Amit Gupta is an entrepreneur in San Francisco. He has successfully launched photojojo, but now he faces another dilemma. He has acute leukemia and needs a bone marrow transplant. Fellow entrepreneurs heard of his dilemma, and the word has spread like wildfire thanks to social media. Gupta’s journey to find a donor hasn’t happened alone. […]
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Franchising.com: Grease Monkey International, Inc., franchisor of automotive maintenance centers in the U.S., Mexico and China, has announced its top franchisee award winners for outstanding performance in the prior year. Top individual center sales honors were presented to: Steve and Beth Barrett, Ron Damiana, Wayne and Angie Glasser, Michael Glasser, Sue Stenstrom and Kate Stenstrom
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MomsCharlotte.com: If you’ve been using a pen and paper system, start by giving yourself a pat on the back for a good start. You deserve credit for thinking about the issue and consistently maintaining records. It sounds like you are ready to take it to the next level, and yes, there are some better ways.
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Adelaide Now: South Australia has come under fire for its decision to “go it alone” on franchising. The move has been described as “totally inappropriate” by federal Small Business Minister Nick Sherry. Senator Sherry told a national franchising convention in Melbourne yesterday that SA’s proposed franchising code would not only increase business costs, but would
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Channel News Asia: With high unemployment in the Philippines, franchising proponents believe cultivating the franchise industry will have the biggest multiplier effect on both enterprise creation and job generation in the country. With more international brands coming to the Philippines to expand their market in the Asia Pacific region, the Philippine Franchising Association said the
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NEWS.GNOM.ES: In its first year, Crunch Fitness Franchise, known for making Crunch’s innovative classes and No Judgments philosophy available and affordable to gym-goers across the country, has opened 12 locations throughout the United States and Australia, and has inked deals to open an additional 100 clubs throughout the U.S. and beyond. The largest and most
TriCities.com: While virtually every sector of the economy remains stagnant in the recession, the franchised business sector is growing with FranNet of Eastern Tennessee’s help — and those new businesses are boosting the local economy. The International Franchise Association projects 1,900 new U.S. franchise businesses for 2011, creating 194,000 jobs and adding $33 billion more
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