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NEWS | March 3, 2010

Home Instead Senior Ranks Best in Category for Franchise Business Review's 2010 Franchise Satisfaction Awards. Home Instead continues to believe that franchisee satisfaction is a monumental indicator of development and success.
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ARTICLE | February 16, 2010

Restaurant franchisees that are part of a well-supported, transparent company culture rated their satisfaction with their franchisor and concept highest in Franchise Business Review’s recently released 2009 Top Food Franchises report.
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SECTOR REPORT | February 11, 2010

Take a look at our 2010 list of award-winning franchises! We are proud to announce 133 franchise companies - out of over 500 brands surveyed this year - that are doing things right and putting their franchisees first.
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ASK FBR | January 25, 2008

Wow... that's a tough one! It's similar to buying a car or a house - there is a huge range in price between various franchise opportunities. What's important to understand are three key pieces of information related to cost: 1.) initial capital required, 2.) total initial investment, and 3.) on-going or recurring costs. Here's the breakdown...
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Richard Branson's "Luck"

by Jack Burris

I just read this in the May 14 issue of The New Yorker and wanted to pass it along. Richard Branson, CEO of Virgin Atlantic (and about 130 other "Virgin" brands) says about entrepreneurship:

I don't think I am different really from any entrepreneur. You have to stick you neck out on occasion. You have to make bold moves, and sometimes you come close to betting everything. In my speeches, I will always say you have to protect the downside. But there have been occasions when I have asked my wife to sign a bit and paper. And she would say, "What's that, dear?" And I would always say, "Don't worry," when it was actually the third mortgage on the house.

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