Monopoly is a great game that has been around for years, but how relevant are the skills learned playing it to to the small business owner today? One of the biggest problems small business owners face is a lack of understanding of how all things fit together in business and in order to manage and […]
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Middle East North Africa Financial Network: The Middle East’s franchising industry offers huge scope for growth, but not from the traditional influx of international brands; home grown brands are poised to take to the global market according to international franchising consultancy, FranCorp. “The future is great for the regional franchising industry as it is a
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When David Sukhin was in sixth grade he created the DAS Automatic Snow Day Calculator. He’s now 16 and in 11th grade, according to WBUR. Every time it snows, he checks the site and it has never once been wrong about his own school shutting down for the day. The site asks for various pieces
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Business Wire: Saladworks, the nation’s first and largest fresh-tossed salad franchise concept, is proud to announce its first multi-unit agreements in 2011 with two new franchisees, opening a combined four locations, in Fairfax and Loudoun Counties and Virginia Beach, VA. The first location for both territories is slated to open in early 2012. New franchisee
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1875 — The first ever organized indoor game of ice hockey is played in Montreal, Canada as recorded in The Montreal Gazette. 1885 — The American Telephone & Telegraph Company is incorporated in New York. 1904 — Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany becomes the first person to make a sound recording of a political document,
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College just got a little easier. I said, a little. But sometimes a little goes a long way. Koofers.com is a college-sharing website that enables students to share class notes and professor ratings, find the cheapest textbooks and even create their ideal schedule. Entrepreneur.com calls it simplified sharing. The company launched on Virginia Tech’s campus
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JD Supra: A new advertising campaign by the International Franchise Association highlights one of the many economic benefits of franchising: job creation. The IFA’s Public Awareness Campaign is dedicated to touting the economic impact of franchising and educate lawmakers and the general public regarding the economic outlook for franchise businesses, as opposed to non-franchised businesses.
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The Moscow Times: McDonald’s, one of the biggest franchisers in the world, will continue to directly own all of its Russian restaurants for the near future, Khamzat Khasbulatov, the corporation’s president in Russia and Eastern Europe, said Wednesday. “We have a successful operation, we don’t have the motivation to franchise,” Khasbulatov said. Khasbulatov touted the
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Emailwire: The Pressure Washing Business for Sale Website has gained the attention of local entrepreneurs who are looking into low-investment franchises for sale. Wood Re New is a deck cleaning and sealing company that will be training new franchisees to prepare them for the spring time rush of customers who need exterior wood restoration services.
Bizjournals.com: The oldest original T.G.I Friday’s building in the nation will close its doors on March 1, according to a news release from its franchisee. Cincinnati-based The Bistro Group, the nation’s third-largest T.G.I Friday’s franchisee, said in the release that it will close its restaurant, at 9990 Linn Station Road, off Hurstbourne Parkway. The firm
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