallas/Fort Worth and is sponsored by the Louisiana Small Business Development Center at LSUS. The workshop

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