Earth Times Little Caesar Enterprises, Inc. today celebrates the grand opening of the fifth store to open under the Little Caesars Veterans Program as U.S. military veteran and Little Caesars franchisee Patricia Evans opens her doors for business at 1650 F Baytree Road in Valdosta, Georgia. The Little... More

Salem-based Figaro’s Pizza now is an international company. A new shop opened this month in Abu Dhabi. Sense Gourmet, a subsidiary of Foodco Holding, signed a master franchising agreement with Figaro’s to open seven stores in Middle Eastern countries. Broader plans call for 35 locations in... More

Franchise Wire According to the U.S. Small Business Association, roughly 50 percent of all small businesses fail within their first year. Thankfully, the folks at EYESthere didn’t get that memo. Founded in 2006, EYESthere purchased the assets of a Portland, OR-based Logan Digital Securities, dramatically... More

Smart Company This year could be crunch time for the $125 billion franchising industry. Low unemployment and the skills shortage have made recruiting franchisees difficult, and there is no sign of this easing. At the same time, interest rates are rising and the US sub-prime crisis is increasing the cost... More

Insideretailing There are quite a large number of small retailers who have documentation and aspirations for expansion by franchising but most have found it difficult to either secure suitable retail sites or, more frequently, competent franchisees. The flush of early retirees and voluntary redundancies... More

Money CNN: Famous Uncle Al’s Hot Dogs, Inc. today announced it will be exhibiting at the annual World Money Show being held on February 6-9, 2008 in Orlando, Florida at the Gaylord Palms Hotel. US Farms, Inc. Booth number will be # 524. Members of management and company representatives will be... More

ComputerXplorers has expanded its franchise with the opening of six new locations. The company employs trained instructors to run computer classes to children in after schools clubs, summer camps, pre-schools and nurseries. Sessions are strategically planned to cover a range of educational skills and... More

Sagittarius Brands, parent company of the Captain D’s and Del Taco restaurant chains, signed business deals in 2007 for the opening of 91 restaurants over the next several years. “We had a great year,” said Ron Petty, president of development for Sagittarius Brands. “There are a lot of owner-operators... More

Dunkin’ Donuts recently launched a Dunkin’ Donuts brand channel on YouTube, the online video community that allows people to discover, watch and share originally created videos. Through March 1, 2008, people across the U.S. are invited to create videos to share on YouTube to answer the question,... More

Food company Dinner by Design has announced that it is planning to enter and expand in Iowa, US. The company has already identified more than 10 exclusive franchise territories in Iowa for its expansion. The identified franchise territories include Des Moines, Ames, Cedar Falls, Cedar Rapids, Council... More

Biz Journals Georgetown-based Sports Clips Inc., a fast-growing hair salon franchise, has grown to 500 stores. Sport Clips, which targets male clients with its sports-themed setting, reached the milestone with a new store in San Diego, Calif. Sports Clips was ranked the 74th largest franchise in America... More

Earth Times Top dog day camp and pet boarding company Camp Bow Wow’s paw print just got bigger with the signing of its 200th franchise of doggy daycare and overnight camps. By late next year, lucky pups in Beaufort/Hilton Head, S.C. will be running with the pack at the nation’s Premiere Doggy... More