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Mar 9, 2012

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IPad chip designer ARM wants to crush Intel
CNN
Chips designed by ARM (ARM), the British microprocessor company you've probably never heard of, are in a stunning 95% of the world's mobile phonesand tablets, including the new iPad Apple announced this week. ARM's chips represent 30% of the entire ...
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Sony's PlayStation Vita Versus The New iPad
ABC News (blog)
Vita's 5 inch, 16×9 screen is perfectly sized for mobile gaming, at two inches longer than iPhone but four inches shorter than iPad. Treading that middle ground lets Vita have a big enough screen for gamers to be immersed in play while still allowing ...
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ABC News (blog)
iPad 4G Data Plans Announced By AT&T And Verizon
Huffington Post
According to Apple's website, an iPad equipped with both Wi-Fi and 4G connectivity "keeps you connected to the Internet using a fast cellular data connection when Wi-Fi isn't available. So you can stay connected when you're commuting on the train, ...
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iPad Dominates Due to Apple's Supply Deals
TIME
Many suppliers are happy to sell to Apple, given the company's success in mobile products. ARM Holdings PLC, a British chip-maker that licenses the technology used in iPhone and iPad chips, for instance, saw its stock rise nearly 4 percent Thursday, ...
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TIME
New iPad 3 Verizon Data Plans to Include Mobile Hotspot At No Extra Cost
Tapscape
The iPad wireless hotspot feature allows you to use your iPad 3 as a Wi-Fi router, feeding signal that can be used to access the internet on other wireless enabled devices such as smartphones and laptop computers. What I didn't see when I went looking ...
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Verizon gets it: We want data freedom, and don't want to be gouged for it
ExtremeTech
By Ed Oswald on March 8, 2012 at 5:30 pm Apple's inclusion of amobile hotspot on the new iPad is pretty exciting. Like the iPhone, we can now use the tablet as a hotspot to share the data connection with our other wireless devices.
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ExtremeTech
FAQ: What you need to know now about the 'new iPad'
Computerworld
The new iPad goes on sale at Apple's retail stores next Friday, March 16. But you can pre-order the tablet now at Apple's online store for delivery on or before that date. While the store had trouble yesterday handling the volume of customers, ...
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Talk of the Day -- Mixed reactions to 'the new iPad'
Focus Taiwan News Channel
Bobby Tung, chief editor of online publication "For iMagazine," said the new iPad's launch has dealt a blow to companies that unveiled Android 4.0 tablet gadgets at the just-concluded MobileWorld Congress in Barcelona. Tung said the new iPad can ...
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Focus Taiwan News Channel
Gone In 4 Minutes
Huffington Post
It was no surprise, then, that Wednesday's launch of the new iPad focused on what was underneath the hood of the top-of-the-line version: a high-octane 4G LTE data connection. Translated from mobile-ese, that means really fastInternet, available on ...
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New iPad / Apple iPad 3 will have faster web access in UK – just
T3
4G was a big component of this week's iPad launch – but as yet the UK simply doesn't have the infrastructure. But could it? UK users of the new iPad will enjoy slightly faster internet browsing speeds than on the iPad 2 – but it won't be anything like ...
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iPad Safety Inspection Revolution Begins with Field ID Mobile for the iPad
Technology Digital (press release)
Just in time for the new iPad, Field ID, the leader in inspection software and safety compliance solutions for web and mobile devices, announced today the availability of the most robust yet easy-to-use safety and compliance application for the iPad.
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Video Review: CloudFTP is a surrogate USB port for your iDevice
ZDNet (blog)
It's a pocket-sized adapter that can turn any USB storage device into a wireless file server, sharing files with Wi-Fi-enabled devices (iPad, iPhone, computer etc.). It can also automatically connect to the Internet to backup and synchronize your USB ...
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New iPad neither dud nor 'revolution'
CNN
By John D. Sutter, CNN San Francisco (CNN) -- On first glance, the new, never-to-be-actually-named iPad is exactly the same as its predecessor: Same size, same price, same colors. But guts count for something. And the guts of the new iPad -- don't you ...
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Sodexo Launches First Mobile App Allowing Candidates to Apply for Jobs ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Further segmenting the data, the Pew Internet Research finds a high mobileweb usage rate among minority populations. As mobile technology continues to transform the way businesses reach consumers, we are also seeing that 77 percent of job seekers are ...
