September 2011

Witco To Expand Via Franchising

Franchiseindia.com: Witco, a premium multi-brand retail chain in travel requisites is all set for franchise expansion. For this the company has joined hands with Francorp, a part of Franchise India Group. Francorp, the strategic partner will design the growth path for Witco. This retail chain has 12 company owned outlets in Chennai, Bengaluru and Kerala. […]

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Sparket Seeks Franchisees

Franchiseindia.com: Sparket, a corporate gift store is seeking franchisees to expand pan India. The company presently has franchised outlets in New Delhi, Mumbai , Kochi and two company-owned outlets in Bengaluru and Kolkata. The brand has plans to open 20 stores in metros and other cities. Sparket aims to make its presence in 10 English

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Fish Consulting Joins Frantopia As Business Partner

DigitalJournal.com: Franchise Business Review, the premier market research firm for the franchise industry, announced today that Fish Consulting, a national PR and marketing agency specializing in franchise PR and marketing, has become an exclusive business partner and content expert for Frantopia, FBR’s social networking and business resources site. Frantopia is the only social network of

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Stinky Biz: Diaper Recycling

A Canadian company called Knowaste has developed a system to extract the recyclable plastic from dirty disposable baby diapers for use in roofing tiles and plastic components. Fast Company has more: Babies in the United States go through about 24 million diapers a year, contributing 3.4 million tons of waste to landfills. And, worldwide, the

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Groupon Style Cash for Classrooms

DavisPatch: Laurie Coffroth looked at the sorry state of funding for public education and saw a business opportunity. The Elk Grove mother of three recently launched Cash for Classrooms, which charges local businesses to have their coupons inserted into students’ backpacks. Cash for Classrooms will funnel part of the proceeds back to schools. With California’s

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