‎SF Weekly: Street food on all levels is still blossoming in San Francisco, with several more legal and informal vendors getting ready to make late spring and early summer debuts. In the meantime, Lumpia Cart, which launched last summer, is the first of the small-scale sellers to respond to high demand by creating a second […]
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The Franchise Magazine: Leading lawncare service provider TruGreen has announced a major expansion of its UK franchise owner network with the addition of five new businesses covering Bromley, South Oxfordshire, South Berkshire, South Bedfordshire, and Cheltenham and the Cotswolds. The growth of the TruGreen network has been attributed in part to the renewed focus within
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The Irish Franchise Magazine: Very few people nowadays have the skills needed to repair or make alterations to their clothes. This coupled with the fact that few body shapes conform to the standard European sizing, means that there is a growing demand for a professional alterations service. Recognising the need for a high quality, modern
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How has franchising come through the recent economic downturn? Patricia Moore checks out the state of the industry and gathers advice for future franchisees from the nation’s franchise experts. NZ Business: In a somewhat tumultuous year for business, interest in becoming a franchisee rose considerably. Redundancies, and the realisation by many people, that while they
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Mirror.co.uk: Dear Biz, I was recently made redundant and have been thinking of buying a franchise. What are the pros and cons, and what should I look out for? Tony, by email ——- Biz says: Only you can decide if it is a good option for you. You need to thoroughly research the franchise you
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Globe and Mail: If you’re considering “buying†a franchised business in Canada and you live in Ontario, Alberta or PEI (and soon, New Brunswick), consider yourself lucky because they have specific legislation that protects franchisees. In the current Canadian “disclosure jurisdictions†of those three provinces, the franchisor is required by law to give prospective franchisees
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Australia.TO: Three out of five newly established businesses in Australia cease to trade within 5 years of commencement. Now obviously your business is going to be OK, because you bought a franchise and you have the lifeline in the established system, but the other business owners around you, well they established their own business and
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According to a story at Mashable, for startups, the amount of money you have to burn before you either need to break even or raise more capital is your runway. Extending the length of that runway is an art form that requires startup founders to learn how to squeeze maximum value out of every dollar
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The Punch: Before you open your own restaurant, there are many aspects that need to be addressed, to assure success. Here are tips/resources to help you in your new restaurant start-up. Operating a restaurant may seem glamourous and fun, but it all boils down to hard work. Ask anyone in the food business, and they
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Dynamic Business: How does a franchiser pick a good franchisee and is franchising for you? We take a closer look at Quest Serviced Apartments, whose chairman recently won an Ernst and Young Entrepreneur Award for Services. For anyone who has aspirations to run their own business, franchising has long been considered a low-risk stepping-stone from
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