Franchising.net.au: Aussie Pooch Mobile Dog Wash and Grooming has been recognised as one of the top franchises of 2009 in the Financial Review’s Smart Investor Magazine annual survey. Just ask Debra Harris about the benefits… Ten years ago she took the biggest punt of her life and extended her mortgage to become part of The […]
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Franchise Wire: FRANdata, a research company that collects, analyzes and sells data on the franchise industry, today announced that it has expanded its team that compiles its Franchisee List product. Kevin O’Briant was hired Dec. 1 as the new List Database Analyst and will focus on building and refining the Franchisee List database. The Franchisee
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SYS-CON Media: As the hospitality industry’s leading advocate for improving franchisee/franchisor relationships, Steven Belmonte is pledging to assist hoteliers in the new year by providing monetary relief for those negatively impacted by the economy. Effective immediately, Hospitality Solutions LLC is lowering its fees for properties needing assistance with liquidated-damage claims that have been terminated. To
Crain’s New York Business: The chilling frozen yogurt wars that erupted last year have taken a shocking new twist. Pinkberry, Yolato and Red Mango are still locked in competition for New Yorkers’ palates, but Red Mango now seems to have made a new enemy. Korean import Red Mango, and one of its New York City
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Darryl Holland moves with purpose as he surveys the calm before the storm. It’s about 9:30 a.m. in early December, which means his company, Holiday LiteSource, will soon be abuzz with activity, reports The Avalanche-Journal. We’re always on the fly,” Holland said. That’s because Holiday LiteSource is a national player in the wholesale commercial holiday
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The ukulele, that four-stringed instrument that brings to mind kitschy Hawaiian grass-skirt performances and Tiny Tim, is suddenly hip, according to The NY Daily News. Roger Greenawalt credits the ukulele’s increased following to something he has dubbed the “Aloha Zen” effect. “It really transforms your mind,” says the 47-year-old, who first picked up the instrument
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An entrepreneur may have the best product in the world, but if he or she doesn’t accept credit cards, it can be a problem. That’s something St. Louis glass artist Jim McKelvey learned the hard way, and it’s also why he was inspired to create Square, according to a report on trendspotter Springwise. Cofounded with
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DesMoinesRegister.com: A Peoria, Ill., company has paid $148,493 in back wages for unpaid overtime at 26 KFC restaurants, including 17 in Iowa, the U.S. Labor Department said Thursday. The federal investigation found that Weaver Enterprises Ltd. failed to pay nonexempt managers the required weekly salary of $455, and should have been paying them 11/2 times
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Who doesn’t love carolers? They show up at your door, sing a holiday favorite, and leave, imparting you with Christmas cheer. If caroling is your thing, but you’re not brave enough to bear the winter weather and go door-to-door, YouTube has a rewarding incentive for you to take your tunes to the Web and carol
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Birmingham Business Journal: Hal Craig says he should’ve been in his third Momma Goldberg’s Deli franchise location by now, but the economy put those plans on hold. With two thriving restaurants in Homewood and Inverness, the economy – and discussions with the bank – have slowed growth plans for the local franchisees of the Auburn-based
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