PRWeb: Business Franchise http://www.prweb.com Latest news releases for Business Franchise from PRWeb en PRWeb Distribution Newswire http://www.prweb.com/images_v4/prweb_logo_hv2.jpg http://www.prweb.com 200 46 xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com DBS Dialogues Features Exclusive Interviews with Founders of BreadTalk and Charles & Keith http://www.prweb.com/releases/dbs-dialogues/breadtalk-interview/prweb3254124.htm Watch as the men behind some of Singapore's most well-recognised brand names share the stories behind their successes. (PRWeb Nov 24, 2009)

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]]> Restaurant Owners Create Facebook Fan Pages For Their Restaurant http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3230884.htm Creating A Facebook Fan Page Can Be Confusing For Restaurant Owners. A That’s Biz Video Tutorial Shows Easy Step-By-Step Instructions How To Create A Restaurant Fan Page. (PRWeb Nov 23, 2009)

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]]> PFY International is Featuring Discount Savings Online Up to 50% in Travel & Up to 25% Cash Back in Shopping http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3239104.htm Travel is a Multi-Trillion dollar industry. PFY International features an easy turn-key online membership that saves and makes consumers cash on travel and shopping on purchases made everyday. (PRWeb Nov 23, 2009)

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]]> RDI Development Receives $5,200,000.00 for Construction of an Assisted Living Facility in Rossmoor, CA http://www.prweb.com/releases/pacificmortgagefund/constructionfunding/prweb3242434.htm Pacific Mortgage Fund provides Assisted Living Facility in Rossmoor, CA-Construction & Development financing for 130 bed ALF(Assisted Living Facility).RDI Development purchased a vacant lot in November 2008 and now they wanted to secure construction financing for Woodtrek Living, an ALF. Pacific Mortgage Fund, a private mortgage fund in Irvine, provided the construction debt of $5,200,000. (PRWeb Nov 22, 2009)

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]]> ProSoap Announces Product Offering - Dyson AirbladeTM hand dryer http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3233784.htm ProSoap, a manufacturer of industrial hand cleaner and face wash for over 31 years, is selling the Dyson Airblade™ hand dryer. ProSoap Inc. is an authorized distributor of the Dyson Airblade™ hand dryer. (PRWeb Nov 21, 2009)

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]]> Utah Cash for Gold Home Parties Stimulate Local Economy http://www.prweb.com/releases/UtahCashforGold/GoldParty/prweb3236954.htm Home parties are normally associated with the guests having to spend money to purchase a product or service; but now there are home parties where the guests actually make money; a lot of money. Gold Parties create an opportunity for friends to have a fun night together while also earning a lot of extra cash. (PRWeb Nov 21, 2009)

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]]> Outdoor Lighting Perspectives Launches LED Line of Outdoor Lighting Fixtures for Both Residential and Commercial Outdoor Lighting http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3234324.htm OutdoorLights.com partners with DG Lights for LED outdoor lighting (PRWeb Nov 21, 2009)

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]]> LocalPainterQuotes.com First To Offer Exclusive, Branded Painting Sales Leads To Large Painting Franchises http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3227044.htm Five Star Painting, a painting franchisor with over 70 franchise locations, selects LocalPainterQuotes.com to help generate pre-qualified sales leads. ProTect Painters signs as well. For the first time painting franchises can purchase branded leads and don’t have to compete with other painters for the job. (PRWeb Nov 20, 2009)

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]]> "America's Best Dog Trick" Contest Celebrates Positive Dog Training http://www.prweb.com/releases/best-dog-trick/positive-dog-training/prweb3171094.htm The Zoom Room Dog Agility Training Center and exclusive sponsor West Paw Design announce the "America's Best Dog Trick" Contest, the first nationwide dog trick contest to feature only positive-reinforcement dog training methods. Entrants will submit their best dog trick videos before the Jan. 15 deadline, and the winner will receive $1,000 plus a collection of Zogoflex toys. (PRWeb Nov 20, 2009)

