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Sigman Law Office Launches Restaurant Division

Sigman Law Office, P.C. of Stoneham, specializing in real estate, business, franchise and estate planning law, has recently launched a new Restaurant Division.

Renowned as the transactional law experts, Sigman Law has established a dedicated Restaurant Division to meet significant demand for their legal services in the start up, sale and acquisition of restaurants. For Sellers and Buyers, Sigman Law reviews and drafts any and all of the documents produced for transaction from the offer to the closing documents. Their representation also includes assistance with due diligence requests and assistance with the unique issues of permitting and licensing necessary to close the transaction. Sigman Law attorneys also review franchise, co-op or other documentation related to the business so Buyers are fully informed of their potential investment prior to closing.

“As with any transaction that we are involved with, it is our goal to eliminate surprises and strive towards a smooth transaction from beginning to end,” explained Eric Sigman, Esq. of Sigman Law.

He continued, “For sellers, we make sure that they can walk away with peace of mind after the closing. We ensure that they sell their business and never have to think about it again. For buyers, we make it so that they are protected and that they are getting what they paid for. They want to be sure that they get the assets that they are buying free and clear of any liabilities left over from the seller.”

Essentially, Sigman Law provides “soup to nuts” legal services to the Buyer/Seller involved in the restaurant transaction. Sigman Law represents Buyers/Sellers under a flat fee rate.

For more information, contact Sigman Law Office at 781-333-4182.

About Sigman Law Office

Renowned as the transactional law experts, Sigman Law Office, P.C., specializes in real estate, business, franchise and estate planning law. Providing a high level of service with an emphasis on individual attention, honest representation and reasonable fees, Sigman Law Office represents clients in and around greater Boston, the North Shore and Metro West. Sigman Law Office attorneys set themselves apart by performing nearly all of their legal services under a flat fee.

Sigman Law Office is the home of the Business Wellness Program™, where business clients are able to obtain the benefits of “in-house” counsel without the cost. The program has three different levels, designed to address any business’ needs and budget.

The practice is located at 2 Main Street, Suite 300 in Stoneham, MA. For more information, contact 781-333-4182 or visit the website http://www.sigmanlaw.us.

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Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Café Opens New Location in Tolland

Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Café, a unique bakery café and bagel shop with locations throughout Connecticut has recently opened a new location in Tolland. The new store is located at 206 Merrow Road, Citgo Express Gas Station, in Tolland. Store hours are Sunday to Saturday, from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Patrons of the new location may enjoy a complimentary coffee (any size) each Friday in February beginning Friday, February 1st.

For more than two decades, the family-owned Between Rounds has been serving up fresh, baked-on site bagels and baked goods as well sandwiches, wraps, salads, soups and specialty coffees. Between Rounds’ locations are Tolland, South Windsor (corporate headquarters), Vernon and Manchester.

The new Tolland franchise is owned and operated by Sami Kahn, a New York native who settled in Connecticut over a decade ago and now resides in Tolland.

“I had looked into a number of coffee and fast food opportunities and was very impressed with Between Rounds from the start. The products are very high quality and very fresh because they are made every day. That is my main motivation – to provide the best product possible to customers,” noted Kahn.

Patrons will enjoy Between Rounds’ neighborhood feel, their modern, comfortable interior and delicious food. All locations offer free Wi-Fi for customers. Business and event catering is also a specialty.

“Sami is a good fit for our organization and we’re thrilled about our new Tolland store. We’re expanding throughout the Northeast, from Maine to Washington D.C. and franchise opportunities are now available. Our Between Rounds Area Developer Program is unique in its franchise offering, as it encompasses the operation of retail bakery sandwich café locations as well as a manufacturing commissary in a protected territory,” explained franchisor Jerry Puiia.

About Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Café

Founded in 1990, Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Café is a unique bakery café and bagel shop renowned for their fresh, baked-on site bagels and baked goods as well sandwiches, wraps, salads, soups, specialty coffees and a unique line of giftware. Between Rounds offers patrons an upscale, fast-casual dining experience with free Wi-Fi and the added convenience of a drive-thru window.

Between Rounds is expanding and franchise opportunities are available. Between Rounds Bakery Sandwich Café has launched an Area Developer Program of expansion throughout the Northeast, from Maine to Washington D.C. The Between Rounds Area Developer Program is unique in its franchise offering, as it encompasses the operation of retail bakery sandwich café locations as well as a manufacturing commissary in a protected territory. This development strategy allows each franchisee to maximize efficiencies in labor, food, and energy costs while providing a solid investment return.

Between Rounds’ current locations include South Windsor, Vernon, Manchester and Tolland. Corporate headquarters are located at 19A John Fitch Blvd, Route 5 in South Windsor, CT. For more information about their unique Area Developer Program franchise offering contact (860) 291-0323 or visit www.betweenroundsbagels.com.

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Lapels Dry Cleaning joins Sandy relief efforts

Fred Siegel of Lapels Dry Cleaning of Hanover
Fred Siegel, owner of Lapels Dry Cleaning of Hanover, Mass., loads bags of clothes from drive held to benefit victims of Super Storm Sandy. Lapels customers generated 45 bags of clothing for the drive.

HANOVER, MA…

As a rule in general rule, sand and dry cleaning do not mix. Yet when Fred Siegel, owner of Lapels Dry Cleaning in Hanover, heard from his lifelong friend, a New Jersey resident, about a clothing drive to help victims of Super Storm Sandy on the Jersey Shore, he had to do something. That something turned out to be a clothing drive that generated 45 bags of clothes on a truck headed to a homeless shelter located in Seaside Heights, New Jersey.

“My best friend Artie Pazan lives in Glen Rock, New Jersey. We were on the phone and he was telling me about a clothing drive his temple was having for people in Seaside Heights. I got off the phone and told my daughter Ariel. She suggested doing a clothing drive at Lapels. We put out an e-mail to our customers on Tuesday afternoon and bags started showing up by Tuesday night,” said Siegel

And the bags kept coming. By Saturday, the day it came time to drive the clothing down to New Jersey, Lapels Dry Cleaners had donated 45 55-gallon contractor’s bags worth of clothes. Siegel, who made the trip down to New Jersey, was floored by the gestures of his customers and the response of the recipients.

“We’ve held clothing drives before and our customers have always been very generous, but this was far more than I ever could have imagined,” said Siegel. “Perhaps the only thing more amazing than our customers’ generosity was the response from the shelter. They were overjoyed by the donations and began distributing the clothes almost right away.”

Lapels Dry Cleaning efforts for Sandy victims was not limited to clothing drives. Two Lapels Dry Cleaning stores near the affected areas in Brick and Freehold, New Jersey have been cleaning the uniforms of relief effort workers (e.g. fire and police officials) free of charge since the Storm.

“Being Part of the Community is a big part of owning a Lapels Dry Cleaning Store.  We are so proud of how our Owner / Operators rose to the challenge in such a challenging Environment.  In Brick, NJ there was a real need to get the uniforms of those Police & Fire Personnel cleaned, and without power for two weeks this was quite a challeng.” said Kevin Dubois, CEO of Lapels Dry Cleaning. “We also commend Fred and his staff for their efforts in putting together this drive. Lapels is a lot like a big family. That may sound cliché, but in situations like where we have store owners reaching out to help out those affected by a disaster like this in the backyard of other store owners, you realize how true it is.”

