The brainchild of Steven Lockhardt, this unique website helps prove that there IS a Santa. According to The Columbus Examiner, iCaughtSanta.com helps visitors create a unique keepsake photo of Santa inside the child’s home by combining site provided digital images of Santa Claus with a user’s uploaded digital photo as the background. Want a photo […]
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Small business owners received some good news in September when President Obama signed the Small Business Jobs Bill. The bill has made it possible for small biz owners to seek the SBA financing they need to grow their business. It extends on the original enhancements that were first introduced with the 2009 Reinvestment and Recovery
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According to a story on KING 5, one-third of Americans don’t go to the dentist on a regular basis. Many of them say fear keeps them away. Now there’s a new device that can help lower dental anxiety with the press of a button. Cindy Bryant doesn’t like going to the dentist. “I’m very afraid
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PR Newswire: The iFranchise Group, a leading franchise consulting firm based near Chicago, and its strategic partner company, Franchise Dynamics, which provides outsourced franchise sales services, are predicting a slow-paced loosening of credit for franchise systems and franchise buyers in the coming months. This comes on the heels of a protracted period, dating back to
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Back in October, we told you about Daniel Vitiello, a 19-year-old Texas Tech sophomore, who taught himself to fix Apple’s 3G, 3GS and 4 iPhones and fixes dozens of them from his parent’s dining room. “I don’t really like having a typical job, and so I needed an idea to make money,” said Vitiello. His
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KXXV News Channel 25: One of the world’s largest franchising companies based in Waco has sold. The Dwyer Group, valued at $150 million, provides a variety of service-based franchises like Mr. Electric, Mr. Rooter, and Rainbow International. They also own and operate 37 full-service glass stores in Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire. It is sold
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Ct Post: Can a small business become more successful and expand its services in a struggling economy? Rusty Chiarella, co-owner of Aire Serv of Western Connecticut in New Milford, a heating and cooling franchise, responds with a resounding “yes.” In 2008, Chiarella and her husband, Michael, who owned and operated Chiarella Heating and Cooling for
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HotelWorld Network: Vantage Hospitality remains firmly committed to its membership philosophy, although it will comply with certain state franchising regulations now. This week at the membership company’s annual conference at the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas, founder, president and CEO Roger Bloss and COO/CFO Bernie Moyle informed members that “to avoid future hassles,†the company
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NEWS.com.au: Almost a quarter of Australian franchise owners have major disputes with their parent company, often taking legal action. This year almost one in 10 franchisees left their business and a third complained that they were being ignored by the franchise owners, according to the Franchising Australia 2010 report. Report co-author Professor Lorelle Frazer said
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Independent Online: The Woolworths Franchise Association (WFA) has told the Competition Commission that Woolworths’ proposed acquisition of its franchise stores will have significant adverse effects on jobs and local communities and has called on the commission to instruct Woolworths to seek its approval for each acquisition. In terms of the Competition Act approval must only
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