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For the second year in a row, Great Clips will help customers both with their haircuts and their clothes. The $10 off coupon offer from Old Navy is only available for Great Clips customers, all of them, not just school-age kids. Great Clips will feature the offer in print ads, radio and TV. They’ll...
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The International Franchise Association today urged the Senate to reject a bill that threatens the First Amendment rights of small business owners who wish to engage in the policy setting process. “IFA strongly opposes S. 3628, the Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act (DISCLOSE),” IFA Vice President of Government...
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The U. S. Small Business Administration is now offering a new set of three export-oriented podcasts offering valuable information on issues and challenges small business exporters may find when dealing with specific countries. The podcasts, featuring interviews with business representatives from Uganda, Cameroon and Bahrain, are part of a comprehensive effort by SBA to...
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Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) just received another large scoop of support through Rita’s Italian Ice’s annual paper lemon program. Rita’s four-week fundraising program generated $575,000 to help further the charity’s pediatric cancer research initiatives across the United States. Throughout the month of June 2010, more than 550 Rita’s locations encouraged guests to purchase paper lemons...
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McDonald’s Corporation today announced strong results for the second quarter driven by all areas of the world. “McDonald’s second quarter reflects strong top-line and bottom-line results with each area of the world generating higher comparable sales, traffic and profits,” said Chief Executive Officer Jim Skinner. “This performance demonstrates the popular appeal of McDonald’s relevant...
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The World Franchising Network (WFN) has compiled its annual list of the Top 26 Franchises for Hispanics (formally “Top 25”). The results were published in the July issue of PODER (“ability” or “power” in Spanish) Magazine, the successor to Hispanic Enterprise. The WFN developed the list based on a rigorous analysis of several factors,...
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In response to Thomas Bloch’s resignation as a director of H&R Block, the founder of Liberty Tax, John Hewitt, hopes to arrange a meeting. “I am concerned about the tremendous upheaval in the retail income tax preparation industry. The Bloch family was instrumental in creating the concept and I would like to see what...
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Zippy Shell USA today announced that it has launched its new website. This website is designed to be much more user friendly, filled with useful information and tools for those looking into self storage, and provides the ability to easily gather information on the cost of utilizing the Zippy Shell service. “Making the consumer...
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With U.S. consumer credit ratings at historic lows, credit repair businesses are one of the nation’s few growth industries. Thousands of Americans are struggling to stay afloat in the recessive economy. High unemployment, frozen wages, forced furloughs and rising costs have plunged already debt-ridden Americans into default on credit card bills, auto loans and...
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IFA member-company representatives, franchisees and others can stay connected with the association’s revised social network, which includes a Facebook page. The IFA page lists current news, upcoming events, explains association programs, and is also connected to IFA’s YouTube postings. Select the “Like” button at the top of the page to access the IFA Facebook...
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