As we head into the middle of the 2009 college football bowl game schedule, I’d like to highlight a few of the bowl games that we are particularly interested in here at Franchise Solutions. Two of the games are scheduled to be played the day after Christmas. On December 26th at 1:00 pm is the [...]
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Thu, December 24 2009 » automobile, car & auto, current events, pizza, sports franchises » No Comments
A sign reading “Enter at Your Own Risk” hangs above the cast iron gated entrance to the cemetery. Black lights and 3-D theatrical visual effects set the mood along with life-like possessed trees, fog, laser lights, and a DJ who is spinning music and giving away prizes. Bright glowing colors and unique, one-of-a-kind monster images [...]
Tags: golf, golfing, mini golf, miniature golf, monster mini golf
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Wed, May 13 2009 » childrens services, franchise for sale, franchise opportunities, sports franchises » No Comments
As I was watched the final four teams advance in the NCAA Basketball Tournament this past weekend, I couldn’t help but wonder what would a franchising final four tournament look like? It may not be March Madness, but it would be a very competitive battle and it wasn’t easy to come up with the brackets. [...]
Tags: american billing services, basketball, business services, childrens franchises, dvd now, final four, food franchises, monkey joes, ncaa tournament, restaurant franchises, retail franchises, subway
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Tue, March 31 2009 » business services, childrens services, current events, food and restaurant, franchise industries, franchising, retail stores, sports franchises, top franchises » 2 Comments
A Bizjournals.com survey ranked the 122 professional sports franchises for 2008 from best to worst, taking into account the performances of NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL teams. The sports franchises were ranked by their won-lost record, margins of victory (or defeat), playoff record, and how much money they earned based on home attendance, seat availability, [...]
Tags: 2008 franchises, boston celtics, boston red sox, los angeles lakers, montreal canadiens, new england patriots, new york giants, sports franchises, successful franchises
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Thu, March 12 2009 » sports franchises, super bowl, top franchises » 6 Comments
The New York Times Company has retained Goldman, Sachs & Co. to explore the sale of its 17.75 percent share in the Boston Red Sox Major League Baseball franchise. The New York Times Company blamed the bad economy as the reason why it is putting up the 17.75 percent stake in New England Sports Ventures [...]
Tags: baseball franchise, boston franchise, boston red sox, franchise for sale, mlb franchise, new york times, red sox, sports franchise, sports franchise for sale
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Tue, February 17 2009 » current events, franchise for sale, franchise opportunities, sports franchises » No Comments
With a week to go before Super Bowl Sunday, there may be advertising slots still available for the big game. It seems the state of the economy has had more than a few advertisers back off from purchasing an ad. Especially when you consider that the price tag is a record 3 million dollars for [...]
Tags: arizona cardinals, football franchise, nfl championship, nfl franchise, pittsburgh steelers, super bowl, super bowl commercials, super bowl sunday
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Mon, January 26 2009 » current events, franchise for sale, franchise opportunities, Franchise Resources, franchising, franchising event, franchising information, sports franchises, super bowl » No Comments
Many laid-off executives and managers that have found themselves the victims of ‘downsizing‘ are turning to franchising to find stability in an uncertain economy. This is especially true of older, more experienced workers who are afraid that they won’t be able to find a comparable job because of their age and the current down economy. [...]
Tags: down economy, franchise trends, poor economy, purchase a franchise, starting a franchise
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Wed, December 31 2008 » business opportunities, current events, franchise for sale, franchise opportunities, franchising, health, sports franchises, starting a 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