FranchisePick.Com Reports on Pure Weight Loss Franchise Woes
December 20, 2007
(FranBest.com) FranchisePick.com is keeping tabs on developments at national weight loss Franchise Pure Weight Loss (formerly L.A. Weight Loss) that is abruptly closing all of its 400 centers nationwide, leaving “employees jobless for the holidays and making members fend off sugar plums, eggnog and Christmas Cheer all by themselves.”
FranchisePick.com is inviting input from employees and customers here:
PURE WEIGHT LOSS CUSTOMERS: SHARE NEWS & OPINIONS HERE
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D.E.I. Franchise Discovery Day, Scranton/Wilkes Barre
August 10, 2007
Are you an opportunity-seeker near Scranton/Wilkes Barre, PA?
D.E.I. Sales Systems is holding a Franchise Discovery Day Thursday August 16th at 7pm… And you’re invited
This session is FREE and is designed for you to learn about the opportunity and to join the D.E.I. franchise network.
Location: The Woodlands Inn & Resort at 1073 Highway 315
Wilkes Barre, PA 18702
Hotel Telephone # 570-824-9831
If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact Ben Alpert
If interested, please RSVP to Ben Alpert 800-224-2140
BlueMauMau.Org Launches Franchise Directory
June 29, 2007
(FranBest.Com) Congratulations to our friends at the lively franchise industry forum BlueMauMau.org on the launch of their new franchise directory, which they claim is “one of the most complete, if not the most complete American franchise directory on the Internet. As far as we can figure, it has easily twice as many listings as any other major franchise portal.”
The new Blue Mau Mau franchise directory has a lot of people very excited, not the least of which is the woman to the left.
While it will take a little time for BlueMauMau.org to finetune and prune some of the listings, I have to say there are a number of active franchisors in their list I’ve never heard of… and that’s saying something since I cruise the web franchise scene pretty frequently. Here are some I’d never heard of:
Over 2400 Listed, Categorized, and Alphabetized, with Franchisor Website Links
For convenience, nearly all franchisor entries have a hyperlink to the franchisor’s site. They’ve built a lot of tools to help you find and contact the right franchise for you. And of course, you can read members’ remarks and star rankings on concepts.
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Is a Franchise a Better Investment Than College?
June 22, 2007
According to a (tongue-in-cheek?) post over on Franchise Pick, going to college is just a waste of time and every college student and graduate knows it. Would students be better investing in a franchise than higher education? You be the judge:
Here’s an excerpt:
Wise Up! Skip College. Buy a Franchise!
by Sean Kelly
I don’t want to imply that college is a waste of time, money and brain cells, so I’ll state it:
College is a waste of time, money and brain cells.
I know. I went to college (7 of the best years of my life).
When I graduated with my English degree, the business world threw a HUGE welcome party for me and rewarded my educational accomplishments with a lucrative position in Combustible Timber Logistics (or firewood delivery, for you non-grads). Pursuing my dream of complete unemployability, I returned for my Masters degree, and even stayed on to teach for a few years. Eventually, they forcibly ejected me through the ivy-covered doors to accept the fate of all college grads: a job completely unrelated to my field of study in a company whose owner dropped out halfway through 7th grade.
But don’t college graduates have much higher incomes than non-graduates?
Sure. Just ask the clerk at That Fish Place next time you’re buying goldfish for your pet piranha. He’ll tell you how he thanks his lucky stars every day for his PhD in Marine Biology.
Or ask those unfortunates who have had to struggle through life without college degrees. Poor Bill Gates ($56 bil), Paul Allen ($18 bil), Michael Dell ($15 bil) & Larry Ellison ($21 billion)… think of what they could have achieved had they finished college! Such a waste! It’s reported that billionaire John Simplot (3 bil), inventor of the French Fry, felt inferior around the liberal arts graduates who manned his deep fryers or who so articulately asked the customers “Would you like fries with that?”
College Diplomas: Worst. Investment. Ever.
According to The College Board’s annual report, “Trends in College Pricing”, the total college costs…
Continue Reading Wise Up! Skip College. Buy a Franchise!.
TopNewFranchises.Com Seeks Nominations for Best New Franchise
April 6, 2007
Do you know of a franchise opportunity* worthy of being recognized as one of the Top New Franchises?
TopNewFranchises.Com wants your nominations.
To vote for your favorite new franchise opportunity, CLICK HERE.
It doesn’t matter if you’re a franchisee, employee, customer, vendor, or casual observer, your opinion counts. Just post the franchise name and why you think it’s a Top New Franchise. Multiple nominations are OK and results will be tallied and posted. Nominate your own company if you want… just tell why it’s a great opportunity.
Top New Franchises is on a search for the REAL top new franchises. Tell us what you think!
* Franchising since 2000 or later. If you know of a great franchise opportunity that’s been around longer, nominate it at Best Undiscovered Franchises.
