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Interested in operating a tanning salon franchise? How about a store selling wireless hardware, or a women's gym? Those are three of the five franchise opportunities that will be hawked during a "Franchise Road Show Tour" stopping in Dallas and Arlington next week. The parent companie...
December 2nd, 2007

Kingfisher Plc, Europe's largest home-improvement retailer, said third-quarter profit was little changed as a slowing U.K. housing market and rising mortgage repayments meant consumers spent less money redecorating. Earnings before interest and tax fell to 171.7 million pounds ($356.3 million) fro...
November 30th, 2007

The reason why people go for franchising business in place of independent business is because the success rate is much higher in the case of the former one. When you follow the proven and successful business plan of another company instead of developing one for yourself, you expect profits to show u...
November 28th, 2007

You might have big entrepreneurial dreams in your mind, but that alone is not enough to succeed in the franchising field! You need proper guidance in every step you make, especially when you have no experience in the franchising industry. Now, can you guess who can guide you in the best possible way...
November 26th, 2007

Starting a fast food business, especially your first one can be extremely daunting as there is so much to learn before you can start trading. But if you get it right you could be laughing all the way to the bank! People will always need to eat and with the pace of life picking up, and the projecte...
November 24th, 2007

A franchise could help you open your own restaurant or pub. Catering brings special problems for start-ups: competition is hot, margins are low, and there is more regulation than in other sectors. A good franchisor will help you overcome these problems, as well as providing an existing brand nam...
November 22nd, 2007

Health chiefs have drawn up plans to let supermarkets and phone companies run GP services under a "McDonald's-style" franchise. Doctors say the plans, which would see practices being run by such companies as Virgin, Asda and Tesco, will result in "junk healthcare". The Governme...
November 20th, 2007

Jonathan Swift is alive and writing great satire over at View from the Right. Here he suggests that voting should be limited to married men with children who pay taxes. This means that the vote, and the ability to serve in political office, would be limited to men who are responsible contributors ...
November 18th, 2007

Secret Recipe Cakes & Café Sdn Bhd was named Franchise of the Year and Homegrown Franchise of The Year at the tenth Franchise Award 2007 in Kuala Lumpur last night. Established in 1997, the homegrown bakery has 144 outlets in Malaysia, 44 of which are wholly-owned and the remaining 100 o...
November 16th, 2007

Shave ice with attitude. That's the spin Conejo Valley, Calif., moms Lisa Kudirka and Karen Bain hope will hook franchise buyers on their unconventional take on selling shave ice treats. From a glowing blue counter at their Thousand Oaks shop, bar-style beverage guns squirt chilled root beer, mang...
November 14th, 2007

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