Franchises

Considering a mid-life career change instead of retirement? Consider franchising, a decision numerous baby boomers have made, which is fueling a franchise boom. Boomer demographics continue to influence the workplace and small business investment. Take as an example a recent blog post at WirelessZONE on baby boomers choosing the "new retirement." WirelessZONE has seen an unabated trend in baby boomers...

We were intrigued by a recent blog post, "Nordstrom Finds Cash Register Skimmers," on Brian Krebs' Krebs On Security (KOS) website. The KOS blog points out that most scam artists who deploy debit and credit card skimmers target ATMs, but criminals may also use the inexpensive data storage devices, typically $30 to $40, to exploit modern-day cash registers. As the...

Stronger than ever, frozen yogurt has staged a comeback in 2013, according to "Frozen Yogurt Industry Analysis 2013 – Cost & Trends" report by franchise industry observer franchiseHELP.com. "Although the popularity of the frozen yogurt franchise industry suffered a decline in the late 1990s, the category has been making a colossal comeback in the last decade, with a new generation...