Articles from Household & Personal Products Industry (November 1, 2006)

Title	Author	Type	Words
2006 FranPAC Report Card: the International Franchise Association's current financial support to candidates for federal office as of mid-September is reflected in the following "report card.".	Adams, Victoria	Report	681
A tale of two cities.	Shay, Matthew	Column	600
Accor North America.		Brief article	64
Aire Serv.			11
Building strong business and community relationships: the key to establishing a presence in the market: creating a strong brand identity through the power of networking.	McPherson, Bill		1055
Camille's Sidewalk Cafe.			10
Carlson Restaurants Worldwide.		Brief article	35
Communicate, communicate, communicate: in a global environment, how are U.S. and foreign franchisees kept on the same communications page to solidify the brand?	Myres, Ken		1914
Concerto Networks.			11
Connect with local women in franchising to excel in business, in life.	Olson, Kerry		1349
Contact management for franchisees: some factors to consider when performing requirements analysis for contact management systems, and, key characteristics that vary significantly among contact management systems.	DeSmith, Don; Franson, Bruce		2128
Coverall Cleaning Concepts named the winners of its Coverall Foundation, Inc. Scholarship Program, created to recognize, honor and provide the dependent children of system franchise owners with the opportunity to gain financial assistance in their pursuit of a higher education.		Brief article	140
FASTSIGNS International.			12
France serves as a gateway to Europe.	Faria, Rose Marie		1530
Franchise Expo increases educational, networking opportunities.	Cohen, Lawrence		325
Franchise Payments Network.			9
Franchising basics: online courses and resources: what you need to know when buying a franchise and where to learn it.			1101
Franchising's voice rings through the halls of Congress.	Strahota, Hilary		4275
FranPAC Congressional Dinner.		Brief article	127
Fransmart.			10
Great Clips.			11
HomeVestors added a state-of-the-art training facility at its Dallas headquarters, dedicated in memory of its late founder, Ken D'Angelo.			40
How acquisitions affect franchisees.	Coley, Art		1350
Institute of certified franchise executives marks progress with major evaluation of CFE program.	Haneborg, Linda C.		759
International Franchise Association programs and calendar of industry events.		Calendar	261
Join colleagues in Las Vegas to build the future together.	Shaffron, Lori		1182
Kim Divell, president of Premier Franchise Consultants, has entered into a partnership with PostNet Canada.			22
Marketing strategies to enhance a franchise system's expansion: for franchise systems considering geographic expansion, there are marketing initiatives that should be integrated into the expansion strategy before opening new locations.	Lee, John W.		960
Max & Erma.			12
Molly Maid.			8
MOTO Franchise Corp.			10
Nation's Restaurant News.		Brief article	29
Networking and knowledge at the West Coast Franchise Expo.	Goldstein, Joel		1732
New online resources for teen business start-ups launched: The U.S. Small Business Administration and JA Worldwide come together to aid young entrepreneurs.			309
NiteLites.			18
Norman Schwarzkopf.		Brief article	49
Papa Murphy.			11
PostalAnnex+ acquired Sunshine Pack & Ship.			5
Qdoba Mexican Grill.		Brief article	30
Qualifying and matching candidates: the backbone and success of a franchise system is to create a selection process that matches the ideal candidate's skill level, financial investment level and financial expectations.	Kiekenapp, Marc A.		1930
Record turnout for franchise appreciation day delivers a strong message: secretary of Commerce, SBA Administrator, Lawmakers address gathering.		Conference news	1546
Romacorp signed an international franchise deal for the development of Tony Roma's restaurants in Saudi Arabia.			16
Ron Stilwell, president and chief executive officer of Eatza Pizza, resigned to launch a franchise consulting business.		Brief article	34
Self-evaluation: is franchising for you?			1424
SIGN*A*RAMA created the Eric Lonshein Most Valuable Player award in honor of the late owner of the Gaithersburg, Md. franchise.			41
Six key ways to stay ahead of the competition: by conducting research, knowing what customers want and following a strategic plan, you can outdistance competitors.	Hoose, John		1741
Sport Clips.			12
Success in selling for B2B franchises: back to the basics: cold calls, personal meetings, saying "please" and "thank you" brings results.	Bunchman, Thomas		1285
T.G.I. Friday.			12
The "dos" and "don'ts" of lead follow-up.	Schott, Max J., II		2083
The Profile of Franchising: 2006: this is the fourth in the series of IFA Educational Foundation-FRANdata research reports about the franchising sector.			774
Thinking about re-energizing your current brand? Determine how to decide and implement the re-imaging of your franchise.	Myer, Larry		1782
TSS Photography Pres. Joe Lindenmayer and CEO, co-founder Carl Hansson have become co-owners of the 225-unit youth sports and school photography franchise.			22
Veterans declare their financial independence: veterans are increasingly declaring their financial independence by purchasing franchised small businesses through the International Franchise Association's VetFran program.		Brief article	250
WCFE 2006 Exhibitor Guide.		Directory	4442
Welcome new IFA members!		List	176