Everybody has a great idea that could change the way we work, the way we live or the way we play. Everyday Edisons, a TV program on PBS, documents the development process of 12 inventions and the parallel stories of the people who invented them. Selected from thousands at casting calls held across the country, […]
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Dallas Morning News: A Dallas company formed to buy Chili’s Grill & Bar locations from Brinker International Inc. has purchased 21 Midwest Chili’s for $19 million, Brinker said Monday. Muy Mucho Group LP also has agreed to develop up to 10 Chili’s in the same region – Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska. This is the first
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reviewjournal.com: After her husband’s cabinet-making business became a victim of the Great Recession last year, Lizette Sosa reordered her priorities. Instead of looking for a new job, she focused her time and energy on passion, romance and sex. But it wasn’t an effort to rescue her marriage. Instead, she was trying to save their livelihood.
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Benzinga: NexCen Brands, Inc. today announced the signing of a master franchise agreement with Demaso S.A. for the development of a minimum of 15 Great American Cookies® franchised stores in Chile over a 10-year term. This agreement will allow for the first expansion of the Company’s Quick Service Restaurant brands into South America. Kenneth J.
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The Orange County Register: In 1990 Mark Arimura lost his mother to ovarian cancer. In 1994, Mia Arimura lost her mother to colon cancer. Today in San Clemente, the Arimuras and their four daughters have just opened Possibilities Boutique, dedicated to the two moms and to a charity called Moms with Cancer. In their store,
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Benzinga.com: After just five years in business, Scentsy, Inc. is proving that a simple and authentic business strategy can translate into profitable growth. The company, which offers scented, wickless candles through a Party Plan system, now has more than 50,000 independent consultants throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, and Canada. Scentsy is celebrating its
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Bizjournals.com: Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill and Bar on Monday opened its 2,000th restaurant, a milestone it had aspired to before being acquired in late 2007. Lenexa-based Applebee’s Services Inc., a subsidiary of DineEquity Inc., said Monday that it was holding a mid-day celebration at the 2,000th restaurant in Harlem, N.Y. The company, based in Glendale, Calif.,
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Franchising.net.au: Fifty Snap On franchisees got behind the Movember charity initiative this year and raised more than $30,000. In addition to the funds for Beyond Blue and the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia, the month-long event aims to raise awareness and help ensure early detection and better treatments. One Snap On franchisee, Cairns-based Shane Bruni,
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Franchising.com: Less than six years after opening its first club, Snap Fitness www.snapfitness.com/ , the fast growing franchise system featuring compact, state-of-the-art fitness centers, announces the opening of its 1,000th club in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Having opened its first franchise in 2004, Snap Fitness is the fastest franchise system to reach 1,000 club openings in
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QSR Web: Zensho Co. Ltd., the sole franchisee for Wendy’s in Japan, announced on Thursday that it will end its contract with Wendy’s/Arby’s Group Inc. on its use of the Wendy’s trademark in Japan on Dec. 31. Zensho operates 71 Wendy’s units in the country, having taken over the stores from Daiei Inc. in 2002.
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