The Franchise Magazine: Craig Siviter has achieved his target earnings of £1,000 per week through his Smart ABC franchise. “I wanted to boost my income to provide for my expanding family and looked at a number of motoring franchise opportunities,†he recalls. “With 35 million vehicles on UK roads scrapes are inevitable and I quickly […]
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West Fargo Pioneer: Edible Arrangements, America’s leading purveyor of artistically designed fresh fruit arrangements, announces the introduction of its first location in North Dakota at 1801 45th St. S., Fargo. Nick Wimer of West Fargo is the owner and Heather Frankl serves as manager. Whether you need an elegant centerpiece, a quick gift, or a
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New York Times: Value-added junk hauling may sound like a questionable product to sell: it assumes that people will pay hundreds of dollars to get rid of ratty sofas and assorted flotsam in professional and socially conscious ways. Its biggest selling points are friendly employees who presumably look more respectable than the local odd jobber,
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Minneapolis Star Tribune: Jack Ruegsegger tried to fit into a conventional 9-to-5 career, honest he did. When he failed to get into medical school, he signed on as a trainee at a Minneapolis stock brokerage, a low-paying position that prompted him to spend his weekends the way he had worked his way through college: as
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Wall Street Journal: Franchise companies, facing what many say is the toughest economic environment they’ve seen, are offering two-for-one deals, reduced fees and financing help to woo new buyers. They are also paying existing franchisees to help spread the word. The economy has made many would-be franchisees wary of taking big financial risks, while others
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Calcutta Telegraph: Thirteen months after an explosion at McDonald’s killed a pedestrian on Park Street, a court prod has finally prompted the company to cough up compensation and inch closer to reopening the address. McDonald’s India on Tuesday paid Rs 10 lakh to the family of Aftab Hussain Ansari, the 24-year-old who died in the
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Fraser Coast Chronicle: < blockquote>The worries of prospective home owners eased slightly yesterday as representatives of David Reid Homes insisted contracts would be honoured despite a breakdown with its Fraser Coast franchisee. <img src=”http://franchise.business-opportunities.biz/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/drh.jpg” alt=”” title=”drh” width=”200″ height=”160″ class=”thumb”” /> “We’ve had meetings with the people we’re building with. Their homes will be finished,” David
Portsmouth Herald News: Portsmouth based Vintner’s Cellar Winery, a “make your own wine†business, which celebrates their three year anniversary this fall, was recently honored by the International Franchise Association (IFA) with the prestigious Franchisee of the Year award. Owners Gail and Mike Locke traveled to Washington D.C. to be presented with their award with
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The Franchise Magazine: < blockquote>Revive! High Wycombe franchisee Byron Lindsay has achieved above expectations since the launch of his busines in April. “Finishing close to £4,500 in sales in my first month exceeded my highest expectations,†says Byron. “This was the result of carefully planning with good local market research and a professional launch coupled
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The Franchise Magazine: < blockquote>TaxAssist Accountants has announced that one of its franchisee partnerships continues to trade successfully six years after the launch. <img src=”http://franchise.business-opportunities.biz/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/taxqa.gif” alt=”” title=”taxqa” width=”200″ height=”46″ class=”thumb”” /> Franchisees Stewart Newberry and Dave Forrester have successfully launched two shop front premises and three offices and have plans to open another office in
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