openPR: Mystery shopping is now considered the most successful way of securing and optimising quality standards at franchising companies. INTERNATIONAL SERVICE CHECK is an international mystery shopping provider which has focused exclusively on this key competency since the company’s foundation... 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

South Bend Tribune: Marc Anthony Rosa, Richard Gonzales and John Paxton can add managing a business to their long list of to do’s as sophomore business majors at the University of Notre Dame. In addition to their current academic careers, the three enterprising students recently bought Dorm Drinks... More

PR Newswire: Mr. Clean, internationally-recognized for his buff build, bald head and tough stance on clean, is coming to Chicago, aiming to make cars sparkle and customers smile. With 15 locations already under his well-branded banner, Mr. Clean Car Wash® is looking for franchisees in the Chicago market.... More

PR Web: ZeeWise™ Inc., the leading provider of Franchise Business Intelligence (BI) software announced today the release of CARS Premier Edition (Collection And Reporting System) at the 50th Annual International Franchise Association (IFA) Convention in San Antonio, Texas. For the first time in franchising,... More

BigNews.biz: The auto detail shop, DetailXPerts, created a patent-pending process that resulted in a great product while protecting our planet. Emmanuel Williams, founder of the auto detail shop, listened to his young son who suggested he use steam to wash cars. Emmanuel’s wife, Angela joined him... More

Fox Small Business Center: When it comes to owning a small business, not everyone goes the route of starting up their own mom-and-pop shop. In fact, if a hopeful entrepreneur has no clue how to write a business plan and likes the idea of having a bigger “parent” company at their backs, opening a... More

Klue: Franchising is so common in the food industry that when one outlet does remotely well, you’d expect them to open another, and another, and soon, a whole chain of them littered in every corner of the country. The most common franchises you can find now are the kopitiam and the mamak/nasi... More

Hurriyet Daily News: Turkey’s franchising sector grows 40 percent and reaches a business volume of $35 billion as many of those unemployed amid the crisis allocate their compensation to entrepreneurial efforts. Various campaigns organized by the companies awarding franchises also play a role in... More

PR Web: There are an estimated 20,000 tattoo parlors in the U.S., with an average of a new one opening every day. The FDA estimates that 45 million Americans have at least one tattoo, while the FDA and the American Society of Dermatological Surgery state that 50% of individuals with tattoos eventually... More

PR Web: New and used cell phone reseller, Cell Again, announced today it has begun franchising across North America. The franchise system focuses on low-risk, kiosk locations where customers not only purchase phones and accessories, but can also sell their old cell phones. Cell Again has five current... More

PR Newswire: Microsoft Corp. www.microsoft.com/ today announced that Swiss Farms has selected Microsoft Dynamics AX for Retail to support its launch of a corporate and franchise system and to integrate its point-of-sale data with back-office operations. Microsoft Dynamics AX for Retail is a powerful... More