August 17, 2011

Simple, Affordable And Effective

Financial Post (blog): Doug Burgoyne’s Frogbox came about from a brilliantly simple concept — provide convenient, cost-effective and environmentally friendly plastic moving boxes as an alternative to cardboard. Focused on protecting the environment and relieving stress for the 5.5 million Canadians who move each year, Frogbox had already attracted a piece of the billion-dollar market […]

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Fro.Zen.Yo Expanding To Boston, Massachusetts

Franchising.com: Fro.zen.yo delicious self-serve frozen yogurt announced today that a multi-unit franchise agreement has been reached to develop two fro.zen.yo stores in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. Licensed franchisee Matthew Coombs’ agreement with fro.zen.yo calls for a minimum of two locations to open in the Backbay and Northeastern University areas. Mr. Coombs is considering a number of

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Biggest Turnout Yet For Quest’s Franchise Conference

Franchising.net.au: Quest has kicked off the 2011/12 financial year with its largest annual franchisee conference attended by more than 300 franchisees, staff and suppliers. Nick Suriano, general manager franchising, Quest Serviced Apartments, said “We are in the midst of some very challenging global economic conditions which will inevitably put pressure on travel and accommodation sectors.

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Start-Up Costs For Schwab Franchises Revealed

InvestmentNews: New details have emerged about the branch-franchising program being developed by Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. The company so far has described only general outlines of the program. Franchise documents filed with state regulators and obtained by InvestmentNews, however, reveal further details about how much potential franchisees would pay — and how much money

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