Lapels Dry Cleaning – Environmentally Friendly Cleaners
Each Lapels Dry Cleaning store offers a full slate of services, including: same-day dry cleaning; shirt service; tailoring; shoe repair; wedding gown preservation; suede and leather processing; box storage and fur storage. Lapels Dry Cleaning has stores in Arizona (Gilbert, Phoenix), California (Poway), Colorado (Littleton), Connecticut (Cromwell), Louisiana (Monroe, West Monroe), Massachusetts (Abington, Bedford, Boston, Brighton, Cambridge, Dedham, Easton, Framingham, Hanover, Marshfield, Newtonville, Norton, Walpole, Westford, Westwood and Wilmington), Missouri (Wildwood), New Jersey (Brick, Freehold and Verona), Ohio (Liberty Towns), Pennsylvania (Bloomsburg), Rhode Island (Lincoln); South Carolina (Myrtle Beach, Pawleys Forest); Texas (Arlington). Additional locations coming soon to Chandler, AZ, Boston, MA, Quincy, MA and Brownsville, TX.

Lapels Dry Cleaning has been ranked in Entrepreneur’s 26th Annual “Franchise 500” as well as Entrepreneur’s “Top 50 New Franchises,” identifying Lapels Dry Cleaning as one of today’s top franchise opportunities. Entrepreneur’s “Franchise 500” is the best and most comprehensive rating of franchises in the world and is based on objective, quantifiable measures of a franchise operation.

Lapels Dry Cleaning corporate offices are located at 962 Washington Street, Hanover, MA 02339.

To learn more about franchise opportunities with Lapels Dry Cleaning, call toll free (866) 695-2735 or email sales@lapelsdrycleaning.com. Additional information and up-to-date company news can also be found on the company’s Web site, www.lapelsdrycleaning.com.

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Stoneham Attorney Eric M. Sigman Named “Super Lawyer”

Eric Sigman

Eric M. Sigman, founder of Sigman Law Office, P.C. of Stoneham, MA and a renowned attorney specializing in business and real estate law, has recently been named as a “Super Lawyer”.

Attorney Sigman has been recognized as an exceptional lawyer and was selected for Massachusetts Super Lawyer in 2012. Attorney Sigman founded Sigman Law Office, PC, a general practice firm specializing in Commercial and Residential Real Estate, Business, Franchise and Estate Planning law, in 2006. His office represents businesses and individuals in and around greater Boston, North Shore and Metro West areas. Attorney Sigman and his team provide expert counsel in several key areas: commercial real estate transactions; business sales and acquisitions, entity formation and proactive legal services for the life cycle of a small business; Franchise Disclosure Document, franchise agreement review and analysis.

Attorney Sigman holds a BS in Psychology and History from University of Vermont and a JD from Suffolk University Law School. He is a resident of Billerica.

“Eric raises the bar for all attorneys. He is forthright, diligent and provides very sound advice to clients with a high level of personal attention and communication. The Super Lawyer designation is well-deserved,” noted Michael J. Callahan, JD.

To view Attorney Sigman’s Super Lawyer profile, visit http://www.superlawyers.com/massachusetts/lawyer/Eric-Sigman.

About Super Lawyers

A compilation of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas, Super Lawyers is a rating service of lawyers who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The Super Lawyers selection process, which is multi-phased and includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations, is recognized by Bar associations and courts across the country. Selection of Super Lawyers is made on an annual, state-by-state basis. Visit www.superlawyer.com for more information.

About Us

Sigman Law Office, PC. is a general practice firm located in Stoneham that offers a high level of service and emphasizes honesty, integrity and reasonable fees. Founded in 2006, Sigman Law Office represents clients in and around greater Boston, the North Shore and Metro West in the practice areas of Real Estate, Business, Franchise and Estate Planning Law. Their professional services include: business sales and acquisitions, entity services, business wellness plan; wills, trusts, estate planning, elder law and probate; residential and commercial real estate, short sales and foreclosures and franchise reviews. Sigman Law Office attorneys set themselves apart by performing nearly all of their legal services under a flat fee.

Sigman Law Office is located at 2 Main Street, Suite 300 in Stoneham, MA. For more information, contact 781-333-4182 or visit the website www.sigmanlaw.us.

