Articles from Franchising World (April 1, 2006)

Title	Author	Type	Words
"Super bowl" of franchising has something for old and new: selling is not about technology.	Goldstein, Joel		1468
20 Questions for evaluating an e-mail service provider: choosing an ESP can be difficult if you don't know the jargon.	Bugarski, Boris		1801
A consortium of private equity firms consisting of Bain Capital Partners, The Carlyle Group and Thomas H. Lee Partners have completed the acquisition of Dunkin' Brands Inc. from Pernod Ricard SA for $2.425 billion in cash.		Brief article	65
American Leak Detection and PlainSight have merged and launched the "rithm" suite of software products that include intranet solutions.		Brief article	58
At age 17, budding entrepreneur weighs benefits of franchise ownership: high school senior captures attention with award-winning business plan.	Powills, Nick		1909
Attracting sales to your business: it takes a lot more than Web sites and vanity telephone numbers.	Mlotkiewicz, David		1799
Being a family-owned company can be a competitive advantage.	Farid, Kamran		1355
Bojangles' Restaurants.			21
Budget Blinds.			12
Building a better franchising system with a multi-unit mantra: your franchisee's energy, hard work, cooperation, and entrepreneurial spirit are the tinder for your multi-unit vision.	Britt, Timothy		1745
Camp Bow Wow USA.			16
Celebrating the International Franchise Association's 46 Annual Convention.			1602
Cendant Hotel Group.			12
Choice Hotels International.			25
Choice Hotels International.		Brief article	39
Church Chicken.			14
Comprehensive brand integration, franchising's secret to marketing success.	Bauer, Rhonda		1944
Concept diversification? A powerful strategy for multiple-unit operators: diversifying by moving from a single concept, multiple-unit operator to multiple concepts can be a powerful financial strategy.	Cerrotti, Gene		1557
Cottman Transmission.		Brief article	42
Coverall Cleaning Concepts.		Brief article	27
Critter Control.			25
Denny.			23
Doubletree Hotels.		Brief article	51
Driving traffic through powerful advertising: for those who face a short window in which to generate traffic, creating smart and effective advertising is critical to success.	Tahinos, Peter		1659
El Polio Loco.		Brief article	72
EmbroidMe.			14
Express Services Inc.		Brief article	40
Fastsigns.		Brief article	48
Former marine receives franchising scholarship: Chris Marcia, who served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 3997 to 2002 as a special intelligence network administrator, has received an educational advancement scholarship established by the IFA Educational Foundation and Valpak Direct Marketing Systems. The scholarship is awarded to U.S. military veterans enrolled in an entrepreneurial course of study at an accredited college or university.		Brief article	264
Four DreamMaker Bath & Kitchen by Worldwide franchises have received regional Contractor of the Year awards from the National Association of the Remodeling Industry.		Brief article	56
Franchise association names two to government relations department: the International Franchise Association has bolstered its government relations effort with two leading professionals.			622
FranchiseBuyer.			5
Friendly Ice Cream.			20
Hair Cuttery.		Brief article	65
HouseMaster.		Brief article	38
IFA launches minority franchisee recruitment initiative.	Brathwaite, Sonya		770
In memoriam.		Obituary	250
International Franchise Association programs and calendar of industry events.		Calendar	504
Is your franchise ready for growth? Walk before you run. Create a regional dominance before taking the national leap.	Scardapane, John		1271
Martin Sprock, founder and CEO of Raving Brands was honored as the recipient of the Atlanta Business Journal.			22
MotoPhoto.		Brief article	187
Operational expansion--recruiting multi-unit, multi-brand franchisees: as a franchisor your company wants to target the multi-brand, multi-unit franchisee. With everyone else in today's franchising marketplace setting this same target as the answer to their growth needs, your company may find that it has too small of a hook.	Steed, Frank		1366
Palm Beach Tan.			10
Proposed health insurance legislation will benefit us all: given this list of just a few of the benefits to the legislation, one has to wonder if there is any legitimate public policy reason why this legislation has not already been enacted.	Cahn, David L.		1187
Qdoba Mexican Grills.			61
Robeks Corp.		Brief article	44
Sagittarius Brands, parent company of Captain D's Seafood.			16
Sbarro.		Brief article	45
Service Brands International.			10
Sign-A-Rama.			5
Signs Now named franchisee Travis Masters of Largo, Fla. Rookie of the Year, Terry and Ruth Whalen of Las Vegas Franchisees of the Year and Jim Moore of Duluth, Ga.		Brief article	36
Sport Clips.			18
Spotting successful multi-unit candidates: research has shown that all successful franchise have these seven characteristics in common.	Berni, Fred		1283
Subway-Houston donates $75,000 to hurricane relief.		Brief article	58
Subway.			8
Succession planning is critical consideration: no one likes to think about his or her own mortality, but waiting until tomorrow to formulate a succession plan may be too late. Many businesses, especially family-owned, pay the price for lack of preparation.	Hofer, Tom		1271
The changing face of franchising.	Cohen, Lawrence		400
The Little Gym International.		Brief article	32
The Melting Pot Restaurants.			17
Thomas Epstein, former First Data vice president of national sales, has formed Franchise Payments Network.		Brief article	52
U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter addresses Philadelphia/South Jersey IFA Franchise Business Network meeting.	Adams, Victoria		532
UPS' North Texas District boosts united way $1.1 million.		Brief article	76
Warning signs for a reluctant lender: from early warnings to storm signals, watching the weather of franchise finance takes more than a keen eye.	Rowe, David		1757
Welcome new IFA members!			523
What we really owe our Government.	Shay, Matthew		583