Franchise and Business Opportunities Articles

This morning I got out of bed.  Verb selection is everything here: I didn’t bound out of bed, or spring out of bed, or even simply rise out of bed with a mild degree of remote enthusiasm.  But what if you could?  What if your work were so intriguing, so invigorating, so downright fun that you were inspired every morning to wake up and go to work out of the sheer opportunity for enjoyment?
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For some of us, making money is not enough to really provide personal satisfaction in the work that we do; what we’re really looking for is the knowledge that someone else’s life has honestly been bettered by our presence in it.  There are a host of business markets in which this can be achieved, but one of the most obvious of these is the healthcare market, and within that field there are a long list of franchise possibilities, some of which are below.
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Nathan’s Famous, Fantastic Sams Hair Salons, Wireless Zone, Hollywood Tans, Gold’s Gym, Hand & Stone Massage Spa and Blue Moon Mexican Cafe
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Real estate investors to discuss home buying and helping country past subprime crisis
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Beverage Plus Inc. announces new energy drink product made with fresh organically prepared liquid coffee from Brazil - Strategic alignment with Café Zal– importer of Grade A coffee from  Brazil – European expansion advanced through promotion and intensified search for master franchisees - Significant purchase orders from Nigeria and India
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Pennsauken, NJ – Leasing industry veterans Al Lindenberg and Mona Janes are pleased to announce the formation of Canyon Leasing, a company dedicated to training individuals to become equipment leasing brokers.
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Bark Busters Dog Behavioral Therapists to Help Evaluate and Train Dogs
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Franchising president/former franchisee Barrie Young to lead online seminar April 30
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Nationwide Cardio Boxing and Kickboxing Fitness Franchise Organization Expands to 105 Units
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    Who wants to own a restaurant?  Do you?
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Omega Learning Center's unique "Partner in Education" program is making a major impact on the local community and was recently recognized at the Georgia Better Business Bureau Torch Awards Ceremony April 17th, 2008. Omega Learning Center won First Runner-up out of more than 60 Georgia businesses in the competition area of Community Service. Omega's mission is to provide higher learning education opportunities for all ages throughout their academic years, and their continued support and contributions to the education system through their local community is being widely recognized and applauded.
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New Value Place Hotel Senior Vice President of Safety and Security Innovations is positioned to continue the priority of safety, security and comfort
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Rapid Increase of Licence Allocation Expected – New Vice President of Franchise Development (US) Supports FCBB Management Team with Wide Expertise
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World’s Largest Internet Consulting Firm offers its “Bolt–On” Internet Marketing Solution to the Printing Community
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World’s Largest Internet Consulting Firm offers its Lucrative Internet Marketing Solutions to the Graphic Communications Community
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Business Owners to Benefit from Advanced Internet Marketing and Training
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Annual Excellence and Innovation (E&I) Conference in Birmingham, UK.
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Award-Winning Web-to-Print Solution Being Deployed in 400+ Centers
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Tropical Nights is an annual event and the largest fundraiser of the year for the area’s Meals On Wheels Program.  The evening includes specialty cocktails, Cajun style gourmet cuisine, street performers, raffles, auctions, and bands in Northwest Bradenton.  Outdoor lighting company, NiteLites has joined with other members of the organization to help sponsor this event.
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Doylestown, PA (Business Wire) – Family Financial Centers, the true innovator in the financial services market, today announced the addition of the Family Discount Medical Card Program. 
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Doylestown, PA (Business Wire) - Family Financial Centers’ President and Founder, Paul Eckert, announced today a pilot program with Empire Group of Baltimore, MD, to provide their customers a program that would enable them to secure various needed insurance products through several major insurance carriers. 
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Rapid Expansion of the Successful Franchise Model Expected
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Zurich/Las Vegas– First Choice Business Brokers (FCBB) today announced that it has retained the fr financial relations gmbh, Frankfurt, Germany, as its Investor- and Public Relations agency.
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Las Vegas franchise company plans offices in Germany and the UK to enlarge its network and make it attractive for European business owners and potential franchisees – Internet platform makes international transactions of small companies practicable
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(Buffalo, NY)  Security, Smarthouses, Home Theatre, Home Automation… These are the new buzzwords in the home electronics market.  Electrical contractors are beginning to realize that if they don’t diversify their product lines, they will miss a huge revenue source.   Contractors like Kyle Paschal of Louisville, KY had diverted security services, the most lucrative and certainly the most sustainable source of income (monitoring renewals) for his business before he opened his SHIELD franchise late last year (2007). 
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MacDonald Motorsports and driver DJ Kennington announced that MC2 Energy Drink has partnered with the organization as the primary sponsor for the NASCAR Nationwide Series, Corona 200 at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City on April 20th.