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]]> Design Coup Inc. and Idhasoft Inc. Partner to Help Launch ZiptoGreen http://www.prweb.com/releases/designcoup/webdesign/prweb3234154.htm The first comprehensive energy-reduction portal helps consumers reduce home energy use and save money (PRWeb Nov 20, 2009)

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]]> Source1 Purchasing Appoints Business Development Executive http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3113314.htm Source1 Purchasing announced today that Tom Carr has been named the company’s Executive Vice-President of Business Development. Mr. Carr is a 29 year veteran of the casino industry, having served in a number of senior executive positions with Harrah’s Entertainment and the Isle of Capri Casinos. (PRWeb Nov 19, 2009)

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]]> Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare Completes Guest Room, Suite Renovation; Newest Rooms Near Airport Emphasize Design, Function, Sustainability http://www.prweb.com/releases/CrownePlaza/ChicagoOHare/prweb3230794.htm The Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare Hotel & Convention Center has a completed a multi-million dollar renovation of all 503 guest rooms and suites, emphasizing high-end design, function and environmental sustainability. (PRWeb Nov 19, 2009)

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]]> Conclusive Marketing Previews BE[T]SY at 2009 BAI Retail Delivery Show http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3214424.htm Conclusive Marketing previewed their latest solution version, BE[T]SY™, at the BAI Retail Delivery Banking Show held November 3rd-5th in Boston, Massachusetts. (PRWeb Nov 18, 2009)

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]]> Business is Booming for National Consignment Event; Just Between Friends Franchise System Reports 30 Percent Growth; Started by Two Moms to Help Moms Save Money and Earn Money http://www.prweb.com/releases/Consignment_Event/Just_Between_Friends/prweb3222494.htm Despite the recession, Just Between Friends (JBF), the nation's leading maternity and children's consignment sales event company, is growing - with sales up more than 30 percent across the country. (PRWeb Nov 18, 2009)

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]]> Star Micronics Announces Printer Certification from SAP® http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009StarCertifiedbySAP/11/prweb3213004.htm Star Micronics America, Inc. today announced that its HSP7000 multifunction (hybrid) printer has achieved SAP-certification for SAP Point of Sale (POS.) Tier one retail customers utilizing the SAP Point of Sale application can now seamlessly add the HSP7000 to their point of sale solution. (PRWeb Nov 18, 2009)

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]]> Symposium to Look at Successes, Failures of Retail Clinic Business Model http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3222474.htm The symposium will help hospital systems understand some of the predictors of success or failure when they enter into a retail license agreement to operate clinics inside a major retail store. We’ll also explore alternative strategies to compete with retail clinics. Many hospital system go in thinking retail foot traffic will automatically generate patient traffic, which has been shown not to be the case. (PRWeb Nov 18, 2009)

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]]> Liberty Tax Recommends a Quick Withholding Check with its Online Making Work Pay Calculator http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/MakingWorkPayCalculator/prweb3208764.htm With the Making Work Pay Credit in effect through 2010, it’s a good time to check and possibly adjust the withholding amount from your paycheck to match your tax liability. This credit may cause a surprise for some taxpayers who discover that they need to adjust their withholding amounts, or owe at tax time. (PRWeb Nov 17, 2009)

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]]> Consumers Did More Vehicle Maintenance in 2009, and Most Will Do the Same Amount or More in 2010, Reports NPD http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3216864.htm With less consumers purchasing new vehicles and deciding to keep their vehicles on the road longer, consumers reported increased vehicle maintenance behaviors in several areas in 2009, according to The NPD Group, a leading market research company. (PRWeb Nov 17, 2009)

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]]> African Entrepreneurship Educators Rush for New Online Entrepreneurship Education Material http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3204584.htm Entrepreneurship educators from Universities and colleges in Africa are in big numbers rushing to get hold of the new and free online entrepreneurship education material. For the first time ever they can use education material directly from the internet in their effort to unleash the African entrepreneurial spirit. (PRWeb Nov 17, 2009)

