DoItYourself.com and Venda, Inc. jointly announced today that DoItYourself.com, the leading independent home improvement website and DIY Franchise, has re-launched its site using Venda, the leading global provider of on-demand eCommerce solutions. The premier destination for home improvement professionals and enthusiasts, DoItYourself.com will leverage Venda’s online merchandising and marketing capabilities and advanced search and personalization …
One of Glasgow’s most successful sandwich bars is rebranding, reports Newsquest today. A new business arm, and expansion into the United Arab Emirates are all in the pipeline for Crepe a Croissant. Launched 14 years ago by Keshan Nahar and Nikki Sharp, Crepe a Croissant operates four units across the city. Keshan told Newsquest: “We’ve …
“Let’s Talk Franchise,” a 30-minute national television show dedicated to informing the general public, investors and potential franchisees about franchising, aired its premiere show last week to coincide with the International Franchise Expo held in Washington, D.C. Both the television show and the IFE trade show were a tremendous success for “Let’s Talk Franchise” and …
BusinessBroker.net announces that it has been acquired by Landmark Communications, Inc. The acquisition signals BusinessBroker.net’s commitment to continued growth and investment on behalf of its valued clients. Launched in 2000, www.BusinessBroker.net is now one of the most heavily-trafficked marketplaces of businesses for sale, commercial real estate properties and franchise opportunities on the Internet. Its advertising …
The Popular Chain Will Deploy eRestaurant Services’ Powerful Enterprise Solutions to Manage its Back Office Operations and Supply Chain. Jamba Juice Company the category-defining leader in healthy blended beverages, juices and good-for-you snacks, has selected Altametrics, the leading provider of enterprise solutions to the foodservice industry, to deploy the eRestaurant Services solutions throughout all company …
Entrepreneurs with families are not the absent fathers they’re often thought to be, according to Business.com’s recent survey conducted in time for Father’s Day, June 18. The survey is a snapshot of today’s business owners with children that Business.com is calling “fatherpreneurs.” “Small businesses and entrepreneurship are alive and well in the U.S., with one …
Franchise Deal, or No Deal? As those who have closed hotel transaction can attest, purchasing a lodging asset can be a very complicated process. Finding the right hotel to buy, negotiating acceptable terms for purchase, securing attractive financing, and getting over the inevitable franchise hurdles, actually getting to the closing table can be difficult to …
Somerset entrepreneur Martin McNeill is swapping blow torches for scourers by launching a specialist oven valeting business, Ovenu. Former metal smith Martin, 36, of Gillingham, will serve householders in Yeovil and the surrounding areas including Wincanton, Sherborne and Stalbridge with his environmentally-friendly valeting service. Ovenu’s valeting process is popular with householders across the UK, taking …
VinStickers™ Dealer Services, a new service for automotive dealers, is now available in select markets. The service preps vehicles for internet marketing – both on the lot and online – with minimal dealer involvement. VinStickers’ dealer service representatives handle VIN decoding, window stickering, photographing and Internet broadcasting of the dealers’ inventory. VinStickers™, LLC, the USA’s …
Squeegee Squad, a window cleaning franchise company, is looking to partner with a reality-based TV production company to document their franchise development and their expansion into high-rise window cleaning. Squeegee Squad wants to work with a reality-based TV production company in order to document their growth as a franchise company and expansion into high-rise window …
The Corleone Business Franchise Model Business format franchising lends itself well to families wanting to go into business together, although they must all be pulling in the same direction and be competent enough for a family-run business franchise to be a success. With everything at stake if both of the main breadwinners in the family are …
Although cleaning franchises may make some people think of mops and buckets, they actually cover a wide range of products and services and many of them are taking advantage of changes in society and technological advances to achieve strong growth. In the commercial sector, companies have discovered that outsourcing cleaning services can be cheaper and …