MyFoxBoston: You’ll remember him as key member of the New England Patriots. Former linebacker Matt Chatham has gone from flattening running backs to flattening crepes. The three-time Super Bowl champ just won a prestigious business MBA business plan award from Babson College, which will help launch SkyCrepers. Chatham’s business is an innovative new fast-serve crepe […]
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It seems there is a vending machine for everything now-a-days. There’s a machine that’ll make you a pizza in minutes, the vending machine that’ll let you break ceramics, and even one that will dispense live crabs. With the rise of medical marijuana, it should come as no surprise that a vending machine for smoking accessories
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Debi DeShon used to train dogs to sniff for drugs and other contraband, but as the economy slowed she looked for a new niche. She found on in mussels: At her new business she’s using some of the same techniques she used to “Mussel Dogs” is DeShon’s new detective venture, and She’s training dogs to
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Peninsula On-line: Premier Food Services, Franchisee of Burger King in the state of Qatar and a subsidiary of Al Jassim Group celebrated its annual staff party to commemorate one of its most successful years. Sheikh Khalid bin Jassim Al Thani, CEO of Al Jassim Group, spoke highly of the professionalism embodied by all members of
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Franchising.net.au: Togetherness is a beautiful thing. It is indeed an essential element of a meaningful relationship. But, in the wise words of Khalil Gibran, often cited in the context of the marriage relationship: “Let there be spaces in your togetherness, and let the winds of the heavens dance between you. Love one another but make
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CSP Daily News: Chevron‘s plan to grow its ExtraMile convenience store concept is moving like clockwork, now reaching a 90% to 95% conversion rate for its company-operated stores and having franchisees “fill in” targeted markets up and down the West Coast, officials said. Currently, the San Ramon, Calif.-based major oil company has more than 500
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Across the country, new breeds of restaurant chains are popping up to fulfill Americans’ endless appetite for the hamburger. From mega-chains in the making to artisan burgers crafted by celebrity chefs, there’s a multitude of challengers taking on big players like McDonald’s and Burger King. Here now, part two in a five-part series profiling the
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Dallas Observer (blog): A new food truck is en route to Dallas. The mobile food vendor in question, Gandolfo’s New York Delicatessen, is part of an ambitious plan by owner Pool’s Restaurant Group for large-scale franchising of food trucks, and in the case of Randy Wolken, master franchiser for DFW, a way to build a
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Gazette.net Montgomery County Sports: Ebony Freeman has operated an exotic dance course business in Suitland for about three years. Ibrahim Turay has been struggling to promote his cleaning business in Upper Marlboro. And Janetta S. Hemsely just wants advice on how to manage her newly inherited trucking company in Fort Washington. For each of these
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The Franchise Magazine: It is at this time of year that the industry starts to look for the latest results from the annual NatWest/bfa Franchise Survey, which has now been running for 27 years and the become the key indicator of the health and change of franchising. So with the survey set to show us
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