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One of Britain's leading transport groups has revealed a sustained improvement in passenger numbers on its rail services over the last four months, improving expectations that the beleaguered industry may be turning a corner.  

One option when starting up any business is to become part of a franchise. This allows you to run what is in effect still your own business but gives the advantage of becoming a part of a larger entity which can provide you with its products, its techniques, image, advertising and training. Examples of modern franchises include McDonalds, Pizza Hut and Subway.If you wish to have your home-based business be a part of a franchise, you have to...  

(EMAILWIRE.COM, December 13, 2009 ) Detroit, MI – New franchise opportunities and lead website for franchisors, FranchisesforSale.com, was designed to help franchisors find quality franchisees for their growing business. By educating the new franc..  

(EMAILWIRE.COM, December 13, 2009 ) Detroit MI – Home based franchises are growing in popularity as people discover a new way to make a living without having to spend all day at the office. Working from home allows tremendous freedom and flexibili..  

Scripps Howard's list of the 10 worst franchises in the four major North American pro leagues. 1. Pittsburgh Pirates No pro team has a longer streak of losing seasons now. The Buccos haven't had a winning season since Barry Bonds last was a Pirate, in 1992. They haven't won more than 70 games in a season since 2004, and they show little sign of getting better, losing 99 games in 2009. Their biggest move so far this offseason — a move that was...  

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NexCen Brands, Inc., (PINK SHEETS: NEXC.PK) owner of multiple QSR and retail franchise concepts, has been recognized as one of the top five friendliest franchises for minorities by the National Minority Franchising Initiative (NMFI). This is the second year in a row that NexCen has been included in NMFI’s “50 Top Franchises for Minorities”. As part of this ranking, NexCen was included in a special “Franchising Today...  

View full size photo » Recently, Portfolio.com analyzed 82 professional sports markets to determine which cities were overextended with their sports franchises and which ones had room for more teams. How did they come up with these "saturation" numbers and how did Kansas City do? It's there, after the jump. Portfolio took the total personal income of a city...  

We could define the Franchise Direct website as an online resource that makes it easy for anybody to discover franchise opportunities from all around the globe. The basic idea is to make the process of owning a business not only something easy but also something more fulfilling than ever before. This is accomplished by letting budding entrepreneurs connect with renowned franchise opportunities.Read moreLearn more about FranchiseDirect.com in...  

The Dec. 2, 1909 NYT reports on the sale of a minor league team:The deal transferring Little Rock's Southern League baseball franchise to Chattanooga was closed today. The price paid by Chattanooga was $12,000.The price is approximately $290,000 in 2008 dollars (according to eh.net). This team is renamed the Chattanooga Lookouts, my hometown team while growing up....  

Nov. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Julia Stewart, chief executive officer of DineEquity Inc., talks with Bloomberg's Pimm Fox about the company's franchising strategy. Stewart also discusses the U.S. economy and IHOP Restaurants. DineEquity is the holding company for IHOP and Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar. (Source: Bloomberg)  

McDonalds will shutter its business in Iceland because it is too expensive for the franchise to operate after the country's financial crisis.The world's largest fast-food company said on Monday that all three of its restaurants in Iceland, operated by franchisee Jon Ogmundsson, would stop operating at midnight on October 31.Ogmundsson has run the McDonald's restaurants since 2004. He told Reuters that the decision to close the restaurants was...  

Multi-unit franchising sure has a nice ring to it. Especially if you happen to be the franchise owner of 3-4 units. It’s a stunning visual. You can drive around and see what you own. That could be why a lot of prospective franchise owners get quite energized when looking at opportunities. They picture a growing business, and with it, multiple locations. According to an independent research firm, (FRANdata) 52% of all franchises are now multi...  

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Comic books seem like easy targets for movie treatments. The storyboards, setting and costumes are already laid out for you, and an established fan base already exists. So, it is not surprising that there are about 20 movies based on comic books in ...  

Doug Alley, right, stands with his father, Wallace Alley, at the dealership last week. Alley's still holds Jaguar and Saab franchises, but Chrysler took away its Chrysler Dodge franchises last summer as part of the automaker's restructuring plan ...