The national educational toy store franchise Learning Express, winner of the 2011 Franchise Business Review Specialty Retail Category, celebrates their 25th year at their annual convention in Las Vegas from June 26 – June 29. The Learning Express home office, vendors, storeowners, family, and store employees gather for four days of vendor exhibits, business development [...]
Home Decor Franchise”Real Deals on Home Decor” franchises are now offering great franchise opportunities for interested parties wanting to start a great and successful franchise in the home decor industry. Out of any home decor franchise opportunity, Real Deals on Home Decor is one of the leading home decor stores, known for great customer support, [...]
Back in the day, they headed to the Sun Belt states for retirement. But today’s seniors are choosing to stay put, fueling a booming home care industry that is faced with the mission of helping seniors remain in homes that aren’t always equipped for the challenges of aging. Most older adults and their families find [...]
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The Dogs Love Running! pet care franchise is bringing dog walking and pet sitting into the 21st century. By using iPads, the company is now helping franchisees learn faster and be more efficient. “We’re excited to have iPads helping us to do things better and faster” says company president, John Reh. “We’ve been able to [...]
[Just Between Friends Franchise Systems, Inc, the nation’s leading children’s and maternity consignment event, is expanding. The company has added seven new franchises this year and currently has 124 franchises in 24 states and projects that gross sales will top $22 million dollars in 2012. The company’s expansion is part of a national trend of [...]
Pollo Campero, the world’s most beloved leader in Latin-style fried and grilled chicken, today announced the acquisition of seven franchise restaurants in the Washington, D.C. area. The Pollo Campero restaurants were previously owned and operated by American Pollo, the first group to franchise the Pollo Campero brand on the east coast. American Pollo is owned [...]
Marketdata Enterprises, Inc., a leading independent market research publisher of “off-the-shelf” studies about SERVICE industries since 1979, has released the 9th edition, a 227-page market study entitled: The U.S. Commercial & Residential Cleaning Services Industry. The study estimates national receipts from 1987-2016 forecasts, covers operating ratios, emerging trends, franchising, competitor profiles and more. “This $78 [...]
Are you interested in owning your own business? Are you a franchise looking for enthusiastic owner operators? Simon Property Group, Inc. (NYSE: SPG) will host a Franchise Fair to bring together prospective owners and franchise representatives on Saturday, August 18 from 12 – 4 p.m. at Lincolnwood Town Center (3333 West Touhy | Lincolnwood, IL [...]
Safetek International, Inc. (Pink Sheets: SFIN), a manufacturer and distributor of green technology, eco-friendly and organic products, announced today that the company is focusing on the Kiosk Sales program with three corporate kiosk locations initially in South Florida. The first kiosk will be located at the Westfield Broward Mall. The other two kiosk locations are [...]
Wingstop is flying high in Oregon! The 515-unit wing franchise chain announced today the company has signed a multi-unit development agreement to open 12 new restaurants throughout the state of Oregon. Wingstop hosted an open house event last winter where franchise candidates had an opportunity to meet with company executives and learn more about expansion [...]
When longtime Lake Elsinore residents Tony and Chris Kelley took over the Juice It UP! on Central Avenue, they knew they would need to make some dramatic changes to boost sales. Their fresh business model paid off as the store, ranked 19th in the franchise system in December 2011, rose to number one in four [...]
Franchise Info is the official website for UK Franchise Exhibitions, and is exclusively supported by the British Franchise Association. The site gives a plethora of advice and information regarding buying one’s own franchise, and it provides a listing of over 200 franchises across the UK and Ireland, from the food/drink/restaurant/catering sector to the hotels/travel sector, [...]
Men In Kilts Window Cleaning franchise was featured on MSNBC’s ‘Your Business’ this week. MSNBC recently flew a TV crew out from New York to their Seattle window cleaning operations. Men In Kilts demonstrated how they are using a little humor and a lot of professionalism to build their window cleaning franchise across North America. [...]
EmbroidMe, the world’s largest embroidery franchise, announces a new store at 5017 S Louise Ave, under the ownership of local resident Cindy Mittleider. Mittleider says she was a stay-at-home grandma for three years before she decided to explore the EmbroidMe opportunity. Prior to her time as a stay-at-home grandma she worked at Sanford Orthopedics and [...]
CityNation Publishing Company announced today their new JobsNOW Career Training Program that includes a franchise type business opportunity, free upon completion of the training program. The students are guaranteed to receive this free business opportunity when they sign up for the training. When the student completes the training, they can immediately proceed into their new [...]
Going “green” is clearly more than a fad or a passing whim of society in the US. In fact, the average household used to produce over 6 pounds of trash per day, and that number shot down to 4.7 during 2011. There is a very interesting phenomenon that happens when you become a parent. “You [...]
“Happy to 102: The Best Kept Secrets to a Long and Happy Life” was named Winner of the Aging Category in the prestigious National Indie Excellent Awards. Authored by a respected team of senior care experts, Dr. Kathy N. Johnson, Dr. James H. Johnson and Lily Sarafan, the book focuses on the factors – diet, [...]
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It was a McDonald’s franchisee in Cincinnati who, 50 years ago, devised the fast-food chain’s popular Filet-O-Fish sandwich. And a Dairy Queen franchisee invented that company’s blockbuster Blizzard frozen treat. Dave Hood, president of franchisor consultancy iFranchise Group, noted these landmarks during a talk Friday at the International Franchise Expo to drive home his larger [...]
It takes a lot to get franchise expert Joel Libava’s (The Franchise King®) juices flowing. He’s kind of a skeptical guy when it comes to new franchise business opportunities; most of them put him to sleep. But, one franchisor out of Vancouver, Canada has transformed Joel into a believer. Check out which franchise he’s getting [...]
Boneheads is pleased to announce franchise opportunities are now available in Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Louisiana, and Colorado. Boneheads, a grilled fish and Piri Piri chicken restaurant, falls somewhere between a fast food and casual sit-down restaurant. It offers a healthy alternative to fast food by offering customers a wide selection of grilled fish, such [...]
Looking to start an interesting career as a pet franchise at the same time? Well, then what you are going read next might seems as a pleasant surprise. Petfranchisingopportunities.com is back with a range of mouthwatering deals. Reliable and experienced, fetch pet care is a company that has set precedents in offering pet franchise opportunitiesto [...]
Homewatch CareGivers, an international provider of home care services, has recently signed a multi-unit franchise agreement to open 17 additional offices in South Florida, to further support the state’s senior population. The company’s growth in Florida is part of a broader corporate strategy to provide top-quality care to America’s elderly and others who require assistance [...]
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Seattle’s Best Coffee, part of Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX), today announced that its commuter-centric concept menu is set to arrive at one of the busiest boroughs in the world with the opening of a new Brooklyn franchise location. Franchisee Eddie Shamah will open the doors of the new Seattle’s Best Coffee location near the new Barclays [...]
Grand Forks has waited until this week for a celebrated purveyor of Texas-style barbecue, so the local franchise owner figures that diners here should be willing to stand another slight delay. “The food is good enough that people will be willing to take an extra 15 seconds to get here,” said Josh Becker, owner and [...]
Crunch, the health club chain best known for making serious fitness fun through unique programming and cutting-edge training, announces its next franchise location at the newly renovated Plaza Bonita Mall. Set to open for workouts in July 2012, Crunch Bonita will join San Marcos and El Cajon as the third city to outpost a Crunch [...]