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abaron — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 15:59:46 GMT

How do you make changes to your profile? I can't seem to find instructions to do this.

Women's Franchise > Challenged?

FranchiseCreative — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:14:04 GMT

Hi,

I am trying to assess if women are more challenged than man to integrate the franchise industry. I've heard different opinions and my pool of source is not as vast that i can rely on my data. It would be very helpful if you could participate to this poll. The ultimate goal is to identify the reasons and come up with a solution that will help us all to be more successful.

Thank you in advance.

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Networking Minneapolis

Mackenzie H. — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:21:27 GMT

Hello, my name is Mackenzie, and I am looking for a networking group locally to find support and ideas from for those interested in franchising, especially for women. I'm in the Minneapolis, MN area. Anyone have any ideas?

Thanks!

Unique advertising and marketing opportunity FREE to Franchisors!

svet — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 19:13:36 GMT

Dear Franchisors!

I would like to discuss with you unique advertising and marketing opportunity FREE to Franchisors through our social networking site. Alansis Media as a marketing arm has an exclusive rights to represent PerfSpot.com globally. I have attached some additional information for you to better demonstrate what PerfSpot.com has to offer to the International Franchise Community. PerfSpot.com will promote your products and services through brand awareness, product promotion directing interesting consumers to your franchises demographically, and redirecting interested consumer to your websites or sales professionals!

Did you know that...?

· 38 percent of all online advertising dollars today go towards branding efforts?

· 67 percent of all U.S. households are on broadband as of year-end 2006, and over 80% of internet users regularly watch video content online today?

· Broadband video allows us to reach our audience with the sight, sound, motion and emotion of television, but with better measurement, more granular targeting and opportunities for interaction and viral sharing?

PERFSPOT.com is one of the internet’s premiere online portals for engaging original content and social networking. Due to the varied nature of the media that is uploaded and viewed, the site draws visitors of numerous marketing demographics – from young to old, with multi-faceted interests. PERFSPOT.com offers various types of potential avenues for our clients to market their brands to a receptive, enthusiastic audience for FREE:

Rich media block throughout the site – This is an incredible opportunity for specific product branding. An active Flash video will stream that is always on the right of the main pages in a specific category. Because the pages update as site users navigate, this allows for multiple rich media videos or animated logo’s to appear each time a new page is selected.

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Kind regards,

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Meeting Alert!

Mr. Jason Yusko — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 08:45:27 GMT

Please join us for Franchise Appreciation Day, IFA’s annual public affairs conference, scheduled for September 15-16 at the JW Marriott in Washington, DC. This is your chance to meet with your congressional representatives on Capitol Hill about important issues facing the industry. Members of Congress need to know our views on such issues as Health Care Reform, Card Check Legislation and Immigration Reform.

To help you prepare, IFA staff and other government relations experts will review these key issues in detail during the meeting to help you conduct effective meetings with your Members of Congress.

There is no registration fee to participate in FAD and we will make your Congressional appointments for you. For more information and to register, visit www.franchise.org/fad.aspx

More than 500 franchisors, franchisees and suppliers participated in FAD last year to tell franchising’s story. Don’t you want to be included so that policymakers are aware of what’s important to your business in this critical election year? We’ll see you in September.

Starting own business

Natascha — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 13:20:03 GMT

I am looking at starting my own clothing brand in South Africa and would be most grateful if anyone could give me information on Asian clothing contracts/agents, and what I should be wary off.

many thanks

Natascha

Cut costs and add value to your franchise

dperez — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:55:37 GMT

Hello all,

My name is David and I work for a company called Dalrada Financial Corporation. Here at Dalrada, our goal is to help business owners cut costs and reduce much of the stress that comes with running a business. Our program combines workers' compensation insurance, payroll processing services, human resources support, and benefits administration and is offered as a package to business owners. In addition, we have a safety and loss control team who are available to all of our clients. We currently process payroll and cover over 40,000 worksite employees. Due to this large buying power, we are able to offer workers' comp rates that are extremely competetive. Should you like further information, please check us out online at www.dalrada.com or contact me directly. It would be my pleasure to prepare no cost, no obligation quotes for anyone interested.

Best regards,

Targeting Women?

gonzamat — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 19:41:12 GMT

I've operated an event production company for six years now and am thinking of franchising it. What cost-effective marketing methods are recommended to target women (as this is a women dominated industry) that go beyond joining IFA?

Matthew

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT SAKS BEAUTY FRANCHISE

bibi — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 13:50:22 GMT

I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO BUY SAKS BEAUTY FRANCHISE FROM THE UK TO NIGERIA BUT I HAVENT GOT MUCH INFORMATION ON THEM BESIDES WHAT I SEE ON THEIR WEBSITE. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY ADVISE FOR ME?

BUYING A BEAUTY FRANCHISE FROM UK TO AFRICA

bibi — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 13:44:32 GMT

I WOULD LIKE TO BUY SAKS BEAUTY FRANCHISE BUT ALOT OF FRANCHISE ARTICLES ADVISE RESEARCHING THE FRANCHISE OF YOUR CHOICE. I REALLY DONT KNOW HOW TO GO ABOUT RESEARCHING THIS FRANCHISE AS I DO NOT LIVE IN THE UK. THE INFORMATION I HAVE IS FROM THEIR WEBSITE. I HAVE ASKED FRIENDS WHO LIVE IN THE UK BUT THEY DO NOT KNOW MUCH ABOUT IT AS THEY ARE NOT IN THE BEAUTY LINE. DO I ASK SAKS TO SEND ME THEIR COMPANY DISCLOSURE INFORMATION? WHAT ELSE CAN I DO AND HOW CAN I CONTACT OTHER SAKS FRANCHISEES.

WFN Meeting in Southern California

Ms. Mary Ann O'Connell — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 20:32:41 GMT

The Southern California Women’s Franchise Network (WFN) proudly presents:

“Talking About Our Generations”
Understanding Generational Diversity in the Workplace

For the first time in our history we have 4 distinct generations in the workplace and marketplace all with distinct viewpoints, goals, backgrounds and personalities. How can understanding generational diversity strengthen your leadership role in your organization? We will explore what makes each generation tick and provide you with the answers you need to effectively work with franchisees, co-workers and customers.

Date: May 16, 2007
Time: Reception and Networking: 6:30 - 7:15
Program and Discussion: 7:15 to 9:15
Location: Snell & Wilmer - 600 Anton Blvd, Suite 1400 Costa Mesa, CA
Reply to Mary Ann O'Connell 714-434-1516 or Shelley Spandorf 213-892-5036

Sponsored by Express Personnel and Snell & Wilmer

WFN Event, April 25 NY/NJ/PA

MPMurphy CFE — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 10:48:36 GMT

Hoping to create more activity on this site - and get all WFN Chairs to post their meetings and updates here. Our date is set and we are building our panel - hoping to have a great mix of Franchisor executives, developers, and female franchisees - to share their experiences on what makes a high impact Discovery Day - all are welcome. Can email me for registration information.

Date: Wednesday April 25th 2007
Panel Discussion: 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Reception & Cocktails: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Place: Stony Hill Inn, Hackensack NJ

The Secret to the Close!
HIGH IMPACT DISCOVERY DAYS

Hello .. female franchisor here ....

LisaH — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 15:25:36 GMT

Hello ... I'm Lisa, director of Talking Tots ... we're in the very early stages of franchising .... and I'd really like this forum to become busy..... it's a great idea and I think could become a good source of info. and support.
Regards

Lisa