The worst oil spill in U.S. history has inspired a deluge of ideas to contain the ooze, cap the geyser or keep the sludge from staining more shorelines, reports Tampa Bay Online. Rudimentary blueprints have been sketched on scrap paper. Contraptions cobbled together in home garages. Computer-animated clips posted on the Internet. Plans have called […]
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The New York Times is reporting that Google will soon unveil a one-click payment system for content called “Newspass.” According to the newspaper La Repubblica, Google, a brand built on free apps for consumers, is creating the infrastructure for a system that would allow publishers to charge readers for content. “Later this year, Google will
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Trading Markets: Little Sheep Group Limited, one of the leading hot-pot restaurant chains in China, said at the 2010 franchisee conference held on June 16 that it would seek for franchisees around the world this year and put a lid on franchise business in some major Chinese cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen. Zhang
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Franchiseindia.com: Good Things, an apparel brand established in 1998, has joined hands with Francorp to expand its presence pan India via franchise route. Earlier the company only dealt with cotton garments but now it is focusing on formal wear also by venturing into fabrics such as silks, poly silks, and south cottons. Good Things plan
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Franchising.net.au: An online program directed at pre-entry franchise education appears to have hit the mark, with more than 200 registrations received in less than two weeks. Asia-Pacific Centre for Franchising Excellence director Professor Lorelle Frazer said the interest in the new program had been very strong. “The free Pre-Entry Franchise Education program has attracted a
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The first thing that any child just starting solids will do is smear the food in their hair. It is inevitable. No matter how clean your child starts, the moment they finish supper you will most likely find that their food has been smeared on their clothing and made its way into their hair creating
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Franchiseindia.com: Aptech Ltd, an IT training and learning solutions provider, has announced plans to expand in emerging markets like Russia, Vietnam and in the Middle East and Africa via franchising. Ninad Karpe, CEO and MD, Aptech Ltd, confirmed the development. The company is looking at adding 150 franchised centres in India and abroad in the
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Tampa Bay Business Journal: On his first day of training, Bob Dorfman was handed a spatula and told to make his way to the grill at a Five Guys restaurant in Virginia. He panicked. “I was like, ‘Are you joking?’ I never flipped a burger in my life,†he said. But the trainers breaking in
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Targetwire: Delphi Display Systems, Inc. announced today that it installed a drive-thru Order Confirmation System (OCS) at a Subway restaurant located in Rochester Minnesota. After exploring many options to improve her store operations, Subway franchisee, Mary Jeanne Jernberg, chose to invest in a Delphi Order Confirmation System for her drive thru. According to Mary Jeanne,
Franchising.net.au: Australian 24 hour fitness franchise network Anytime Fitness has appointed a general manager, David Ciantar, who brings to the role experience at Gloria Jean’s Coffee, New Zealand Natural, and McDonald’s. Ciantar will manage a franchise support team of two staff, and takes responsibility for franchisee support, increasing the speed of club openings, and overseeing
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