June 14, 2011

Franchising Identities Sleep Out For Vinnies’ Homelessness Fundraiser

Franchising.net.au: Vicki Prout, CEO of franchise and business consultancy firm, Sherpa Group, and Quest franchisee, Andrew Edsor, are helping out a good cause by joining the national fundraising St Vincent de Paul CEO Sleepout event this Thursday 16 June. Event participants will spend one night sleeping outside with limited bedding and selected food to experience […]

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Franchise Organization With Preston Affiliation Enters Chinese Market

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EON: Enhanced Online News: Hot on the heels from its successful entry into the UK marketplace with Preston based master licence Holder Ken Deary, Right at Home International has built on this success and taken its services global through a master franchise license agreement with an entrepreneurial group in Beijing, China. The first China Right

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Boulder Gets Fresh Take On Vending

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BoulderWeekly.com: ItÂ´s an all-too-familiar scenario: Youâ€™re taking a break at work, lingering in a waiting room or maybe even fresh off a workout at the gym, and a vending machine is calling your name. You stand, dollar in hand, contemplating your choices. The Cheetos or the Kit Kat bar? While the ease and convenience of

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New Franchisee Body Up And Running

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SmartCompany.com.au: Disgruntled franchisees have come good on a promise to establish a new franchisee body, launching a new website in a bid to lobby the Government, regulators and the Franchisee Council of Australia for better treatment. The fledgling body, flagged last month in SmartCompany, is called the National Franchisee Coalition. The organisers want franchisees to

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Sport Clips Franchise Reaches Billion Dollar Milestone

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PRNewswire.com: Sport Clips Haircuts reached a â€œbillion dollars in haircutsâ€ in May after franchising for only 16 years. Sport Clips is the nationâ€™s leading menâ€™s and boysâ€™ hair care provider with more than 780 stores in 38 states. Announcement of the milestone came today from company founder and CEO Gordon Logan, a month ahead of

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Di Fazio Cigar House, The Most Profitable Franchise “Concept” For A Franchisee

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Benzinga: Di Fazio Cigar House Inc, subsidiary of the prestigious tobacco firm Di Fazio Cigars Corp has just opened the first Cigar House concept in Miami. The Cigar House is located at 2560 NE Miami Gardens Drive, Miami, Florida, 33180. The concept is pretty simple, but highly profitable as Carmelo Di Fazio, founder and president

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How Important Is Pre-Entry Education For Franchisees?

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Franchising.net.au: Education research and consulting firm, Corven, has conducted a study to determine the effectiveness of pre-entry education for potential franchisees, and it found that more work needs to be done. “The temptation to dumb down franchise education is evident and there is a misdirected notion that there is only a certain amount of knowledge

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