April 6, 2011

Value Added: Lessons From Founder Of Dogtopia

Washington Post: Spending a few hours with Amy Nichols is like attending business school. The 37-year-old co-founder of Dogtopia, a doggie day-care chain, is a confident, data-devouring businesswoman who leaves sentimentality (except for dogs) on the floor when it comes to advancing her enterprise. She and her husband, Mike, have built their North Bethesda-based business […]

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Homewatch Caregivers Partners With National Family Caregivers Association

Franchising.com: Homewatch CareGivers, one of the largest, most experienced international providers of full-service home care, today announced a partnership with the National Family Caregivers Association (NFCA) designed to enhance family caregiver awareness of Homewatch CareGivers’ National Family Caregiver of the Year award. The grand prize for the award, which was created in 2008, has doubled

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Franchise A&R Shops Break With Head Office

The Australian: Franchised bookstores operating under the Angus & Robertson banner yesterday abandoned the collapsed retail group over a dispute involving outstanding gift vouchers. A group of 25 independent bookstore owners said they were terminating their franchising agreement with A&R because parent company RedGroup Retail, now in the hands of corporate insolvency group Ferrier Hodgson,

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