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As we head further down the road in 2006, our heads throbbing from $400-per-night room tabs, we can look forward to a little rate relief, more luxuries and some snazzy new lodgings. Budget lodgers will get more choices this year, because limited-service hotels are opening at a red-hot rate. Picking...
February 6th, 2006

Cmpanies will soon have to buy the electronic equivalent of a postage stamp if they want to be certain that their e-mail will be delivered to many of their customers. America Online and Yahoo, two of the world's largest providers of e-mail accounts, are about to start using a system that gives pref...
February 5th, 2006

Franchising is becoming a popular business format in Thailand, among both consumers and entrepreneurs. One reason is that the legal environment for franchisers in Thailand is more open to and protective of franchisers' operations than in most of the western world. The franchiser's principal assets ...
February 5th, 2006

When an entrepreneur chooses to get support from a franchise network, s/he joins the private club of successful company owners, since 90% of these companies are still in business after 5 years! Becoming a franchisee, or being part of a network means a lot of personal work, but also a personal ...
February 4th, 2006

After spending four years finding the right site, two sisters are getting a franchise bakery ready to open in Columbia Jane Hipsley first discovered the Great Harvest Bread Co. while visiting her daughter, Katie, at Villanova University near Philadelphia. The bakery became a family favorite. &quo...
February 3rd, 2006

At Kumon Math and Reading Centers, enrollment has increased by more than 55 percent over the past four years. As a result, the company opened dozens of new centers in 2005 to meet the demand. "Supplemental education programs are gaining momentum across the country, especially among elementary...
February 2nd, 2006

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

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