Vancouver Sun:
What are the most important things to consider when starting a small business? Research and location.
That’s the word from Nicole Allen, co-owner of Candy Aisle in Richmond’s Steveston area, which has seen sales rise quickly since the shop opened in July.
“You have to do your market research,” said Allen, who opened the shop [...]

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PR Newswire:
Baskin-Robbins, America’s favorite ice cream shop, is rapidly expanding its national footprint with today’s announcement that St. Louis, MO is now open for franchise sales. More than 45 new stores are projected throughout St. Louis and the surrounding counties of St. Charles, Jefferson, Franklin, Lincoln, Warren and Washington, among others.
Baskin-Robbins currently operates more than [...]

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NEBS Small Business News:
The decision to buy a franchise or set up a new franchise can be a significant undertaking - especially during a tough economy. But for many interested in running their own small businesses, it makes sense to take the franchising path versus starting a small business from scratch.
However, for those small business [...]

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Bizjournals.com:
Sofi’s Crepes, a hot spot next to the Charles Theater in Baltimore, has added a new location in Annapolis.
The creperie franchise opened its third store and first franchise on 1 Craig St. on Annapolis’ docks. Sofi’s Crepes opened a second location in September 2007, on the ground floor at the Women’s Industrial Exchange at 333 [...]

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American City Business Journals/Boston:
When Tarang Gosalia entered Babson College as an undergraduate four years ago, his goal was to pursue a career in finance.
But Gosalia’s first job after graduating earlier this month won’t be at UBS or Fidelity Investments. Instead, he’s spending $385,000 in savings and a loan from his parents to open a frozen-yogurt [...]

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PR Newswire:
Sylvan Learning, Inc., North America’s most recognized provider of supplemental education, announced today a new franchisee in Salt Lake City.
Nicholas Skene has purchased the Sylvan center located at 2645 East Parley’s Way, Suite 14, Salt Lake City. This center has served thousands of Salt Lake City children for more than 20 years and [...]

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Chain Leader:
Feeding the day in five new locations across the country, Corner Bakery Cafe is opening doors for both guests and job seekers with two new company-owned restaurants in Los Angeles, Calif. and Las Colinas, Tex. and three new franchise-owned cafes in Peoria, Ariz., El Paso, Tex. and Flowood, Miss.
“We are thrilled to introduce our [...]

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HispanicBusiness.com:
As the federal government addresses the economic challenges facing the United States, this spring the International Franchise Association is working to encourage lawmakers to look to franchised-small businesses to help lead the economy out of recession. Franchised businesses represent more than 900,000 firms that provide jobs for more than 21 million Americans and generate in [...]

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Columbus Business First:
Back in the late 1990s, Crane Group introduced TimberTech, a composite to build decks for homes. Sales surged for a couple of years, but so did the number of competitors. By 2000 supply overwhelmed demand.
Had Crane been a publicly held company, it probably would have had to shut down the TimberTech division or [...]

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Bizjournals.com:
Firehouse Subs is expanding into Indianapolis, with its first restaurant expected to open there this summer followed by as many as 27 more within seven years.
The Indianapolis expansion is the Jacksonville-based sub sandwich chain’s first new area this year. Despite a slowdown in the economy, the company opened 57 new stores in 2008, the second [...]

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