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Bevinco Partners with Inside Hospitality

Bevinco, the worlds largest on-premise profit control and revenue enhancement service for bars and restaurants, has entered into an informal reciprocal partnership with Inside HospitalityTM, the world leader in guest experience management programs. Both Toronto-based Bevinco and St. Louis-based... - November 18, 2009 - Bevinco

From Protecting Our Country to Protecting Our Investments

Retired Air Force Colonel Reports for Duty as HomeTeam Inspection Service Owner. - November 18, 2009 - HomeTeam Inspection Service

Strategic Planning with the Help of The Alternative Board®

This release talks about Strategic Planning for business owners and how The Alternative Board can provide help to business owners who need to develop a strategic plan. - November 15, 2009 - TAB Boards International

Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas Displays Impressive Fourth Quarter Growth

Cinema-Eatery Chain Opens Two New Locations, Poised for Significant Future Development - November 14, 2009 - Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas

Andy Houck, Stay at Home Franchise Owner, Invited as Guest Speaker at the Alzheimer’s Association Training Event for Healthcare Professionals

Andy Houck, Stay at Home franchise owner, invited as guest speaker at the Alzheimer’s Association’s Eastern Tennessee Chapter’s spring training event, “Caring and Coping, Together we make a Difference,” sponsored by the East Tennessee Area Agency of Aging on November 12, 2009 at the First Baptist Church of Sevierville. - November 12, 2009 - Stay at Home

Over 500 Poker Players Flock to the World Tavern Poker Open 9, Las Vegas, NV

Players from all over the country came to compete in nationals during the World Tavern Poker Open. This season a record number of World Tavern Poker Players attended the event. To say this season’s Open was a success would be the understatement of the year. Elaborate costumes, secret... - November 12, 2009 - World Tavern Entertainment

BusinessOpportunity.com Commands Google Position #1 in 12 Categories, First-Page Rankings in More Than 50

BusinessOpportunity.com is proud to announce that they've attained the top position on Google and other major search engines using the most commonly used key words in the industry. - November 09, 2009 - BusinessOpportunity.com

Fox Business Network to Highlight Spring-Green Lawn Care CEO on Veteran's Day

This Veterans Day, Spring-Green CEO Tom Hofer will be featured on Fox Business Network during its “Fox Business” show. The segment will air between 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. EST on Wednesday, November 11th and Hofer will discuss his military background, how it played an integral role in the... - November 08, 2009 - Spring-Green Lawn Care

Nurse Next Door Looks to Provide Safer Living for Local Seniors During National Fall Prevention Week 2009

Offers free home safety assessments to seniors November 23 - 27 - November 06, 2009 - Nurse Next Door Home Care Services

Five Star Painting Expands Into Boston, Massachusetts with a New Franchisee

Five Star Painting Franchise is pleased to announce the opening of a new franchise in Boston, Massachusetts by their newest franchisee team members, Steven Oransky and Carmelina Procaccini. - November 06, 2009 - Five Star Painting

Alaric Works with Oracle to Provide New Consumer Payments Services Hub

Alaric International announced it is teaming with Oracle to combine its state-of-the-art financial solutions to create a new comprehensive offering for the consumer payments market. The product package—the Consumer Payments Services Hub—will enable retail banks and service providers to progressively modernize aging ATM and POS legacy systems while delivering increased profitability, reducing operational costs and expanding existing customer relationships. - November 03, 2009 - Alaric International

From the Dragon's Mouth

One of the country’s most successful young businessmen is offering entrepreneurs who want to copy his achievements a free consultation service. Mikael Anderson is the 22-year-old CEO of Kovati, the London-based private equity and venture capital firm. He is reputedly worth... - November 03, 2009 - Kovati

Protecting Yourself and Your Company from H1N1 with the Help of The Alternative Board

This article is about the H1N1 virus and how to protect yourself and your company. - November 01, 2009 - TAB Boards International

Glass Franchise Expands in Florida with Help from Franchise Gator

Franchise Gator today announced its client, NOVUS Glass, recently made two franchise sales in Florida as a direct result of the franchisor’s partnership with the internet-based pay-for-performance franchise marketing service. John Easterbrook of Sarasota, Florida found NOVUS franchise... - October 31, 2009 - Franchise Gator

Exceptional In-Home Care Franchise Opportunities in the Greater Toronto Area

Premier Homecare Services has exploded across Ontario, Canada over the past 2 years with the addition of 6 franchise locations. It now looks to expand its base in Toronto - Canada's largest metropolitan market. - October 29, 2009 - Premier Homecare Services

