The 2008 presidential campaign has seen a record amount of advertising and campaign contributions. But who is contributing the most to the McCain and Obama campaigns? Here is a list of the top contributors to the Republican and Democratic presidential candidates. Barack Obama John McCain University of California $909,283 Merrill Lynch $359,070 Goldman Sachs $874,207 [...]
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Fri, October 31 2008 » campaign 2008, current events, financing » No Comments
Golfer John Daly was taken into protective custody Sunday morning by Winston-Salem police after he was found drunk in the parking lot of a Hooters franchise restaurant. After reportedly drinking large quantities of alcohol in the restaurant, police said Daly “appeared extremely intoxicated and uncooperative”. He refused repeatedly to be brought to the hospital and [...]
Tags: food franchise, golf, hooters, hooters franchise, john daly, professional golfer, restaurant franchise
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Thu, October 30 2008 » current events, food and restaurant » No Comments
Barack Obama or John McCain, who will do the most for small business as the President of the United States? With so much rhetoric and mischaracterization of the opposing candidates positions, it can be very difficult to discern who stands for what, and who would be better for small businesses and franchises. Here are some [...]
Tags: campaign, campaign promises, economic policy, mccain, obama, presidential campaign, small business, tax plan
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Tue, October 21 2008 » business opportunities, campaign 2008, current events, franchising, income tax, small business » 1 Comment
Major League Soccer (MLS) will select two new franchises from seven cities that have applied to join the league. The seven cities that made Wednesday’s 5:00pm deadline to submit a bid for a new MLS franchise are: Atlanta, Miami, Montreal, Ottawa, Portland, St. Louis, and Vancouver. The new teams will make their MLS debut in [...]
Tags: mls soccer, mls soccer franchises, new franchise, new franchises, new mls franchises, soccer franchise
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Thu, October 16 2008 » franchise for sale, franchise opportunities, sports franchises » No Comments
Start a business that offers the latest GPS anti-theft technology products with a Millenium Plus distributorship business from CyberAutoTrack. With this GPS technology product you will know where your car is at all times. You will know whenever your car is moved, whether it is by a car thief, a member of your family, or [...]
Tags: auto franchise, car business, global positioning system, GPS, gps business, gps technology
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Wed, October 8 2008 » automobile, business opportunities, car & auto, home-based, small business, starting a business, work from home » 5 Comments
This is a list of the top 10 most popular franchises for sale and small business opportunities on the Franchise Solutions directory for September, 2008. The top ten franchise list is based on the website pages that received the most interest in the month of September. Subway – Deli Fast Casual Food and Healthy Sandwiches [...]
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Mon, October 6 2008 » franchise for sale, franchise opportunities, top franchises » No Comments
Franchise companies are offering potential franchisees a variety of incentives to buy a franchise. Pointing to the current economic climate, franchisors are offering two for one specials, lower franchise fees, and help with franchise financing to help lure new investors. Some franchise companies are also offering their current successful owners bonuses for recommending potential franchise [...]
Tags: economic climate, economy, franchise deals, franchise fees, franchise savings
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Thu, October 2 2008 » business opportunities, financing, franchise for sale, franchise opportunities, franchising, small business, starting a business » No Comments