Franchising Articles

HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo.– Health and fitness companies are taking on the cheeseburger, according to a new AOL ranking of top searches for franchise opportunities. read more > >

National In-Home Care Leader Hires Industry Veteran to Head Division Dedicated to Increased Franchisee Support Omaha, NE – Right at Home, a leading national provider of in-home companion and personal care to seniors and others, has hired Jay Durmaskin as Director of Franchise Standards and Compliance. In the newly created role, Durmaskin is responsible for maintaining Right at Home’s high service standards and enhancing quality throughout Right at Home’s franchise system, which includes more than 150 offices across the United States. More than 20 years of work experience in Greater Omaha, most recently with Bellevue-based CSSS.NET, highlights Durmaskin’s professional career. He has also worked in the in-home care industry, holding a similar post to his new role at Right at Home. read more > >

So here I am, writing the second column in a couple of months about a pair of guys in their 20s who started a seemingly silly business and are earning way more than me. I am full of both jealousy and admiration. read more > >

VALUE-ADDED junk hauling may sound like a questionable product to sell: it assumes that people will pay hundreds of dollars to get rid of ratty sofas and assorted flotsam in professional and socially conscious ways. read more > >

The publishing industry is one of the largest in the world, raking in an astounding $444bil across the globe in 2007. Of course, the average work from home entrepreneur is likely to wonder what such a massive industry has to do with him, because nearly all the world’s publishers are huge firms producing books and magazines by the truckload, or so everyone thinks. read more > >

U.S. Local Business Association's Award Plaque Honors the Achievement read more > >

HomeVestors Names Top 10 Cities for Real Estate Investing for Third Quarter of 2008 read more > >

They say the numbers don’t lie. They do tell quite a story, particularly for L&W Investigations, the foremost private investigations firm specializing in insurance cases and claims. The Westborough, Mass.-based firm announced its 2008 third quarter billings were up 56 percent over its 2007 third quarter results. read more > >

Between diet and lifestyle changes in the last 50 years, America has become a very unhealthy and overweight place. When people and public services address this subject, they generally mention that roughly one-third of Americans are obese, and that obesity is one of the deadliest killers in the United States. What they sometimes fail to mention is that an estimated 16% of children are obese, some 70% of those kids will grow up and remain obese and one in 15 children are so bad-off today that they need medical intervention such as gastric bypass to recover from their condition. read more > >

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