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Wave2 Launches New Franchise Division

Wave2 logoFranchisors and Franchisees Collaborate Using a Self-Service Portal Automating Marketing and Promotion Processes

DATELINE: WESTBOROUGH, MA

Franchisees in Tampa, Topeka and Tempe are about to launch new locations and need marketing tools to reach new customers, promotional collateral to present professional consistent messages along with digital ad campaigns to hit the ground running.  How do you control promotional activities in multiple locations with a consistent message, image and quality?

Wave2 Media Solutions has launched a new Franchise Division that removes the drama, cost and hassle replacing it with an easy to use self-service white-labelled portal to manage the entire marketing and promotional process.  A customized portal designed with your branding offering your corporately approved designs for both print and digital campaigns that can be accessed and edited by your franchisees.

With an eight year track record of providing similar services for the world’s leading newspapers and corporate clients, Wave2 Media Solutions is poised to take that same technology and turnkey solution to the franchise industry. Wave2’s large install base of newspaper partners will play an important role in this strategy.  A new Expert Partner” status will enable newspapers to participate with the local franchisees by facilitating their use of the Wave2 solution.

While most franchisors are looking to manage and control use of their brand there is a void of systems to enable them to do this.  Wave2 working with their newspaper partners will be able to offer a digital workflow that will connect franchisees to their local newspaper’s advertising products for the print editions of the newspaper and digital ads for the newspaper’s website.

Wave2 Media Solutions also helps manage, control and implement online standards for other marketing materials.  These include logoed apparel, email campaigns, brochures, business cards, direct mail, door hangers, internal and external signage, Point of Purchase (POP), post cards and anything that includes a franchisor’s brand.

Stormy seas?  Worried about protecting your brand?  Need to streamline marketing materials for franchisees?  Wave2 can help you navigate the roughest seas to a safe harbor.

“We understand that the last thing franchisors want is to juggle dozens of emails, phone calls and shipments from warehouses around the country every time a franchisee needs new monthly promotional materials or on-going marketing tools,” noted Brian Gorman, co-founder and Vice President of Wave2 Media Solutions.  “The typical franchisor system being used today is a server with static PDFs that franchisees can download or they order pre-printed material from a warehouse.  These systems offer little if any customization and regionalization for the franchisee and are slow to respond to changes in products, promotions and advertising.”

Gorman continued, “By implementing one of our white-label self-service portals, franchisors will be able to maintain their corporate brands across all types of media.  Franchisees will have much better access and editing capabilities so they can both personalize and localize their message in a more time effective manner than they can now.  The Wave2 newspaper partner channel will also be available to franchisees in their local markets making it much easier for them to place ads with newspapers.  This will empower the franchisee to improve both the targeting and timing of their localized promotions increasing their sales and lowering their costs. This is all available without taking the brand management away from the franchisor.”

Wave2 Media Solutions was formed in 2004 specifically to develop a range of solutions for the automated generation of documents. With an extensive installed base around the world hosting hundreds of websites, Wave2 aims to provide tools that will enable clients to both save costs and to generate new revenue.

Wave2’s product range includes solutions for Self Service Advertising, Self Service Portals, Creative Automation, Sales Visuals, Online Marketing and Personalized Publishing.  Wave2 is a world leading developer of Adobe Systems InDesign Server and Adobe’s Flash technology.

For more information, Wave2 Media Solutions can be contacted at 114 Turnpike Road, Suite 203, Westborough, MA 01581, (508) 366-6383, info@wave2media.com, www.wav2.com.