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]]> BridgeStreet Worldwide Announces New Global Account Services Division http://www.prweb.com/releases/BridgeStreet/Worldwide/prweb3211814.htm BridgeStreet Worldwide, a leading global provider of corporate housing, today announced that it has consolidated its Global Account Management department, regional Solutions Centers and Supplier Management programs into a comprehensive Global Account Services division. (PRWeb Nov 17, 2009)

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]]> VenMark Announces Affiliate Partnership with ScreenScape Networks http://www.prweb.com/releases/screenscape/venmark/prweb3215704.htm Emerging network marketing company chooses ScreenScape to develop digital signage network (PRWeb Nov 17, 2009)

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]]> Fewer Small Businesses Qualify for Small Business Loans Even with Stimulus Package Says UnsecuredBizLoan.com http://www.prweb.com/releases/small-business/loans/prweb3218494.htm Small Business Loans are available – for the shrinking pool of small businesses who can qualify for them. After being hit with the recession it’s harder for small businesses to qualify for traditional loans. Banks are holding back on funding loans. UnsecuredBizLoan offers alternatives. (PRWeb Nov 17, 2009)

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]]> Outdoor Living Brands Launches New Franchise Business Educational Video Series on YouTube http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3209724.htm Brief, entertaining and informative videos clearly explain new business opportunities in franchising focusing on the highly lucrative outdoor living market segment (PRWeb Nov 17, 2009)

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]]> 22% of Coffee Drinkers on the Go Visit a Convenience Store http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3210334.htm Latest study of coffee drinking preferences conducted by RitterAssociates found that 22% of coffee drinkers on the Go visit a Convenience Store. (PRWeb Nov 17, 2009)

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]]> SBA 504 Loan Fee Relief to Continue if Administrator Mills Prevails http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3205754.htm NADCO (http://www.nadco.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=1), the trade association for the nation's Certified Development Companies (CDCs) that provide SBA 504 loans to America’s small businesses, applauds the on-going efforts of the Obama Administration and the Small Business Administration (http://www.sba.gov/financialassistance/borrowers/guaranteed/) (SBA) to assist small businesses survive the current economic challenges. (PRWeb Nov 16, 2009)

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]]> Mosquito Squad Makes Franchise Business Review's Top 50 Low Investment Franchises http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3200834.htm Mosquito Squad, the Mosquito and Tick Exterminator, is named to the Top 50 Low Investment Franchises (PRWeb Nov 14, 2009)

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]]> Guidant Financial Unveils 5-Steps to Franchise Ownership http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3197124.htm Webinar series created to help unemployed workers evaluate self-employment options (PRWeb Nov 13, 2009)

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]]> Carlsberg Importers Achieves On-Demand Analysis with QlikView http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3192994.htm Leading beer distributor consolidates data from thousands of reports in several systems for real time access to information (PRWeb Nov 12, 2009)

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]]> SoothingWalls.com Intros Distinctive Wall Signage That Soothes; Unique Logo Water Fountains Provide Impact and Serenity to Office Environments http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3186964.htm SoothingWalls.com, a leading online water features retailer of floor and wall fountains for home, office and garden, has introduced a line of logo wall fountains that utilize the senses of sight and sound to create highly impactful office environments. (PRWeb Nov 12, 2009)

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]]> The UPS Store Celebrates Veterans Day With Increased Financial Incentives for Veterans http://www.prweb.com/releases/ups-store/veterans-day/prweb3187264.htm Franchisor Increases IFA VetFran Program Discount to 33 Percent (PRWeb Nov 12, 2009)

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]]> October Sales of California’s Small Businesses Show Improvement http://www.prweb.com/releases/bizben/october-2009-stats/prweb3187754.htm Sales of small and mid-sized businesses in California showed improvement in October, demonstrating turnaround of key factors that impact the market, and corresponding to growth in other economic indicators. This impacts business buyers, business owners/sellers, business brokers (http://www.bizben.com/brokers-counties.php) and other professionals serving this market. (PRWeb Nov 12, 2009)

