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Domino’s YouTube Employees Arrested

Two Conover, NC Domino’s employees are facing criminal charges for contaminating food after they posted a video showing them doing disgusting things to customers’ sandwiches on YouTube.
Kristy Lynn Hammonds, 31, and Michael Anthony Setzer, 32, turned themselves in to authorities this afternoon. Hammonds and Setzer are being held in jail on $7,500 bond each. If [...]

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Is Divorce Franchiseable? Ask Karen Stewart

Can divorce be franchised?  Karen Stewart says it can be.  In fact,  she’s already doing it.
Karen Stewart is Founder and CEO of Fairway Divorce Solutions. With 9 locations in Canada, Fairway Divorce Solutions provides an alternative approach to divorce—a fixed fee, step-by-step independent negotiated resolution process.
The Fairway Process™ reduces costs, time, stress, and protects children. U.S. [...]

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Creative Tutors Fanwall

What’s so great about Creative Tutors?
Why do you think Creative Tutors is a Top New Franchise?  Add your comment below.
Creative Tutors is a home-based franchise providing one-on-one tutoring sessions for with licensed teachers in the family’s homes. The franchise works hard year round to recruit quality teachers and provide students the best support and [...]

BUTTERFLY LIFE: CA Adds Insult to Injury

Two years ago, I posted the question IS BUTTERFLY LIFE A GREAT FITNESS FRANCHISE?
The answer came in a torrent of nearly 500 comments from franchise owners, mostly critical of the franchisor company and owners Mark Golob & Tom Gergely.
Our post Will the REAL Butterfly Life Franchise Please Wave Its Wings? prompted 162 comments, and Troubled [...]

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BARBIZON: Readers Dispute Dateline Expose

Yesterday’s post (BARBIZON: Dateline NBC’s Scathing Expose) about the Dateline NBC undercover expose on the franchised Barbizon Modeling & Acting Centers provoked some strong reactions from FranchisePick.com readers.
One woman claims that footage of her daughter was shown on the Dateline NBC spot without her or her daughter’s permission.  She claims that Barbizon and IMTA are [...]

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Fairway Divorce Fanwall

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Karen Stewart, Fairway Divorce

“It’s a chance to make a difference…
A chance to change the world…”
Fairway Divorce Solutions provides an alternative approach to divorce—a fixed fee, step-by-step independent negotiated resolution process. The Fairway Process™ reduces costs, time, stress, and protects children. U.S. franchises are now available for qualified professionals who want to build a strong business while helping [...]

BARBIZON: Dateline NBC’s Scathing Expose

Dateline NBC aired a scathing undercover report on Barbizon Modeling and Acting Centers and paid modeling talent showcases like the IMTA’s New York convention.
View Matt Lauer’s interview with Chris Hanson, which includes excerpts from the Dateline NBC report, complete with undercover camera footage.
The show features an interview with a father who spent more [...]

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Starbucks 32 Paces From Starbucks Closes

There’s a Simpson’s episode where Bart goes to Springfield Mall to get his ear pierced.  As he walks through the mall, he passes several Starbucks.  When he finally gets to In and Out Piercing, the employee says Well, better make it quick, kiddo.  In five minutes this place is becoming a Starbucks.
In a case of [...]

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