Mobile Detail Franchise has 8-year old Boy on the Advisory Board
Mobile detail business, DetailXPerts, is a growing franchise company offering an opportunity for people looking for a career change or a better way to make a living.
RE/MAX to try selling houses from franchised offices inside Stop & Shop
RE/MAX’s micro offices will be run as franchises, and RE/MAX has just begun its application process, said Hummer. The new offices, which will be staffed a minimum of 50 hours, are “turnkey operations,’’ meaning RE/MAX has planned all the details, down to the fixtures and furniture.
Commercial Cleaning Franchises: 10 Reasons to NOT Buy One
Every franchisee I have spoken to stated that if they could go back and go it again they would choose to not be a franchisee.
Sylvan Learning Announces Chicago as Key Market in 2010 Expansion Plans; Plans More Than 14 New Cent
Sylvan Learning, Inc., North America’s most recognized provider of supplemental education, announced today that Chicago, IL is a priority growth market in the company’s 2010 expansion plans. The company is seeking franchisees in the Chicago area to develop 14 new centers in the region. Within the past two years, Sylvan has sold 14 territories in the Chicago area.
Stan Kramer moves to Portland to save his Qdoba grill franchises
“It’s very difficult to run a franchise operation from a distance, it just is,” Braden says. “You end up just working on problems.”
Tim Hortons: The donut offensive
Tim’s N.Y.C. blitz has been an uncharacteristically splashy and swift debut for a chain that started inching south of the border 25 years ago — cautiously, strategically and with uneven success.
Four more US franchises heading to Australia
Heskin also says Australia is three times more franchised per capita than the US, with high general acceptance of franchising as a business model, along with “sophisticated and affluent consumers whose general lifestyle and taste are probably closer to the US than any other country”.
Jack in the Box franchise hopes new grilled sandwiches boost sales
Jack in the Box Inc. is counting on a free ‘grilled sandwich with purchase’ promotion to drive trial and boost the average check, company chairman, CEO and president Linda Lang told investors during the company’s first quarter earnings conference call Thursday.
Children’s Orchard(R) Launches Online Store for 21st Century Mom
Children’s Orchard is the nation’s first franchise of gently used and new name-brand children’s items.
Maui Wowi Hawaiian Franchise Expands its Worldwide ‘Ohana!
Maui Wowi Hawaiian combines the best of both worlds – coffee and smoothies. The company serves premium Hawaiian Kona-blend coffee, espresso, cold blended coffee drinks, cappuccino, and healthy fresh fruit smoothies.
Secret to Subway diet is loading up vegetables, cutting cheese, mayo
While Taco Bell isn’t the only fast food franchise to have jumped on the reduced-calorie bandwagon, it is one of the few to promote their low fat offerings so widely. However, the distinction for being the first chain to have a fast food weight loss spokesperson goes to Subway.
Tacos go global
A university professor tells the story of how the taco became an American – and global – staple.
Creative Colors International, Inc. recognized as Mokena, IL’ Best of Business 2009
Creative Colors International, Inc. has been selected for the 2009 Best of Business Award in the Leather & Viny Repair & Restoration category by the Small Business Commerce Association (SBCA)
Pizza Inn Ranked Among Nation’s Top Franchise Companies
Ranked No. 24 in Longevity Category in AllBusiness.com’s All Star Franchise List The Colony, TX – Pizza Inn, an international pizza restaurant chain with more than 300 restaurants in 11 countries, ranked No. 24 in the longevity category and #225 overall in a comprehensive analysis of more than 800 franchise systems by AllBusiness.com. Tweet This [...]
ColorTyme and RimTyme franchise owner wins Multi-Unit MVP
Signing on with ColorTyme in 1990, Hughes has been in the Top Ten store ranking 16 of the last 17 years and has owned the highest volume ColorTyme location for six straight years, establishing a new benchmark and award level for the system.
Vintner’s Circle Andover To Celebrate Ribbon Cutting April 16th
The new Vintner’s Circle in Andover provides space for wine lovers in Northwestern New Jersey to make personalized wine, in all months of the year. The shop provides the professional guidance and tools to help eager vintners create their own, personalized bottles of wine.
Molly Maid Signs Six Agreements for New Franchises in First Quarter of 2010
“As more and more people turn to the professionals for cleaning help, companies like Molly Maid are growing fast,”
Pet franchises are Proving Popular, Resilient and Profitable
Franchise businesses that focus on tasks and activities around the home such as maintenance and repair are doing well and franchise businesses which can be run from the home hold great appeal to new entrepreuners.
Children’s Orchard(R) Franchise Launches Online Store for 21st Century Mom
While Children’s Orchard® franchise has become well known across the country for selling gently used, brand-name clothing and accessories for children, the company’s new Online Store will feature a variety of brand-new products and services to meet the unique needs of today’s mom.
Team Blue Hand Car Wash, plan to open 35 franchises by end 2012
Less than a year after opening their first Team Blue Hand Car Wash in State College, founders and father-and-son team Jeff and Jason Haas plan to expand, including in Northeast Pennsylvania. They want to open or develop 35 franchises throughout the country by the end of 2012, and they are eyeing locations near the Mohegan [...]
Domino’s Pizza (UK & Ireland) delivers a 28 per cent rise in profits
Pizza topped the recession menu of choice as Domino’s today reported a better-than-expected 28 per cent rise in annual profits. The encouraging results have prompted the fast food delivery franchise to speed up expansion to 55 stores per year, from the previously planned 50. Like-for-like sales at the pizza chain, which has 608 stores in [...]
Coffee Franchise Opportunities: Does Starbucks Franchise?… and Other Coffee Business Franchises
Does the aroma of brewing coffee transport you to a sensory paradise? Is a steaming latte your idea of comfort food? Do you consider coffee its own separate food group? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, then a coffee franchise may be for you!
Dallas-Fort Worth entrepreneurs find alternative lenders
Despite government efforts to increase small-business lending, traditional loans are still tough to get from banks that pulled back in the recession.
Name recognition: the franchise business in Abilene
Many franchise owners become large businesses themselves, sometimes spreading out from an owners’ roots to expand elsewhere, or buy into other franchises.
BBI Launches Franchise Program for Café Ole
“It’s hard to find a franchise with the potential of Café Ole…a restaurant that delivers some of the freshest and most delicious southwestern style cuisine available today. Our goal is to demonstrate the global potential of Café Ole to investors