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Walker Named VP of Franchise Development; Harriman Hired as VP of Public Relations
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Kelly Pavlik agrees to 2 year partnership
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Randy and Becky White, local owners and operators of NiteLites of Sarasota are participating in the annual fundraising event ‘Tropical Nights’ which will be held at the home of Darrell and Mary Ann Turner of Turner Tree and Landscape.  The proceeds from this event will benefit the area Meals On Wheels Program.
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Leading hair salon franchise plans for 50 locations in the New York metro area in the next five years
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Company Clocks In at Number 26 on Annual List
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Doylestown, PA (Business Wire)-- Paul Eckert, CEO and Founder of Family Financial Centers, announced its 2008 location opening schedule for 2008.  Family Financial Centers will be opening centers in new markets around the country in 2008.  Locations opening in March will include two in Maryland and one in Connecticut.
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Doylestown, PA (Business Wire) –
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A hotel lighting project by NiteLites Outdoor Lighting of Myrtle Beach is featured in the April, Lighting Issue of Landscape Architect and Specifier News.  The article, entitled Lighting Outdoor Amenities, features projects of outdoor lighting companies including NiteLites, a national network of outdoor lighting franchises.  NiteLites provided lighting design and commercial lighting fixtures for the Marina Inn at Grande Dunes in Myrtle Beach, SC.   
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One of the hardest things about starting your own small business or franchise is trying to figure out what kind of market exists in your particular area. You have to ask yourself what the demographics of your target audience are, what types of products and business have succeeded and failed in that area, and whether or not the market it already flooded with similar products to what you are going to sell. There is a way to avoid this dilemma though, open a food franchise.
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In our fast-paced, technology-based economy, being up to speed on new technology is a must, but it’s not all bits, bytes and HTML.   Video and movie franchises as well as computer repair/installation are in high demand and we’ve put together a list of businesses that have already done all the heavy lifting and are just waiting for some smart and savvy entrepreneurs.   So whether you’re an L33t veteran or a N00B, these franchises make it easy to capitalize on the growing digital revolution.  Here are the top ten franchises for the cool techie:
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Neighborhood-Style Grill Called the 'Next Big Thing’ in Fast-Casual Restaurants
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Miami, FL.–Guard-A-Kid, known for its innovative child safety services has introduced a revolutionary new product, SmartID Stick™.
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Inks Deal with businessman who put Mail Boxes Etc. on the map
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Conshohocken, PA – You know the old adage, “It’s all about location.” Well, Saladworks is about to be where every other business only wishes they were.  The nation’s #1 fresh-tossed salad franchise has signed Site Development Incorporated as their exclusive real estate broker for their targeted growth areas.  SDI is the same real estate development firm that placed Commerce Bank on the best and busiest business locations in the Northeast.  In fact, of the 450 plus Commerce Bank sites, SDI located nearly 400 of those properties between 1980- 2007.  It’s why so many people often remark that Commerce Bank “is everywhere.”  Expect to see that same rapid expansion from the first and fastest growing salad franchise, as Saladworks’ presence grows even stronger.
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Conshohocken, PA – John Scardapane, Founder and Chairman of Saladworks, Inc. announced today that Vernon W. Hill II, Founder and Retired Chairman of Commerce Bancorp, (NYSE: CBH) has made a major investment in Saladworks and has joined the company as Chairman of the Executive Committee. 
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SECRETARIES RECEIVE COMPLIMENTARY “AVOCADOLICIOUS SALAD” DESIGNED BY CELEBRITY CHEF HOPE COHEN
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Harlan Faust, Principal Architect, Leads Design Team
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Smoothie Franchise COO Says International Franchise Association’s Program Is
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Community Continues to Show Its Commitment to Education through Charter School  
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Design Enhances Interactive Customer Shopping Experience
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There is a huge surge of people in America that are leaving the corporate world and jumping into the small business world in order to experience the freedom and excitement that comes from being their own boss and owning their own business. If you are an entrepreneurial type businessperson there has probably been many times in your own work experience where you have felt the desire to leave that corporate job and enter the world of Franchises and small business to be your own boss.
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DATELINE:  WESTBOROUGH, MA and CORONADO, CA…L&W Investigations, a private investigations firm specializing in insurance claims, recently announced the acquisition of its Northern California office by Bradshaw Unz. Based in Coronado, California, the new L&W office will cover all four Bay area cities and Sacramento, as well as the rest of Northern California.
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Bring all children TOGETHER around the world! Kinderdance® will combine two celebrations. National Week of the Young Child and National Dance week in April from 13-19, 2008 – As part of the National Week of the Young Child celebrated across the country, Kinderdance® and its 115 Franchisees in 36 states and 5 countries are honoring young children and all those who make a difference in children’s lives.
