August 18, 2011

Dallas Burger King Franchisee’s 18 Restaurants On Auction Block

Bizjournals.com (blog): An auction will be held Wednesday for the 18 Dallas-area Burger King restaurants owned by Sunil Dharod, the culmination of an exit from a system that has been beset by lawsuits, slumping sales and hard feelings, the Dallas Morning News reported. The Morning News reported that Dharod’s attorney said his client is being

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Events That Changed Business

A lot occurred during the 1900’s. Many notable businesses launched, and some failed. Here are three well-known companies that got their start during last century. What would you add to the list? Hallmark gets its start: Jan. 10, 1910. Joyce C. Hall, a teenager (and a guy, by the way) from Norfolk, Neb., arrives in

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14 Year Old Social Media Guru

Don’t quite have social media down for your business? Why not get some help from the 14 year old guru, Lane Sutton. Like many people from the younger generation, he has beaten his own path to success using the various services, reports The MetroWest Daily News. Sutton’s rise to whiz-kid status began two years ago

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Belvoir Franchisees In Finals Of National Competition

Rentman Software: Three Belvoir franchise owners have been confirmed as finalists in the British Franchise Association’s Franchisee of the Year Awards, supported by HSBC and Express Newspapers. Andy Campbell of Belvoir Moray, and Luke and Jonathan Mason of Belvoir Hitchin, are in the finals, along with other contenders spanning multiple sectors, business sizes and locations

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Solar Sister Helps Women In Africa

Huffington Post: Katherine Lucey is the founder of Solar Sister, a social enterprise devoted to equipping women in Africa to solve the epidemic of energy poverty through a community based model of entrepreneurship. Beginning with a seed investment in an individual entrepreneur, the women are given training, marketing materials and a solar lamp inventory. As

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Assignment Of Franchise Agreement By A Trustee In Bankruptcy

International Law Office: Introduction The recent decision in Ford Credit Canada Ltd v Welcome Ford Sales Ltd(1) may have significant implications for franchisors whose franchisees become insolvent, as the Alberta Court of Appeal ruled that pursuant to the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act of Canada, a franchise agreement may be assigned by a trustee in bankruptcy.

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