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Apple Further Dominates Tablet Space With New iPad Launch
Moneycontrol.com
Jayesh Easwaramony, Vice President, ICT Practice, Asia Pacific, Frost & Sullivan said, "The new iPad is a global product that caters to an evolved market of mobile internet users with strong purchasing power; it will attract consumers in the more ...
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Financing to Value Instagram at $500 Million
Wall Street Journal
But as with other mobile-focused start-ups, such as Foursquare Labs and Flipboard, its success in attracting users has yet to translate into significant revenue in the way it has for some desktop-oriented Internet companies, such as Facebook Inc. and...
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Wall Street Journal
Offlane is an offline newsreader with a Flipboard style
VentureBeat
Offlane, a newsstand app for the iPad in private beta, syncsonline news content to your mobile device so it can be read offline. The company took the stage Thursday at the Launch Conference to present its new product. The panel of judges, ...
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VentureBeat
Wiley to divest selected publishing assets - 09 Mar 2012
Knowledgespeak
To access our daily STM news feed through your iPhone, iPad, or other smartphones, please visit www.myscoope.com for a mobile friendly reading experience. Publishing forecast firm Simba Information, US, has released a report titled Global Professional ...
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iPad, tablet growth leads to constant web access, forces marketing shift
Brafton
Moreover, the technology is cutting into sales of other computers as consumers and businesses look to deploy the high-poweredmobile devices. For marketers, the impending growth of the tablet-smartphone combination as the preferred internet access ...
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Brafton
Hey! Why Do My Cell Calls Keep Dropping?
Politic365
Smartphone, iPad, laptop, apps, and free Wi-Fi are such a part of the telecommunications lexicon that even our school children are familiar with them. Referring to these devices as “phones” or even cell phones is becoming a misnomer if not straight-up ...
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New iPad to hit stores March 16
Washington Post
But for now, it has put out a pretty good mobile alternative in the new iPad. Apple also announced an upgrade to its $99 Apple TV set-up box, which streams content to traditional television sets. That video will be offered in full high definition, ...
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Gartner Dials Back PC Market Forecast for 2012
PC Magazine
Ultrabooks, the thin-and-light laptops being promoted by Intel, could help turn things around for PC makers but tablets like Apple's new iPad and similar devices based on Google's Android mobile operating system and Microsoft's forthcoming Windows 8 ...
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The Watercooler: iPad cat
RipTen
Warning: The Watercooler is the best thing you will see on the Internet today, mainly because it is the best thing I saw on the Internet yesterday. Be advised that The Watercooler is not necessarily videogame related (it usually won't be),...
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New iPad LTE for Verizon Includes Mobile Hotspot in Data Package
Signal News
Verizon Wireless is pulling a smart move to encourage buyers of the New iPadLTE to go Verizon rather than AT&T: built-in mobile hotspot. Including themobile hotspot in all 4G LTE data plans means owners of Verizon-powered New iPads can use them like ...
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Apple TV Software Update; New iPad Data Pricing; iPhoto Nixes Google Maps
PC Magazine
By Angela Moscaritolo Apple continued to top tech headlines on Thursday, following its unveiling of the new iPad, and other goodies like iPhoto for iPadand a new Apple TV. The day brought some good news for those with an old Apple TV —you can use the ...
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Apple debuts new, higher-resolution iPad
York Daily Record
The new tablet is slightly thicker and heavier than the iPad 2 due to the increased battery power needed to drive the screen. A second improvement, one that fixes a major deficit compared to Android mobile devices, is the ability to operate on cellular ...
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LYING iPhone 4S mobes claim 4G connection on 3G network
Register
Here in Blighty, we know we're not going to get 4G internet on our new iPads, or anything else for that matter until at least a few years. Of course, thephones are still on a 3G network. Talking 4G requires a particular chipset, one that the iPhone 4S ...
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World gets 4G iPad, India still struggling for broadband
Economic Times
Tablets are inherently mobile and connected to the internet via high-speed broadband. The world will experience a tremendous demand for broadband spectrum, to meet which governments around the world are scrambling, freeing up spectrum from other uses ...
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Visions of technology's future
Hartford Courant
Internet-connected refrigerators suggest recipes based on the fridge's contents; a mobile phone activates a touch screen-controlled washer-dryer; and a single button tucks a house into bed at night, turning down the lights, adjusting the heat and ...
