February 20, 2009

Tough Times Call For New Ideas

The Wall Street Journal: The savviest entrepreneurs right now aren’t hunkering down. They’re rethinking their business models and hunting for new strategies based on the assumption that consumer spending won’t be rebounding to prerecession levels and that the types of products and services people want will be much different from before. For a business owner,

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Largest Franchisee Offers Last Minute Contribution To Help Reach $1 Million Goal

dBusinessNews New Orleans: Hardee’s in the Triangle donated $35,000 to Duke Children’s Hospital during the 15th MIX 101.5 WRAL-FM Radiothon. More than 70 Hardee’s restaurants in the Triangle, Rocky Mount, Durham and Fayetteville area participated to help raise funds for the annual fundraiser. Hardee’s has been a long time supporter and advocate of the Duke

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Five Star Painting Ranked Amongst ‘Best Of The Best’ For 2009

Franchise Wire: Five Star Painting, as the fastest growing and second largest painting franchise company in North America, has been honored as a recipient of the “AllBusiness AllStar Franchise” award. Currently sitting at an AllStar #297 ranking, Five Star was selected and ranked through a rigorous process based on several criteria. Such factors included franchise

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Peru Culver’s Honored

MyWebTimes.com: Culver’s of Peru earned the Commitment to Excellence award, presented by Culver’s Franchising Systems Inc., for having outstanding service, hospitality and dedication to the community. “My whole team’s unyielding dedication to having outstanding service, hospitality and dedication to the community earned them this award,” Bobby Maier, Peru Culver’s owner, said in a press release.

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Turkish Ice-Cream Company To Open Cafes In Malaysia, Thailand

Worldbulletin.net: Turkey’s leading ice-cream company MADO signed deal with five Far East countries. A new company was established for the project and a thousand MADO Cafes will be opened within five years with franchising system. MADO Executive Board chairman Mehmet Kanbur told A.A correspondent that MADO established a company under the name of Mado Asia

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From Behind The Desk To Behind The Counter: Corporate Employees Find Biz Ownership Opportunity With Little Caesars(R) Pizza

PR Newswire: More than 50 Little Caesars Pizza corporate employees, ranging from field colleagues to executives, have transitioned to careers as Little Caesars franchise business owners after seeing first-hand the opportunities that come with owning a Little Caesars Pizza franchise. Additionally, these former employees are growing their businesses, with nearly 50 percent opening three or

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