NEWS.com.au: Wizard Home Loans founder Mark Bouris has launched a revolutionary financial services business which he says could be bigger than Wizard within five years. Bouris, who sold Wizard to GE Money in 2004 for $500 million, has been tied to GE since the sale and his contract forbade him launching any competing businesses. But […]
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IndUS Business Journal: The franchise industry is expected to experience a decline in the number of establishments, jobs and economic output this year but, despite this, franchise business leaders remain cautiously optimistic about the prospects for their own businesses, according to a recent report from the International Franchise Association’s Educational Foundation. The Franchise Business Economic
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IndUS Business Journal: Co-ed fitness giant Anytime Fitness recently opened its 1,000th club, with further expansion plans that include India. Additionally, Franchise Business Review honored Anytime Fitness with its top rating and Fitness Business Review 50 Franchisee Satisfaction Award. This milestone coincides with Anytime Fitness’ expansion of 90 new clubs to the franchise within the
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photo credit: lepiaf.geo It seems that everywhere you look today there are signs and tv commercials offering a high price for your unwanted jewelry. You ship it to them and they send you cash fast for your gold or silver. But is it all that safe really? Should consumers be worried about sending away all
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photo credit: Pink Sherbet Photography When we drive through our neighborhood now, we see so many big restaurants closing their door’s. Outback has been one of them in two surrounding cities now around my house alone. But the one’s that seem to be doing just fine, are the quick service restaurants. McDonald, Burger King and
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examiner.com: Lisa Sallin, mother of 2 young children and a former school teacher, makes a very nice living with Herbalife. She sells the products and recruits others to represent the company. However, like so many people, she was skeptical about the company and its practices when a year ago, her husband brought home a DVD
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The Philadelphia Inquirer: When De Ann Mensch was laid off last month for the second time in little over a year, she did not polish her resume. Instead, the ex-bank teller (and ex-mortgage loan closer) burnished her sterling silver jewelry and her sales pitch. Now the softspoken Mensch, 44, of Pennsburg, spends several hours a
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Peterborough Today: There is life after franchising – just ask Barrie and Tracey Compton, owners of Uniforms4All. Theirs is a good news story in the current downturn on the High Street; their business grew not contracted after “losing” the support of the franchisor. The city centre firm, in Park Road, Peterborough, is trading strongly, profits
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American Chronicle: As the nation’s first retail chain exclusive to flip flops and sandals, Flip Flop Shops is riding high on the soaring, cult-like popularity of flips flops and the “Free-Your-Toes” movement it is promoting from coast to coast. But for Flip Flop Shops CEO Darin Kraetsch and President Brian Curin, they have found another
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Furniture Today: Bedding veteran Craig McAndrews has rejoined retailer Mattress Firm as a regional sales manager. He is a former franchisee for the retailer and also worked as a consultant to Mattress Firm on a number of projects in recent years. “Craig provides a tremendous amount of insight for our organization,” said Steve Stagner, Mattress
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