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Hartford Courant
Verizon's 4G LTE iPads will hot spot at launch, but not AT&T's
CNET (blog)
by Jessica Dolcourt March 8, 2012 11:04 AM PST Follow @jdolcourt To clear up some Internet confusion about which provider would support the new iPadhot-spot feature on LTE-ready tablets, CNET's Jessica Dolcourt went straight to the carrier source.
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Apple Unveils New iPad, Apple TV Device
March 07, 2012 Apple Unveils New iPad, Apple TV Device VOA News The ...The iPad is a mobile computer and the new version has a nearly 25 centimeter screen.
www.voanews.com/.../Apple-Unveils-New-iPad-Apple-Set-top...
New iPad Overwhelms Internet, Apple Store (Updated)
Gotta Be Mobile » Mobile » New iPad Overwhelms Internet, Apple Store ...Interest in the new iPad also caused server problems for news sites covering the ...
www.gottabemobile.com/.../new-ipad-overwhelms-internet-ap...
Internet Retailer : Mobile Commerce - Get set: More iPad shoppers ...
At its press conference today, Apple said it sold 15.4 million iPads in Q4 2011.... What's more, the iPad accounts for a staggering 90.4% of all Internet traffic...
www.internetretailer.com/.../get-set-more-ipad-shoppers-are-w...
Adobe Photoshop Touch Now Available for iPad | EON: Enhanced ...
BARCELONA, Spain--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--At Mobile World Congress , ... iPad versions of the other Adobe Touch Apps are expected later this year.
eon.businesswire.com/news/eon/20120226005151/en/.../Touc...
Get set: More iPad shoppers are on the way
What's more, the iPad accounts for a staggering 90.4% of all Internet traffic ...Better resolution sets a higher standard for retailers to meet in mobile ...
www.internetretailer.com/.../get-set-more-ipad-shoppers-are-w...
10 best iPhone and iPad apps for keeping fit | News | TechRadar
10 best iPhone and iPad apps for keeping fit The top iOS apps for excercise and ... to an expert for advice or trawling the internet in the hope of finding an answer. ..... Tags: iPhone apps, iPad apps, iOS, fitness, health, mobile phones, tablets ...
www.techradar.com/.../10-best-iphone-and-ipad-apps-for-kee...
Mobile Devices Now More Popular Than TV Globally. How About ...
This is good news for mobile advertising networks, with 71% of surveyed users ... of mobile web usage, which is driven by social media, entertainment and email. ... six devices, including the iPad and iPod, on the top 20 list ofmobile devices.
www.techwireasia.com/.../mobile-devices-now-more-popular-t...
iPad 3: the tablet that will give mobile operators a headache ...
iPad users have no need for calls and texts and instead want internetservices ... " thou shalt have the option to purchase a subsidised iPad 3 from your mobile ..... Zeitgeist is an experiment in showing trending news, topics and articles from the ...
www.guardian.co.uk/.../2012/.../ipad-3-tablet-mobile-operator...
Toshiba Excite to launch one day ahead of new iPad announcement ...
Read this blog post by Eric Franklin on Mobile. ... You are here: News ....CNET News, featuring the latest on cell phones, mobile gear, VoIP, andInternet access ...
news.cnet.com/.../toshiba-excite-to-launch-one-day-ahead-of-...
Facebook conducting “test” SMS snooping | Techwatch: Tech News
... be called. Android 5.0 will be known as Jelly Bean,.. See all Mobiles News ·Internet ... The first piece of big news being that it wasn't called the iPad 3,.. apple ...
www.techwatch.co.uk/.../facebook-conducting-test-sms-snoopi...
Apple expected to unveil new iPad | Technology | BigPond News
Apple may reveal a new version of its iPad tomorrow, in the first major media ...on Wednesday, igniting a wildfire of rumours in the online technology world.
bigpondnews.com/.../Apple_expected_to_unveil_new_iPad_7...
New iPad 3 Keyboard Case Astonishes - Gadgets and Technology ...
All The Latest Gadgets And Technology News · Home · Latest Gadget ... TheiPad has defined and solidified a new category in mobile computing. With over 55 ...
www.gadgetsandtechnologynews.com/new-ipad.../2817729/
iPad-apalooza: Yandex Looks At iPad Search & 30 Percent Of North ...