Aero & Marine Tax Professionals to Present “Plane Dollars and Sense” Aviation Seminar

Presentation to Take Place at Jet Center Medford in Medford, OR on October 29 - October 24, 2009 - Aero & Marine Tax Professionals

Vancouver Business Coach Partners with Brian Tracy to Get Local Business Owners in the Game

Galia Shukr, a certified FocalPoint Business Coach works with local business owners, self-employed professionals, and senior executives to get on the path of success through business performance coaching and development services. - October 22, 2009 - FocalPoint Business Coaching Inc

Konsilia Joins the United Tax Network as the Exclusive Spanish Firm

Konsilia joins the United Tax Network in Spain as the exclusive Spanish Firm. With 40+ offices in the EMEA, United Tax Network is the fastest growing and almost the largest professional organization providing a complete range of services in the field of international taxation. Siegfried Jagga, Chairman of United Tax Network EMEA added: “We found Fernando del Canto (Konsilia) and their team a perfect fit for us." - October 22, 2009 - Konsilia Tax Precision

Texas Self Storage Association Hosts Annual Convention & Trade Show in The Woodlands

The Texas Self Storage Association hosts its annual convention and trade show in The Woodlands starting Sunday, October 25 – Wednesday, October 28, 2009. Houston businessman Jim “Mack” McIngvale is the keynote speaker. A trade show featuring a wide range of products and services for the self-storage industry is open to the public on Tuesday, October 27. Sessions of interest to investors, new owners, managers, and seasoned industry professionals, continue on Tuesday and half-day on Wednesday. - October 21, 2009 - Texas Self Storage Association

Nude Mannequins Cause Commotion in Malta

A fashion retail shop in Malta which launched an awareness campaign against Sex Trafficking, through its foundation “The DNA EMPORIUM Foundation,” caused quite a steer on Friday when police entered it's premises and told them to dress up its Mannequins. - October 20, 2009 - DNA EMPORIUM

UNITS Solves Missing Link to Local Carnival’s Success

Free UNIT provides event-coordinator with the storage and support missing for two years - October 18, 2009 - UNITS Mobile Storage

Marketing Help Has Finally Arrived for Small Businesses

Help is on the way for small businesses in the US looking for advertising and marketing services like those offered to big companies but in a more affordable way. A new type of ad agency has been developed to help small businesses. According to Kyle Kossen, “Most advertising agencies shun... - October 16, 2009 - Exclusive Ad Agency

"Talk'n'Save" - A Global Mobile Rental Company, Breaks Into the UK Market

Talk‘n’Save World, a leading company in mobile rentals for travelers, announced the opening of a logistics office in England, which will enable it to better compete in the UK outbound tourist market. “Our rates, quality products, and customer service around the world, including... - October 15, 2009 - Talk'n'Save

Spring Green Lawncare Receives 2009 Best of Plainfield Award from U.S. Commerce Association

Spring-Green Lawn Care has been selected for the 2009 Best of Plainfield Award in the Selling or Licensing Franchises category by the U.S. Commerce Association. - October 15, 2009 - Spring-Green Lawn Care

Brian and Maggie Harlow Set for Speaking Tour Across Europe on Behalf of Sign-A-Rama October 17-26

Maggie and Brian Harlow, owners of Sign-A-Rama Downtown in Louisville and recent inductees into the Sign-A-Rama corporate Hall of Fame, will embark on a speaking tour across Europe on behalf of the national Sign-A-Rama franchise group. The couple will make stops in Paris, France; Amsterdam,... - October 14, 2009 - Sign-A-Rama Downtown

FranchiseExpo.com Highlights Nutrition Zone Franchise

Nutrition Zone Announces Opening of Three New California Stores. - October 10, 2009 - FranchiseExpo.com

ActionCOACH Business Coach Rich Phillips Gets Phoenix Motorsports and Fabrication of San Diego on the Road to Success

Rich Phillips started coaching Phoenix Motorsports when they were just nine months old. After a rocky beginning, they’re well on their way to a successful future. - October 08, 2009 - ActionCOACH

Buybrand of Moscow and BRD Together Again for New Challenges

BRD was at the 7th edition of Buybrand, the meeting in Moscow for Russian and international franchising which was held from the 22nd up to the 24th September. In the Crocus Expo International Exibition Center of Moscow, the show was well organized by Exhibition Management Technology Group, which... - October 08, 2009 - BRD Consulting

Andreas Loeffler is the Newest ActionCOACH in Oregon

Andreas Loeffler is proud to join ActionCOACH, which will allow him fulfill his own career needs as well as help others. - October 07, 2009 - ActionCOACH

