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Franchise owners Joe Wightman and Jim Humbert wait outside after being barred from Thursday's UPS shareholders meeting. Photo/Blue MauMau

FranchiseMart's Gary Lengel shows a video introducing a franchise matchmaking business at the International Franchise Expo. Photo/Blue MauMau

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Blue MauMau) - Franchise consulting has gone retail. FranchiseMart, a new concept, has launched several franchised retail locations.

 Franchise entrepreneur Dick Rennick was recently appointed CEO of Assisting Hands, a franchise system that provides non-medical, in-home care to peopl

Curves started with a big bang but many are now shutting down.

If you own an MLB franchise, Forbes has good news. You are getting rich like never before.

From Microsoft to Federal Express, an increasing number of employers are classifying workers as “independent contractors” to skirt federal labor laws and employment liabilities.

Scott Pooler, a former official eBay Trading Assistant, and a master franchise representative for an eBay drop store franchise chain weighs in on the subject of franchising and stand alone eBay drop stores in Trading Assistant Journal, a weblog that provides news and commentary for eBay consignment specialists.

Blockbuster continues to search for and implement new ways to remain competitive in its rapidly changing and extremely competitive environment. Eighteen percent of its 5,000+ domestic locations are franchise owned and operated, with the rest being run by the company.

An expanding population of pet owners is fueling an explosion of growth in the pooper scooper business. Reporter Raymund Flandez of the Wall Street Journal reports that demographic and societal factors are pushing this business.