TheFranchiseHound: TheFranchiseHound interviewed Kyle Kinney, a franchise co-owner of two Biggby Coffee shops in Kalamazoo, Mich. Kinney recently expanded one of his stores and is forecasting that sales in both locations will grow by double digits in 2011. FH: How did you decide on the kind of business you wanted to own? KK: My father […]
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IDG News Service: Diana Purcel joined Minnetonka, Minn.-based barbeque chain Famous Dave’s of America as CFO in 2003 after five years at party-goods company Paper Warehouse, the last year as finance chief. Since she joined Famous Dave’s, it has doubled from 92 restaurants to 184 in 37 states — 53 of them company-owned and the
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TheFranchiseHound: We sat down with Right at Home franchisee, Amie Palffy, to discuss her process in buying a franchised home care business. Aimee, a financial planner, started researching the home care industry after some personal experiences in exploring home care for her family. After evaluating several different home care franchises and conducting her own due
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TheFranchiseHound: We recently sat down with Penn Station East Coast Subs franchisee, Rich Moore, to discuss his background and how he got involved with the franchise. Rich shares his insights on how he discovered Penn Station East Coast Subs and the process of opening multiple locations. Analyzing any franchise takes a lot of time and
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Simply Business knowledge: Simply Business met with several British entrepreneurs at the Business Startup Show in London’s ExCeL centre. We’ve asked business experts about their startup tips to guide new entrepreneurs through the process of starting or growing their business. In this interview, John Culliney of The Entrepreneur’s Source emphasizes the importance of a solid
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BusinessNewsDaily: Have you long wondered whether a franchise is for you? There are thousands of franchise opportunities, but figuring out which one is for you and if you’ve got what it takes to succeed as a franchise owner can be overwhelming. Ray Barton and Rhoda Olsen, the brother and sister Chairman and CEO of Great
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TheFranchiseHound: Mike and Jeni Mand took over an existing Pump It Up location in Plymouth, Minnesota, in July of 2009 and have since seen a 55% increase in revenue year over year. The husband and wife team has successfully introduced new programs that specifically target the teenage population which is a major contributor to the
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TheFranchiseHound: Amanda Crow, a 26-year old retired military veteran, opened a PostNet store last October in Norfolk, VA, less than a year after losing her husband while he was deployed. Founded in 1993, Denver-based PostNet has more than 700 locations worldwide, including several hundred U.S. locations. Each locally owned and operated PostNet Neighborhood Business Center
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Moneyweb.co.za: ALEC HOGG: Mark Rose is the divisional head of the new business development section at Nedbank. Mark, it’s all to do with franchising at the moment, and I guess a lot of South Africans are trying to find franchising as a way to get into the business arena. But from a broad perspective, how
BusinessNewsDaily: Social media is constantly changing. Mastering it is just as much an art as a science. Learning from other small businesses and entrepreneurs can spark ideas for all of us. Devin Bevis is the manager of franchise services for FirstLight HomeCare, a company provides assistance to individuals who need daily living care. He tells
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