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In this week’s Franchise Update we are wishing Little Caesars a Happy Birthday, as well as reporting on the success of a Minuteman Press franchisee.

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Little Caesars recently celebrated their 50th Birthday. The food franchise was originally started by husband and wife duo Michael and Marian Ilitch and today is one of the largest pizza restaurant franchises in the US.

Joanne Miner has been announced as one of Broward County’s 100 outstanding women. Ms Miner is a Minuteman Press franchisee and is a celebrated businesswoman in Broward County.

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In this week’s episode of Franchise Update, we report on the publication of a new information portal detailing franchise opportunities for veterans, as well as the strong growth of Accommodation Guru’s online business.

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Franchise Direct is proud to announce the publication of its comprehensive information guide to franchises for veterans; as well as its directory of franchises for sale. The information guide aims to provide a comprehensive overview of franchising to military members facing transition. Franchise Direct believes that is important to support the troops who have been in service overseas by providing them with all the information they need to start a great career, following military service, through a franchise opportunity. The information guide details various funding programs targeted at veterans interested in starting their own business through a franchise opportunity, as well as detailing top franchise opportunities available to veterans today. Accommodation Guru are excited to announce that following successful trials, the license for their online booking system is now being offered worldwide. This development marks the continued success for Accommodation Guru and further exemplifies the growth of online businesses which are widely recognized as a recession resilient business option. Check out our directory of computer and internet franchise opportunities to learn more. Keep Watching!

Franchise Direct has started a news video series, featuring up to date news stories from the franchise business and entrepreneurship community.

The series aims to provide viewers with informative news pieces about developments in the entrepreneurship community as well as news stories from franchises.

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In the first episode of Franchise Update, Franchise Direct’s Lillie Burroughs brings you news from Nutrition Zone who have just announced the opening of new store in Chula Vista, California. This episode also covers details of upcoming IFA seminars, which are available on our franchise seminars calendar. These seminars offer individuals the valuable opportunity to meet franchisors to discuss franchise opportunities available. Keep Watching!

In another installment of our on-going video interview series, we’d like to highlight an interesting discussion that Franchise Direct recently had with Dawn Kane, president of Hot Dish Advertising.

Advertising is a crucial component of any business’s success. Franchisors looking to maximize product visibility need a concerted advertising campaign to assure profitability and in this interview, Dawn outlines why advertising can provide the boost that a business need.

Dawn is not only out to promote advertising, though. For instance, she offers this objective advice to franchisors and franchisees about how to deal with advertising firms:

“Just understanding truly what your objectives are and be realistic about that. Then having an open dialogue with your client and the agency really helps to create a better relationship and then a better end product,” she says.

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Bob Schaffer decided that he didnt want to retire after working 35 year’s in a corporate company but instead to run his own business. But he also didnt want to be in business by himself- so he chose to invest in a franchise opportunity. Investing in a franchise opportunity provided Bob with the training, support and proven business model that an independent business start-up would not have.

So why did Bob choose to invest in SeaMaster Cruises travel franchise?

Bob chose to invest in SeaMaster Cruises franchise because of its manageable business model, the “integrity and quality” of the people behind SeaMaster Cruises, the marketing and technological tools, his two weeks intensive training and the regular “coffee chats” he would have with the support team at head office made Bob decicde to take the plunge and invest…

Sounds too good to be true? Find out for yourself and view Bob’s full interview by clicking on the video player below…