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BlueMauMau.org Launches the Internet’s Land Most Extensive Directory of American Franchisors
Whether you’re an investor or a budding entrepreneur looking to shed the old 9-to-5 and run a business of your own, navigating through the plethora of franchise opportunities out there can make for mighty choppy waters. That’s what makes the launch of BlueMauMau.org’s new... - July 14, 2007 - Blue Mau Mau
David Boatright Brings His Industry Expertise to McAlister’s Deli
The Right Stuff - July 08, 2007 - McAlister's Deli
PremierGarage Shines at EOY Awards
Mark Loberg Honored in Business Services Category - July 08, 2007 - PremierGarage
FranNet Gets Comfortable at New HQ, Adds New Associates
Home Sweet Home - July 08, 2007 - FranNet
Barter Exchange Swaps Its Own Franchises
OzoneCard Australia announced today that it would swap a limited number of regional franchise licenses for surplus products or capacity, instead of cash. - July 06, 2007 - OzoneCard Australia
Outdoor Lighting Company, NiteLites of Sarasota / Bradenton, Shares Spectacular Gallery of Houses at Summer 2007 Home Expo in Mid-July
NiteLites of Sarasota/Bradenton Outdoor Lighting, the Landscape Lighting Professionals, will be on hand at the Summer 2007 Home Expo to showcase their latest lighting projects and low voltage lighting fixtures. - June 29, 2007 - NiteLites Outdoor Lighting
whichfranchise.com Has Introduced a Micro-Site Dedicated to Franchising in Hammersmith and Fulham
Looking to Franchise in Hammersmith and Fulham? - June 29, 2007 - whichfranchise.com
DirectBuy Opens Thousand Oaks Members-Only Design Showroom
The DirectBuy Thousand Oaks location will be a low-cost, one-stop shopping destination for home improvement and remodeling. - June 28, 2007 - DirectBuy
Black Dawg Welcomes New Pup ... Black Dawg Sealcoat, New Hampshire’s Premier Driveway Maintenance Company, Awards Merrimack Valley Franchise to Pete Christman
Over the last three years, Black Dawg Sealcoat LLC, based in Nashua, NH, has spent just as much time repairing the public’s perception of the asphalt maintenance industry as mending worn-out, cracked driveways and giving them a black-as-night new coating. - June 28, 2007 - Black Dawg
Directbuy Opens New Burbank Members-Only Design Showroom
The DirectBuy Burbank location will be a low-cost, one-stop shopping destination for home improvement and remodeling. - June 27, 2007 - DirectBuy
A Paradigm Shift is Taking Place in the Home Based Business and Franchise Arena
There is a growing wave of an economic shift worldwide, and Global Abundance Program (G.A.P.) is perfectly positioned to ride that wave. - June 27, 2007 - GlobalAbundanceAustralia.com
DirectBuy Opens New Northeast Orange County Members-Only Design Showroom
DirectBuy's Northeast Orange County location provides a low-cost, one-stop shopping destination for virtually everything in home design. - June 26, 2007 - DirectBuy
DirectBuy Celebrates 35th Anniversary of First Franchise
DirectBuy Continues Tremendous Growth by Opening New Showrooms and Design Centers Across North America. - June 26, 2007 - DirectBuy
Granite Shield Granite is Smoother, Shinier, Maintenance Free and Still Able to Breathe
If it doesn't say Granite Shield, it's not permanently shielded with a no restriction lifetime warranty like Granite Shield. - June 26, 2007 - Granite Shield
Mike Lenz Earns CBI Designation
Sunbelt Office Owner Mike Lenz earns CBI designation from IBBA. - June 24, 2007 - Sunbelt Business Advisors Network, LLC
Valpak to Give Away Local Franchise at NAASF
Gimme New Orleans - June 23, 2007 - Valpak
UC Factors to Offer Local Banks Affiliate and Partnership Opportunities to Offer Business Customers Effective Funding Alternatives without Increasing Debt
UC Factors is currently establishing affiliate partnerships and referral programs with local banks to help meet the funding needs of business customers. Client relationship building and partnering with UC Factors provides the means to strengthen banking relationships. Together, as a local bank... - June 22, 2007 - UC Factors
Kids At Heart Photography Grants Franchise Inside the Washington DC Beltway
Vernon Stansbury of Springfield VA was recently awarded a Kids At Heart Photography franchise and will provide youth photography services inside the Washington DC beltway. His franchise area consists of the Greater Washington DC area including parts of Virginia and Maryland. Kids At Heart is... - June 15, 2007 - Kids At Heart Photography
