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Cuppy's Coffee: Some Words from AAFD Raises More Questions

Expert | Franchise Pick | Mar 20 | food, op-ed

 Sean Kelly, publisher of franchise blog FranchisePick.Com and occasional troublemaker, responds to Bob Purvin’s response (Some W

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The Sona MedSpa Tragedy Continues

Member | kcoady8482 | Nov 29 | op-ed
It is difficult to reconcile facts with statements made by the former owners of Sona MedSpa. According to the May 29, 2007 Sona MedSpa Franchisor Press Release "Sona MedSpa Plans for Growth After a Favorable Arbitration Ruling" Heather Rose, CEO of Sona MedSpa stated, “This case was one of a string of cases brought against us. The coordinated attack on our business has utterly failed.
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Green Challenge Issued To Worldwide Franchise Owners

Member | franpro | Oct 15 | manage, op-ed

Today is Blog Action Day (October 15, 2007). Since I am a franchise industry blogger, I am putting a challenge out to the entire global franchise industry........... It is time for our industry to see the light! 

CflsIf you are a franchise owner...If you are the franchisor...If you have the ability to influence buying decisions..Here is something you can do to be green.

Replace your old, non-energy efficient light bulbs with CFL's! By purchasing energy efficient light bulbs for your retail, restaurant, office, or home based environments, you can impact your own business, and the entire world!

Here is how we all benefit:

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Quizno’s Australia, 7 Years via the ACCC

Expert | Jenny Buchan | Sep 7 | food, op-ed
Thoughts on Quiznos Australia 7 Years On Via the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

The Quizno’s Master LLC, the US franchisor, registered Quizno’s trademarks in Australia from 1999.  By late 2001 the US franchisor had signed up an Australian master franchise agreement with a company that traded as Quizno’s Australia Pty Ltd.

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Headlines from the 'Net

Brumby’s Boss Resigns Over Carbon Tax Gaffe

Australia | Ray Borradale | Jul 8 | op-ed, retail

While all Australians are now being ripped off by the introduction of a ‘carbon tax’, business has been warned not to use the tax as an excuse to hike up prices unless they can back it up and definitely do not blame the federal government for price hikes.

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Australian Gov't Sweet Talks Small Biz

Australia | Ray Borradale | Apr 12 | op-ed

Australian FlagThe Australian government has finally come to its senses and appears genuine in its courting of small business. Like a sweet young boy carrying flowers and chocolates ready for his first date; but we know what both are really after.

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AMEX Excludes Franchises From Small Business Saturday

Member | Annabel Jones | Feb 22 | franchising, op-ed

Franchises are small businesses, American Express“With every dollar we spend, we cast a vote.”

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Finding Meaning in a Photograph

Member | Marilee Hayes | Feb 8 | op-ed

A photo taken last October of Tom Feltenstein and Barry Klein, two McDonald's greats who started back in Ray Kroc's time, has the picture taker looking back in appreciation to when the two "experienced a time in our industry that is critical to our history."

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International Scientific Study Of Franchisees Next Week

Australia | Ray Borradale | Jun 2 | op-ed

Meeting in Brisbane Australia, a team of psychologists hope to determine what makes a good franchisee successful and what makes a bad franchisee bad for business.

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Attorney General Eric Holderer Announces Oil Price Manipulation Investigation

Expert | RichardSolomon | Apr 27 | op-ed

Attorney General Eric Holderer announced today that, now that President Obama's place of birth has been confirmed, Donal rump's investigators have been freed up to turn their attentions

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Fears for Japan

Australia | Ray Borradale | Mar 15 | op-ed

ReactorsThe Three Mile Island catastrophe was a partial core meltdown in one nuclear reactor and reached a severity rating of 5 on an international scale of 7. Chernobyl was a 7. Fukushima has hit 6 and while specialist teams are working to divert further disaster it seems little confidence is coming out of Japan.

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Taming Canadian Monsters

Australia | Ray Borradale | Feb 17 | legal, op-ed

Canada BreadIn looking around the world for effective ‘good faith’ and ‘access to dispute remedy’ anywhere it exists, especially given that Australian states are moving to franchise legislation, I’ve ended up at Canada Bread.

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President Obama to Review Business Regs That Hamper Job Growth

Expert | Ed Teixeira | Jan 18 | op-ed

This action is a long time coming and is needed to lower the anxiety level of business owners.

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Franchise Council Gets Desperate

Australia | Ray Borradale | Jan 18 | op-ed

The Franchise Council of Australia has disregarded the terms of reference set down by the West Austrian Committee reviewing the impact of some elements of the WA Franchising Bill 2010.

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Expert Advice

Australian Franchising Code Review Recommendations

Australia | Ray Borradale | May 17 | op-ed
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Alan Wein’s review of the Australian Franchising Code of Conduct has presented 18 recommendations. Here they are but first;

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A Decade of Corruption

Australia | Ray Borradale | May 7 | op-ed
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The recent review of the performance of 2010 changes to the Franchising Code of Conduct in Australia is proving to be simply another embarrassing episode in what has been an eventful decade of ignorant and corrupt government.

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One Hundred Years Ago

Expert | Stanley Turkel | Jan 9 | op-ed
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What a difference a century makes.  In 1913, the Progressive Era was at its peak.  Strong political efforts were made to improve living and working conditions for working-class Americans.

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