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Hardware Franchise to Sell Popular Brand

From the Wall Street Journal: Sears Holdings Corp. (SHLD) has agreed to sell its popular Craftsman tool brand through Ace Hardware stores, as the company turns again to outsiders to help grow its sales.Sears and Ace Hardware Corp., the largest retailer-owned cooperative in the hardware industry by sales, said Friday they'll start the partnership with 100 Ace stores selling about 10% of the total Craftsman line in May. The move confirms months of speculation that Sears might turn to an outside hardware franchise or home-improvement chain to help sell the popular line of hand tools, portable power tools and tool storage as sales at Sears namesake department stores have continued to struggle.

Social Media Debate Featuring Aamco Franchise

AAMCO Transmissions, Inc. Vice President and General Counsel James A. Goniea was one of three franchising industry protagonists to get together and discuss rich media.

Ready-Made Businesses Appeal to Unemployed

From the Colorado Springs Gazette: After being unemployed for a year, Pauline Hamian ditched the résumé and bought herself a job.

World-class Recognition for Printing Franchise

From GraphicArtsOnline: The success of a franchise business depends greatly on the opinions of its franchisees.

Cleaning Franchise Opens in Sussex

From Franchiseek: Barry and Rosie Pensome are the newest additions to the Merry Maids cleaning franchise network.

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Buying a franchise is, in many ways, the easiest way into the business world for the budding entrepreneur. But it also means sacrificing a degree of independence and control - so consider the pros and cons before committing.

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Franchising: what's it all about?

Put very simply, franchising is a way of expanding an existing business through the licensing of its business model and brand to an individual entrepreneur. The entrepreneur then owns a separate franchise business, which they can develop along certain guidelines.

Selling Your Franchise in the Future

A franchise is a business; therefore, it is important for every business owner to have an exit strategy for his franchise. Every year hundreds of successful franchises are sold providing a continuing marketplace of business opportunities.

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