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		<title>Stork Vision Delivers New Opportunities</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:16:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oftentimes advances in technology will spawn new franchise concepts. In the case of Stork Vision, a high-tech ultrasound prenatal imaging center, the franchisors added a new twist to an old technology. Instead of simple one-dimensional images, Stork Vision provides multi-dimensional, real-time visual images of unborn babies.]]></description>
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		<title>Unique Franchises: Household Names Begin Here</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:35:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Finding a profitable franchise can be as simple as looking at world trends and asking questions about what services individuals and businesses will need to make life more convenient or enjoyable.]]></description>
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		<title>Finding the Right Franchise</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 18:13:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ In 2002, Desmond Stanback of Bear, Delaware, was frustrated with the corporate environment. As an information technology executive at J.P. Morgan Chase, he had survived a merger that led to many of his colleagues being laid off or jobs were being increasingly outsourced to India.
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		<title>To Franchise or Not to Franchise</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 14:42:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zakiyyah El-Amin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today's tough economic environment has created heightened interest in an alternative to traditional small business ownership--franchising. The franchise arena can be a rewarding career option for professionals who want a change from corporate America and desire entrepreneurship.]]></description>
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		<title>A Guide to Franchising</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurs/franchise/2008/09/03/a-guide-to-franchising</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:33:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wendy Harris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to the International Franchise Association (IFA), there are more than 900,000 franchised businesses representing 85 different industries, including business and personal services, food, travel, and real estate. A 2008 study conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers reports franchises generate $2.3 trillion. Franchising is big business, but operating a unit is neither easy nor for the faint of heart.]]></description>
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		<title>B.E.&#8217;S Most Affordable Franchises 2008</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 14:21:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Each year, BLACK ENTERPRISE identifies the best franchising opportunities for African Americans. This year, to spotlight the stars, BE has not only identified the hottest sectors poised to flourish in years to come, but also sought out franchisors with active minority recruitment programs. We've showcased franchises within high-growth categories with either low or moderate startup costs or a high number of black-owned units due to effective diversity initiatives.]]></description>
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		<title>On a Lonely Highway</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:45:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamara E. Holmes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the owner of one of the nation's first RV rental companies, Las Vegas-based Bates International Motor Home Rental Systems Inc. (www.batesintl.com), Bate had no companies to look to for guidance. She enjoyed the benefits of being the first to market her service, but she also endured the difficulties and shares how to circumvent some of them.]]></description>
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		<title>A Whopper of a Franchise</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cliff Hocker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Charles H. "Chuck" James III continues to reposition his family-owned company into the quick-service restaurant business.]]></description>
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