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    <description>Franchising.com provideds the latest in small business franchise industry news from over 1,000 franchise companies and business opportunities worldwide. Covering: general announcements, mergers, acquisitions, personnel changes, business expansion, media coverage, conference calls,earnings claims, product announcements, and strategic alliances.</description>
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  <title>Women Choose BookKeeping Express To Pursue Entrepreneurial Goals </title>
    <description><![CDATA[Women who seek financial independence and greater control over their futures are becoming franchisees with BookKeeping Express. Whether looking to accomplish professional goals or transitioning career paths during the economic downturn, women are...]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:40:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>Mars Venus Coaching Hires Amy Kamstra As Media Relations Manager </title>
    <description><![CDATA[Rich Bernstein, Chief Executive Officer of Mars Venus Coaching, an international executive and life coaching company, has announced that Amy Kamstra has joined the organization as Media Relations Manager. In this position, she is responsible...]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:25:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>Aaron's, Inc. Surprises Georgia Resident With Houseful Of Furniture, Appliances And Electronics </title>
    <description><![CDATA[Aaron's, Inc. (NYSE: AAN) surprised Ruth Usher, the grand prize winner of Aaron's National Lucky Dog Day Sweepstakes, on Wednesday morning at her home in Perry, Georgia, with a houseful of furniture, name-brand appliances and electronics valued at...]]></description>
    <link>http://www.franchising.com/pressreleases/13605/</link>
  <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:20:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. Announces Full Year And Fourth Quarter Results </title>
    <description><![CDATA[Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. (NYSE: SPH), a nationwide distributor of propane gas, fuel oil and related products and services, as well as a marketer of natural gas and electricity, today announced results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year...]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:45:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>Aaron's, Inc. Directors Raise Dividend By 5.9%</title>
    <description><![CDATA[Aaron's, Inc. (NYSE: AAN), the nation's leader in the sales and lease ownership and specialty retailing of residential and office furniture, consumer electronics and home appliances and accessories, today announced that its quarterly dividend rate has...]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:40:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>Panera Bread Reports Q3 EPS Of $0.61 (Including $0.04 In Net Charges), Up 35% Over Q3 2008</title>
    <description><![CDATA[Panera Bread Company (NASDAQ: PNRA) today reported net income of $19 million, or $0.61 per diluted share, for the third quarter ended September 29, 2009, which included the net impact of $0.04 per diluted share of nonrecurring charges resulting from...]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:30:00 PST</pubDate>
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  <title>Cartridge World Adds Rod Young To Board Of Directors </title>
    <description><![CDATA[Cartridge World, the world's fastest growing ink and toner remanufacturing retailer and franchisor in the $80 billion printer cartridge industry, announces the addition of Rod Young to their Board of Directors.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:30:00 PDT</pubDate>
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  <title>Redbox's Blackbox</title>
    <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.franchising.com/dvdnowkiosk/"><img src="http://www.franchising.com/dvdnowkiosk/images/banner_sm.gif" width="120" height="60" border="0" align="right" hspace="10" /></a>Redbox Automated Retail LLC is poised to expand a test of sell-through machines offering regular-priced DVDs as a complement to its popular $1 a night rental kiosk business, according to a report by Video Business. The company is currently testing...]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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  <title>Great American Cookies(R) Announces Winners Of 2009 Great American Dad Contest</title>
    <description><![CDATA[Great American Cookies(R), innovators of the original Cookie Cake and creators of the Great American Dad Contest, announced today the winners of the first-ever Great American Dad Contest. NexCen Franchise Management, Inc., a subsidiary of NexCen...]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:45:00 PDT</pubDate>
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  <title>BookKeeping Express Inks Franchise Agreement To Open Office In Austin</title>
    <description><![CDATA[BookKeeping Express, the first U.S. franchise focused solely on bookkeeping services, announced today that it has signed a franchise agreement with Nancy Fierro to open an office in Austin, Texas serving Metropolitan Austin, as well as Buda and Kyle.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:20:00 PDT</pubDate>
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