ROSELAND, N.J. – October 16, 2013 – U.S. private-sector franchise jobs increased by 15,040 during the month of September 2013, according to the ADP National Franchise Report. The report is produced by ADP®, a leading global provider of Human Capital Management (HCM) solutions, in collaboration with Moody’s Analytics, Inc. and is published by the ADP […]
Maine is one of the States Most Adversely Affected by the US Government Shutdown!
According to analysis by personal-finance site WalletHub,Virginia, Alaska, Alabama, District of Columbia and Maine are the five states most affected by the shutdown. In the past couple of years, the small businesses in the states listed above have had the highest rates of borrowing when it comes to SBA-guaranteed loans, according to WalletHub’s research. All […]
Franchisees Suffer as Shutdown Hurts Sales, Expansion Plans
Excerpts below are from an article written by Kate Taylor at Entrepreneur.com As the government shutdown drags on, some franchise owners have struggled with sales while others have been forced to put their expansion plans on ice. Last Thursday, Ron Putman was ready to serve 35,000 estimated attendees at the Miramar Air Show in San Diego. […]
Franchise Legislation May Soon Be A Reality In British Columbia
Article by Pam Vermeersch and Juliana Mah, Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP posted at Mondaq In October 2012, the British Columbia Law Institute (BCLI) began a project to bring forth recommendations for a Franchise Act for British Columbia. So far, five of the 10 provinces in Canada have franchise legislation. Provinces that have enacted franchise legislation are: Alberta, Ontario, […]
Grass-roots effort underway to create Maine economic development strategy
October 4, 2013 By Whit Richardson, Bangor Daily News, Maine In 2009, when FairPoint Communications wanted to entice the Maine Public Utilities Commission to approve its acquisition of Verizon’s landline business in Maine, it sweetened the deal with a promise to invest in Maine’s economic development. The telecommunications company won its approval and invested in […]