TCPalm: Consumers who want to increase their tax knowledge may enroll in free week-long basic income tax courses offered by Liberty Tax Service in January. Courses start Jan. 4. No prior tax experience is necessary to register and take the class. The curriculum is designed to cover the fundamentals... More

PRLog.Org: Dating agencies of today: always at the cutting edge of new communication technologies and aiming to be in step with what consumers expect at all times Fidelio has been operating and developing its own interactive website since 1999. To enhance the visibility of each agency on the Internet,... More

Bennington Banner: It started 30 years ago, with an experimental, organic-shaped house. It grew into an experimental, organic-shaped art display and electronic information center. That’s the Ion kiosk, created by artist Michael Horwitz and electronics guy Donald Sanders, in their Pownal-based... More

PR Newswire: Yogurtini(TM), Tempe, AZ’s first self-serve frozen yogurt shop, officially announces the launch of a new self-serve frozen yogurt franchise opportunity that will give business entrepreneurs access on the ground floor to one of the most exciting and fun franchise opportunities available.... More

adweek.com: Zimmerman has landed creative duties on the Captain D’s restaurant chain after a review, confirmed Hasan + Co., the consultancy that managed the process. Account billings are estimated at $15 million. Zimmerman, an Omnicom Group shop in Fort Launderdale, Fla., bested the Winston-Salem,... More

Kelowna.com: When Jim Treliving and Arlene Dickinson, two of the dragons from CBC Television’s Dragons’ Den, chose 24-year-old business administration student Jennifer Howarth as the winner of a free franchise in November, she decided to fast-track her university plans by taking summer courses... More

Franchising.com: New franchise systems must work to instill their values, beliefs and goals to create their own unique culture. Such is the case for Marton & Joelle Medina, founders of the newly launched franchise opportunity HomeSweetHome®. “New companies like us are usually at a disadvantage... More

WhichFranchise: ‘BIG Make it Your Business’ is a franchise and business start-up initiative by Sheffield City Council with a BiG difference. This innovative scheme to encourage more entrepreneurs in the city was launched by Dragon Duncan Bannatyne and has an initial fund of £24.4m to assist new... More

By Joel Libava: There are a couple of categories in franchising that will continue to gather steam in 2010, and for many years to come. There will also be some other interesting things going on in franchising in 2010, and they don’t involve the latest pizza craze, or the launch of a solar-powered... More

Bizjournals.com: Colorado’s Fitness Together Franchise Corp. is expanding its franchise network to a sixth nation, Brazil. The Highlands Ranch-based personal-training chain said Monday it has awarded a master franchisee agreement to Antonio Cassiano Ximenes of Fortaleza, Brazil, who plans to open... More

Economic Times: Fastrack, a fashion accessories brand from Titan Industries Ltd is mulling to take the number of its exclusive stores to 50 across the country by April 2010, from 13 at present. According to Fastrack Vice President and Head Ronnie Talati, most of the outlets would be operated on franchisee... More

Free press releases: Guard-A-Kid, the leader in child identifying security systems, has been ranked among the top franchise leaders in growth and expansion by Entrepreneur Magazine’s 2010 Franchise 500 listing. Despite the global recession, Guard-A-Kid’s growth exceeded the growth of some... More