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January 12th, 2008

Google Adsense is Down. Google Adsense Unavailable.

(FranchisePick.com) 
No matter what language you type in, Google Adsense provided the words to quicken the pulse of any Google Adsense-monetized blogger:
The Google AdSense website is temporarily unavailable. Please try back later. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Google AdSense の web サイトは一時的にご利用いただけません。後で再度お試しくださいますようお願いいたします。 お手数をおかけいたしますことをお詫びいたします。
Die Google AdSense-Website ist vorübergehend nicht verfügbar. Bitte versuchen Sie es später noch einmal.Wir entschuldigen […]

By Sean Kelly -- 4 comments

January 11th, 2008

When Blogs Attack: Eric Eggertson on PR Damage Control

(FranchisePick.Com)  FranchisePick.com was created 14 months ago to be the first truly candid, unbiased, hype-free blog for those seeking the franchise opportunities.  Rather quickly, our willingness to allow both sides of franchising to be heard made us a lightning rod for some of the industry’s most controversial issues and companies. 
We saw how companies responded to negative comments about them on blogs in […]

By Sean Kelly -- 4 comments

January 7th, 2008

Greener Assets Wins b5 Business Channel’s Apprentice Challenge

(FranchisePick.Com) Alison Kriscenski of Greener Assets wrote a great post What Can One Person Do? that helped her win the first ever b5 Business Channel’s Apprentice Challenge.
While the term Greener Assets has a different meaning over here at FranchisePick.Com, Alison’s sentiment expressed in her post on why she blogs is shared by many seeking […]

By Sean Kelly -- 2 comments

January 3rd, 2008

Franchises Invade Miami! Here’s the List:

(FranchisePick.com) Franchise Expo South 2008 is coming to Miami… bringing with it wide and wild variety of business ownership opportunities.
If you’re looking for a franchise opportunity, thinking about franchising your business, or just interested in learning more about franchise opportunities, visiting one of the three major franchise expos is a worthwhile experience. The […]

By Sean Kelly -- 1 comment

January 3rd, 2008

Complimentary Passes to Franchise Expo South Jan. 11-13 Miami

(FranchisePick.com) If you’re looking for a franchise opportunity, thinking about franchising your business, or just interested in learning more about franchise opportunities, visiting one of the three major franchise expos is a worthwhile experience.  The next one (the smallest) Franchise Expo South is coming up in Miami, followed by the IFE (the largest) April […]

By Sean Kelly -- 1 comment

December 31st, 2007

Happy New Year from FranchisePick.Com!

Happy New Year!
We thanks all who visited and contributed during 2007, the first full year of blogging at FranchisePick.com.
We wish you a happy, blessed and prosperous 2008!

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By Sean Kelly -- 1 comment

December 31st, 2007

Pure Weight Loss Chain Closing: Many Questions, Few Answers

(FranchisePick.Com)  The abrupt closing of 400 Pure Weight Loss centers nationwide, which has left thousands of members owed hundreds, even thousands of dollars in products and services, is remarkable in the complete lack of information being provided even to the its own soon-to-be-unemployed staff members.   Vahan Karian, chairman and chief executive officer of the company, would not speak to the […]

By Sean Kelly -- 4 comments

December 11th, 2007

It’s a Wrap: 16 Year-End Posts for Your Small Business

(FranchisePick.Com)  B5media business channel wraps up 2007 with 16 Theme Day Posts to help you finish out your business year right:
Are you giving holiday gifts to your clients or customers?   Startup Spark, Shannon Cherry
What leaders DO: wrap and plan  Miki Saxon, Leadership Turn
“Choosing the Right PMO Vision”  Bob Turek Project Management 411
Wrapping Up With Readers’ Comments […]

By Sean Kelly -- 0 comments

October 18th, 2007

4 Great Tips (And 1 Bad One) on Buying a Franchise

(FranchisePick.Com)  If you’re considering investing in a franchise, you should pay an experienced franchise attorney to review the franchise disclosure documents, scrutinize it, and go over it with you section by section.  If you’re in Iowa, you may want to consider hiring attorney Rush Nigut (pictured right) for the task.
I don’t know Mr. Nigut personally, but I just perused […]

By Sean Kelly -- 7 comments

October 17th, 2007

Former Curves Prez Promoting Three More Food Franchises

From a recent Findley Group company press release:

Findley, former president and COO of world renowned women’s workout chain Curves, is the visionary who plotted the course for the fitness chain’s craze. Now, as the founder and chief executive officer of Findley Group, a leading U.S. franchise investment, sales and consulting firm, Findley is turning his […]

By Sean Kelly -- 2 comments