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Goal is to providelocal business withneeded services. The Huntsville-based Organization Supporting Business Owners launched a national franchise program this summer as part of an expansion of the membership-based group. The first franchisees, announced Friday, are James A. Campbell and his wife, ...
November 4th, 2007

Q: Can you tell me more about the VetFran program? I'm a veteran and might be interested in buying a franchise. A: The Veterans Transition Franchise Initiative, informally known as VetFran, started about 10 years ago when then-Secretary of Veterans Affairs Anthony Principi began thinking about fran...
November 2nd, 2007

Shares in brewer Scottish & Newcastle rose as much as 4 percent on Tuesday on market talk of a rival takeover attempt to a 6.8-billion pound bid from Carlsberg and Heineken , traders said. Traders in London said the shares were rising on talk of a bid at 850 pence per share. No bidders were na...
October 31st, 2007

Very few people when they look into starting a franchise think about the long term, obviously most will hope that when they start their franchised business, that will be their long term future, however buying a franchise and the skills your learn from running a business, can open the doors to other ...
October 29th, 2007

1-800-905-GEEK, a national provider of computer solutions, has opened its first franchise in the Pittsburgh area. Formerly known as Geeks on Call, the company recently changed the name to its phone number to help it emerge from “a sea of sameness,” other technicians using the "geek" word...
October 27th, 2007

A recovery in electronics sales offset losses in video games and helped boost Sony's profit for the July-to-September quarter more than 40-fold over the same period a year ago. Sony Corp. saw $646.7 million in group net profit for the second quarter _ or 73.72 yen, up from 1.68 billion yen in last ...
October 25th, 2007

For many people, being their own boss is an integral part of the American Dream. Is it any wonder, when poll after poll shows many workers feel underappreciated by their employers? The Internet has opened up a multitude of possibilities for people wanting to start their own business. But going it a...
October 23rd, 2007

Retail franchising in South Africa has achieved store and turnover growth of almost 10% since February 2006 and turnover growth of 21%. It is the second largest contributor to the local franchise mix, after the fast food and restaurant sectors. This is according to the results of The Standard Ba...
October 21st, 2007

Westpac will convert some of its existing branches to franchise operations, using the purchase of RAMS' network of 92 home loan centres operated by 53 franchisees to flesh out its plans. Chief executive David Morgan said franchising was an emerging trend in financial services, and the bank had alre...
October 19th, 2007

Owners Celebrate Grand Re-Opening Two Years After Hurricane Katrina NEW ORLEANS, LA.—Two years after the destruction of their New Orleans-based Signs Now center, local business people Norm and Michelle Gobert held a ribbon cutting ceremony on October 11 to celebrate the grand re-opening of their s...
October 17th, 2007

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