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Access to Credit Crisis and Online Lending Trends – September 13

Cha Ching. Access to Credit Crisis and Online Lending Trends ring loudly at the New England Franchise Association (NEFA) presentation, September 13, at the Doubletree Hotel, Waltham
DATELINE: WALTHAM, MA…
Brian O’Boyle of BoeFly, an online resource that helps connect franchise organizations with a wide range of lenders, will address the topic of Access to Credit Crisis and Online Lending Trends at the to the New England Franchise Association (NEFA) meeting on Tuesday, September 13, Newton Marriott Hotel, 2345 Commonwealth Avenue, Newton MA.
The evening includes a cocktail and networking session beginning at 5:30 p.m., dinner at 7:00 p.m., and then the presentation from Melanson. The entire business community is urged to attend. Membership in the NEFA is NOT required. Reservations are required. Registration Fee is $60 per person and includes dinner. NEFA Members receive $10.00 off.
“Access to capital is a critical issue for growing franchise organizations,” noted O’Boyle. “Properly positioning your financial status and having access to lenders who understand the franchising landscape is the key.”
BoeFly helps solve the access to credit by empowering franchisors to efficiently support existing and prospective franchisees with financing through unlimited access to BoeFly’s loan origination marketplace. BoeFly connects franchisees with over 1000 lenders with the completion of a single loan request. BoeFly works with such great brands as Dunkin’ Donuts, Hardee’s, The Little Gym, Pearle Vision and more.
About NEFA
New England Franchise Association (NEFA) is the trade organization for franchisors and franchisees in the region, with over 150 members. The mission of NEFA is to bring franchise executives, franchisees and vendors together to share ideas for success.
Franchising more than ever before, has an unprecedented opportunity to make a major positive impact on the future New England economy. In a 2001-05 study conducted by PriceWaterhouseCoopers on behalf of the International Franchise Association (IFA) found that in New England over 875,000 jobs are a result of franchising, the total output is over 100 Billion dollars a year, and there are over 35,000 franchise establishments in the six New England States.
To reserve your seats, please contact New England Franchise Association via the organization’s website www.NEFranchise.org, email: info@NEFranchise.org, or by calling Barbara Arena, 781-294-2244.

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Josh Lyvers Joins Ingage Consulting of Woburn

Ingage Consulting of Woburn, MA has recently appointed Josh Lyvers, a Harvard, MA resident, as Ingagement Manager.

In his new position as Ingagement Manager, Mr. Lyvers will be responsible for generating leads, drafting proposals, writing articles and blogging on behalf of the company. Mr. Lyvers is an undergraduate at Middlebury College in Vermont majoring in economics and psychology and will begin his junior year in the fall. He is a graduate of the Bromfield School, a public high school in Harvard, MA. Last summer, Mr. Lyvers worked for a household goods non-profit organization.

“Josh has an excellent understanding of what group organizations need and how we can help them attain their goals. He’s conscientious and dedicated to helping them grow and prosper – which makes him an ideal fit for our company,” noted Evan Hackel, Ingage Consulting president and management expert.

About Ingage Consulting
Ingage Consulting is a management consulting firm that works with organizations with groups of members, such as franchises, trade associations, dealer groups, buying groups, manufacturing and distributor groups across the nation. Ingage Consulting helps organizations inspire and add members, improve loyalty, increase purchasing and revenues, improve services and member profits, align their goals and build better partnerships with suppliers. In working with Ingage Consulting, these organizations reap the rewards of increased sales and satisfaction; improved growth and retention and increased loyalty and profits.

Ingage Consulting assists franchises, cooperatives and buying groups in achieving their objectives through a variety of service packages that include: Business Offering Assessment, Website Ingagement Management, Compensation Review, Advisory Council Review, Board Review, Bylaws Review, Member Events, Member Surveys, Strategic Planning, New Group Development, Membership Sales, Best Practices and Networking Groups.

Ingage Consulting is located at 400 Trade Center, Suite 5900 in Woburn, MA. For more information, contact (781) 569-5900 or visit the website www.ingageconsulting.net.

Josh Lyvers

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Ingage Consulting Launches New Franchise Division

Ingage Consulting, providers of specialized management consulting services for leaders of buying groups, cooperatives and dealer networks across the U.S., has recently launched a new Franchise Division to cater to the specific needs of franchise leaders.