Franchise Update Media Group Announces Spring Green Lawn Care as a 2009 Star Award Winner

Franchise Update Media Group, the leading industry resource for franchise development, has announced Spring-Green Lawn Care as one of the winners of its annual STAR (Speaking To And Responding) Awards, which recognize excellence in lead generation, recruitment and industry-wide best practices in... - October 07, 2009 - Spring-Green Lawn Care

Local ServiceMaster Franchise Wins National Award

ServiceMaster Clean has recognized the owner of ServiceMaster of Greater Dallas & North Texas, Larry Hutson, with an Achiever Award. - October 06, 2009 - ServiceMaster of Greater Dallas & North Texas

Franchise Mart Shop Guwahati Unveiled to Serve North-East Region

With one more Franchise Mart Shop in Guwahati Franchise Mart India has added one more channel partner in its successful network. - October 04, 2009 - Franchise Mart

Kneaded Energy Wins ActionCOACH North Carolina Commitment Award

At the third quarter planning session, Bill Norman & Shelley Johnson of Kneaded Energy and Kneaded Energy School of Massage were awarded the Commitment Award. - October 03, 2009 - ActionCOACH North Carolina

The Alternative Board Can Help Small Businesses After Disaster

Small Business owners may not know where to turn after they have been affected by a natural disaster. Listed in this release are options to help them get back on their feet. - October 02, 2009 - TAB Boards International

J.J Roberts is the Newest ActionCOACH in Atlanta, Georgia

J.J. Roberts is excited to join the ActionCOACH team in Atlanta, Georgia, and looks forward to helping business owners in the metropolitan area. - October 02, 2009 - ActionCOACH

Franchise Management Software Just Released

Little Fish Big Ocean Inc. proudly announces the completion of a new software product for publishing franchisers. This tool, called the Daily Current™, was built as a compliment to MaxPro Publishing™ software, a daily operations system. - September 30, 2009 - Little Fish Big Ocean Inc.

Five Star Painting Named Among Top 50 Franchises for Minorities

Five Star Painting, the fastest growing and second largest painting franchise company in North America, has recently been named one of the Top 50 Franchises for Minorities by the National Minority Franchising Initiative (NMFI). This honor will be recognized in the October 2, 2009 special issue of USA Today – “Franchising Today.” - September 28, 2009 - Five Star Painting

Express Medical Transporters Expands to Baltimore

Express Medical Transporters (EMT), the Clayton, Mo.-based professional, non-emergency transportation service, will open its first location in Maryland this month to address the growing needs of greater Baltimore area residents in wheelchairs, seniors and the disabled, special-needs children and... - September 23, 2009 - EMT USA, LLC

Every Franchise Announces the Re-Launch of Their Ten Year Old Web Site

EveryFranchise has been completely re-coded and now has a powerful set of features which bring benefit to both visitors looking for a suitable franchise to buy and franchisors who wish to publicize their franchise opportunity. - September 23, 2009 - Every Franchise

CK Franchising, Inc. Purchased by Sodexo

CK Franchising, Inc., dba Comfort Keepers®, a leading franchise network providing in-home care for seniors and other adults, has been purchased by Sodexo, one of the world’s leading food and facilities management services companies and the global leader in the health care and seniors... - September 20, 2009 - Comfort Keepers

USA Insulation Franchises Grow as Farmers Almanac Warns of Bitter Cold Winter

Demand for Insulation Increases Across the Country in Anticipation of Extreme Temperatures in 2009 & 2010. - September 18, 2009 - USA Insulation

Oakville / Burlington Awarded 2009 Franchise Partner of the Year Award

2nd Annual Nurse Next Door Franchise Conference closes with award program. - September 17, 2009 - Nurse Next Door Home Care Services

Chicken Franchise Fights "Fast Food Fatigue"

Happi House Teriyaki Chicken Franchise Launches Ad Campaign to Fight "Fast Food Fatigue" - September 15, 2009 - Happi House Franchise Corporation, Inc.

The C12 Group, America's Leading Christian CEO Roundtable, Holds 10th Annual Leaders Conference In San Antonio

The C12 Group, America’s leading peer-board network of Christian CEOs and business owners, will hold its annual Leaders Conference Nov. 4-7, 2009, in San Antonio at the Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort & Spa. Open to both C12 members and non-members, the conference brings together Christian business owners and CEOs from across the US to focus on best-practice business and ministry development within their firms. - September 12, 2009 - The C12 Group