A Super Bowl promotion costs one business owner $600,000 in free furniture. Manufacturing surges, home prices rise, and Mark Zuckerberg offers lessons in entrepreneurship. Franchise expert Joel Libava looks at Applebee's social media flub.
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This Week in Small Business:- NYTimes.com
Posted by franpro under Public RelationsFrom http://boss.blogs.nytimes.com 4303 days ago
Made Hot by: maestro68 on February 14, 2013 11:31 pm
Are Franchisors Being Too Picky?
Posted by franpro under FranchisesFrom http://www.thefranchiseking.com 4303 days ago
Some franchise experts feel that the best franchisors in the world are the ones that are really, really, picky. Coule that be true? Do the franchisors that use assessment tools to approve the best franchisees see the most success? Find out.
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Franchise Business Rule Book
Posted by franpro under FranchisesFrom http://www.thefranchiseking.com 4304 days ago
There are a lot of rules in franchising.These rules...aren't negotiable. That's because without them, the franchise model would suffer...there would be no uniformity. Are you going to follow them?
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Totally New Senior Care Franchise Launched
Posted by franpro under FranchisesFrom http://www.franchisebizdirectory.com 4309 days ago
Made Hot by: James John on February 13, 2013 2:52 am
There are well over 30 senior care franchise offerings in North America. it's becoming harder and harder to tell them apart. But one new one, ActiveRx is different. Read why.
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Marco's Pizza Franchise System | Rocking in Florida
Posted by franpro under FranchisesFrom http://www.franchisebizdirectory.com 4311 days ago
Marco's Pizza is set to add numerous franchises throughout the state of Florida this year. And, did you know that their franchise system has doubled in size in only 5 years time? See why Florida is ripe for expansion.
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Applebee's Waitress Fired | But Why?
Posted by franpro under FranchisesFrom http://www.thefranchiseking.com 4311 days ago
Made Hot by: thelastword on February 7, 2013 1:17 am
Why did a franchisee of a St. Louis area Applebee's restaurant fire a waitress a short while ago? Was it because of her lack of skills? Was it because she was late to work all the time? Or, did it have to do with what she did online? Find out.
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Franchise Initial Investment & Costs: What to Expect?
Posted by franpro under FranchisesFrom http://www.franchisedirect.com 4315 days ago
Blog post about what to expect with an initial franchise business start-up investment. Learn what all the cost are, and when they'll be due from you if you buy a franchise.
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Downsized? Laid-Off?
Posted by franpro under FranchisesFrom http://www.thefranchiseking.com 4316 days ago
Getting downsized is not an enjoyable experience. And, if you don't find a job fairly fast (or a way to go into a business of your own), the days are very long, as you'll see in this franchise video.
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Opening Multiple Franchise Locations?
Posted by franpro under FranchisesFrom http://www.franchisebizdirectory.com 4317 days ago
Lots of people think of owning a whole bunch of franchises-at the same time. Also known as "Multi-unit franchise ownership," this is a good way to build a business up. But, one must put some money up. It's risk vs. reward.
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Franchisee Survey From Franchise Direct
Posted by franpro under FranchisesFrom http://franchisemarketingboost.com 4318 days ago
Made Hot by: advertglobal on January 31, 2013 1:57 pm
Franchise Direct just released their franchisee survey, and it's full of great information. This survey is good for franchise marketers, too. Check out the data...it's good!
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