FranchiseHelp Selects Three Best Low-Cost Franchises
Top Franchise Consulting Firm Publishes Report on Fifty Franchises Under $50K - June 15, 2007 - FranchiseHelp Holdings LLC
DirectBuy of Toronto North Celebrates 10 Years of Member Service
DirectBuy’s Markham showroom to host a celebration and charity auction for FightSMA, a charity fighting Spinal Muscular Atrophy. - June 14, 2007 - DirectBuy
Jo To Go Coffee® Celebrates Dad on Father’s Day
Jo To Go Coffee will be giving away free coffee to dads on June 17, 2007 at all franchise locations. - June 14, 2007 - Taco Flamingo | Jo To Go Coffee
Lapels Dry Cleaning Stores Holds Largest Clothing Drive Ever to Benefit the Big Brothers Big Sisters Foundation – Over Five Tons Collected
Lapels Dry Cleaning Stores nationwide will join the next Lapels Dry Cleaning sponsored Clothing Drive for the benefit of the Big Brothers Big Sisters Foundation in October 2007. - June 13, 2007 - Lapels Dry Cleaning
The Cereal Bowl Announces Its New Corporate Headquarters in Miami, Florida
The Cereal Bowl's New Corporate Headquarters in Miami, Florida will also home to Cereal Bowl University, the company’s new training center. - June 13, 2007 - The Cereal Bowl
DirectBuy Opens New Shreveport Members-Only Design Showroom
DirectBuy of Shreveport will be a low cost, one-stop shopping destination for home improvement. - June 05, 2007 - DirectBuy
Granite Shield Countertops Opens Its Doors in Reno, Nevada
Granite Shield Countertops is pleased to announce it is opening the doors to its newest Granite Shield Countertop retail showroom. - June 02, 2007 - Granite Shield
Students at Park Hill High School Get Entrepreneurial Training with the Help of Jo To Go Coffee
Special Ed students work side by side with mainstream students at Kansas City’s Park Hill High School to create profitable ‘Red and Black Java Shack’ in school cafeteria with the help of the Kansas City Jo To Go Coffee franchisee. - June 02, 2007 - Taco Flamingo | Jo To Go Coffee
DirectBuy Opens Members-Only Design Showroom in Long Beach
DirectBuy of Long Beach, a low-cost alternative to retail, will be a one-stop shopping destination for home improvement. - May 30, 2007 - DirectBuy
Blenz The Canadian Coffee Company Unveils The Blenz Coffee Academy
Blenz Coffee invests in its employees with the opening of the Blenz Coffee Academy. - May 27, 2007 - Blenz The Canadian Coffee Company Ltd.
Jo To Go Coffee® Creates Revolutionary New Incremental Franchise Fee Structure
Jo To Go Coffee now offers an Incremental Franchise Fee Structure for entrepreneurs interested in opening their own specialty coffee franchise. The advantage of the new structure is that Jo To Go Coffee® does not require a lump sum franchise payment early in the process, which allows potential franchisees the opportunity to gain the information necessary for a commitment to the process. - May 26, 2007 - Taco Flamingo | Jo To Go Coffee
Direct Marketer Valpak Announces New Promotional Partner
Valpak and Budget Blinds announce partnership; includes promotion on over 44 million envelopes and 100 million coupon mailing - May 25, 2007 - Valpak
Booster Juice Partners with Poelman Contruction and Ware Malcomb Architects to Buildout Stores in Nor Cal; First Store Opens in Rocklin/Roseville Sat. June 2nd 2007
Booster Juice partners with Poelman Construction and Ware Malcomb to build out the first of four stores in Northern California. First store to open in Rocklin/Roseville June 2nd, 2007. - May 23, 2007 - Booster Juice
DirectBuy Appoints Joe Yast as Vice-President and General Counsel
DirectBuy, the leading members-only showroom and home design center that offers merchandise at manufacturer-direct prices is proud to announce that Joe Yast has been named Vice-President and General Counsel. Yast's history with DirectBuy dates back over 30 years, when Yast worked his way through... - May 16, 2007 - DirectBuy
DirectBuy Awards Winnipeg Family $25,000 Home Makeover
DirectBuy, the leading members-only showroom and home design center that offers merchandise at manufacturer-direct prices, awards Winnipeg member with $25,000 home makeover. - May 15, 2007 - DirectBuy
Nothing Happens Until Someone Makes a Sale. Winfree Business Growth Advisors Awards Washington Franchise to McDowell
Dr. Keith Winfree, founder of Winfree Business Growth Advisors, recently announced the awarding of a franchise to Pete McDowell of Clyde Hill, Washington. - May 13, 2007 - Winfree Business Growth Advisors
40+ Franchises Compete for Top New Franchise Award at TopNewFranchises.Com
