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“We’re up and running and really see no disruption to our clients,” said Bob Watkins, a franchise co-owner for Ameriprise Financial. The other business, Home Instead Senior Care, also had to make some adjustments to continue business. “Our caretakers go into the clients’ homes, so the office phones were rolled over to the cell phone, [...]
Denise McQuillan beat back breast cancer.Valérie Orsoni vanquished her brain tumor. Tom Bonney triumphed over Hodgkin’s lymphoma, as well as a subsequent heart attack. They all overcame major medical issues, but this trio have another powerful attribute in common: They each harnessed what they learned during those daunting times — empathy, perseverance and the reminder [...]
BizziBiz Franchise, Inc. has launched a movie-style infomercial designed to attract entrepreneurs with the desire to own a digital marketing services franchise. The idea behind this innovative infomercial is to blend the creativity of film with an entertaining plot that will ultimately allow viewers to relate to the entrepreneurial-spirited character that is looking to step [...]
Merck KGaA has posted a strong set of figures for the fourth quarter, with sales and earnings topping analyst estimates. The Darmstadt, Germany-based group’s net income came in at 46.5 million euros, down 18.1% as a result of costs associated with the acquisition last year of US laboratory equipment specialist Millipore. However the latter deal [...]
The United Franchise Group (UFG), based in West Palm Beach, Florida, launched almost 200 new businesses in 2010. UFG consists of five industry-leading franchise brands including SIGNARAMA, EmbroidMe, Plan Ahead Events, Billboard Connection and Transworld Business Advisors. New businesses were established this year in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom. Additionally, Master Licenses [...]
Dunkin’ Donuts, America’s every day, all-day stop for coffee and baked goods, is seeking to expand its presence into San Antonio, Texas. A seminar is scheduled on Feb. 23 to discuss franchise opportunities brewing in the market. Dunkin’ Donuts’ development throughout San Antonio is part of a steady and strategic growth strategy, which includes expanding [...]
One of the most common questions I am asked when I start working with a new client is: “What is the hottest or most popular franchise today?” There is no right answer for this question. Since each prospective franchise buyer has unique goals, objectives and financial requirements, there is no single industry or company that [...]
According to a survey conducted last year by AARP, older Americans overwhelmingly prefer to “age in place” — remaining in their homes rather than moving to an assisted living facility or joining family members in another community. Nearly three-quarters of survey respondents age 45 and older strongly agreed with the statement, “What I’d really like [...]
If you’d like to slip away on a mini tropical vacation the next time you’re in the Coastland Center mall in Naples, duck in to the Flip Flop Shops. The new, tropically themed retail franchise provides customers with the ultimate selection of comfortable, casually styled footwear. Opened within the past month by Naples entrepreneur Jason [...]
Dryer vent cleaning Oakdale Wizard, James N. Smith, has enjoyed rewarding career since purchasing his franchise in February, 2008. The former truck driver recognized a need to generate public awareness on the importance of dryer vent cleaning and proper dryer vent installation to prevent fires and reduce energy consumption. Dryer Vent Wizard specializes in dryer [...]
Always Best Care Senior Services, named by Entrepreneur magazine as the fastest growing Senior Care franchise system, today announced the company has entered into a partnership with Care.com, an online resource that connects families with trustworthy, vetted care providers. Always Best Care provides non-medical in-home care, assisted living placement services and skilled home health care [...]
At a corner table in a white-tiled Elk Grove restaurant, with rain pelting the window on a recent afternoon, Edwin Ramos and Yvette Solano shared a meal of hamburgers and a sack of french fries. But this wasn’t the usual fast-food fare. They were eating at Five Guys, the newest entry in Sacramento’s “better burger” [...]
Whether he was working for the phone company, or running a day-care business, Guy Falzarano always strived to compete and succeed. After high school, he got a job at New Jersey Bell working as a draftsman in the engineering department. At age 20, he was promoted to supervisor. When he left the company in 1995, [...]
If you are investing in a retail franchise the second most important document to consider (after the franchise agreement) is usually the lease of the shop. Although the franchisor may take control of the selection of the premises and the negotiation of the lease, this is not always the case. Whether the lease is in [...]
Improve your franchise business by letting the alldayPA call answering service handle all of your calls. Telephone call answering experts, alldayPA, want to help you to make the most of your franchise, whether you’re a franchisor or franchisee. With more and more people choosing a franchise business, it’s essential that it’s run and managed effectively [...]
“This is food as a basic necessity. They are coming because they’re hungry.” At Perfect Fried Chicken in Finsbury Park, north London, 26-year-old owner and manager Mohammed Miah talks to me in snatched moments amid an unending stream of orders. “We’ve got regular customers who eat it twice a day. I’m not judging them. Everyone’s [...]
One of Canada’s largest commercial janitorial franchising organizations announced today that their new web site is now fully operational and ready for viewing. The new site at www.jdicleaning.com is unique in that it combines two web sites into one. Commercial cleaning services are presented in the first section of the site while the franchise opportunities [...]
Wingstop is landing in Charlotte. National chicken wing chain Wingstop has launched an expansion campaign designed to add several locations throughout Charlotte. And the company is offering incentives to help new franchisees join the Wingstop system. The expansion effort begins with an open house March 1-2 where franchise prospects will have an opportunity to learn [...]
Dunkin’ Donuts, America’s every day, all-day stop for coffee and baked goods, is seeking to increase its franchise locations in the U.S. Fueling this growth is today’s announcement that the company is looking for franchisees to open restaurants in Green Bay and the surrounding areas of La Crosse and Eau Claire. Dunkin’ Donuts’ development throughout [...]
In early January, this column addressed several ideas about taking your small business to the next level this year. Among those ideas was to consider opening another location or offering the business as a franchise or business opportunity to someone else. This got the attention of some entrepreneurial business owners who asked me to say [...]
In the late 1970s and early ’80s, a trip to Tanglewood Mall in Roanoke was not complete without an Orange Julius. Many a shopper stopped at the lower-level drink stand, then wandered around the mall sipping the fruity, frosty beverage. Steve Caldwell, whose parents, Charlie and Carol Caldwell, owned the Tanglewood Orange Julius store, remembers [...]
Always Best Care Senior Services, named by Entrepreneur magazine as the fastest growing Senior Care franchise system, today announced its expansion into Canada. With Canada’s senior population expected to double in size by growing to more than 9 million people by 2036, Always Best Care is expanding its quality home care and assisted living placement [...]
Richmond-based company Men in Kilts Franchises Services Inc., which first began offering pressure washing and window and gutter cleaning services in Greater Vancouver in 2002, is about to launch what it hopes will be the first of many franchises in the United States. The company, which has 35 employees, two operations in Vancouver and one [...]
Molly Maid, the leader in residential cleaning and the company behind more than 1.4 million cleans last year, is encouraging households to take on the dreaded task of spring clean up. With the help of Molly Maid, a home that was closed up all winter can be spruced up in no time. Organizing the task [...]
WSI the #1 Web business, is going to be presenting a master franchise opportunity to attendees of the Master Franchise Investment Conference in London, UK on February 18-21. WSI, will get involved in the conference where business executives and ambitious entrepreneurs will find out more information on the WSI Internet franchise opportunity, specifically its Master [...]
