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Perbadanan Nasional Bhd (PNS), which is looking to acquire homegrown franchisers, is developing a blueprint that is expected to help spur the franchising businesses in the country. PNS director Mohd Zuhri Abdullah says the blueprint is vital towards realising its target of 50 homegrown franchisers...
February 2nd, 2006

I have always regarded Pizza Hut’s marketing move of serving traditional "Ameritalian" cuisine bistro-style as one of the greatest commercial moves for the Filipino consumer, not just because of the extended menu line that allows samplers to experience fast-food type degustacion, but...
February 2nd, 2006

That, and an increasingly competitive world, coupled with parent demand, is driving the tutoring and learning center industry. It's another growing opportunity in franchising. The Education Industry Association projected growth of 15 percent in this sector last year. Higher expectations, low test sc...
February 2nd, 2006

In Prague there’s only a handful of well-established, professional real estate agencies that focus on an international clientele. One is Hanex Group, which entered the market 10 years ago and is set to expand this year. Owned by Frank Hanečák, a returned Czech-Canadian expatriate...
February 1st, 2006

By the end of 2006, expect a minimum of five sizeable European banks to enter the U.S. market, predicts Don Morrison, global banking domain lead, Kanbay International (Rosemont, Ill.), a systems integrator in financial services. "If you look at Europe today, there's excess capital and they're f...
February 1st, 2006

Starters get 24-28 per cent commission on sales, plus the chance to earn bonuses. And commission can increase to 39 per cent. But not all business opportunities are the same. Kim Fletcher, a business adviser from Business Link Kent, says: 'There are some good companies, but watch out for signs of ...
January 31st, 2006

The Syracuse area will soon be bombarded with the “We Buy Ugly Houses” billboards that have flooded 250 markets throughout the United States. The aggressive advertising campaign signals that Dallas–based HomeVestors of America, Inc. has entered a new market, explains Dr. John P. Hayes, HomeVestors...
January 31st, 2006

Obesity might be on the rise in the United States, but so is the industry that is battling it. In the last 10 years, the number of fitness centers in the country has more than doubled, rising from about 12,600 in 1995 to just under 27,000 by the beginning of last year, according to the Internationa...
January 31st, 2006

Retail sales from franchising have topped $1 trillion annually - a number that continually entices thousands of people to consider owning their own franchise. To help them get started right, Franchise Architects has unveiled the Franchise Success System, a set of self-study workbooks. A franchise...
January 31st, 2006

I'm often asked, "What factors most influence the success of a franchise company?" My answer is invariably the same: concept, capital and management. Of course, the concept has to work to begin with. The franchise concept has to be replicable. It has to provide adequate returns. It has t...
January 31st, 2006

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