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Excalibur Technology Announces Opening of Tampa, FL Location

Excalibur Technology, national provider of IT support services to small and mid-sized businesses, opens another franchise location in Tampa, FL today. - July 01, 2010 - ExcalTech (Excalibur Technology Corp.)

Five Star Painting’s Award-Winning Home Services are Credited by the Franchise Business Review

Five Star Painting, the world’s fastest-growing painting franchise company according to Franchise Business Review, received two awards today from Franchise Business Review. Five Star Painting was ranked the number one franchise system and in the top five best franchise systems in the home... - July 01, 2010 - Five Star Painting

Dennis Kotaska, Broker Associate, Joins the #1 RE/MAX Office in Florida

Dennis Kotaska, Broker Associate of RE/MAX Alliance Group of Florida joins the # 1 RE/MAX in the State of Florida located at 2000 Webber St., Sarasota, Florida. "I have the great benefit of growing up as the third generation in real estate, and coming home to the west coast of Florida that I... - June 27, 2010 - Dennis Kotaska

Handyman Matters of Piedmont Contributes to Community by Repairing a Home for Elderly Couple Forced from Their Home

Handyman Matters of Piedmont has been working on a community outreach event for a local couple that was forced out of their home until repairs were made. Both Ed, now ill with cancer, and Virginia, suffering from diabetes, had had extensive medical procedures along with extended hospital stays,... - June 23, 2010 - Handyman Matters Franchise Corp

WSI Opens a Digital Marketing Master Franchise Office in Central Spain

Two Local Franchisee Offices Join Forces to Operate the Region’s Master Franchise Organization - June 18, 2010 - WSI Internet

Five Star Painting Expands Into Simcoe County, Ontario with a New Franchise

Five Star Painting, one of the fastest-growing painting franchise companies, is happy to announce a new member of their team, Jim Kemp. He recently purchased a new franchise covering cities in Simcoe County, Ontario. Jim is excited about all of the possibilities available with Five Star Painting,... - June 16, 2010 - Five Star Painting

Play N Trade to Host a Discovery Day for Potential Franchisees at New San Diego Store

Members of Play N Trade's Corporate Support Center will host a Discovery Day at the Hyatt Regency in Mission Bay on Saturday, June 19th to educate potential franchisees on the opportunities and benefits of owning a retail video game store. - June 15, 2010 - Play N Trade Franchise, Inc.

Play N Trade Anticipates Big News for the Gaming Industry at the 2010 E3 Expo

Play N Trade Franchise Inc, is excited to attend attend this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo held at the Los Angeles Convention Center from June 15-17. - June 12, 2010 - Play N Trade Franchise, Inc.

The Cereal Bowl® Rolls Out Digital Signage

The Cereal Bowl recently opened it’s first all-digital restaurant at 296 George Street, New Brunswick, New Jersey. The location is the second franchise opened by the Florida based company and the first of several new locations scheduled to open over the next few months. It is comprised of four indoor LCD digital menu boards and an integrated POS solution with digital customer facing displays and remote login access. The promotional content of all screens can be controlled from any computer with - June 12, 2010 - The Cereal Bowl

New Summer Salads at Miami Subs

Miami Subs Grill to offer new salads for summertime. - June 11, 2010 - Miami Subs Pizza & Grill

Childcare Franchise Opportunities in a Down Market

While economic conditions challenge many businesses, the demand for quality, affordable childcare increases. For that reason, Discovery Point Child Development Centers is expanding with new franchise opportunities available throughout Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Texas, North Carolina and South... - June 11, 2010 - Discovery Point

Play N Trade Franchisee Uses Community Involvement to Ensure Success, Opens Second Store in British Columbia

Play N Trade Franchisee Opens Second Store in British Columbia and Plans to Have Six to Eight Stores by 2011. - June 08, 2010 - Play N Trade Franchise, Inc.

Nurse Next Door Named Most Innovative Workplace by YWCA Vancouver

Named as the most innovative workplace by YWCA Vancouver, the rapidly growing home-care company was recognized for encouraging both personal-development and healthy lifestyles for each of their staff members. - June 06, 2010 - Nurse Next Door Home Care Services

Classy Closets Proud to Support Local Charities

Classy Closets donates several thousand dollars in product and service to benefit local Phoenix charities - June 05, 2010 - Classy Closets, Phoenix

Amazing Spaces Goes National with Sale of First Franchise

Amazing Spaces, a leading provider of upscale self-storage solutions, recently sold its first franchise to a father and son team in St. Louis, Missouri. “We are very excited to have our first franchised location in St. Louis!” said principals Kathy and Scott Tautenhahn. “This... - June 04, 2010 - Amazing Spaces Storage Centers

Franchise Growth Systems and 18|8 Men’s Fine Salons Announce New Regional Developer and Franchise Opportunities

Franchise Growth Systems (FGS) has teamed up with 18|8 Fine Men’s Salons to expand its franchise opportunities throughout the United States. Franchise Growth Systems is offering single and regional developmental franchise opportunities for a recession-resistant hair care and grooming services concept that continues to see steady growth. - June 04, 2010 - Franchise Growth Systems

Excalibur Technology Announces Opening of Miami, FL Franchise

Excalibur Technology, national provider of IT support services to small and mid-sized businesses, opens another franchise location in Miami, FL today. - June 02, 2010 - ExcalTech (Excalibur Technology Corp.)

