Franchising.com: Paul W. Eckert, President and CEO of Family Financial Centers, LLC, is pleased to introduce for the first time internal financing for qualified franchise candidates. A mere 25% down payment by the franchisee on the center build-out package is all that is required to furnish the center... More

Daily Journal of Commerce: In these tough economic times, some experienced executives have been laid off, downsized or minimized, but still have plenty to offer. They might desire to look at franchises, which offer the opportunity to make a change, run a business and create jobs. Contractors are looking... More

mydigitalfc.com: Kiwi Kiss, the Canadian frozen yogurt chain owned by AW Holdings — known for the fresh juice and sm¬oothie brand Jus Booster Juice — will soon come to India. Brand Calculus, the master franchisee of Jus Bo¬oster Juice in India, is bringing the yogurt brand too. India will be the... More

PR Newswire: Mr. Sewer is making its debut as a national franchise Feb. 24-27 at the 30th Annual Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo, in Louisville, KY – the 75th largest tradeshow in the U.S., according to Tradeshow Week magazine. “This is World’s Fair of our industry, and we... More

The Business Insider: Last week we learned AOL plans to expand its local news blog network Patch from 30 or so sites to “hundreds” by the end of 2010. How will AOL grow so fast? Maybe we now know: A source tells us that on a recent visit to the offices of AOL’s local news blog network... More

Sunday Mercury: A Birmingham clinic has come up with a new cure for baldness – TATTOOING hair on your head. If it’s a case of hair today, gone tomorrow then you can get a permanent short cut. Using a fine needle, customised ink and by dotting the hair on with dye, the treatment gives an illusion... More

Scranton Times-Tribune: Less than a year after opening their first Team Blue Hand Car Wash in State College, founders and father-and-son team Jeff and Jason Haas plan to expand, including in Northeast Pennsylvania. They want to open or develop 35 franchises throughout the country by the end of 2012,... More

PR Newswire: SYNLawn, a leading innovator on synthetic grass, today announced the signing of its latest franchise agreement with Mike Maschmeyer of Chicago Roof Deck & Gardens in Chicago. With over four decades of manufacturing experience, SYNLawn is one of the nation’s foremost manufacturers,... More

viploan.co.uk: In the third world countries, especially in a country like India, often the educated but unemployed youth prefer to move to the periphery of small businesses. But due to the excessive economic hardships resulting into lack of investment it even becomes extremely difficult for them to... More

Al-Bawaba: In line with its ongoing efforts to boost the productivity and competitiveness of Bahraini enterprises, Tamkeen announced today that it will sponsor 10 Bahraini entrepreneurs to participate in the 19th annual International Franchise Exhibition (IFE) taking place in Washington DC from 9th... More

PR.com: With the demise of the high street estate agent, and homebuyers choosing to search for property online,The Buying Agents may just be the next growth area in the property industry. The traditional high street Estate Agent model is changing just as it has in the US and Australia over recent years... More

The Franchise Magazine: Newly launched Safeclean franchise owner Ryan Dowling is hoping that running his own business will not only provide him with a good income but also with the independence he craves. “I previously worked in sales, however I began looking into franchising as I wanted to earn... More