While the iPad is neither a PC nor a “mobile” device exactly, Yandex said that the ... Unlike smartphones, tablets are more likely to be used for lengthy onlinesearch ... In a related piece of news, a North American survey from ad network InMobi ...
searchengineland.com/ipad-apalooza-yandex-looks-at-ipad-se...
Tech blog | Tech blog - Industry analysis – FT.com
In the afterglow of Apple's big iPad 3 reveal yesterday comes the somewhat souring ... 4G LTE iPad owners in North America on super speedy mobilebroadband. ... but news from Songkick, a social network for gig-goers based in Shoreditch, ... on the broadcast landscape: a linear TV channel shaped byonline social media.
blogs.ft.com/tech-blog/
Mobile network operators set guidelines for app privacy - iPad ...
Amid growing concerns over the privacy policies of mobile phone apps, the GSMA ... its Android app gives the Internet giant permission to read users' text messages. ... http://www.macworld.co.uk/ipad-iphone/news/index.cfm?newsid= 3340600 ...
www.macworld.co.uk/ipad-iphone/news/?newsid=3340600
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FRANCHISE News, Mar 09, 2012



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In-Home Senior Care Franchises in the US Industry Market Research Report Now ...
PR Web (press release)
Franchise establishments that provide medical and nonmedical in-home services allow seniors to do just that. The high cost of nursing homes and assisted living accommodations, coupled with escalating healthcare costs associated with hospital stays, ...
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Returning from war and turning to franchising
Washington Post
In February, CiCi's Pizza announced it will waive the franchise fee and offer a 50 percent cut on royalty fees to all qualified veterans who open CiCi's franchises and hire a veteran manager. Franchising from the field Nathan Sinclair performed tours ...
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CiCi's Pizza Fuels Franchise Growth With Innovative Development and Financing ...
Sacramento Bee
These benefits include reduced franchise and royalty fees, as well as potential to receive a franchise fee refund for those that meet the specific program guidelines. Furthermore, the company announced the CiCi's Patriot Program last month to increase...
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Second Cup Announces 2011 Results
MSN Money
The Company franchised two cafés late in the Quarter, ending the Quarter with seven Company-operated cafés. Services revenue for the Quarter was $1975 (2010 - $1311). Services revenue includes initial franchise fees, renewal fees, transfer fees earned ...
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Franchise and Competition Class Actions: Dismissal of Tim Hortons Class Action ...
JD Supra (press release)
The plaintiffs alleged that “Always Fresh” increased their costs to produce baked goods, cutting into their profit margins, and that Tim Hortons required franchisees to sell lunch menu items at a loss or at break-even prices while profiting through ...
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The Ensign Group Announces Acquisition of Doctors Express Franchise System
Sacramento Bee
"We are excited to combine our experience, culture and cost structure with Doctors Express' talented urgent care professionals and franchisees, as we work to together establish a new benchmark for top-quality urgent care services," he added.
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Can a franchise be a career option?
San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
This is a period of exploration, and for those who dream of owning a business,franchising may be an option. The International Franchise Association predicts a 1.9% growth in 2012, reflecting the rebounding economy. Approximately 4% of all small ...
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Fresh franchises take on tentpole torpor: Now that the awards season is ...
Chicago Tribune
Here are some of the challenges confronting Hollywood's marketing soldiers of summer: ** Since some franchises are disappearing ("Harry Potter") and others winding down ("Pirates of the Caribbean"), can new franchises be created with mega-advertising ...
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Dickey's Barbecue Rolls Out a Smokin' Franchisee Benefits Program
Sacramento Bee
"This program eases the out of pocket expenses you typically get with small business insurance coverage -- it gives our franchise owners a way to keep operating costs low and is a great incentive for their employees.
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Growth concepts: Restaurant executives share franchising, growth strategies
Nation's Restaurant News
Still, as an uncertain economy lingers and difficult lending terms continue, companies are getting proactive by directly funding expansion, slimming down costs with smaller prototypes, shoring up unit economics to provide better margins and working ...
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Tim Hortons woos US investment audience
Toronto Star
Franchise owners can get into the market for the cost of the restaurant equipment and make money over time, she said, adding that they are looking for people who are interested in a 20-year relationship. The presentation was the second in as many days,...