Five Star Painting Expands Into Oakland County, Michigan with a New Franchise

Five Star Painting, one of the fastest-growing painting franchise companies, is happy to announce a new member of their team, King Dominguez. - June 02, 2010 - Five Star Painting

Franchise Association Sticks with Email Marketing Partner mUrgent

For the fourth consecutive year, the International Franchise Association (IFA) has renewed and recognized mUrgent as their Preferred Email Marketing Vendor Partnership. "We are pleased to renew our preferred vendor partnership with mUrgent," said Scott Lehr, IFA Vice President Domestic... - May 29, 2010 - mUrgent

A All Animal Control Awarded Military Friendly Franchise Status

In an economy that seems to show little recovery and abundant job loss, many military members and veterans find it hard to obtain gainful employment. A All Animal Control works hard to offer franchise opportunities to America's heroes and in return has been named a G.I. Jobs magazine Military... - May 27, 2010 - A All Animal Control

ktMINE Streamlines Franchise Agreement Searches

ktMINE Royalty Rates and Records Database now includes more than 900 franchise agreements. - May 26, 2010 - ktMINE

Plant City’s Karen Gillman and Tampa’s Intelligent Office® Both Nominated for Small Business Leadership Awards for the Second Consecutive Year

Gillman works for the Intelligent Office® franchise in Tampa, and both she and the company received nominations for the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce annual awards again this year. She attributes this year's honor to new services and charitable activities she and Intelligent Office® supported over the last 12 months. - May 25, 2010 - Intelligent Office of Tampa Bay

Clean Team Unlimited Offering Small Businesses National Brand Recognition Without the Costs of Franchising: CTU- "Friendlier Than a Franchise"

Ohio based Clean Team Unlimited, LLC offers credibility to entrepreneurs and small business owners along with a’ la carte services without most constraints and restrictions of traditional franchises. - May 25, 2010 - Clean Team Unlimited, LLC

Trupanion Explores the Benefits of a No-Deductible Pet Insurance Plan

Pet insurance company Trupanion reminds pet owners of the benefits of pet insurance with a zero dollar deductible. Pet health insurance company Trupanion provides customers with the option of selecting a zero dollar deductible for their pet insurance policy. Pet owners who choose this option do... - May 24, 2010 - Trupanion

Snapio is Giving Away $100,000 in Free Printing

Snapio is proud to announce its $100K Giveaway. Play the Shake the Money Tree game to see how much you won. It costs nothing to play and everyone is a winner. Get your share before the game ends. - May 22, 2010 - Snapio Printing

Tasti D-Lite Adds to Home Office Team to Support Rapid Expansion

Tasti D-Lite, the great-tasting, lower-calorie frozen dessert chain with a cult following among health-conscious consumers as well as celebrities, has recently brought on five top industry professionals with varied backgrounds to build and strengthen its core leadership team. Tasti D-Lite is... - May 21, 2010 - Tasti D-Lite

Medical Loan Processing Opportunity Makes Three Sales Within Two Weeks on Franchise Gator

Franchise Gator today announced its client, Medical Credit Options, recently made three sales within two weeks. - May 20, 2010 - Franchise Gator

World Tavern Entertainment Launches National Franchise Campaign

World Tavern Entertainment®, an innovator in the business of driving more customers into bars and restaurants since 2004, announced today its national launch of its Franchising Program. After a successful test of four franchises in select markets, World Tavern Entertainment® is geared up... - May 19, 2010 - World Tavern Entertainment

WSI Launches an Advanced Digital Marketing Franchise Model

The World’s #1 Internet Marketing Franchise Introduces a ‘Digitized’ Business System for all New Franchisees - May 16, 2010 - WSI Internet

Freshii Signs Second Multi-Unit Development Deal for San Francisco

Freshii, a Chicago based fast casual chain known for its modern, hip vibe and convenient, healthy and delicious meals and snacks, has signed its second San Francisco franchise agreement in the past six months. - May 14, 2010 - Freshii

