While some people might still use flowers to convey their emotions, imagine how much you could say with an edible bouquet? There is a new trend forming among people who like to show they care in a unique way and a franchise that is jumping in to help fill that need, FruitFlowers. FruitFlowers was launched […]
MediaPost is reporting that according to a new study by ExactTarget, consumers who are active on Twitter are three times more likely to impact a brand’s online reputation through syndicated tweets, blog posts, articles, and product reviews than your average, non-tech savvy shopper. ExactTarget’s research also supported the notion that tweeters have plenty of good
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PR-USA.net: In 2009, after 31 years in the banking industry, Romberto Escalona became a victim of downsizing, merging and the economy. Rather than staying in banking, this former vice president in charge of operations in the Miami office saw his dismissal as an opportunity to do something new. Escalona wanted to open his own business,
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Philadelphia Business Journal: With business loans still hard to come by, franchisors unwilling to sacrifice growth are making their systems more affordable to new owners by reducing franchise fees, offering incentives, providing in-house financing or scrutinizing their business model for savings that can be shared throughout the system. Hand & Stone, a Hamilton, N.J.-based spa
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‎Looking Fit: U.S. indoor tanning franchise TWI Franchising Inc. (dba tanworld) is getting a fantastic response to their Back to School Supplies Drive. Pam Elbert, who owns a tanworld franchise in Urbandale, Iowa, kicked off the program in her salon earlier this month. The drive asks customers to bring a donation of unopened items such
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Franchising.net.au: Franchising is alive and well in South Australia, as the $9.5 billion state franchising community celebrated success at the SA Excellence in Franchising Awards Gala Dinner. Speaking at the Awards ceremony on behalf of Consumer Affairs Minister Gail Gago, SA MP Tony Piccolo said the franchising sector played an essential role in the prosperity
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BNET: Nearly a decade ago, Starbucks founder Howard Schultz invested in a little Chicago sandwich chain called Potbelly Sandwich Works through his venture-capital arm, Maveron. Potbelly’s management team seem to have learned from the overexpansion problems at Starbucks, and have slowly laid the groundwork for a smash-hit chain. Getting a high-flying investor like Schultz might
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Franchising.com: The Tax Lady Roni Deutch and her tax preparation franchise company recently moved its corporate headquarters to 3840 Rosin Court, Suite 200 Sacramento, CA 95834. “We have been planning this move for the majority of the year,” explains CEO Roni Deutch. “Before the Natomas offices, RDTC Inc. had been sharing a building with my
‎BusinessWorld Online: Wenphil Corp., the master franchisee of burger chain Wendy’s Hamburger in the Philippines, will start sub-franchising the brand following approval from the brand owner in the United States. The development — which makes Wenphil the first Wendy’s master franchisee in the world to be allowed to engage in sub-franchising — will help increase
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London Free Press: After “four years of hell,” the car-wash industry in Ontario is enjoying a robust rebound, according to Mike Black, a Guelph operator of two car washes who is respected as a leader in the industry. “Along with most washes in the northeast (northeastern North America), we have gone through four years of
