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		<title>Can my business pay for my car?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If I get a vehicle to use in my business, can I use it for personal use? Behold the value of being a small business owner. Your business will pay for things that you use yourself in your daily life that you previously had to pay for out of personal funds. A vehicle is one of the biggest household expenses for individuals. Woo-hoo! I get to buy a vehicle and someone else pays for it! Well, that someone else is still you, but this time you&#8217;re going to use proceeds from your business to pay for it. The business would pay for the car itself. Maybe even a new truck. Instead of giving yourself a raise and buying a truck with after-tax dollars, have the business buy the truck. The business will deduct the expenses from its taxable income and only pay taxes on the amount of income remaining after the car expense was deducted from total revenue earned. If the business buys a $30,000 car, you&#8217;ve saved payroll taxes on that $30,000! So you don&#8217;t have to have higher taxable wages in order to make the truck payment, so you can pay yourself a lower salary and pay even [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I think Starbucks is following me&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ever feel like Starbucks is following you? For those who don&#8217;t know what Starbucks is, Starbucks is a coffee shop business that sells coffee, prepared coffee drinks, tea and other prepared foods. Ironically, Starbucks does not offer franchises. Starbucks company owns all the locations. Let&#8217;s talk about why Starbucks seems to be everywhere. Starbucks currently has a global network of more than 17,000 stores. Starbucks sells its products through its chain of retail stores as well as through approved retailers such as grocery stores and even small locations within bigger locations such as within bookstores. So here are a few of the notable locations&#8230; They&#8217;re online of course at http://www.starbucks.com/ They&#8217;re on  , , , and . They&#8217;re on Market Street in San Francisco! They&#8217;re in Dubai! They&#8217;re in Hong Kong! &#8230;and Hamburg! They&#8217;re in Hoboken! &#8230;and Harvard! They&#8217;re in Istanbul! &#8230;and even in your kitchen! (if you own one of their super Verismo machines) They&#8217;re in Buenos Aires! &#8230;and the local fair! They&#8217;re at the airport! &#8230;and on your iPhone! They&#8217;re in Korea! &#8230;and Dorchester! I wish I could open my own Starbucks franchise. I wonder if they&#8217;d consider franchising here&#8230; Dang!!! &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>A lesson in entrepreneurial passion right in your living room</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I just figured out why I like Bar Rescue on Spike TV (and other business related reality TV) Passion. Passion to succeed. Passion to be the best. Passion to be all that one can be. Passion to serve others and provide them a memorable experience. Jon Taffer exudes passion. Not hyperbole, not mean-spiritedness, not aggressiveness or other emotions that he gets accused of emoting. It&#8217;s passion. According to Michael Gerber of The E-Myth fame, entrepreneurs begin their role as owner with what he calls an entrepreneurial spasm. An entrepreneurial spasm is where the trades person gets angry enough at his boss or desirous enough of a chance to make it big, that he (or she) risks it all and enters the world of business as the owner of a new company. The company does whatever the entrepreneur has expertise in. And the entrepreneur is happy, or at least thinks he&#8217;s happy now, because he&#8217;s now the boss. But somewhere along the way, the passion fades. The new reality is that the white-hot spotlight that the entrepreneur eagerly sought early on has become a nuisance. A burden. An almost overwhelming challenge. The issue is one of personal growth. The tactically expert [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hurricane Grill &amp; Wings looks to expand significantly</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hurricane Grill &#038; Wings is looking to develop its presence in more than 15 states through a series of new franchise agreements, the company announced Wednesday. The franchise is opening more than 233 locations in California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Maryland, Missouri, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin. Hurricane Grill &#038; Wings has experienced double-digit growth over the past year, which is enabling the company to take such aggressive expansion measures. &#8220;Robust expansion in 2011 aligns with our national growth plan, and we are extremely pleased with the caliber of accomplished and ambitious individuals who have joined the Hurricane family,&#8221; said Martin O&#8217;Dowd, president of Hurricane Grill &#038; Wings. &#8220;We are fortunate to have attracted dedicated management, operators and team members who are passionate about expanding our award-winning brand to new cities.&#8221; Hurricane Grill &#038; Wings is best known for its savory chicken wings in more than 40 regions throughout the United States. The company has been recognized as one of the fastest-growing food franchises by several publications, ranging from Forbes to World Franchising Network.]]></description>
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		<title>Wingstop details North Carolina expansion plans</title>
