The Epoch Times: Long-time American franchises in Canada such as McDonald’s, Wendy’s, and Baskin Robbins all share one thing in common—they are successful giants in the Canadian market. But since the onset of the recession, several other big American franchisors are looking at expanding into Canada, including Buffalo Wild Wings, famous for its chicken wings, […]
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San Francisco Chronicle: Tuesday, Oct 13 10:00a to 1:00p at San Mateo Marriott Hotel, San Mateo, CA We have invited 6 exciting B2B and B2C executive style franchisors from around US to meet with Bay Entrepreneurs at a “Meet the Franchisors Workshopâ€. The franchisors will share information about their specific franchises; what sets them apart
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FranchiseUpdate: Franchisors seeking to maintain growth in 2009 are offering candidates deals in the form incentives, stimuli, reduced fees, breaks on royalties, and more. FUSR will continue to track this trend to keep you informed on what “the other guys” are doing to attract prospects and turn them into franchisees. No Financing? No Franchise Fee!
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The Associated Press: Struggling with an economy that has gouged gambling profits and cut casino companies’ ability to borrow, MGM Mirage hopes to keep expanding its international hotel and casino empire and fattening its profit — but have other companies foot the bill. Under 10 new deals, the largest owner and operator on the Las
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franchise-net.com: In Italy, franchising is one of the main modernizing levers to recover efficiency and competitiveness in the distribution system and to transform retail trade. It safeguards the position of individual retail and traditional businessmen, but also obtains the most from working with trade organizations. In the last ten years the growth of franchising in
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The Franchise Magazine: Fire and heating retail franchise Blazes has recruited its latest franchise owner to take over its Wakefield branch. After more than six years in Asia Jane Stuart returned to the UK and took over the Wakefield blazes franchise from retiring franchise owners Pam and Graham Bastow. Jane said: “Hong Kong was fantastic,
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AllBusiness: After six long years, one of the most contentious lawsuits in the history of franchising has finally gone to trial in California. It pits thousands of small franchise owners against shipping giant United Parcel Service, which sparked the row after acquiring Mail Box Etc. After closing the deal in 2001, UPS began a major
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QSR Web: When QSRweb.com asked the question earlier this week “Are QSRs overusing sex as an advertising vehicle?”, it caught the attention of small, regional chain Golden Chick. Mark Parmerlee, chairman of the board of Golden Southern Chicken Corp., franchisor of Dallas-based Golden Chick, said while such advertising can work with the right audience, using
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Business Wire: Goddard Systems, Inc., franchisor of The Goddard School® has been recognized as a world-class franchisor by the Franchise Research Institute®, an organization dedicated to promoting high standards of excellence throughout the franchising industry. This recognition was based on the results of a FranSurvey®, a survey that evaluates the relationship between franchisees and their
Franchising.com: You’ve just finished attending Discovery Day and you like what you’ve witnessed in this final installment of the franchise courting process. You’ve decided this is the franchise for you. You sit down with the franchisor at the end of the day and he brings the franchise agreement to the table. There are a few
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