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Did you know that until 1974 women in the USA, women struggled to get a business loan under their own name? Bankers were not keen to lend money to female entrepreneurs because many felt that women would stop working the business when they got pregnant and had children! Some bankers even felt wrongly...
February 18th, 2008

Two brothers, Randall and Mick Murry, have opened a Buy Back Cellular franchise in Lufkin Mall, according to a press release. Buy Back Cellular buys and sells pre-owned cellular phones, regardless of the carrier behind them. It also deals in pre-paid cell phones. "Buy Back Cellular makes it p...
February 16th, 2008

“Avoid anything that looks like a fad.” That’s what the co-author of “Franchising for Dummies” told reporter Richard Gibson in an interview for an article about buying a franchise amid a business downturn. Prospective franchisees looking to follow that advice may want...
February 14th, 2008

After the successful launch of Al Islami Cart franchise model in the UAE last year, in collaboration with Muhammad Bin Rashid Establishment for Young Business Leaders (SME), UAE National franchisees are currently benefiting from this lucrative business model at Global Village. As part of Dubai Sh...
February 12th, 2008

Food is always a popular franchise and food that tastes good and is ready fast is even more popular, both among franchisees and their customers. We live in a fast paced world and people simply don´t have time to sit down for a proper meal three times a day. That´s where a franchise oppor...
February 10th, 2008

BrightStar Healthcare plans to open its first San Diego franchise in March. Within five years, the Illinois-based health care staffing agency says it has plans to open 13 more franchises in the county. Although the private concern is expanding nationally, larger demographics of baby boomers in San...
February 8th, 2008

Entrepreneurs perceive and pursue new opportunities. What distinguishes entrepreneurial ventures from other business is that they are based on a perceived new opportunity which could arise anywhere in the value chain, and in any industry. Flexibility, focus and individual initiative in an enterpris...
February 6th, 2008

The family behind six Old Spaghetti Factory franchises in the greater Sacramento region and the Bay Area has purchased four more of the family-style Italian restaurants, all in California. The Dariotis family of Sacramento on Wednesday said it had acquired the restaurants from OSF International Inc...
February 4th, 2008

High-street printing is set for a revolution after start-up company Xpress joined forces with Xerox to bring colour printing to 200 locations nationwide. The franchise was successfully piloted in The Mall, Uxbridge last week and will be officially launched this Friday by a host of celebrities from ...
February 2nd, 2008

Growing Room Inc., the Columbus company launched nearly 20 years ago by a pediatric nurse, is ready to grow again -- and in a big way. The string of child-care development centers on Monday opened its first franchise in Auburn, Ala., a 15,000-square-foot facility that will serve 225 children in the ...
January 31st, 2008

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