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7-Eleven’s President and CEO Joe DePinto is reinventing the chain’s convenience concept and industry observers are watching closely. photo op was considered a good day at the office. Not so much anymore. Since taking command at 7-Eleven two years ago, Joe DePinto, a straight-shooting convenience in...
January 29th, 2008

Sheri Vandermause was promoted to Vice President of Franchise Development at CMIT Solutions. In this role, she is responsible for setting the direction of the company’s growth and closing agreements with new and existing CMIT Solutions franchisees. Vandermause joined the company in 2003, and has spe...
January 27th, 2008

In the good old days, if you bought a franchise and discovered that you had been induced to make the investment by fraudulent misrepresentation, you went to a lawyer who told you that you had a legal remedy under common law fraud – a material misrepresentation of a presently existing fact was made; ...
January 25th, 2008

Las Vegas, NV – Friendly Computers, now the country’s largest computer retail repair franchise touted for reliable and “friendly” customer support, announced it has acquired a leading computer sales/repair retailer and vowed to use its new strength to wipe out the nation’s frustration caused by inep...
January 23rd, 2008

Computer Troubleshooters USA has been named a leading franchise in the January 2008 edition of Entrepreneur. The respected business publication ranked Computer Troubleshooters as the top technology support franchise. Entrepreneur recently released its 29th annual list of the 500 hottest franchises....
January 21st, 2008

Timeline and Success Statistics for Curves 1992 • First Curves for Women center opens in Harlingen, Texas 1995 • First Curves for Women franchise center opens in Paris, Texas 1996 • Curves grows to 44 locations 1997 • 247 Curves locations are open at year’s end 1...
January 19th, 2008

Richard F. Whitaker, former Coverall Cleaning Concepts executive and successful Coverall Master franchisor, joins Coverall Mountain & Pacific’s Senior Leadership Team as Director of Franchise Operations on January 2, 2008. Whitaker will be responsible for overseeing the Regional Directors in eac...
January 17th, 2008

In 1981, Frank E. Crail opened his first Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory store. Today that company has 323 franchise locations around he world Written by Ian Armitage and Produced by Pat Harlow Incorporated in 1982, Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory is an international franchiser, confectionery ...
January 15th, 2008

Sell4Free® Real Estate ranked #429. According to the company, Sell4Free is an emerging market player poised for growth. What makes the company’s business model unique is the fact that franchisees waive the listing fee, provided the homeowner purchases another home; otherwise, the commission is d...
January 13th, 2008

When Ricki Wilson and her husband, Matt, decided to open a Butterfly Life health club franchise in 2006, they thought they were on the road to financial fitness. "We attended a seminar in Atlanta, and it looked pretty good," says Matt, 40. "They seemed like they had everything all tog...
January 11th, 2008

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