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Atlanta Great Clips Franchisee To Shave Head To Benefit Children’s Miracle Network

Market Watch: Great Clips franchisee, Brenda Maslamani, challenges her staff and the community to raise funds for Children’s Miracle Network (CMN). On September 20th, Brenda issued a challenge to her staff to raise $1,000 per salon for CMN. Minimum donations are $1 and every donor receives a CMN balloon with their name posted in the […]

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As Economy Hurts, So Does Franchising

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TMCnet: Vinod Kapoor believes in healthy food. If times were different, he might consider adding another Saladworks franchise unit to the three he already owns. But with food prices high and some sources of credit freezing up, many of the restaurant franchisees he knows are trying to sell units instead, Kapoor said. The problem is

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More Shells Close Up Shop In Central Florida

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Orlando Sentinel: Shells Seafood Restaurants has closed two of its three remaining Central Florida locations as part of the company’s request to convert its Chapter 11 bankruptcy to Chapter 7 liquidation, according to a court filing. Tampa-based Shells said in a filing that it needed a “substantial capital infusion” to continue operating and had failed

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Credit Crunch Takes Bite Out Of McDonald’s

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AdAge.com: The banking crisis is threatening to take a rather surprising hostage: McDonald’s big-budget coffee rollout. Tightening credit conditions, which are crimping plans for marketers as diverse as giant General Motors Corp. and relatively small household-products company Method, have prompted Bank of America to halt loans to McDonald’s franchisees. They need the capital to frantically

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10 Lakh For A Life After 13 Months

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Calcutta Telegraph: Thirteen months after an explosion at McDonaldâ€™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. McDonaldâ€™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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Builder Goes Bust

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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

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