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How To Screen A Franchisor
Manila Bulletin
Based on my experience, gross profit margins (net sales less cost of goods sold) of between 55 to 65 percent is par for the course, and anything under 50 percent will be tight. Remember, a franchisee still needs to pay his franchisor a royalty fee (RF) ...
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Subway TV & Radio expands in the U.S.
Nation's Restaurant News
“With digital signage, we are building a viable, cost-effective program to help ourfranchisees reach their customers with timely product and promotional messages that influence customer behavior at the counter and increase sales,” said Dennis Clabby, ...
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Arcos Dorados Reports Fourth Quarter & Full Year 2011 Financial Results
MarketWatch (press release)
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, Mar 05, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. (NYSE:ARCO) ("Arcos Dorados" or the "Company"), Latin America's largest restaurant chain and the world's largest McDonald's franchisee, today reported results for the ...
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Dunkin' Brands Announces Initiation of Cash Dividend
Sacramento Bee
These risk and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: the ongoing level of profitability of franchisees and licensees; changes in working relationship with ourfranchisees and licensees and the actions of our franchisees and licensees; ...
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POWERADE® Brings NCAA® March Madness to 7-Eleven® Stores with Cups, Games ...
Sacramento Bee
The cost to enter the contest is five Slurpee Rewards Points, and winners will be selected in a random drawing at the end of the month. Slurpee fans who tweet answers to daily basketball opinion or trivia questions on Twitter and include the hashtag ...
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NFL: the best free agents of 2012
The Guardian (blog)
But first NFL teams had the opportunity to decide which players to keep out of that market: a record number of players - 21 - have been franchise-tagged by their teams to stop them joining rivals. The franchise tags - limited to one per team - prevents ...
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The Guardian (blog)
easyhome Ltd. Reports 2011 Fourth Quarter Results and Announces Dividend ...
MarketWatch (press release)
When normalized for the costs associated with the investigation of an employee fraud in 2010, the net improvement for the quarter was 97%. Earnings for the quarter were 22 cents compared with a loss of 3 cents in the fourth quarter of 2010 or 13 cents ...
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AFC Reports Fiscal 2011 Results; Provides Fiscal 2012 Guidance
MarketWatch (press release)
The strategic roadmap and the principles with which we partner with our franchiseesare the keys to our performance results. On this sound foundation, we see 2012 and beyond as the time for accelerated growth, first in the US followed by sensible ...
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Jamba's CEO Discusses Q4 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Seeking Alpha
Our franchise and other revenue for the fourth quarter increased by 24.8% to $2.8 million compared to $2.2 million from the same prior-year quarter. The increase was attributable to royalties related to the increase in number of franchised stores and ...
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The future of gaming lies in free-play
Laney Tower
Once upon a time, these worlds cost a small sum and sapped monthly paycheck after paycheck from parents and collegians everywhere. Personally, I opted out. But in the "Age of Advertising," who needs fees? Now, twelve year-olds can blow each other to...
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Ottawa IT firms join forces in deal
Ottawa Citizen
For a fee, they'll look after the IT infrastructure of small and mediumsize businesses. Scott's firm does this through more than 100 franchises, which pay TUC a small upfrontfee along with royalties. TUC's annual revenues are roughly $10 million and, ...
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How Do You Stop a NASCAR Monopoly?
AthlonSports.com
According to Forbes' yearly evaluations in the four major stick-and-ball sports, the average value of a franchise went up over the past 12 months: 7 percent in MLB, 6.5 percent in the NBA, 5 percent in the NHL and 4 percent in the NFL. And NASCAR?
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AthlonSports.com
Exclusive CruiseOne One-Day Sale Monday, 3/5 on Norwegian Epic Sailings
PR Web (press release)
This exclusive offer is available by visiting CruiseOne Sale or by contacting a local CruiseOne franchise. A secondary offer is available to consumers who miss out on Monday. Norwegian Epic bookings made Tuesday through Saturday will earn travelers a ...
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Restaurateurs respond to healthier dietary demands
Knoxville News Sentinel
AMY SMOTHERMAN BURGESS/BUSINESS JOURNAL McDonald's franchisee Tom Cochran says more menu variety, including healthier options, is attracting new customers to the fast-food mainstay. At Ruby Tuesday, ordering sides of green beans and zucchini with a ...
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