The New York Times is reporting that Bill Gross, the serial entrepreneur who pioneered search advertising, is unveiling a venture that aims to make money by allowing people using Twitter to bid on key words to give their posts top ranking. Called TweetUp, the service will also organize the posts according to their popularity as […]
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If you’re a business owner than Christine Davis, writing for SeacoastOnline.com, believes that you should have asked yourself “Should I be doing this?” at least once during the life of your business. This crappy recession does have a bit of a silver lining that I am going to go out on a limb and share:
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Phones are the new credit cards says the San Jose Mercury News. Meyer Malka walked up to the counter of a crowded Palo Alto cafe last week and ordered a small coffee and a hot chocolate. The total was $5.74, which he paid by lightly tapping the back of his mobile phone against a small
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‎Chicago Tribune: As McDonald’s Corp. moves more deeply into the cafe world of lattes, frappes and smoothies, the Oak Brook-based hamburger chain is attempting to speed up the remake of its U.S. restaurants into cozier places to linger and spend money, according to an outside expert. Richard Adams, a franchise consultant, said a 2010 pilot
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Franchise Wire: Is multi store ownership a path to increased profitability? While FranchiseFacts’ National Franchisee Survey provides some support to this belief, our preliminary results suggest that multi store operations may be riskier, and result in a greater likelihood of business losses. Put differently, these preliminary results suggest that multi store ownership leads to either
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Nation’s Restaurant News: Wingstop Restaurants Inc., the parent to the 440-unit chicken-wing chain, has been acquired by an affiliate of private-equity firm Roark Capital Group, the companies said Monday. The deal, terms of which were not disclosed, was announced at Wingstop’s franchisee convention in Las Vegas. Roark Capital, which is based in Atlanta and specializes
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NBC Connecticut: Does filing your taxes last minute stress you out? Subway has some comfort food for you. The Milford-based sandwich chain is offering customers a free footlong sub with the purchase of another footlong sandwich Saturday, April 10, according to a company release. Subway says the promotion is a “thank you” to customers, and
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Franchising.net.au: Get Sushi, the French arm of the Australian owned Go Sushi franchise brand, is now open in the Kinepolis Cinema Complex located in Lomme, France. The store, which opened in mid-March, is being run by Henri remi Decalonne and Arnaud Fourlegnie in partnership with the Pacific International Franchising Group in Australia. According to Fourlegnie,
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QSR magazine: UFood Restaurant Group opens its new location at Boston’s Logan Airport in Terminal C. It marks a new franchise relationship with Midfield Concession Enterprises of Romulus, Michigan. Midfield is a multi-unit food and beverage operator that operates national brands such as Cantina Laredo, Max & Erma’s, Champps Americana, The Coffee Beanery, and Quiznos.
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Kane County Chronicle: Two potential Batavia restaurants that have been on hold because of the sluggish economy appear closer to opening. In 2008, city officials approved plans of Dunkin’ Donuts to open a store in the former Schlotzsky’s sandwich shop at the corner of Randall Road and West Wilson Street. Batavia Mayor Jeff Schielke this
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