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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

International Scientific Study Of Franchisees Next Week

Member | 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

Member | 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

Member | 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

Member | 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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Australian Floods and Yasi

Member | Ray Borradale | Jan 11 | op-ed

To describe the flooding in Australia as a disaster is a massive understatement. In Queensland 75% of the state is now deemed to be a disaster area and business is generally at a standstill.

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Dunkin' Donuts: Expanding? Or, Just Roadside Advertising?

Member | Edward Ryan | Sep 22 | op-ed

Yesterday, my college roommate and I, were traveling from NJ to CT, along on I-95, for a franchise vendor convention and some good ole harness racing action.  We were running a few minutes

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Dunkin' Brands Inc has a stake in Allied Brands

Member | Edward Ryan | Sep 14 | op-ed

I was trying to understand how Allied Brands (AB) is perceived by the Australian Baskin-Robbins franchisees.  Meaning do they perceive Allied Brands as a Franchisor or Master Franchisee.&nb

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Australia’s New Small Business Minister

Member | Ray Borradale | Sep 11 | op-ed

Nick SherrySenator Nick Sherry is to be the new federal Small Business Minister in Julia Gillard’s fragile minority government.  Previous small business minister Craig Emerson MP has been shifted to Trade.   So what now for small business and franchising?

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Expert Advice

21st Century Franchising, Watershed Changes

Expert | RichardSolomon | Jan 17 | op-ed
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Within the next 15 years we will see dramatic changes in the franchising business. Today the business is saturated with “me too” so-called concepts that lack adequate business model legs to survive even at marginal profitability through the life span of their franchise agreements. Their FDDs are fiction and fantasy, and those who buy them lack relevant sophistication for small business investment (to put it mildly).

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What's Wrong With Franchising in 2012!

Expert | Robert Purvin | Jan 9 | advice, buy, franchising, op-ed
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What’s wrong with franchising in 2012? Perhaps I would invoke the words of Charles Dickens and assert that franchising is experiencing “the best of times and the worst of times."

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Ten Predictions For 2012 Aussie Franchising

Member | Ray Borradale | Dec 23 | op-ed, trends
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2011 has been a momentous year for Australian franchising with State legislation now in place in South Australia and Western Australia moving in the same direction with the appointment of a Small Business Minister.

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