PRWire: Popular daily deals site LivingSocial, has signed a partnership deal with Australia’s largest franchising company Jim’s Group. Best known for its Jim’s Mowing division (but now much more than Mowing!), Jim’s Group is teaming up with LivingSocial for its unique coverage of hyperlocal, citywide and national audiences. Colin Fabig, CEO LivingSocial Australia and NZ, […]
Tennessean: A Franklin mother found inspiration for her new business venture while begrudgingly purchasing a bag of Skittles. Christy Sykes found zero healthy options in a vending machine when she wanted to purchase a snack for her 3-year-old daughter at her son’s soccer game. Sykes, a pharmaceutical saleswoman, decided to purchase a franchise of vending
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WebWire: It’s not just the Australian sun, sand and surf that focused Birmingham based entrepreneur Paul Andrew’s mind during a recent trip to Australia. His trip proved to be the catalyst to embark on a new career with Chem-Dry. Given the current economic climate, setting up a new franchise could be a frightening proposition. Although
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North Hollywood – Toluca Lake Patch: Kevin Farrell works hard for a living—fighting the horrific traffic in the maze of Los Angeles freeways five days a week. His car is packed to the max with the products he peddles to home-based customers, some as far away as San Diego. Once he arrives at a customer’s
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The following is a guest post by Brian Hamilton, CEO of Sageworks, Inc. Running a business should earn you an honorary graduate or even doctoral degree given all you will learn. For those just starting out, here are the CliffNotes, the mistakes you should hear now and avoid. Hiring in advance of revenue. There is
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TheFranchiseHound: There’s nothing more beneficial than talking to someone who has been there; someone that has the experience and knowledge to help you succeed, especially when it comes to owning your own business. Over the past few months, The Franchise Hound has spoken with dozens of industry experts from single unit franchisees to founders of
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Franchising.com: Today, Taco Bell® launches the Big Box Remixed, which combines the flavor of four classic Taco Bell menu items with the freshness of exclusive music content via a mobile site, packaged in a specially designed MTV™ Video Music Awards (VMAs) box. Taco Bell features its first QR code on packaging – also known as
Franchising.net.au: Waterco, the franchisor of pool care franchise, Swimart, is today kicking off its 30th anniversary celebrations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Events will include a celebratory dinner and factory tour for international customers, suppliers, consultant engineers, Waterco managers and staff from around the world. “We celebrate our 30 years in business in a position of
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Macleans.ca: Don Schroeder is in the early days of what his $6-million severance agreement describes as the “quiet period.†For at least the next three years, the ex-president and CEO of Tim Hortons is forbidden from uttering a public word about the closed-door discussions that led to his swift—and still unexplained—exit. He is not permitted
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Patch.com: The Lower Southampton Sonic Drive-In on Bustleton Pike closed its doors Monday, July 25. According to a statement issued by Sonic, Sonic and the franchisee who owns and operates the drive-in have been evaluating this location. “After careful consideration, the franchisee made the difficult decision to close the location…The decision to close a drive-in
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