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Great Food and Family are at the Heart of Woody’s Bar-B-Q® of Orange City
Family-Owned-and-Operated Eatery in Florida's Volusia County Appeals to Local Families and Southern Barbecue Lovers Alike. - April 14, 2012 - Woody's Bar-B-Q
May 15: Capital Area Franchise Fair to Guide Potential Entrepreneurs Through Franchising Do’s and Don’ts
What FranNet of Virginia is hosting its third biannual Capital Area Franchise Fair to help prospective entrepreneurs explore a variety of franchise options, understand the franchise model, and make informed decisions that will help them achieve their business and personal goals. FranNet of Virginia... - April 14, 2012 - FranNet of Virginia
Five Star Painting Now Offering Painting Services in Chicago
Owner excited to change her destiny through franchise ownership. - April 13, 2012 - Five Star Painting
Home Energy Network Extends Into the Top of Texas
Winkelman Heating & Air Cooling has recently announced its certification as a Dr. Energy Saver® franchisee. - April 07, 2012 - Dr. Energy Saver Amarillo
Five Star Painting Ranks #16 for Franchise Business Review's Top 50 Midsize Franchise Business for 2012
Five Star Painting ranked #16 for Franchise Business Review's Top 50 Midsize Franchise Businesses for 2012. Scott Abbott, CEO of Five Star Painting, says, "We are extremely proud of our company and the prestigious awards we've been receiving from places such as Franchise Business Review and... - April 05, 2012 - Five Star Painting
Golden Spoon Expands to Qatar - Three Stores Currently Open in Doha, Five More Open by End of Summer 2012 (Total of 8)
Golden Spoon has just announced the signing of an agreement with the M.H. Al Mana Group to develop the franchise throughout Qatar, in the Middle East. The agreement is for the opening of eight or more stores over the next five years. Three stores are currently open in the Doha with five more to follow. The fourth location is expected to be open by April 30th with two more slated for the end of June 2012. The final two will open by the end of August 2012 for a total of eight stores. - March 31, 2012 - Golden Spoon Frozen Yogurt
Play N Trade Berwyn, Illinois Celebrates Grand Opening
Play N Trade Franchise, Inc, the largest video game franchise worldwide, is excited to announce the grand opening of its Berwyn, Illinois store on Saturday, March 31st. Mousa and Ahmad Joudeh are identical twin brothers who own the franchise along with their brother Bassel Joudeh. This is their... - March 29, 2012 - Play N Trade Franchise, Inc.
New Personal Trainer Certification Website Offers Ins and Outs of Becoming a Certified Personal Trainer
A new personal training certification website, http://personaltrainercertificate.com/, teaches people how to become a personal fitness trainer. The site offers information on becoming a certified, accredited personal trainer. - March 29, 2012 - John Spencer Ellis Fitness & Personal Development
MEFranchising® Helps Boardwalk Fresh Burgers & Fries Secure Master Franchise Agreement in Riyadh
One of USA’s fastest growing burger chains is set to open in Riyadh. - March 28, 2012 - MEFranchising
New EmbroidMe Ownership in Appleton
EmbroidMe, the world’s largest embroidery franchise, announces a new owner for its Appleton store at N474 Eisenhower Dr., Suite L, under the ownership of local resident Mark Domasky. - March 24, 2012 - United Franchise Group
Transworld Business Advisors Launches New Location in Baton Rouge
Transworld Business Advisors, a unique business concept that provides services for business brokerage, franchise consultant, and franchise development, announces a new location in Baton Rouge, under the ownership of local resident Paul Patriarco. - March 24, 2012 - United Franchise Group
Century Capital Partners Close on Westwood NJ Building Slated to House Newest Rainbow Academy Center
Private Commercial Real Estate Lender Makes Purchase Transaction, Will Serve as Landlord to Growing Northeast Early Learning & Childcare Company - March 24, 2012 - Rainbow Academy
Woody’s Bar-B-Q® Brings a Taste of the Deep South to the Midwest
National Southern Bar-B-Q Franchise Chain Opens its Second Ohio Franchise in Streetsboro - March 23, 2012 - Woody's Bar-B-Q
Sub Sero Ice Cream & Yogurt Ranks #365 in 2012 Franchise 500
Entrepreneur Awards Sub Zero Prestigious Award - March 21, 2012 - Five Star Painting
Granite Transformations Wins 2012 Franchise Business Review Franchisee Satisfaction Award
Granite Transformations, a remodeling services company that has facilities and showrooms around the world, announces it has been awarded the 2012 Franchise Business Review Franchisee Satisfaction Award. Now in its seventh year, the award is the only program to look at actual franchisee satisfaction... - March 17, 2012 - Granite Transformations
New SIGNARAMA Ownership in Fayetteville
SIGNARAMA in Fayetteville, NC is under new ownership by Mike DeGroff. - March 16, 2012 - United Franchise Group
Play N Trade Merges with Dimensions Games Corporation: Extends Leading Gaming Environment to Canada
Play N Trade, the world's largest video game retail franchisor, has announced expansion to Canada through a merger with Canadian-based Dimensions Games Corporation. Dimension Games will now be known as Play N Trade Canada, and all new Canadian stores will open with the Play N Trade signage,... - March 15, 2012 - Play N Trade Franchise, Inc.
