May 2010

Arby’s Franchisee Chooses WAND Digital Menu Board Solution

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Newswire Today: WAND Corporation announced today their development of a Digital Menu Board solution for the Arby’s community. Currently, the second-largest Arby’s franchisee, Carisch, Inc., is testing the solution in one of their Wisconsin locations. WAND Digital Menu Boards have been developed to allow easy installation, one-click remote web updating, and the ability to interface […]

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Cosi, Inc. Announces New Franchisee For The D. C. Market

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MarketWatch: Cosi, Inc., the premium convenience restaurant company, today announced that it has sold thirteen restaurants in the Washington D. C. market to Capitol C Restaurants LLC (“Capitol C”) for $8.4 million. The restaurants will be operated under a franchise agreement between the parties and Capitol C has entered into a development agreement to open

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Stockade Cos. Seeks More Franchisees With New Incentive Program

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The Wichita Eagle: Tough economic times are creating an easier in for potential franchisees of Texas-based Stockade Cos., which has Sirloin Stockade, Coyote Canyon and Montana Mike’s Steakhouse. “It’s not a secret that the economy has been rocked a little bit,” Stockade COO Terry Harstad says. So Stockade slashed its franchise fee from $20,000 to

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Medichair Wins Award

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Abbotsford Times: Jason Clarke, owner of Medichair Abbotsford and Medichair Hope has earned the company’s prestigious 2009 Franchisee of the Year Award. It was presented to him by Bas van Lankvelt, COO of Medichair, a North American home medical equipment franchise operation. “This is a huge honour for us,” said Clarke. “Our team of Louisa

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Overstock Giving Small Biz National Spotlight

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Small and minority-owned businesses have a chance to expand product sales through a partnership with Overstock.com, reports The Salt Lake Tribune. Dubbed the “Main Street Revolution Initiative,” the effort is intended to increase the visibility of small businesses that lack exposure to national markets, said Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne. “By joining our network, small-business owners

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Could Groupon Save Your Biz?

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This post may sound a bit bold, but John Jantsch writing for OPEN Forum has personally witnessed three separate businesses dramatically impacted by their participation with Chicago based collective buying phenomenon Groupon. Groupon is a collective buying discount service. Actually, that idea has been around in variations for years, both on and offline, but Groupon

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