PC World: Whether your boss finally gave you the green light to telecommute or you’re setting out to do business on your own, congratulations–and welcome to the wonderful world of working at home. Just one wrinkle: the kids. As in so many other areas of life, having a rugrat or two underfoot can make doing […]
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The Oregonian: Ron Marble moved to Oregon in August and, in the seven months since, he and his brother, Bill, opened two restaurants. One of their Five Guys Burgers & Fries franchises, a well-known chain back East, quickly became a hit, breaking the Arlington, Va.-based parent company’s sales records for new and existing restaurants —
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Crain’s Manchester Business: Talking to other franchisees before signing on the dotted line and starting your own business is a must. But if the only people you talk to have been handpicked and fed a line by the franchisor, then you might as well not bother. Franchising booms in a recession thanks to people investing
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Franchise Key: TWO MEN AND A TRUCK® announced at the end of February that they had presented a check for $30,672 to the American Cancer Society at its corporate headquarters in Lansing. The company, which is, it says, the nation’s largest and only franchised moving company, has supported the American Cancer Society as its national
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Bizjournals.com: Wolfe Automotive Group will terminate its franchise agreement with Saturn and convert its three Saturn dealerships to used-car lots starting Tuesday, a Saturn official said Friday. Wolfe Automotive’s Saturn dealerships in the Northland, Blue Springs and Olathe have about 100 employees combined, all of whom will remain with the company, Sandy Belvedere, zone manager
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Franchise Wire: NiteLites Outdoor Lighting of Sarasota, owners Randy and Becky White to be a Silver Sponsor of the upcoming Meals on Wheels Plus of Manatee 16th Annual Tropical Nights Event on April 18th. This is the Meals on Wheels Plus of Manatee’s major fundraiser for the year, and it supports their mission to assist
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Calcutta Telegraph: The heat is on but the cautious Calcutta consumer is reluctant to cool off with an ice cream. Ice-cream sales have slumped in the city over the past few months, forcing one brand to flee town and another to shut a few shops. There will be one serving less of ice-cream on the
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Bizjournals.com: Stratus Building Solutions, a St. Louis-based franchisor of building service and maintenance franchises nationwide, said Friday it has awarded a new franchise in Des Moines, Iowa. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Leonard Fazio is president of Stratus Building Solutions of Iowa. CEO Dennis Jarrett and President Pete Frese lead Stratus Building
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Franchise Key: The French specialist of organic and vegetal cosmetics and also the world leader in the creation and commercialisation of cosmetic and parapharmaceutical products is the first network of franchise in this sector present in Algeria concerning its selling places and its age. The network of franchise Yves Rocher is one the pioneers on
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