East meets west to make best…Resort Maps Franchise joins forces with Discovery Map International to form the world’s largest illustrated map publisher

WAITSFIELD, VERMONT AND LA CONNER, WASHINGTON…  Waitsfield, Vermont-based Resort Maps®, creator of more than 100 hand-drawn travel maps across the United States, Canada, England, Costa Rica and Puerto Rico, recently announced its acquisition of Discovery Map International of La Conner, Washington. The acquisition unites two of the leading publishers of illustrated maps in the United [...]

Franchise Growth Group retains Integrity Square LLC to seek acquisitions of franchise organizations

WOBURN, MA AND NEW YORK, NY… Franchise Growth Group (“FGG”), a leading provider of consulting services and capital to the franchise industry, recently announced today it has retained Integrity Square LLC (“Integrity Square”) to conduct a search for franchise organizations in need of operational, management or financial improvements. The search will focus on growing franchise [...]

Resort Maps gives tourists and locals a hand. New iPhone/iPad app delivers easy access to info on local attractions and venues.

WAITSFIELD, VERMONT… Usually, if you’re terribly familiar with a location, it’s said “you know it like the back of your hand”. Resort Maps, creator of more than 100 customized travel maps across the United States, England, Costa Rica and Puerto Rico, recently launched an application for the other side of your hand (for iPhones and [...]

Why reinvent the wheel? Opportunity seekers looking to franchise opportunities instead of start-ups.

HIALEAH, FLORIDA… With the uncertainty of the economy and the lack of job stability in Corporate America, many workers are strongly considering starting their own business. That’s hardly breaking news. Entrepreneur-minded workers forever have dreamed of running their own business instead of being slave to the daily grind. What’s become more than a trend however [...]

Love the commute! Why home-based businesses are the hottest trend—and fastest moving opportunities– in franchising.

 HIALEAH, FLORIDA…  The appeal of working from home isn’t difficult to see. Great commute. Setting your own hours and adjusting those hours to your lifestyle. Lower overhead costs and, in many cases, no need to purchase or lease space. Yet the trend towards more franchisors offering home-based franchises and more opportunity seekers opting for a [...]

A 100% natural choice for a business advisor. National Fruit Corporation retains Acadia Business Advisors to sell Chunks O’ Fruti® franchises.

 HIALEAH, FLORIDA… When Natural Fruit Corporation (NFC), makers of Chunks O’ Fruti® 100% natural frozen fruit bars, revamped its franchise opportunity, it had one goal in mind: find franchise owners who had the desire and talent to be successful. NFC passed on high-priced consultants and business brokers content to simply to move units and collecting [...]

A 100% natural choice for a franchise opportunity. Roger and Jamie Linn purchase Chunks O’ Fruti® franchise for Albuquerque, New Mexico.

ALBUQUERQUE and TIJERAS, NEW MEXICO AND HIALEAH, FLORIDA…  As longtime members of the Stage Hands Union in Las Vegas, Roger and Jamie Linn know it’s the headlining act that draws the crowd. That’s’ why in selecting and ultimately purchasing a franchise, the couple made sure it had a star product to sell–Chunks O’ Fruti® 100% [...]

Chunks O’ Fruti® introduce “Escape” from summer heat with Strawberry Colada 100% natural frozen fruit bar.

Chunks O’ Fruti’s Strawberry Colada HIALEAH, FLORIDA… In the late 1970s, Rupert Holmes came out with a chart-topping hit called Escape (The Pina Colada Song) with a very catchy chorus asking “do you like pina coladas?”. With its tasty new Strawberry Colada 100% natural frozen fruit bar, Chunks O’ Fruti® is hoping it has just [...]

The sweet (and healthy) taste of success…Natural Fruit Franchise Group’s Business Builder Program makes selling 100% natural Chunks O’ Fruti® frozen fruit bars an even sweeter deal for hardworking franchisees.

HIALEAH, FLORIDA… When Natural Fruit Franchise Group (NFFG) launched its franchise offering, it had all the necessary ingredients for success. A relatively low franchise fee. No royalty fees. And two great lines of products—NFFG’s 100% natural Chunks O’ Fruti® frozen fruit bars and Mars ice cream products—to capitalize on the trend towards “better for you” [...]

A sweet (and healthy) franchise opportunity…Natural Fruit Corporation, makers of 100% natural Chunks O’ Fruti® frozen fruit bars, offers royalty-free franchise opportunity

HIALEAH, FLORIDA… Americans have a sweet tooth. We also know we should be eating better. Parents, in particular, want to give their children (and themselves for that matter) healthier options, especially for snacks and desserts. With its revised franchise offering, the Natural Fruit Corporation is giving go-getters the opportunity to capitalize on this growing trend [...]