		<description><![CDATA[North Carolina entrepreneurs will have more opportunities to become involved with Wingstop as the chicken chain plans to boost its presence in the state. In particular, the franchise is focused on opportunities in the Charlotte area. Wingstop will hold an open house on March 1 and 2 for prospective franchisees where they will be able to discuss opportunities with company executives. The brand also plans to offer incentives to new franchisees in North Carolina to help expedite its expansion into the area. &#8220;Our North Carolina restaurants have a very loyal fan following with a lot of potential for expansion,&#8221; said David Vernon, vice president of franchise sales for Wingstop. &#8220;That, coupled with the simple operating platform of cooked-to-order wings and fresh-cut fries makes Wingstop an ideal concept for entrepreneurs and multi-unit operators in the Charlotte area.&#8221; The brand currently has more than 475 locations serving customers throughout the United States and began franchising in 1994. Wingstop has traditionally been one of the biggest suppliers of chicken wings in the country for the Super Bowl, breaking several internal records during last year&#8217;s games.]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s in YOUR vending machine?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;ve been waiting for a vending machine like this to show up at your favorite places. So far, it hasn&#8217;t. It&#8217;s time for you to take action! Vend Natural has a business opportunity that can put you into the modern, trend-setting vending business lickety-split. More info here on the healthy vending business from Vend Natural.]]></description>
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		<title>A big Saturday welcome to our visitors!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What a big week it has been. The Olympics have been a terrific source of inspirational stories. Each and every athlete is successful, even if only because they showed up. NFL football is starting. You know it&#8217;s Fall when you see shiny helmets and the &#8220;terrible towels&#8221; start to appear on your television screen. Have kids returned to school in your area? Much of the nation is already back at it. Many a parent has a quieter household this week than they did last week. Enjoy your weekend. Down-time is important. But if you have any questions or suggestions while you&#8217;re here, go ahead and leave a comment and we&#8217;ll respond as soon as possible. Have a great weekend! Creative Commons image attribution here]]></description>
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		<title>New Innovation &#8211; The Scheduler</title>
		<description><![CDATA[New Feature Alert! We just introduced a new feature on our franchise lead prospect data collection form on our network of websites which allows a franchise prospect to indicate a &#8220;desired appointment&#8221; time frame. We call it The Scheduler. The concept is to facilitate communication between the you, the franchise prospect and the franchise organization. If the franchise organization knows when you are in the best position to conduct an initial discussion about the opportunity, both the franchise organization and the franchise prospect benefit. Our goal is to increase the rate of connection between our clients, the franchisors and you, the would be franchisees. The Desired Appointment Time is communicated to, and confirmed by, both parties. We are super excited about The Scheduler, and since it&#8217;s launch on August 1, a third of our prospects have taken advantage of this new field. Good luck with your search! Franchise Search]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrate a National Entrepreneurial Moment</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve just landed another rover on the planet Mars. Last night, the world watched the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on their NASA television channel announce the successful landing of an automobile-sized robot on the planet Mars. The speakers at their celebratory announcement gathering came forward to speak and take questions from the press. Speakers included the Director of the program as well as lead engineers. The emotion in the room was palpable even from my living room chair, thousands of miles away. So what does NASA landing a robot on Mars have to do with entrepreneurship you ask? Entrepreneurship is rooted in a simple concept, to find a need then fill that need. This latest mission to Mars was focused on landing a rover with more research capabilities than its predecessors. The scientific community wanted to know if there is the capacity for life as we know it on Mars, or if there is any evidence of previous life on Mars. Named &#8220;Curiosity&#8221;, this newest chunk of Earth-constructed materials plunked on the surface of Mars has more capabilities to gather this information and send it back to researchers here on Earth. This project started as virtually any other [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Congratulations to Bricks 4 Kidz® on Their 165th Franchise!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The FranchiseOpportunities Network would like to congratulate Bricks 4 Kidz® on their 165th franchise! This milestone for our long-term client was not projected to be reached until October. The fact that they are ahead of their goal is an indication of a high demand for the children&#8217;s education franchise program. Bricks 4 Kidz® offers programs designed to teach children the basic principles of engineering, architechure and physics using LEGO® bricks. Find out more about this successful and rewarding franchise today! Bricks 4 Kidz &#8211; A Children&#8217;s Education Franchise]]></description>
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