The pet industry is huge. When sales are down for many products, pet supplies tend to keep going strong. The same can be said for the services people provide in this industry. Petsitting.com is an online service that helps connect customers who need daycare, walking, grooming, training, and boarding services with companies in their area […]
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PR Newswire: Local Mississippi resident announces his initial plans to open a Dickey’s Barbecue Pit, the largest quick-serve barbecue chain in the country, in Flowood. “After visiting Dickey’s, having a good meal and seeing first-hand how everything was streamlined, I was impressed. Managing the business seemed like a tested process that worked flawlessly,” said the
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After extensive consultation with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and national, regional and local small business bankers, FRANdata is expanding its Franchise Registry online lending portal to provide lenders with the additional credit risk information tools to assess the risks of lending to franchise systems. Since 1997, the Franchise Registry has served as the
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GlobeNewsWire: Diversified Restaurant Holdings, Inc., the owner/operator and franchisor of the unique, full-service, ultra-casual restaurant and bar Bagger Dave’s Legendary Burger Tavern® and a leading franchisee for Buffalo Wild Wings®, today announced they have signed a new lease to open its fifth Bagger Dave’s location in East Lansing, MI. The restaurant, which will be opened
Startups.co.uk: The 2011 British Franchise Association (bfa) Franchisee of the Year Awards open for entries today, with £5,000 up for grabs for the UK’s top franchise manager. Supported by HSBC, the awards invite entries from franchising firms across the country, and will provide cash prizes for the top three nominees at a gala ceremony at
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Mirta de Perales was rich and famous in her home country of Cuba, but all that changed when she left in 1962. With only a few dollars and her two children, she decided to build her way back up in business. She started at the bottom, but she eventually found success again in the cosmetics
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A celebration of one of the country’s most successful business sectors takes place next week (May 16-20) with the start of Scottish Franchise Week. PRLog.Org: Franchising contributes about £800 million a year to the Scottish economy and is responsible for creating an estimated 30,000 jobs. The highly successful business model plays a major part in
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Today in 1893, the tomato legally became a vegetable in the United States. The Supreme Court of the United States ruled in Nix v. Hedden that a tomato is a vegetable, not a fruit, under the Tariff Act of 1883. Some background after the jump.
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Business Wire: Yodle, a leader in local online marketing, announced the launch of its full-service Search Engine Optimization offering for the franchise industry, Yodle FranchiseSEO. Yodle FranchiseSEO was developed to deliver on a set of best practices for website development, maps optimization and custom content creation that are designed to drive prominent rankings for franchisees
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PostNet is on a mission to inspire entrepreneurs across the country and award one deserving business owner a game-changing $10,000 cash grant and $5,000 towards design, print, copy, and shipping at their nearest PostNet location. Business owners looking to take their business to the next level are encouraged to enter PostNet’s Boost This Biz contest
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