Franchise News International: Baguette Express is installing a point of sale platform to put its shops at the forefront of the food retailing sector and give franchisees the best management information possible to run their businesses effectively. Each till is configured to automatically send sales... More

WebWire: Snip-its, the fastest growing franchise of children’s hair salons in the U.S. today announced franchising opportunities for its new Snip-its Express store. Snip-its Express offers the same, quality Snip-its’ haircutting experience customers have come to trust, while providing a streamlined... More

Reuters: Evolution Fuels, Inc. today announced that in addition to its evaluation of fuel station locations for acquisition and/or leasing for its initial rollout of Evolution Fuels retail stations, it is also considering the concept of offering franchising arrangements to interested parties for certain... More

PR Web: US Navy Veteran John B. discovers ACFN, an ATM franchise that launched him into the ranks of successful US Military small business owners. In a time when one of our country’s primary objectives is ending our occupation of Iraq, it is easy to overlook the fact that nearly 200,000 people... More

CNNMoney.com: While running health services at the University of Baltimore in the early 1990s, Fran Lessans met a law student who was petrified about the prospect of attending her mother-in-law’s funeral in Ghana. The young woman had visited the country once before but ended up getting sick and... More

The Tennessean: Stephen Ray, 54, is finally seeing the light at the end of the oven. The Green Hills resident recently accomplished his dream of taking rolled bread topped with pepperoni and cheese to the mass market. The product, called PizzaBarz, is sold at some Dollar General stores and in vending... More

Khaleej Times: La Martina, the Argentinean fashion brand, has made its Middle East debut by opening a store at The 
Dubai Mall. La Martina aims to come closer to its region’s customers through the new outlet at The Dubai Mall which is spread over an area of 400 square meters and designed to reflect... More

Pittsburgh Business Times: Planet Fitness, a health club franchise that seeks to pump volume business out of value-priced memberships, is searching the Pittsburgh area for locations. “They have been very successful so far,” said Pat Gallagher, a suburban Philadelphia-based commercial broker representing... More

Boston Globe: The benefits of owning a franchise are made clear in “Buying into a franchise can take uncertainty out of getting started’’ (Business, Oct. 11). But, based on our experience at Mediation Works Inc. with franchises, potential hazards inherent in these businesses should also be addressed. A... More

PR Web: Pedal to Properties, a growing real estate company that lets buyers hunt for homes while riding cruiser bikes, will show off its winning business model that’s bucking the national real estate slump when the company visits the National Association of Realtors Annual Conference and Expo... More

Emirates Business: A local company has introduced a product that allows people to charge the batteries of their mobile phones in malls, on the street and other public places. Tetra Gulf Group has installed eight charging machines in different locations of Abu Dhabi City to help those who find themselves... More

News-Journal.com: The Kilgore College Small Business Development Center has scheduled a “Franchising—Is It Right For You?” workshop from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Nov. 3 at the KC-SBDC Boardroom, 911 W. Loop 281, Suite 209, in Longview. According to SBDC Training Coordinator Melanie Northcutt,... More