December 18, 2009

Pizza Delight To Shoot National Campaign Television Commercial Locally

Canada NewsWire: Lights, camera, action as Pizza Delight gets ready to shoot its next national campaign television commercial in Shediac and Riverview. The thirty second commercial will have David Hale, a Pizza Delight franchisee in Newcastle and Riverview in the new spot. It will also feature three new pizzas (Philly Cheese Steak, Canadian Bacon Classic […]

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Biz Gift Idea:Jupiter Jack

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Is there someone on your list who spends a lot of time in his or her car? Save them from a potential traffic violation with the Jupiter Jack, which allows you to use your radio as a hands-free device. Just plug the Jupiter Jack into your phone, tune your radio to 99.3 FM, and start

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Del Taco Bankruptcy Filing

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch: D.F. Restaurants LLC, the Del Taco franchisee operating three restaurants in the St. Louis area, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company plans to stay in business while in bankruptcy. The company estimates its assets to be $50,000 or less, while liabilities are between $1,000,001 to $10 million. The company says

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Fatburger, Eh?

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Franchising.com: Since launching its first Canadian franchise in 2005, Fog Cutter Capital Group Inc.’s Fatburger has opened 11 locations in Western Canada, and will open a new restaurant early next year in Vancouver, marking the franchisee’s third location in the Vancouver vicinity. “We’re delighted to have such a wonderful franchise partner as Frank DiBenedetto of

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From Old Sweaters To New Mittens

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Wicked Local: Sitting on the cream carpet of her Lee Street home, just a stone’s throw from the Brookline Reservoir, Megan Woods doesn’t look like the kind of mom who spends her afternoons sifting through ugly sweaters in the back of a thrift store. But Woods has become a connoisseur of second-hand sweaters in the

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Blimpie, America’s Sub Shop, Makes Kuwait Debut

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Benzinga: Serving Americans the highest quality, deli-sliced subs for more than 45 years, Blimpie announces plans for its first location in Kuwait. In partnership with International Famous Franchises Co. (IFF), Blimpieâ€™s parent company, Kahala, has announced it has entered into a licensee agreement aimed at opening 18 stores in Kuwait by 2014. The first location

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Temp Workers Driven Into Entrepreneurship

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BusinessWeek: Companies are replacing full-time jobs with temp positions, and that drives some unemployed and temporary workers to start small businesses to create income. Increases in temp hiring used to signal that full-time hiring would soon follow. Thatâ€™s not so clear in this recession. From the lead story in todayâ€™s NY Times by Louis Uchitelle:

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Guernsey Businesses Invited To Special Franchising Workshop

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International Finance Centre: Guernsey Companies have been invited to a specially arranged workshop on the potential benefits of establishing corporate HQ for international franchise businesses. The event is aimed at local businesses that may be able to offer support services for franchise operations looking to run their global operations from the island and will give

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Molly Maid UK Franchise – Make A Fresh Start With Franchising

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The Franchise Magazine: When Shirley Reynolds and her partner Clifford Hudson were made redundant at the same time the fact that they were both unemployed created added pressure to find new jobs. “Clifford and I worked as managers at a golf and leisure club,” recalls Shirley. “Everyone who worked at the club was made redundant

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Franchises Lost 409000 Jobs, $5.7 Billion Revenue In ’09

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OCRegister: Franchised businesses lost 409,000 businesses and an estimated $5.7 billion in revenue in 2009, according to a new report by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for the International Franchise Association Educational Foundation. Many of the best-known companies in the United States have grown through franchising, including McDonalds, 7-Eleven, Big O Tires, ACE hardware stores, Midas Muffler Shops

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