ArabianBusiness.com: Franchising Levant & Business Branding is a joint initiative of Pro Fair and Dawn Creative in a first regional effort to bring together the stake-holders of the industry from all over the world…as well as the newcomers of the field to obtain insight and know how on franchising... More

franchise-net.com: This year, a number of familiar restaurant brands are paying the price for consumer cutbacks in dining out. Bankruptcy filings by operators of familiar chains like Bennigan’s, Bakers Square and Mrs. Fields Cookies are closing hundreds of locations and returning space to the market.... More

Franchising.com: A proven leader and experienced entrepreneur who has seen businesses flail with inefficient bookkeeping services is bringing to market a small business savior. Greg S. Jones, CEO of Bookkeeping Express, the first U.S. franchise focused solely on bookkeeping services, today announced... More

MarketWatch: ABRA Auto Body & Glass, a Minneapolis-based damaged vehicle repair company, announced today the opening of their newest franchise in Greeley, CO. This repair center, formerly known as Weld County Garage, is the twenty-third franchise operating under the ABRA brand. Warren Yoder, owner... More

By Olivia Mangan – Irish Franchise Magazine: We’ve all been living through a changing environment so you may wonder is this a good time to start a business? History has shown that many leading businesses have established themselves in uncertain business climates. Franchising could offer you... More

QSR magazine: Freshii founder and CEO, Matthew Corrin, began his career dressing runway models and working under fashion icon, Oscar de la Renta. Today, the young and driven CEO is launching a nationwide expansion plan for his new brand, Freshii, moving from the competitive fashion industry to the equally... More

Business Wire: Clockwork Home Services, Inc. and its nationally branded home services franchises is inviting consumers to create short videos and compete for a $26,000 cash prize as part of a marketing campaign to promote Benjamin Franklin Plumbing, One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning, and Mister... More

Bizjournals.com: Tanner-Meyer Group LLC has opened Curtain and Bedding Outlet, the first outlet store in The Curtain Exchange franchise, and plans are in place to develop as many as 10 new Curtain Exchange stores in the U.S. next year. The Memphis-based group, led by Tim Tanner and Kip Meyer, owns two... More

Franchising.com: Anytime Fitness, Inc. is pleased to announce that the company ranks #1 on the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal’s “Fast 50″ list of the fastest-growing private companies in Minnesota for 2008. With more than 860 clubs now open in 45 states, Canada and Australia,... More

News Today Online: Entrepreneurs in Western Visayas will have the opportunity to learn the fundamentals of franchising as a better investment vehicle through a seminar dubbed “Business Opportunities through Franchising: the 2008 Franchising Forum in Antique” slated on November 7 at the Summit... More

MarketWatch: With the economy down and unemployment rates up, Americans all across the country are supplementing their incomes and guarding against the credit crunch by investing in their own home based franchises says Franchise Direct, one of the world’s leading portals for franchise and business... More

Franchising.com: Carlson Hotels Worldwide today announced that it is reinvigorating its trailblazing, patented look to bookSM travel agent loyalty program. The program, which began in 1992 and is noted as the industry standard for recognizing travel agents for their brand loyalty, will now offer new... More