Articles from Franchising World (July 1, 2006)

Title	Author	Type	Words
200 franchise companies now aiding military veterans: after leaving the Navy and having successful business careers, Joseph Dondero and John Mann walked away from their regular paychecks in search of a venture that could make money while making a difference. That's when they created Rolly Pollies, a children's gym franchise that offers classes in gym, creative arts and music as well as summer camps and birthday parties.			350
Accor North America.		Brief article	47
Accord North America.			23
Bob Weber of Kalispell, Montana will open the 500th franchise.			13
Brooke Corp.		Brief article	26
California special election sounds positive note for franchising.			348
Camille's Sidewalk Cafe.		Brief article	51
Choice Hotels International announced that all of its Econo Lodge hotels will offer a wireless hot spot.		Brief article	27
Christian Brothers Automotive Corp.		Brief article	33
Companies head West in November for Franchise Expo.	Goldstein, Joel		1076
Dave Clark of JMC Restaurant Distributions Co., a Dallas-Ft. Worth Cici's Pizza support firm, has driven more than one million miles without an accident.		Brief article	59
Denny's.			11
DreamMaker Bath & Kitchen by Worldwide.		Brief article	52
Eatza Pizza.			12
eDisclosure: best practices.	Plave, Lee		1842
El Pollo Loco Holdings.		Brief article	92
Electronic disclosure: navigating the confluence of law and technology: Frederick F. Simmons participated as a speaker during the International Franchise Association's 39th Legal Symposium, addressing the practical aspects of electronic disclosure.	Simmons, Frederick F.		1654
Fantastic Sams International.			17
Federal Trade Commission initiates rulemaking proceeding for business opportunity rule.	Tifford, John M.		1423
Franchising's legal experts.		Directory	2313
Franchising: it's mutual.	Shay, Matthew		469
FranNet has been sold by founder and Chairman Howard Bassuk to a partnership formed by several associates.		Brief article	49
FranPAC report card.	Adams, Victoria	Brief article	221
Friendly's Restaurants, Kevin Peyton.			24
Gift cards: what franchisors should know: franchise systems should know all about their gift card programs.	Weber, David P.		1205
Hair Cuttery said it thinks Donald Trump made a mistake by firing Charmaine Hunt during the May 1 episode of The Apprentice, so the company offered her a multi-unit franchise deal.		Brief article	65
Handling defaults and terminations effectively: to paraphrase an old saying, there is nothing to concentrate the mind of a franchise lawyer like the prospect of a franchise termination in the morning. Both franchisors and franchisees, and their attorneys, need a clear understanding of their respective rights, and opportunities, in the default-termination process.	Caruso, Carmen D.; Harpest, David A.		1822
Hilton Family of Hotels.		Brief article	55
Hilton Garden Inn.			49
HomeVestors of America has launched a weekly radio show in Dallas-Fort Worth called the "HomeVestors Real Estate Investors Hour," Sundays at 8 a.m. on WBAP-AM.		Brief article	56
HomeVestors of America.		Brief article	27
IFA Legal Symposium: the judicial update: Lane Fisher and Charles Miller participated as speakers during the International Franchise Association's 39th Legal Symposium discussing important cases of the past year impacting the franchising community.	Fisher, Lane; Miller, Charles		3108
IFA's Franchising World magazine, development brochure earn design honors.		Brief article	68
Instant Imprints honored Todd and Robin Muhlheim of Lake Oswego, Ore. for their sales achievement; Todd and Amy Pearn of Aurora, Colo.		Brief article	47
Institute of Certified Franchise Executives.		Brief article	27
International Franchise Association programs and calendar of industry events.		Calendar	643
LA Weight Loss.			15
Legal climate of franchising bears attention.	Cohen, Lawrence		417
Lenny's Franchisor.			19
MFV Expositions.		Brief article	58
Microtel Inn & Suites.			21
Microtel Inns & Suites has again been ranked first in its segment.			24
Mr. Appliance franchisee Woodrow Holloway of Birmingham, Ala. has become the first of the franchise's owners to achieve the industry's highest recognition as a Certified Service Center.		Brief article	65
Mr. Electric added Terry Jones.			11
Mr. Rooter selected Bobby Pruitt to join its franchise systems management team.			19
Nexus: between a rock and hard place on taxes.	French, David		1107
Proforma co-CEO Vera Muzzillo appeared on the cover of the April issue of BLF&S (Business Forms Labels & Systems) magazine and was featured.			37
Raving Brands.			24
RE/MAX has sold franchising rights for Hungary to Balazs Posta and Bence Kesthely who will serve as co-region owners and regional directors and Romanian rights to Canadian associates Adrian Sischin and Gabriel Bianchi.		Brief article	44
RE/MAX International CEO Margaret M. Kelly, a graduate of Troy, Mich.'s Walsh College, was honored.			27
Selecting the "right" path to global development: one strategy is not necessarily better than another. The goal is to identify the one most appropriate for a company's objectives.	Stidham, Robert, Jr.		1538
Sir Speedy appointed Richard Lowe to president, replacing Dan Beck.		Brief article	32
Sonic.		Brief article	52
Technology and franchise relations: help or hindrance? Communication has been and always will be the foundation to building strong, healthy franchise relationships, relationships that are essential to the success of franchising.	Higginson, Don		1772
The 39th Annual International Franchise Association's Legal Symposium: for nearly four decades, the International Franchise Association has played host to the franchising sector's legal profession, each year offering the most up-to-date information about changes, trends, tips and tactics that are essential to franchising's ever-forward march of progress.			526
The business case for minority business development: when making the case for minority business development it is important to recognize that one size does not fit all.	Fernandez, Gerry		1264
The Dwyer Group.		Brief article	33
The Hilton Family of Hotels and Creative Vision Group have received three Aegis Awards for outstanding video production.		Brief article	56
The International Sign Association launched a new series of ads to appear in Franchising World magazine.		Brief article	105
Thinking outside the "franchise owner in a box": five ways to create distinction among your owners to follow.	Machusic, Karin		589
Tony and Deborah Mack of West Chester, Pa. have opened the 100th franchise of 1-800-DryClean.			21
Troy Flanagan named International Franchise Association government relations director.		Brief article	144
Tulsa Mayor Kathy Taylor declared May 17 as "Camille's Sidewalk Cafe Day" to recognize the opening of the company's 100th location.			32
U.S. Commercial Service offers tools to explore new franchise markets: a key ingredient to enable a franchise concept's international growth lies in a business ability to cultivate the right information.	Musa, Mona		693
Unleashing your inner lobbyist.	Bonanno, Jessica		1529
Updating the franchise rule: Steve Toporoff participated as a speaker during the Franchise Association International 's 39th Legal Symposium, addressing the FTC Rule's revisions and guidelines changes.	Toporoff, Steven		2122
Veterans sales nearing 500 mark.			900
Welcome new IFA members!			474