BusinessNewsDaily: Have you long wondered whether a franchise is for you? There are thousands of franchise opportunities, but figuring out which one is for you and if you’ve got what it takes to succeed as a franchise owner can be overwhelming. Ray Barton and Rhoda Olsen, the brother and sister Chairman and CEO of Great […]
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The Franchise Magazine: Lettings franchise Martin & Co is increasing it footprint in London with the recruitment of two London-based franchise owners, who will open new offices in Belgravia and Stratford. Local businessman, David Sime is the franchise owner of the new Belgravia office. His most recent experience lies within the financial sector, however having
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MarketWatch: McDonald’s Corporation today announced global comparable sales growth of 5.1% in July. Performance by segment was as follows: U.S. up 4.4% Europe up 5.3% Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa up 4.0% “McDonald’s continues to deliver great tasting, high quality food at an outstanding value to a growing number of customers around the world,” said
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Franchising.net.au: Sydney has proven to be a successful test market for mobile car cleaning franchise, Nanotek, which has recently completed development of a multi-unit franchising program aimed at helping franchisees expand their businesses. Nanotek’s Operations Division manages the corporate operation in Sydney and has grown from a single unit business to a six mobile unit
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According to Jalopnik, Google has had its first fender bender with its self-driving car. Exclusive photos on the website show the car after the small accident. Will this cause a hiccup in the future of driverless vehicles? The Prius — recognizable as a Google self-driving prototype from the roof equipment that’s smaller than a typical
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The Huffington Post has the profile of a successful woman and the co-founder of myYearbook, Catherine Cook. I worked with my brothers Dave and Geoff to create myYearbook in 2005 to be the best place to meet new people. We added 400 members in the first week, and today we have 32.7 million members, $23.7
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Computerworld: Subway, a fast-food franchise operation with 35,000 restaurants worldwide, expected to host a new, mission-critical financial system at its own data centers but ended up doing the opposite. To help franchises better manage their spending, Subway turned to a system from Coupa Software, a software-as-a-service vendor that is only five years old, is funded
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eTurboNews: GTX Corp. is introducing new shoes, loafers, and sneakers, with GPS built into them. Using a downloadable app, caretakers can track and be alerted if patients and loved ones wanders out of a pre-set safe zone. The GPS Smart Shoe will provide millions of caregivers the means to help easily find those afflicted with
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QSRMagazine: The Krystal Company today announced that it is exploring a possible sale of the company. It operates 364 company-owned and franchised restaurants in 11 states across the Southeast. Piper Jaffray Companies, a middle-market investment bank, has been engaged to assist in the process. “Having seen the company through significant growth since 1997, the board
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TheFranchiseHound: Mike and Jeni Mand took over an existing Pump It Up location in Plymouth, Minnesota, in July of 2009 and have since seen a 55% increase in revenue year over year. The husband and wife team has successfully introduced new programs that specifically target the teenage population which is a major contributor to the
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