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Premium Concepts

Chem-Dry
Join Chem-Dry, a division of The Home Depot and the largest, most successful, carpet and upholstery cleaning franchise in the world, with over 4,000 franchises in 50 countries.
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Franchise Alliance Inc.
Allow yourself the luxury of exploring this AMAZING INDEPENDENT OPPORTUNITY. You will be working with the most experienced group in the field, assuring you of great leads, great franchise partners and, most of all, great results!
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Ace Hardware Corporation
Ace is the Place for retail hardware and helpful service. We offer ownership, support, training, and one of the most widely recognized brands in the world.
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In2It Nutrition and Fitness
In2It Nutrition & Fitness is the first nationwide franchise that provides customers with a hybrid of nutrition and fitness services.
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Glass Doctor
Own an established business that counts numerous industries among its customers. Achieve your professional goals with our proven business model.
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Kiddie Academy
Educational Child Care Franchise. Kiddie Academy is one of the nation's most respected providers of quality educational child care.
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Homewatch CareGivers
The Homewatch CareGivers Window of Opportunity is Now. Home care franchises including in-home companionship, personal care and minor medical services.
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#1 Internet Franchise, WSI
Take Control of Your Career and Your Future: Put Your Management Experience to Work for You By Joining the #1 Internet Franchise! WSI Internet is rated the worlds leading Internet franchise.
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Baskin Robbins
For more than 60 years, the Baskin-Robbins ice cream franchise opportunity has been creating irresistible treats to make you smile and feel good.
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Recently Added Franchises

Club Z! Tutoring
World’s largest in-home tutoring service. Manage a staff of teachers from your home and be part of over 450 franchises worldwide. No exp. necessary.
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Home Care Assistance
Achieve accelerated growth and sustainable high earnings with the largest exclusive territories of any senior care franchise.
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PUSH MODELS
Enjoy financial freedom with a fun and profitable promotional modeling agency of your own.
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PMD Furniture Direct
In today’s challenging times, we remain one of the largest, most successful and fastest-growing companies in the United States home furnishings industry.
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ATC Healthcare Services, Staffing
ATC Healthcare, a nationwide leader in medical staffing for over 25 years, is looking for motivated entrepreneurs who want to partner with us to expand our presence.
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Hot Franchises

DQ Orange Julius
The mix of unique, quality product lines that this concept offers in a single store makes our DQ Orange Julius® concept a popular choice for treat and impulse purchase environments.
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Einstein Bros. Bagels
Einstein Bros. Bagels is the nation's largest operator of bagel bakeries and a leader in the "Fast Casual" segment of the restaurant industry. We are now franchising throughout most of the United States. Don't miss this great opportunity!
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Primrose Schools
Primrose Schools is the country’s leader in early childhood education, recently celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2007. Primrose Schools’ foundation is based on providing high quality, early education and child care services to children with a...
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bd's Mongolian Grill
bd's Mongolian Grill(C) is the number one "Create Your Own Stir-Fry" restaurant concept, where the guests choose their own ingredients from a great variety of meats, seafood, vegetables, salads, sauces and spices.
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Adam & Eve Stores
Adam & Eve stores provide a safe, friendly environment for women, men and couples to explore romance and erotica.
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Michelle Lea Massage Therapy
Michelle Lea Massage Therapy has a recognized reputation in the healthcare community. Our clinics stand out against the rest by being affordable for multiple units and owned by a therapist with 20 years experience in the business.
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Jack in the Box
Jack in the Box Inc. is now offering a unique opportunity to partner with one of the most popular brands in the fast-food restaurant industry. We're looking for franchise candidates that have the financial and operational wherewithal to develop ...
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American Business Systems
20 Years as America's Leader in Medical Billing with Unparallelled Training, and Support. 100k Potential, Work From Anywhere, Full-Time or Part-Time. Come Join Our Success!
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Golf Greens Fore U
The largest golf artificial turf company. No royalties. No nights or weekends. Work from home.
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Unishippers
Unishippers Shipping Services Franchise provides individualized shipping solutions to small and mid-sized business customers nationwide at significantly discounted prices
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FRANMOGUL
If you are looking for a franchise, FRANMOGUL can provide you with a valuable resource and a wealth of knowledge.
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The How-To Franchise Guide

Chapter 12: Global Franchising

How A Franchise Goes Global
November 17, 2009 | By Kerry Pipes | Read Full Story

Taking a franchise brand international requires research, dedication, and a lot of hard work. And as we looked at last time, it requires strong relationships with the right people on the ground in the international countries. People like Americans Jake Weinstock and Paul Kuebler, who teamed up with Russian entrepreneur Vladimir Grumlik, to open Gold's Gym franchises.

