glassBYTEs: The Dwyer Group, parent company of Glass Doctor, recently announced its plan to attract firefighters and law enforcement personnel through the company’s new program, Public Protectors Franchise Advantage (PPFA) program. The program was inspired by The Dwyer Group’s long-standing pledge to hire veterans. “We look at it through the lens of the veterans program,†[…]
OCRegister: Here’s a statistic about franchising that most people wouldn’t guess: 1 in 6 franchisors have fewer than 6 franchisees. Why do I think that’s surprising? Because it surprised the industry expert who came up with it. Industry veteran Ed Teixeira owns FranchiseKnowHow LLC. He has been both an executive with a successful franchisor (Staff
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Dynamic Business: The Bakers Delight franchise is thriving when many businesses are struggling. The boss of this organisation shares its secrets to success. If you are considering becoming a new business owner or diversifying into a multi-unit operation, it’s never been a more critical time to make sure the business you choose will stand up
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‎ClickPress: Golden Spoon Franchising, the franchising arm of the largest frozen yogurt brand in Southern California, announced the signing of an agreement with the M.H. Al Mana Group of Companies to develop the Golden Spoon franchise throughout Qatar. The agreement is for the opening of eight or more stores over the next five years. Three
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‎Irish Independent: The huge employment shakeout of the past five years, with over 250,000 job losses, has forced many people to look at self-employment opportunities. However, in the current environment, with demand depressed and the banks reluctant to lend, striking out on one’s own can be a truly terrifying prospect. For many people, franchising represents
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FranchiseInfo.co.uk: Before joining the leading automotive paintwork repair specialist he ran a luxury car wholesale business, which delivered high financial rewards and a lifestyle to match. Then three years ago he decided it was time for a change. His interest was focused on building a successful business that would deliver a high return and increase
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Business Wire: Burger King Corp. (BKC) and Island Burger Ltd., a BURGER KING® franchisee, announced today the opening of the first BURGER KING® restaurant in Antigua, in the heart of Saint John’s Parish. “We are very pleased to announce our first BURGER KING® restaurant in Antigua with our franchisee, Island Burger Ltd.,†said Jose Tomas,
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Franchising.net.au: There’s money to be made in Western Australian without joining the mines. That’s the view of regional franchisor Meesha Watson whose Jim’s Fencing business cannot keep up with customer demand. “Ever year we have hundreds of jobs a year that Jim’s Fencing cannot service across Western Australia,” said Meesha Watson. “Those jobs we were
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Natclo.com: The Panda Dry Cleaning Company, working in conjunction with Procter & Gamble, has opened its first Tide Dry Cleaners store in Arizona. It is the second store to open under Panda with the Tide brand since Panda and P&G announced a partnership that hopes to see 200 standardized drycleaning plants operating in the U.S.
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Samuel Morse may have come long before the invention of the Internet, but that didn’t stop him from trying to patent the basic idea behind it, reports The Wall Street Journal. This would have been a patent for all uses of the telegraph—and would also have included the Internet. The 19th-century justices refused to block
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