Los Angeles Times: Only a handful of pet funeral homes exist around the country, but that’s about to soon change. Next month, Coleen Ellis, owner of Pet Angel Memorial Center in Carmel, Ind., will begin franchising her pet funeral home business and plans to open 250 to 300 locations nationwide... More

Inside Tucson Business: Some people look in a yard frequented by dogs and see a mess. Ray Hays looked in that same kind of a yard and saw gold. Now he doesn’t mind taking crap from his customers all day long. “Let’s not kid ourselves, this is not a sexy business,” said Hays, president... More

Area Developer: Whether it’s to see their favorite NBA star in action or to watch the local high school football team’s homecoming, most sports fans would agree – there is nothing like seeing a game live. It’s not uncommon to see a sprawling giant banner featuring an action shot... More

Franchise Wire: Jason Arabian had his eye on becoming an entrepreneur since he was a young man. Post high school, Jason earned his Associates Degree in Entrepreneurial Studies and then complemented it with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business. He then worked as an employee for over 15 years knowing that... More

Franchising.com: Salons by JC, a fast-growing business, that provides high-end retail space for beauty and wellness practitioners has begun offering franchises to accelerate growth The first Salon by JC’s opened in 1998. Other salons followed and there are now a total of 6 operating Salons by... More

Earthtimes: GNC wants to help honorably discharged veterans become small business owners through a new veterans franchising program. The program is designed to help business-minded veterans start on the right path toward their next journey in life. Through Dec. 31, 2008, GNC will offer a 25 percent... More

PR-Inside.com: Research and Markets has announced the addition of “How to Become a Highly Successful Franchisee” to their offering. This DVD feature interviews with many industry experts including Brian Smart – British Franchise Association, Mark Scott – National Franchise Manager... More

AllBusiness: If you are thinking about purchasing a franchise, you’ll want to know as much as you can about protected franchise territories. Determining the protected territory generally ensures that a franchisee will not have to compete with another nearby franchise outlet. That’s the idealistic... More

Cruise Planners, a South Florida-based national cruise agency with a franchised network of more than 700 experienced travel professionals, has expanded its already strong commitment to training and continuing education with the launch of its new CP University program. Designed to help Cruise Planners... More

QSR magazine: Franchisees weigh in on the issues that matter to them most. To gauge how those charged with the day-to-day challenge of running a quick-service concept feel about the state of the industry, QSR asked survey participants to rate their satisfaction in 11 areas of quick-service operations:... More

Virtual Entrepreneur: With so many work at home based business franchises available today, you have to wonder how many of them are really legitimate. Some of them sound amazing and promise astounding sales and profit with little effort or upfront investment. A wise investor will do the homework before... More

Get Entrepreneurial: There are many reasons why you should consider expanding your established business as a franchise and you will find 10 great reasons here to do just that! 1. Business Growth Your business will grow much quicker as a franchise network than an independent sole trader. New outlets... More