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Is Jumping J-Jays a Great Franchise Opportunity?
According to the company website, Jumping J-Jays is a highly successful franchise concept in Australia and New Zealand which is now being offered to entrepreneurs in the United States. If true, that would be an exciting proposition, since most homegrown opportunities have limited availability by the time they are “proven” and “successful.”
According to the [...]
TopNewFranchises.com is Looking for Innovative Franchise Opportunities
When the going gets tough, the tough get innovative.
During an economic downturn, corporate refugees and newly-laid off professionals are looking for new opportunities to maximize their energy, ambition, talent and, in many cases, severance packages. Many will look to franchise ownership as a way to have greater control over their own careers and build [...]
PLAY N TRADE: Franchisee Shares Secrets of Success; Blasts “Whiners”
Robert Meyers has had it with the Play N Trade detractors and franchisee “whiners” commenting on Franchise Pick and elsewhere.
He’s decided to set the record straight… and share the secrets of his success at building a profitable Play N Trade retail units used video game
Meyers is CEO of Gamers Guild Holdings Inc., the “largest [...]
COLD STONE CREAMERY: And That’s How Pepper Spray Swirl Became a Flavor…
Will Cold Stone Creamery be adding Pepper Spray Swirl as a new flavor? Or Tazerberry? Will MACE be the newest mix-in?
Reader IllvilleMama jokingly suggested the Pepper Spray Swirl flavor in comments following the story of a fired Cold Stone Creamery employee so loyal that his hands had to be pried from the counter and [...]
Gun Violence Claims Life of Contours Express Franchisee
Contours Express franchise owners are mourning the tragic death of Winnsboro, TX franchise owner Joy Glasgow.
Both Joy Glasgow and her daughter, Lauren Miller, moved to Winnsboro from Oregon, and opened a Contours Express women’s fitness franchise last year. Both mother and daughter worked at the center, which had been growing in membership.
According to a KLTV [...]
SUBWAY: Smacked by the Terrifying Pink Handbag of Wrath
Some gay bloggers are celebrating the triumphant power of “pink wrath.” It seems that gay activist and blogger Mike Rogers has brought Subway to its… nevermind.
What was the great human rights victory? Gay activist and blogger Mike Rogers allegedly bullied Subway into making one of its franchisees withdraw a $2500 campaign contribution to an anti-gay [...]
Low-to-No-Cost Franchise Publicity
There are abundant low-to-no-cost opportunities to get word out about your franchise business and your franchise opportunity. All you’ve got to do is get relentless and get in touch! Here are four opportunities you should immediately seize:
Wanted: New Franchisors for PR Co-op Venture
Got a Top New Franchise?
Top New Franchises is looking for promising new [...]
CURVES FOR WOMEN: Successful Franchise Owner Renews for 10 More Years
While most of the Curves for Women franchise news of late has been pretty depressing, the owner of the Lockport, N.Y. club is definitely seeing the water-bottle as half-full.
Curves franchise owner Sally Reid is celebrating the completion of her 10-year franchise agreement by moving into a higher profile location… and signing up for [...]
CURVES FOR WOMEN: Paradise Lost as Hawaiian Curves Franchise Closes
As the recent closing of the Kailu, HI Curves for Women fitness center shows, a failed franchise location is a loss for many involved.
In this case, franchise owner Robbi Ugini must deal with the personal and financial agony of defeat. Her 5 employees are suddenly jobless. Her 270 members are without a fitness club. [...]
V’s Barbershop Franchise Experience: The Movie
(FranchisePick.com) You don’t have to be a barber (or a hair stylist) to own a V’s Barbershop franchise, as is evident in this franchise sales video.
The V’s Barbershop franchise is all about bringing back the old-time barber shop experience. I’m not sure where they grew up, but the barber shop experience I remember didn’t involve [...]