Five Star Painting Opening Another Location in Charlotte, NC
Even More Customers Can Benefit from High Quality at Affordable Cost - March 15, 2012 - Five Star Painting
New Website Offers Turn-Key Fitness Boot Camp Franchise Options
Affordable fitness boot camp franchise options are now available online at http://www.fitness-boot-camp-franchise.info/. The fitness boot camps offer a simple opportunity for getting started in the boot camp business. - March 13, 2012 - John Spencer Ellis Fitness & Personal Development
Five Star Painting Rolling Into Saskatoon, SK
Established Painting Contractors Augment Customer Experience - March 11, 2012 - Five Star Painting
WSI Internet Franchise Announces a New Regional Master Franchise Office in Paris, France
World’s Leading Digital Marketing Franchise Expands Services in France. - March 08, 2012 - WSI
Franchise Direct Publishes a "Pocket Guide To Franchising" Ebook
Franchise Direct, the UK’s leading online portal for the franchise community has just published an ebook designed as an introduction to franchising for beginners. The book is available to download for free through their website http://bit.ly/yDfknk and Facebook (www.facebook.com/FranchiseDirectUK) page. - March 08, 2012 - Franchise Direct
Founder of Painting Pros Switches to Five Star Painting
Matt Phillips Chooses to Invest in a Franchise System He Believes in - March 07, 2012 - Five Star Painting
Hot N Juicy Crawfish Readies to Take Orange County, CA by Storm
Las Vegas-based restaurant, Hot N Juicy Crawfish, is getting ready to open its doors to a new location in Orange County, CA (exact location soon to be announced). This popular new hot spot is known to turn even the non-seafood eaters into fans. With just one taste, most people won't even realize... - March 04, 2012 - Hot N Juicy Crawfish
LP Innovations, Inc. and International Lighthouse Group Team Up to Help Grocers Combat Increasing Loss, Affecting Profitability and Margin
LP Innovations, Inc., a leader in providing the retail industry with proven loss prevention solutions, and the International Lighthouse Group, a risk management firm specializing in the identification of risks, threats and liabilities to business and industry, have teamed up to provide the grocery... - March 01, 2012 - LP Innovations, Inc.
Listo Tax Solutions Opens New Office in Houston, Texas; Eyes Several More Openings There in the Next Two Years
Listo Tax Solutions and Franchise Growth Systems are proud to announce what was a successful Grand Opening event for their new office in Houston, Saturday, February 11. Cesar De Anda is the new Regional Developer, and Ricardo Pena is his Regional Manager. They will be opening five offices in the Houston area over the next two years, and will also be giving others the opportunity to open their own Listo franchise in the Houston area. - February 29, 2012 - Franchise Growth Systems
Yogurtland Hires New Director of Real Estate for the East Coast
Franchise Industry Real Estate Veteran Joins Yogurtland Team - February 29, 2012 - Yogurtland
Francorp Explains Working on Instead of in Your Business
Francorp frequently comes across business owners who feel that they don’t have the time to evaluate franchising or look at expanding their company. - February 27, 2012 - Francorp
Doug Winnie Shares Executive Coach of the Year at 2012 Americas Conference
Winnie shares honors with Heather Christie and Chuck Kocher for prestigious award. - February 25, 2012 - ActionCOACH
Chuck Kocher Shares Executive Coach of the Year at 2012 Americas Conference
Kocher shares honors with Heather Christie and Doug Winnie for prestigious award - February 25, 2012 - ActionCOACH
Greg Forzani is the 2012 Employee Coach of the Year at 2012 Americas Conference
Calgary, Alberta Business Coach Earns Top Marks with Team and Clients to Garner Honor - February 25, 2012 - ActionCOACH
Cloudtise Partners with Revel Systems to Provide Innovative Cloud Advertising
Cloud advertising with Cloudtise is a new way to reach your market in a localized manner. - February 23, 2012 - Cloudtise
Beautiful Brands International Rolls Out Revel Systems’ Revolutionary Mobile Point-of-Sale System
POS Company Caps Momentous Year with Fast-Growing Client Roster and Tenfold Growth in Just Four Months - February 22, 2012 - Revel Systems, Inc.