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]]> RE/MAX Executive Lauds Extension of Home Buyer Tax Credit Will Help Chicago Real Estate Market, Especially Condos http://www.prweb.com/releases/chicago-real-estate/home-buyer-tax-credit/prweb3179294.htm The extension and expansion of the tax credit for home buyers that was signed into law by President Obama should help the metropolitan Chicago real estate market continue its recovery, according to Jim Merrion, regional director of the RE/MAX Northern Illinois real estate network. The credit will be especially helpful for the battered condominium market, which has experienced a dramatic reduction in activity over the last 12 months. (PRWeb Nov 11, 2009)

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]]> Proforma Asks, “What Are you Thankful For?” http://www.prweb.com/releases/proforma/thankful/prweb3184694.htm Proforma launches thankful promotion and encourages people to send photos of what they are thankful for to thankful at proforma dot com. Every 100th completed entry receives a digital photo frame. (PRWeb Nov 11, 2009)

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]]> 16% of Coffee Drinkers on the Go Visit a Quick Serve Restaurant http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3183134.htm A new study of coffee drinking preferences conducted by RitterAssociates found that 16% of coffee drinkers on the Go visit a Quick Serve / Fast Food restaurant. (PRWeb Nov 11, 2009)

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]]> Little Jimmy’s Italian Ice Featured at Radio City Music Hall Christmas Opening http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3167444.htm Little Jimmy’s Italian Ices helped to open the 2009 Radio City Music Hall’s Christmas Spectacular. Vendors were set up to give out free Italian ice to those celebrating the event. (PRWeb Nov 10, 2009)

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]]> Experienced Executives and Managers are Opening Small Businesses http://www.prweb.com/releases/smallbusinessfinancing/guidantfinancial/prweb3127104.htm Investing Retirement Funds in Businesses a Growing Trend (PRWeb Nov 10, 2009)

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]]> Major Biotechnology Franchise Company Expands Rapidly Throughout the USA Amidst Mounting Health Concerns http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3182574.htm At a time when health is a major concern for many Americans and when the future of health is very uncertain, Easy Pha-max, an internationally recognized company, has opened its doors in the United States. Consumers now have more options to consider when making a decision about their health and what better time to have options than now. Easy Pha-max provides superior quality plant-based nutritional products that can address many health concerns without the worry of side-effects. (PRWeb Nov 10, 2009)

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]]> Brookvale Tyre Icon Joins JAXQuickfit Tyres http://www.prweb.com/releases/brookvale/tyres-wheels/prweb3189844.htm Long-time Brookvale Tyre retailer Owen Tyres has joined forces with the national JAXQuickfit Tyres group. Business owners, father-and-son team, Ray and Steve Bird have an incredible 70 years’ tyre industry experience between them, and have now partnered with JAXQuickfit Tyres to take the Brookvale store into the next phase. (PRWeb Nov 10, 2009)

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]]> Max International Launching in Australia in February Next Year http://www.prweb.com/releases/max/international/prweb3137274.htm Max International is planning to begin operations in Australia (4th market) in February 2010. This is a ground floor opportunity for associates to expand their organizations into a market where some have strong ties. International expansion is an important step for Max to establish successful markets in Australia and New Zealand and, eventually, other global markets. (PRWeb Nov 9, 2009)

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]]> Pacific Mortgage Fund, a California-Based Private Lender, Provides $7.5M in Fundings in 1st Funding Tranche http://www.prweb.com/releases/pacificmortgagefund/bridgeloan/prweb3163584.htm Pacific Mortgage Fund is a private mortgage fund which makes 1st trust deed investments in commercial and luxury residential properties nationwide, focusing primarily on the West Coast. Pacific Mortgage Fund is privately owned and managed bridge loan lender formed to fulfill the gap created by the current credit freeze. Pacific Mortgage Fund makes both residential and commercial loans on properties including: apartment buildings, luxury homes, office/warehouse buildings, flagged hotels, retail and some special-use properties. (PRWeb Nov 5, 2009)

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