Ingage Consulting will work with franchisors and franchisees to improve the franchise organization’s culture which in turn, increases sales and satisfaction, improves growth and retention and boosts profits.

Ingage Consulting provides solutions that drive the cooperation, commitment, passion and loyalty of franchisors and franchisees. They help solve the problems of franchises by offering services that range from partnership creation, vibrant intranet community creation and trust building to strategic planning and improvement of communication among other services.

Evan Hackel, Ingage founder and a management expert has more than two decades of experience in best practices, turnaround strategies and team dynamics. Hackel is often engaged to review and analyze franchise businesses; provide recommendations and facilitate strategic planning. He is a member of the International Franchise Association and New England Franchise Association.

For more information or to arrange a consultation with Evan Hackel, contact (781) 569-5900.

About Ingage Consulting

Ingage Consulting works with organizations with groups of members, such as franchises, trade associations, dealer groups, buying groups, manufacturing and distributor groups across the nation. Ingage Consulting helps organizations inspire and add members, improve loyalty, increase purchasing and revenues, improve services and member profits, align their goals and build better partnerships with suppliers.

Ingage Consulting assists franchises, cooperatives and buying groups in achieving their objectives through a variety of service packages that include: Business Offering Assessment, Website Ingagement Management, Compensation Review, Advisory Council Review, Board Review, Bylaws Review, Member Events, Member Surveys, Strategic Planning, New Group Development, Membership Sales, Best Practices and Networking Groups.

The company’s extensive client list includes FEI Group, International Design Guild, StarNet Cooperative, Lenders One and CCA Global Partners. Ingage Consulting is located at 400 Trade Center, Suite 5900 in Woburn, MA. For more information, contact (781) 569-5900 or visit the website www.ingage.net.

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ElizaJ Offers Discount to Non-Profits

In recognition of tighter budgets, ElizaJ the providers of upscale, self-contained restrooms for special events and serving thousands of clients along the East Coast, offers a 10 percent discount to 501(c)(3) certified non-profit organizations.

“Whether it’s a black tie event or a themed party, non-profit organizations put a lot into their fundraising efforts and containing costs is key,” explained ElizaJ founder, Eliza Kendall.

ElizaJ, headquartered in Harwich, Mass., is one of the largest providers of fine self-contained restrooms for catered outdoor events. In addition to offering a discount to non-profits, the company supports charities that give back the most to those in need, donating at least five percent of their annual profits to charities such as the Seva Foundation, Heifer International, Best Buddies, United Way, Disabled Veterans and the Union of Concerned Scientists.

ElizaJ is a proud member of the International Special Events Society (ISES); the International Festivals and Events Association (IFEA); the New England Franchise Association (NEFA); the International Franchise Association (IFA) and the Portable Sanitation Association International (PSAI).

ElizaJ – Ahead with Class
ElizaJ company is one of the largest providers of practical, elegant restrooms for outdoor events on the East Coast. Founded by Eliza Kendall, a former event planner, ElizaJ is focused entirely on high quality products and first-rate customer service.
Caterers, event planners, rental companies and families know that ElizaJ comes through for them each and every time. Over the years the ElizaJ® name (formerly Leave it to Liza®) has become synonymous with high quality and dedicated service.

Key advantages of using deliverable restrooms include low cost, portability, water conservation and sanitation facilities where sewer and water are not conveniently available. ElizaJ provides quotes within 24-hours of request and courteous, prompt delivery of impeccable restrooms.

ElizaJ is currently offering franchises. ElizaJ’s franchise program is an ideal business opportunity for someone who is seeking additional income; looking to be their own boss; set their own hours and join the ranks of proud entrepreneurs.

ElizaJ is headquartered in Harwich, MA. For more information, contact 800-437-1139; email info@elizaJ.com or visit their website at www.elizaj.com.

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