Studica Mexican Location Opens for Business
Studica, Inc., has opened a new location to service the Mexican market. The education source for software and technology products has established its first foothold in Latin America. This location will be headquartered in Mexico City [Cuidad de México]. The focus of this store will be... - February 16, 2012 - Studica
WSI Internet Franchise Announces a New Master Franchise Office in Melbourne, Australia
World’s Leading Digital Marketing Franchise Expands Across Australia - February 15, 2012 - WSI
Fitness Together New England Awards Dinner
Fitness Together recognized its 61 studios in New England with a dinner and presentation to its top performers. - February 15, 2012 - Fitness Together New England
BedBug Chasers Expands Its Subcontracting Service Area to Include the NY Metro & Philadelphia Markets
BedBug Chasers, a national supplier of bed bug heat remediation equipment and a provider of heat remediation services to the Pest Control Industry in New Jersey has expanded its service area to include the New York Metropolitan and Philadelphia markets. Following its New Jersey model of turn-key... - February 14, 2012 - BedBug Chasers
Herbies Auto Sales Partners with Francorp for Nationwide Growth
Herbies Auto Sales has teamed up with Francorp, a franchise consulting and development firm, to expand their services nationwide through a franchise distribution model. - February 12, 2012 - Francorp
Nurse Next Door Announces John DeHart as Sole Chief Executive Officer
Home care franchise system to be lead by a single CEO. - February 11, 2012 - Nurse Next Door Home Care Services
WSI Internet Franchise Announces a New Regional Master in Northern England
World’s Leading Digital Marketing Franchise Announces New Regional Master in Northern England - February 11, 2012 - WSI
VR Business Brokers Awards Omar Garcia 2011 Most Valuable Intermediary
VR Business Brokers most prestigious accolade, the Most Valuable Intermediary (MVI) award was instituted in 2005 for outstanding performance and leadership. - February 10, 2012 - VR Business Brokers
Self Storage Profits Inc. Assists 4 Students to Acquire $6.9 Million in Separate Transactions
Self Storage Profits Inc. assists four students to acquire self storage facilities in separate transactions totaling over $6.9 million. - February 03, 2012 - Self Storage Investing
Macworld | iWorld Voter Results Are in: Revel Systems’ David and Goliath Story Continues
On January 31, 2012 Revel Systems was officially announced as the winner of the Business iPad App of the Year Award. This weekend at Macworld | iWorld, it was clear early on that the Best Business iPad App awards came down to two remarkable companies: Square, led by Jack Dorsey, and Revel Systems,... - February 01, 2012 - iPad Business Apps
Beauty Salon Franchise Defies Traditional Growth Model
Seva Expands within Walmart, Specialty Retail Chains, Airports. - February 01, 2012 - Seva
Cloud-Based Digital Menu Boards Are Reveling with Samsung's Internet Enabled TV's
Digital Menu Me is disrupting the Digital Signage market by releasing a truly Cloud-based digital menu system that has no third party devices needed, just a Samsung internet TV. - January 30, 2012 - Digtial Menu Me
Kazoo and Company Toys and Franchise Growth Systems Announce First Official Franchise Sale; Further Deals in the Works
According to Kazoo and Company Toys’ Brand Manager Scott Jackson of Franchise Growth Systems, paperwork has recently been finalized on a Master Franchising deal, which gives the new franchisee Regional Development rights and territorial primacy, in addition to the ability to act as a lynchpin in the regional brand development of Kazoo. Two more franchising deals are currently in the works. - January 29, 2012 - Franchise Growth Systems
Mr. Ronnie's Famous Hot Donuts Partners with Francorp for Franchise Expansion
The dreams of becoming a nationwide brand are formulating for Mr. Ronnie’s Famous Hot Donuts. The southern donut venture has teamed up with Francorp, the industry leading franchise development and consulting firm, to expand in towns across the country. When asked why Mr. Ronnie’s Famous... - January 28, 2012 - Francorp
Edmonton SIGNARAMA Expands
Edmonton SIGNARAMA Expands and purchases new printer. - January 28, 2012 - United Franchise Group
AmRest Holdings CEO Henry McGovern to Speak at Mullin Law Franchise Conference
Henry McGovern, CEO of AmRest Holdings, SE will be the keynote speaker at the Fourth Annual Mullin Law Franchise Roundtable: Tools for Growth. Joining him will be Tim Schroder, Vice President of Marketing for Which Wich, Glenna Hecht, President of Humanistic Consulting, and Stephanie Russ,... - January 27, 2012 - Mullin Law, P.C.
Francorp Helps Mary Sears Children's Academy Expand Through Franchising
The Mary Sears Children’s Academy is currently in the process of franchising its high end children’s educational concept. - January 26, 2012 - Francorp