March 30, 2009

Micro-Loans For Americans?

Fortune: When the economic downturn took hold last autumn, the management team at non-profit Kiva.org made a calculated bet to curb investment, anticipating that donors would slow the volume of small loans they make to entrepreneurs in the developing world. That slowdown never came. Now, the non-profit site is racing to keep up with user

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Franchise Tip No. 1

Financial Post: The Dairy Queen in Sauble Beach, a southern Ontario holiday town on the shores of Lake Huron, has been a summer mecca for 50 years. So when the long-standing owner decided to retire at the end of 2007 and put the franchise up for sale, Shelley Buckton and her husband, Bev, saw an

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Coffee Beanery Franchisees Sue Franchisor Attorney And Law Firm

Blue MauMau: Coffee Beanery franchisees Richard Welshans and Deborah Williams have filed a lawsuit against the attorney and law firm responsible for preparing the franchise disclosure document which they relied on in purchasing their franchise in 2003. They allege the franchisor’s legal counsel knew that the Uniform Franchise Offering Circular (under a new FTC upgrade,

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Diedrich Coffee Agrees To Sell U.S. Gloria Jean’s Coffees Franchisee Operations

FOXBusiness: As part of its strategy to capitalize on the growth of the wholesale specialty coffee market and its strength as a premier roaster and distributor of the world’s finest coffees, Diedrich Coffee, Inc. today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement with Praise International North America, Inc., an affiliate of Gloria Jean’s Coffees

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