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Harry Frankfurt on Truth, Lying and Just Not Caring About the Difference

Posted Fri, 2009/07/03 - 12:57 by michael webster

Harry Frankfurt wrote an influential article about bullshit, being entirely agnostic with respect to whether you are speaking the truth or lying.

New SBA $35,000 ARC Interest-Free Loans Provide Relief

Posted Thu, 2009/07/02 - 23:44 by Neal Gordon

Lenders have begun accepting applications for the new loan program guaranteed by the Small Business Administration. The America’s Recovery Capital (ARC) loan is a 100% guaranteed loan expressly for existing businesses experiencing financial hardships.

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Restaurants, Franchising and Discounting

Posted Thu, 2009/07/02 - 21:15 by john a. gordon

In a June 23 New York Times Business article, Discounts Have Restaurants Eating Own Lunch, the woes of chain restaurants offering discounts—and the possible long term effect of doing so, was well outlined. The following passage caught my eye:

Franchise Code: Good Faith and Dispute Resolution, Pt 4

Posted Thu, 2009/07/02 - 19:25 by simon young

This is a look into the issues of the franchise code. The Australian government has a Senate inquiry into a franchise code. In the end of this four part series, the options paper that divides the Senate recommendations into four parts lists the issues of good faith and dispute resolution.

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Major Upgrade to Blue MauMau

Posted Wed, 2009/07/01 - 10:42 by Mr. Blue MauMau

LEXINGTON - Blue MauMau has just performed a major upgrade to its daily news and community website. Besides the new look, the site has been upgraded to offer a more user friendly interface to find content, faster speeds and a number of member social networking functions.

For a better wedding

Posted Tue, 2009/06/30 - 09:29 by Stuart-Patrick

Wedding date comes near at hand. Choosing wedding dresses has been submitted to schedule and also becomes a big tough task for me. My friends tell me the following three styles are fashion now.

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Shift Into High Gear, Implement A Targeted Canvass Program

Posted Mon, 2009/06/29 - 14:04 by Stan Turkel

Don't wait for business to come to you. Generate it with these helpful tips.

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Budding Franchisor's Quick Start Franchising Program

Posted Sun, 2009/06/28 - 15:42 by Ray Borradale

SYDNEY, Australia - Budding franchisors investigating what is involved in establishing a franchise system confront numerous and quite onerous tasks that can cost an "arm and a leg".

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Turning on The Light, Pre-Investment Risk Management

Posted Sun, 2009/06/28 - 11:08 by RichardSolomon

Why is it that franchisees who had no clue how to conduct pre investment due diligence insisted on making investments they couldn’t figure out and betting everything they own in the world on that incompetent decision?

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Former Administrator Talks About Red Flags of Franchise Fraud

Posted Sat, 2009/06/27 - 10:31 by Mr. Blue MauMau

Editor’s note: Attorney Bob Tingler, the former Franchise Bureau Chief with the Illinois Attorney General's office, has posted a couple of comments in response to a Blue MauMau article that described banks receiving bogus financial earning expectations from franchisors, while the actual key franchisee investors (the buyers) are being left in the dark.