BusinessWeek: Rob Larimer had two broadcasting jobs at the start of 2008: a full-time job as chief editor in the newsroom at an NBC affiliate in Louisville and side gig recording radio shows for a local oldies station. But he lost his radio job when the station changed formats in July and was let go […]
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CNNMoney.com: When metal worker Ken Kash was laid off in July from his job at a theatre set company, he decided not to look for another full-time position. Instead, he’s pursing a longtime dream: launching his own company. “I’m 48, and I feel that if I wait too much longer, I won’t have the energy
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The New York Times: When banks say no, owners of cash-starved small-businesses aren’t giving up on finding loans. Many are turning to microlenders for the money they need to meet the payroll, buy supplies, pay the rent and keep the lights and heat on. These microlenders – community-based nonprofit lenders that draw on a varying
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QSR magazine: MSA, the Raleigh, North Carolina-based marketing and communications agency, received the prestigious “Agency of the Year” award from Subway Restaurants — the chain’s highest honor for Ad Agencies, at Subway Restaurants’ annual Global Planning Summit held in Orlando. Presented by Subway Franchisee Advertising Trust Fund (SFAFT), the award is given each year to
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Nashville Business Journal: Sonfish LLC is buying 20 of 26 Captain D’s restaurants formerly owned by Serve Holdings LLC, which was previously the nation’s largest Captain D’s franchisee. Financial terms of the court-approved transaction were not disclosed. Memphis-based Sonfish has owned Captain D’s restaurants for 10 years. Joseph Guido, operating partner and vice president of
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dBusinessNews: Red Mango, one of the most popular and fastest-growing retailers of authentic nonfat frozen yogurt has launched a franchising Web site, www.redmangofranchising.com, to support the company’s franchise growth and meet the growing demand to buy a Red Mango franchise. Red Mango expanded from eight stores to more than 40 locations across the U.S. in
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Franchise Wire: Personal Training Institute Franchise® (PTI), one of America’s most unique fitness concepts and a member of the Franchise Brands®, LLC family of brands is proud to welcome Subway® Restaurants Development Agent, Neil Singh of Long Island, New York as the first PTI Franchise Development Agent, responsible for identifying franchisee candidates and guiding them
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PitchEngine: Kennedy’s All-American Barber Club™, a barbershop franchise concept that uses a patent-pending membership-based system to add recurring revenue opportunities for its franchisees, is announcing the sale of the Master Franchise Territory covering the Tampa Bay area of Florida. The Tampa Bay Master Franchise for Kennedy’s All- American Barber Club™ will bring 10 Barber Clubs
Franchise Wire: The Bizzone Business Expo, which has become New Zealand’s largest event for business, is to be franchised in every Australian state. Australia is the first franchise target for the business; it is set to go worldwide. The business to be franchised, a total business support package, includes the Bizzone Business Expo, the Bizzone
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GlobeSt. com: The locally headquartered toasted sandwich chain Quiznos said on Tuesday it has been assisting franchisees in negotiating “blend-and-extend†deals with their lessors, thereby lowering their single biggest expense in an attempt to help them weather the down economy. A publicly held, 5,000-store national chain, Quiznos corporate says it has established three lease renegotiation
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