Here’s a sneak preview of a “soon to be launched” franchise website, US Franchise Opportunities & Small Business Directory. This new franchising site has a separate directory of franchises and business opportunities for each state in the U.S. Have you ever thought you found the perfect franchise opportunity only to learn that it was not [...]
Tags: american franchises, franchise finder, state franchises, united states, us businesses, usa business, usa franchises
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Fri, April 24 2009 » business opportunities, franchise for sale, franchise opportunities, Franchise Resources, franchising information » 2 Comments
Environmentally friendly franchises are one of our fastest growing segments here at Franchise Solutions. Earth friendly and low carbon footprint franchises are springing up across almost every franchise industry. So much so, that Franchise Solutions has put together our own “Green Team“. They’ve already come up with several suggestions to help our company be more [...]
Tags: earth day, earth friendly, environment, environmentally friendly, go green, green business, low carbon footprint
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Wed, April 22 2009 » current events, earth friendly, environmentally friendly, green businesses » No Comments
There was a great example this week why companies (large and small) should be involved in social media, when two usavory Domino’s employees exploited the company for their 15 minutes of fame (notoriety?). Kristy Lynn Hammonds, 31, and Michael Anthony Setzer, 32, of Conover, NC uploaded a video to YouTube of disgusting things being done [...]
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Fri, April 17 2009 » current events, fast food, pizza, social media, video » 2 Comments
I was watching Happy Gilmore with Adam Sandler the other night, and was amazed at how many scenes included a Subway restaurant, logo, sandwich, or reference about the ubiquitous food franchise. In fact, Subway saves the day by sponsoring Sandler’s character and casting him in a commercial, which pays enough money to save his mother’s [...]
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Wed, April 15 2009 » advertising, current events, marketing, video » 1 Comment
Well, it’s that time of year again. When the birds come out, spring flowers start to bloom, and you realize that you haven’t even started your taxes yet! How many Americans are scrambling to do their taxes this week? How many would gladly pay for an experienced, professional income tax preparer to do their taxes? [...]
Tags: income tax, income tax franchises, income tax preparation, tax franchises, tax preparation franchises
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Mon, April 13 2009 » business services, financing, franchising, home-based, income tax » No Comments
Win a free Original SoupMan franchise! SoupMan offers the famous soups of Al Yeganeh, better known as the “Soup Nazi” (from the Seinfeld Soup Episode), and has announced a stimulus package competition where the winner will receive a free food franchise! Applicants should apply online and submit in less than 100 words why they should [...]
Tags: al yeganeh, food franchise, healthy foods, soup nazi, soupman
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Mon, April 6 2009 » current events, food and restaurant, franchise convention, franchise expo, franchising event » No Comments
Top 10 franchises for March, 2009. The Top 10 List is produced from the most popular franchise pages on Franchise Solutions. This Top 10 List does NOT imply that these are the most profitable franchises, they are the ten franchises that visitors to the website have shown the most interest in. The Top 10 Franchise [...]
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Fri, April 3 2009 » franchising, top franchises, top ten franchise list » No Comments
One of the hottest new franchise concepts has the business community agog. “The Scotch Boutique” specializes exclusively in Scotch tape. “We think it’s a growing niche market. We do one thing, but we do it very well.”, Scotch Boutique employee Jenny told us. The most popular size scotch tape roll is the thirty-six footer, but [...]
Tags: saturday night live, scotch boutique, scotch tape, scotch tape store, snl, tape store
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Wed, April 1 2009 » current events, franchise for sale, franchise opportunities, retail stores » 1 Comment