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RICKY’S: Summit, NJ Store Equipment Auction
Another sad milestone for the dying Ricky’s Candy, Cones & Chaos franchise dream.
Equipment for the defunct Ricky’s Candy, Cones & Chaos franchise in Summit, NJ will be auctioned by A.J. Willner’s Auctions on Monday, December 14, 2009 at 11:00 AM.
Here is the information from A.J. Willner’s auction page:
ABSOLUTE AUCTION [...]
Get Ready for Free Shipping Day on Dec. 17
Two years ago, Luke Knowles started an interesting holiday shopping tradition: Encouraging retailers to offer free shipping on December 17th with the guarantee that gifts would arrive in time for Christmas Eve. This year, the tradition continues, and there are more than 450 merchants offering free shipping on December 17th, which is named Free Shipping Day.
This move has steadily gained in popularity amongst retailers and consumers alike, and the day is expected to provide a needed boost to holiday shopping that slows down considerably after December 10th. Retailers like the extra shot in the arm as the holiday shopping season [...]
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Looking for Student Loans with Cology
One of the most difficult parts about college is figuring out how to pay for it. The good news is that there are more resources than ever when it comes to getting student loans from a variety of lenders. This is important as scholarships and grants become scarce, and even Federal loans are less able cover the costs of college tuition.
In order to help students better find student loan lenders, Cology has joined forces with Overture to create an easy-to-use platform for student loan funding. I recently spoke with Brian Cox, an executive with Cology, about the process.
“The whole process [...]
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LIBERTY TAX SERVICE: Unhappy Franchisees Need a Reality Check
Franchisee “Joey Black” claims that the unhappy franchisees (and ex-franchisees) of Liberty Tax who vent here are “over the top” and in need of a reality check. What do you think? Excerpts highlighting his main points follow the full text of his comment, below.
Here is Joey Black’s comment, posted on LIBERTY TAX SERVICE Franchise Complaints:
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U.S. Unemployment Rate Drops
The big news from the world of finance today is that the U.S. unemployment rate dropped in November. In the wake of a jobs summit at the White House, the latest numbers for the employment picture are in. And in November, it looks as though the economy only shed 11,000 jobs. This is opposed to the 125,000 that many expected the economy to shed in November. The news also meant that the unemployment rate dropped to 10%
Of course, this positive data does not indicate that a significant number of jobs are being added to the economy — just that the [...]
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Why Franchises Fail & What to Do About It Part 2
Experts agree: franchise failure is often the result of improper screening and qualification of franchisee candidates.
In Why Franchises Fail & What to Do About It Part 1, I posted a disturbing ode to franchise failure I discovered on Twitter.
The author, a print shop franchise owner named Jenny, posted 5 total Tweets. In the first four [...]