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GRAPEVINE, Texas—Rotobrush® International LLC, the market leader in air duct cleaning, now offers antimicrobial brushes for air duct cleaning. The brushes are available in four to 24 inches with options for soft and stiff bristles. They are treated with an EPA registered antimicrobial agent. This agent preserves them and prevents odor, discoloration, staining, deterioration or corrosion of the bristles, which can be caused by, fungi, mold and mildew.
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Sacramento, California– America’s premier In-Home Care, Assisted Living Community Placement Service, and Personal Response Company, is proud to announce seniors in Stockton, Galt, Lodi, Santa Barbara, Granada Hills, Sherman Oaks, Burbank, Glendale, Pasadena, Orange, and San Diego California can now rely on Always Best Care Senior Services for outstanding care.
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The Growth Coach® Emerges as Leading Player in Expanding Franchise Segment
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Zurich/Las Vegas– First Choice Business Brokers’ (FCBB) plans to transfer its efficient franchise model containing business brokerage services to the European market now become concrete: Motivated by first positive response from the European market the US-American franchise company intends to contract with intermediaries who are to recruit individual European franchisees. Thus FCBB expects the rapid adaptation of the proven franchise system in the European Union.
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Leading hair salon franchise plans for 35 locations in its home market in the next five years
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Adventurer Embarks on World’s Highest Climb with Support of Nation’s Leading Massage Franchise
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Top Athletes Nash, Tomlinson, Peterson & Wambach Back Program, Also Featured in New "My Better" Campaign
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Karen Wilkinson and Lee Given business owners of MOLLY MAID Tonbridge, the domestic cleaning professionals, have been awarded the Most Promising New Business Award in the Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards 2008. 
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MISSION VIEJO, Calif.,— PIP Printing & Document Services, a franchise  network of printing and marketing services centers, has received a 2008 Franchisee Satisfaction Award from Franchise Business Review. PIP received the award in the Business Services industry category and also received a Franchise 50 Midsize Class award, ranking #26 of all franchise systems with 50 to 200 units.
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Kids need summer break. Can I get an Amen? Gathering tadpoles in the
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U.S. Franchise Organization brings movement education to young children in Asian marketplace
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Nation’s Leading Youth Photography Franchise Helps Communities Throughout America Recognize Local Heroes 
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Bear Creek Coffee & Espresso Company celebrated its eighth year of business with 22 new units opened in 2007.  The continued growth of this Coffee Company, which offers double drive-thru units, café build-outs, and carts & kiosks as a tool to market their fresh roasted gourmet coffee, has translated into big savings for their licensees.
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Bill and Wanda Sieber have six children, all of whom have worked in their Unishippers business at one time or another. For the Siebers, Unishippers is the quintessential family affair, right down to the building where their office is located — Wanda’s family, who had a strong merchant background in the area dating back to 1900, owned it. "Our office is in what was the family flat above my grandpa’s hardware store," says Wanda. Bill says that one of his children, in particular, is enthusiastic about carrying on the franchise and has expressed an interest in taking over the franchise some day. "I told him we’ll talk more about it after college," says Bill.
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There are a lot of things that can keep a student in college busy. There is the obvious task of study and writing associated with academic success. There is campus life and understanding culture and relationships. There is the development of social skills and lifestyle that will affect the rest of the student’s life. There is also a need to establish steps to begin a career path. College students who are starting to realize that they will get something else when they graduate beyond a degree, a $20,000 to $150,000 debt, are looking for a way to offset college debt with college income. While the summer job is that staple for many college students there are some who are starting understand that there are options that allow the busy college student to own and run their own business opportunity while still in college. Here are the top ten business opportunities that are less time consuming, low cost, and offer financing options for busy college students to consider.
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National bathroom remodeling company partners with home improvement guru
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Kumon Education Started 50 years ago in Japan, this education franchise is well known throughout the United States and the world as both an exceptional business and tutoring service.  It currently sits in Bond’s Top 100 franchises and is considered the #1 tutoring service franchise, period.  From its inception, Kumon’s method has proven so effective that the founder’s son—in a way, the business’ first client—was able to do calculus by the time he had reached the sixth grade.  Part of the reason for this profound success is the Kumon practice of sending students (who only come in for two or three sessions a week) home with extra assignments, which provide relevant exercises throughout the week, teaching not only the subject at hand, but study and time-management skills as well.  Today, this method is used in 1400 Kumon centers that exist in North America, which is only one of the 43 nations in which franchises are active, still holding deeply that “there’s nothing a child can’t do.”
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At times, my husband and I wondered if we'd ever find the right franchise. We looked at all types - fitness, smoothie bars, custom framing, interior remodeling, kids party venues, you name it - but nothing felt right.
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Not every franchise opportunity and business opportunity is a long-term constant business flow opportunity. There are many franchise options that work in seasonal and short term philosophies. For business minded people that have seasonal jobs such as students, teachers, professors, and other seasonal business people who have additional time to devote to starting a business in the summer, there are some great options for summer work that can be short-term and seasonal franchises.
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