Handyman Matters Opens New Location in the Lewisville, TX Area

New business greets Lewisville and surrounding communities; offering Handyman services. - May 13, 2010 - Handyman Matters Franchise Corp

Handyman Matters Arrives in the Tallahassee Area

New business greets Tallahassee and surrounding communities; offering Handyman services. - May 09, 2010 - Handyman Matters Franchise Corp

UNITS Mobile Storage of Charlotte Donates Container to Support Children’s Miracle Network

Industry Leader in Portable Storage Gives Back to Queen City - May 09, 2010 - UNITS Mobile Storage

Play N Trade Franchisee Offers New Yorkers a Unique Gaming Destination with New Store Opening

Play N Trade Franchise, Inc, the fastest growing video game franchise worldwide, is excited to announce a new store opening in Plainview, NY. Michael Weissberg, who opened his first location in February, attributes his venture into the gaming industry to Play N Trade’s comprehensive business... - May 08, 2010 - Play N Trade Franchise, Inc.

UNITS Mobile Storage of San Diego Donates Portable Container to Support The Smile Train’s "Smiles 4 Miles" Donation Campaign

Industry Leader in Door-to-Door Mobile Storage Gives Back to Community - May 08, 2010 - UNITS Mobile Storage

Franchise Solutions Adds a Trusted, Leading Retailer to Its’ Directory of Big Opportunities

Sears Home Appliance Showroom chooses to promote their franchise on the Franchise Solutions online directory to reach their expansion goals. - May 08, 2010 - Franchise Solutions

Revive Energy Mints Sets Up Distributor in Beautiful Medford, Oregon

Revive Energy Mints opens a new franchise in Medford, Oregon in a push to develop a presence in the top 20 healthiest states. - May 07, 2010 - Revive Energy Mints Franchise - Revive Franchising, LLC

Second Annual World Tavern Trivia Nationals a Huge Success

Three things happen when you bring 25 of the best World Tavern Trivia teams together to compete for $10,000: A Lot of drinking, Great Fun and one hell of a close race. The 2010 World Tavern Trivia National Championship was a total home run bringing over 150 people and 25 teams to Harrah’s in... - May 07, 2010 - World Tavern Entertainment

Trained by the Corporate World, Stephen Chiama is Now an ActionCOACH Business Coach

Stephen Chiama is the newest business coach to join the ActionCOACH team in Virginia. - May 07, 2010 - ActionCOACH

UNITS Mobile Storage Family Trio Purchases $1.2 Million Warehouse

21,000 Square Foot Structure Breathes Life Into Local Economy. - May 07, 2010 - UNITS Mobile Storage

Franchise Gator Releases List of Top Rated Franchises

The list highlights leading franchises and awards "World-Class Franchise" certification based on data gathered from confidential surveys regarding franchisee satisfaction. - May 07, 2010 - Franchise Gator

Play N Trade Stores Enjoy a Fruitful First Quarter

Play N Trade Franchise, Inc, the fastest growing video game franchise worldwide, is excited to announce that for the first quarter of 2010 store sales were up 1.4% compared to that of 2009, while industry sales as a whole were down 7.1%, according to NPD sales data. In addition to overall... - May 06, 2010 - Play N Trade Franchise, Inc.

HostGee.com Opens New Office in Saudi Arabia

HostGee Launches Saudi Arabia Operation - Move Reflects Demand from HostGee’s Saudi Customers for Additional Services. - May 04, 2010 - Hostgee Cloud Hosting

Miami Subs Opens Restaurant in Clemson, SC

South-Florida based Miami Subs Pizza & Grill has opened in Clemson, South Carolina. - May 01, 2010 - Miami Subs Pizza & Grill

New Franchisee for Pals4Pets

Pals4Pets has a new franchisee, Helen Alvarez, who from 1 June will be providing Pals4Pets professional pet care services in South-West London. Helen will be looking after existing and new clients in Battersea, Clapham, Wandsworth and Putney. Helen was won over by the professionalism and... - May 01, 2010 - Pals4Pets Limited

Five Star Painting Expands Into Fairfield County, CT with a New Franchise

Five Star Painting, one of the fastest-growing painting franchise companies, is happy to announce a new member of their team, Paul Polese. He recently purchased a new franchise covering cities in Fairfield County, Connecticut. Polese is excited about all of the possibilities available with Five... - April 30, 2010 - Five Star Painting

Father and Son Entrepreneurs Support Play N Trade’s International Expansion with New Store

Play N Trade Franchise, Inc, the fastest growing video game franchise worldwide, is excited to announce that father and son team, Robert and Shane Poon have opened their first Play N Trade in Bowmanville, ON, Canada. Shane Poon, who oversees the store’s day-to-day operations, has been a... - April 29, 2010 - Play N Trade Franchise, Inc.