Weinstock and Kuebler had been living and working in Russia during the early 1990s immersing themselves in the language, business climate, and culture of the nation. The two identified a need for health-themed workout facilities in the former Soviet Union. When they met Grumlik, a Russian entrepreneur who had helped open some Nike stores among other endeavors in his native homeland, they knew they were on to something. They borrowed money from friends, families, and financial institutions to open their first Gold's Gym franchise in Moscow at the end of...

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Top News Stories

Mr. Goodcents Subs And Pastas Awards Corporate Resource Group With 2009 Partner Of The Year Award

Mr. Goodcents, one of America's fastest-growing subs and pasta quick serve franchise concepts for more than 20 years, recently presented one of their vendors, Corporate Resource Group, with its 2009 Vendor of the Year Award.

November 20, 2009 | Read Full Story | Franchise Information

Unishippers Makes The 2009 Franchise Times Top 200 List

Unishippers Global Logistics, LLC, the nation's largest reseller of complete shipping services, has been included for the third year in a row in Franchise Times magazine's Top 200 Franchise Systems list of the nation's largest franchise systems by...

November 17, 2009 | Read Full Story | Franchise Information

Local Businesses And Residents Support Breast Cancer 3-Day

Each year nearly 100 out of every 100,000 women in the United States are hit with breast cancer. This does not include the millions who are already struggling against this debilitating and heart-breaking disease.

November 19, 2009 | Read Full Story | Franchise Information

Checkers Restaurants Nearly Doubles Openings In 2009 Despite Economy

Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, the largest double drive-thru chain in the United States, announced today that the company has experienced substantial growth across the U.S. in 2009 with more than 35 new restaurant openings, a 70 percent increase over...

November 18, 2009 | Read Full Story | Franchise Information

Maui Wowi Hawaiian And Doc Popcorn Announce New Co-Marketing Location At The Lakes Mall In Muskegon, Michigan

Maui Wowi Hawaiian announces its newest Maui Wowi Hawaiian and Doc Popcorn co-marketing location at The Lakes Mall in Muskegon, Michigan. Jeff and Corinne Fortenbacher owners and operators of the Maui Wowi Hawaiian have been chosen to be a part of the...

November 16, 2009 | Read Full Story | Franchise Information

Burger Wars Round III: Carl's Jr. Launches The Six Dollar Cheeseburger For $2.79

Today Carl's Jr.(R) launched The Six Dollar Cheeseburger™, adding more fuel to the fire in the premium burger wars. Selling for just $2.79, the Six Dollar Cheeseburger is nearly twice as big as the McDonald's Quarter Pounder(R) with Cheese, for...

November 18, 2009 | Read Full Story | Franchise Information

WELCOME HOLMES

I spy Sherlock Holmes." That's what 7-Eleven® customers who visit stores or the retailer's website beginning Nov. 16 might be saying as the convenience retailer leaves not-so-vague clues about its end-of-year fresh foods and beverage deals.

November 17, 2009 | Read Full Story | Franchise Information

Glass Doctor(R) Of The Bay Area Ready To "Fix Your Panes"

The Glass Doctor of the Bay Area franchise owned by David Co is now open and ready to "fix your panes!"

November 17, 2009 | Read Full Story | Franchise Information

Jack In The Box Inc. To Promote Leonard Comma To SVP And Chief Operating Officer, Elana Hobson To VP Of Operations, Division II

Jack in the Box Inc. (NASDAQ: JACK) today announced that Vice President of Operations Leonard A. Comma will be promoted to Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, effective Feb. 1, 2010. Succeeding Comma will be Elana M. Hobson, who is...

November 17, 2009 | Read Full Story | Franchise Information

Gamer Doc(R) Video Games Helps Fill Every Gamer's Wish List

Gamer Doc(R), the retail video game store franchise that delivers a new and interactive customer experience, is helping to fill every video gamer's wish list. According to a recent poll conducted by KRC research on behalf of the ESA...

November 18, 2009 | Read Full Story | Franchise Information

Where Is Maui Wowi Hawaiian? Fort Wayne, Indiana!

Maui Wowi Hawaiian, the destination for all-natural fruit smoothies and Hawaiian coffees on the Mainland, has opened a new location at the Glenbrook Square Mall in Fort Wayne, Ind., located on the main level next to Vanity across from The Buckle.

