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Jun 11, 2013

Cheap Smokes & Cigars Enjoying Enormous Success

Cheap Smokes & Cigars, founded by Jeff Lawrence in 2009, continues its strong growth with new expansion plans into the province of Alberta. With sales totaling over 2 million dollars each location in...

Jun 11, 2013

RAMMP Takes on Franchising in Western Canada with...

With a combined total of over 100 years of hospitality industry experience among its members, RAMMP Hospitality Inc. is becoming an industry powerhouse with three brands in Western Canada. These three...

Jun 7, 2013

International Franchise Expo Spurs Small Business...

The International Franchise Expo (IFE) returns to New York City, June 20-22 at the Javits Center for a second year offering entrepreneurs the unique opportunity to gain insight into the vast world of...

Jun 6, 2013

The Franchise Model is Helping Ontario Businesses...

Many franchises have planted their roots in Ontario’s fertile soil to grow into flourishing businesses. Some have been here for a long time and are still thriving while others are expanding into new...

Jun 6, 2013

Franchising Helps 'The Little Guy' Offset BC's...

British Columbia has some of the most beautiful and scenic land in all of Canada, and this is why there is a strong sense of environmental stewardship here. But BC also has a high cost of living, and...

Jun 3, 2013

Your Top 10 Questions About Vera’s Burger Shack...

Vera’s Burger Shack owner Gerald Tritt recently grabbed a burger with BeTheBoss founder Rob Lancit over the weekend to answer your top 10 questions about the franchise. Does Vera's Burger Shack...

May 23, 2013

Garage Door Depot Celebrates 31 Locations In 3...

The Garage Door Depot® started out of the gate running and hasn’t stopped since. It’s only been 3 years and The Garage Door Depot (GDD) has opened a solid 31 franchises across Canada. Reaching the...

May 16, 2013

Complimentary Tickets to the International...

Ready to start your own business? Hundreds of franchise concepts will be on display at the franchise industry’s premier annual event -- the 22nd Annual International Franchise Expo (IFE), sponsored...

May 9, 2013

The Lunch Lady Helps Mompreneurs Balance Family &...

The Lunch Lady was founded by Ruthie Burd back in 1993. As a parent, she recognized that there were very few lunch program options for kids in Elementary School, forcing other parents to add "making...

May 8, 2013

Boom Time for Boston Pizza

According to Boston Pizza's Royalties Income Fund, the popular chain of restaurants has achieved record-breaking franchise sales from its royalty pool of restaurants during the fourth quarter of...

May 8, 2013

Wendy's Undergoes Facelift

In February 2013, Wendy's announced the launching of a new, contemporary logo for its restaurant chain. Since then, the redesigned logo has begun to appear in all of Wendy's advertising, signage and...

May 8, 2013

Starbucks Achieves Record Revenues

Recently, Starbucks announced that its net revenues increased from $3.44 billion in 2011 to a record $3.8 billion in 2012. This represents an increase of 11 percent. In addition, same store sales...

May 8, 2013

Hampton Hotels Showing Strong Growth

Hampton Hotels, an international brand with just under 1,900 Hampton by Hilton, Hampton Inn & Suites and Hampton Hotels locations, announced its fourth quarter results in January. Its impressive...

May 8, 2013

7-Eleven Continues to Sweep the Market

7-Eleven, Inc., the largest convenience store chain in the world, with over 9,000 stores in North America, is continuing its rapid expansion and growth. In the beginning of 2013, 7-Eleven acquired 143...

May 8, 2013

Burger King Twitter Hack Offers Learning...

In February, Burger King experienced a hostile takeover of the company's Twitter account. It was made to look like BK's most obvious rival, McDonald's had completely overtaken the account. In fact,...

May 8, 2013

McDonald's Wins the Marketing Battle in Canada for...

McDonald's did a little research and found that consumers had misconceptions about the brand as well as some nagging questions about how the business was run. Instead of shying away from the scrutiny,...

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