BizJournals.com: The Fuzzy Peach, based out of Wilmington, NC, is excited to announce that they will be waiving the franchise fee for the first five franchisees of 2012! The Fuzzy Peach is expanding rapidly, opening their 5th location this spring in Carolina Beach, NC. The founders are looking to take their highly successful concept nationally […]
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DigitalJournal.com: Based on the success of its initial expansion program, The WORKS Gourmet Burger Bistro – the award-winning gourmet burger bistro, originating in Ottawa in 2001 – has announced plans to open 50 new stores across Canada. In 2011, The WORKS opened new stores in London, Kingston, Ottawa, Guelph and Oakville, with three additional sites
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Manila Bulletin: Philippine Seven Corp. (PSC), the exclusive local licensee of the globally-successful 7-Eleven convenience store chain, paid tribute to growing partnerships and top performing franchisees in the recent 7th Franchise Appreciation Day held at the World Trade Center. The entire 7-Eleven franchise community turned out in droves at the event held to celebrate mutual
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Economic Times: The inborn ability to nurture children is driving women in the region to the business of grooming toddlers. Close to 80% of the pre-school franchisees in the state are run by women entrepreneurs. Investing anything between Rs 3 lakh and 8 lakh, the businesswomen are comfortably taking home Rs 50,000 per month. “It
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Starting a business during a recession is possible. People will still buy and other businesses still need services. However, this is not the easiest and you will need to take a number of steps to make sure that you succeed. Having a business plan is essential during a recession so you know the direction of
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MarketWatch: U.S. Lawns, one of America’s fastest-growing franchisors, capped its 25th anniversary year in 2011 with growth exceeding a record 250 franchises in its commercial landscape-management network. With 24 new franchises added last year, the company continued double-digit expansion in operations highlighted by an impressive 58 percent increase in the total number of franchises since
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Next in the Walmart’s Get on the Shelf series of interviews, we have Jay McGinnis with the Sherpa Carry iPad case. With the introduction of the iPad, business men are constantly bringing the device to meetings. In many ways, it has replaced the briefcase. It can be used to do so much, but it requires
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Franchising.net.au: Just three months after launching its new franchise system, Victorian-based cafe on wheels, Tasty Trucks, has begun its national expansion with the acquisition of the 17 van business Lunch Express. Tasty Trucks founder, Colin Lear, said the Newcastle business will be retained as Lunch Express in the foreseeable future. Just three months after launching
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MarketWatch: For the period spanning Dec. 24 to Jan. 23, Intuit reported small business employment inched up 0.2%, equating to an annual growth rate of 2.9%. During the month, small business hourly employees worked an average of 107.5 hours, down slightly from 107.6 hours in December. Average monthly pay for all small business employees slipped
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The State Journal-Register: After 11 years in business, the ARBY’S in Fairhills Mall has closed. “Since 2008, sales have gone down,†said Tom Browne, president of Bloomington-based franchisee Huse Inc. “Food costs are up, labor is up, taxes are up. We tried to negotiate with the landlord to get a lower rent, although we did
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