November 16, 2009 | Read Full Story | Franchise Information

There's Gold In This Car!

Earlier this year, "Papa" John Schnatter set out on a cross-country Road Trip to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Papa John's Pizza...and to search for the car that started it all: a 1971 Z28 Camaro that Schnatter sold to keep his dad's tavern in...

November 16, 2009 | Read Full Story | Franchise Information

Pizza Inn Opens New Restaurant In Houston

Pizza Inn, Inc. (NASDAQ:PZZI), a national pizza chain recognized for serving a variety of fresh, high quality products at affordable prices, announces the opening of its newest carryout/delivery restaurant at 392 North Sam Houston Parkway, Houston, TX.

November 16, 2009 | Read Full Story | Franchise Information

Financial Announcements

Burger King Holdings Declares Quarterly Dividend

Burger King Holdings Inc. (NYSE:BKC) announced today that its board of directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.0625 per share of common stock. The dividend is payable on December 29, 2009 to shareholders of record at the close of business on...

November 20, 2009 | Read Full Story

Healthy Fast Food Announces Third Quarter 2009 Results

Healthy Fast Food, Inc. (OTCBB: HFFI), parent to U-SWIRL International, Inc., the owner and franchisor of U-SWIRL Frozen Yogurt(R) stores, today announced its financial and operational results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009.

November 18, 2009 | Read Full Story

H&R Block To Release Second Quarter Results And Host Investment Community Conference On Dec. 8

H&R Block Inc. (NYSE: HRB) will report fiscal 2010 second quarter financial results on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009, before the New York Stock Exchange market open. At that time, a copy of the press release will be available on the company's Web site.

November 18, 2009 | Read Full Story

Strategic Alliances

Maui Wowi Hawaiian And Doc Popcorn Announce New Co-Marketing Location At The Lakes Mall In Muskegon, Michigan

November 16, 2009 | Read Full Story | Franchise Information

Additional Announcements

Mr. Goodcents Subs And Pastas Awards Corporate Resource Group With 2009 Partner Of The Year Award

November 20, 2009 | Read Full Story | Franchise Information

Ben & Jerry's Hits The Halfpipe With Hannah Teter's Maple Blondie

This winter, Ben & Jerry's takes to the mountain to honor fellow Vermont native and gold-medalist snowboarder, Hannah Teter with its newest flavor, Maple Blondie. The first flavor created for an athlete, Maple Blondie is a rich and creamy maple ice...

November 20, 2009 | Read Full Story

Unishippers Makes The 2009 Franchise Times Top 200 List

November 17, 2009 | Read Full Story | Franchise Information

Wingstop Of Lansing Ranked Among Top 10 "Best Wings In America"

The Lansing Wingstop, located at 17707 Torrence Avenue, recently placed number nine on the national M.J. City Guides poll ranking the "Best Wings in America." The poll attracted thousands of voters across the country.

November 19, 2009 | Read Full Story

T.G.I. Friday's(R) Restaurants To Open On Thanksgiving

T.G.I. Friday's today announced it will give its guests at participating restaurants one more thing to be thankful for this Thanksgiving: a few hours away from the family. The majority of Friday's(R) 600 restaurants in the U.S. will be...

November 19, 2009 | Read Full Story

Local Businesses And Residents Support Breast Cancer 3-Day

November 19, 2009 | Read Full Story | Franchise Information

Checkers Restaurants Nearly Doubles Openings In 2009 Despite Economy

November 18, 2009 | Read Full Story | Franchise Information

Holiday Inn Express Continues Growth In California

IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) [LON: IHG, NYSE: IHG (ADRs)], the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms, announced today that the Holiday Inn Express Cal Expo will open within the month. The hotel has 57 standard guest rooms and 24...

November 18, 2009 | Read Full Story

Hungry Fans Get Taste Of 'The Twilight Saga: New Moon' From Burger King Corp.

Burger King Corp. (NYSE: BKC) today announced that "Twilight Saga" fans everywhere can grab a few extra bites of the phenomenon by revealing the full details of its multi-faceted promotion surrounding the much anticipated Summit Entertainment film...

November 16, 2009 | Read Full Story

Westin Hotels Opens Six Hotels In Six Weeks

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) today announces the opening of six new Westin hotels the remaining six weeks of the year. The upcoming openings underscore the Westin brand's focus on international expansion and will include...

November 19, 2009 | Read Full Story