More than 40 franchise companies are competing to be named Top New Franchise at voter-based website TopNewFranchises.Com. Competing concepts range from floor refinishing to organic pizza restaurants to live removal franchises ro roll-your-own cigarette stores. It is the first - and only - franchise award decided by consumers. - May 12, 2007 - TopNewFranchises.Com
Jo To Go Coffee® Unveils Licensing Package for Multi-Unit Franchisees
Jo To Go Coffee® now offers a licensing package geared to existing, complimentary businesses. The specialty coffee drive-thru unveiled the new program at the Multi-Unit Franchising and Development Conference and Expo in Colorado Springs this April. - May 12, 2007 - Taco Flamingo | Jo To Go Coffee
Karen King Named Cambridge Who’s Who Executive of the Year in Restaurant Franchising
Karen Lee King, President of The King Group, Inc., c/o McDonalds of Orange Park has been named Cambridge Who’s Who Executive of the Year in Restaurant Franchising. While inclusion in Cambridge Who’s Who Registry is an honor, only one member in each discipline is named the Cambridge... - May 09, 2007 - Cambridge Who's Who
Looking to Leave Lasting Impression
Driveway Impressions is Looking to Make Some Noise With its One-of-a-Kind Decorative Asphalt Technology - April 28, 2007 - Driveway Impressions
Whichfranchise Named in bfa/NatWest Report for 2nd Year Running
For the second year running, the annual Natwest/bfa franchise survey has named whichfranchise.com as a useful source of information for prospective franchisees undertaking research into buying a franchise. Now in its 23rd year, the report conducted on behalf of the British Franchise Association... - April 27, 2007 - whichfranchise.com
Blenz is Growing Again
Blenz, The Canadian Coffee Company introduces three new additions to the head office team. - April 25, 2007 - Blenz The Canadian Coffee Company Ltd.
TopNewFranchises.Com Celebrates Exciting New Franchise Opportunities
Contenders for Top New Franchises awards range from organic pizza to bulk tobacco shops, and from glow-in-the-dark golf courses to head lice removal. - April 24, 2007 - TopNewFranchises.Com
Franchise Success without Franchise Headaches
Many pursue the dream of financial freedom. Some buy into the dream of owning a Franchised business in order to have it. But one man found it was not the freedom he had hoped for; but now he has found something better. - April 20, 2007 - Global Abundance Program, Inc.
Jo To Go Coffee® Exhibits at the International Franchise Expo
Jo To Go Coffee exhibited at the 16th annual International Franchise Expo. Representatives from the specialty coffee drive-thru networked with potential franchisees and are now in the process of setting up Jo To Go Coffee Discovery Days. - April 20, 2007 - Taco Flamingo | Jo To Go Coffee
e-Business Profits Now Available to Businesses in Sheffield
World’s Largest Internet Consultants Open Office in Sheffield/South Yorkshire - April 18, 2007 - WSI Internet
Bizymoms.com Launches 'Franchises for Moms'
Bizymoms.com - a site predominantly for the work at home community is launching a 'Franchises for Moms' section. bizymoms.com has over 2.5 million visitors a year who are looking for new business ideas. - April 18, 2007 - Bizy Moms
Winning Recipe - Sociale Make & Take Gourmet Stands Apart in Boom Industry
There’s no denying the kitchen is getting crowded. The meal preparation industry, just a whisper only five years ago, suddenly seems as popular as American Idol. Well, that might be stretching things, but the industry’s stratospheric growth can’t be ignored. In 2002 there were... - April 14, 2007 - Sociale Make & Take Gourmet
Spring-Green Lawn Care is Celebrating its 30th Anniversary, and "Neighborhood" Provider Sees Bright Future
Celebrating The Past While Looking Towards The Future - April 14, 2007 - Spring-Green Lawn Care
Athletic Nation Opens Franchise Locations
Athletic Nation Men's Fitness Gym expansion to include over 50 gyms within the next year - April 12, 2007 - Athletic Nation Men's Fitness Gym
Relay Express is on Fast Track
With 20-Plus Years’ Experience and Unparalleled Customer Service in Courier Industry; Company Turns to Franchising to Establish a National Presence in a Fragmented Market - April 11, 2007 - Relay Express
Jo To Go Coffee® Introduces the Rapid Rewards Card
Jo To Go Coffee® has launched their Rapid Rewards program at all franchise locations. Rapid Rewards is a frequency program that rewards regular customers with bonus drinks and discounts. - April 08, 2007 - Taco Flamingo | Jo To Go Coffee