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Gym Franchise Warns Against 'Cankles'

From Brandweek: The Gold’s Gym franchise on Wednesday will break a humorous awareness campaign behind "cankles," a slang term that refers to a disproportionate amount of weight gain between the lower leg and the ankle.The campaign comes at the peak of summer bathing suit season. The leading gym franchise will pump up digital and social media ads to educate consumers on the prevalence of the condition. “Cankles are the fastest growing ‘aesthetic affliction’ in the United States,” reads the fitness chain's microsite, Saynotocankles.com. Its rate of growth surpasses that of “bathing suit killers” such as “muffin tops” and “saddlebags,” and, by 2012, “will surpass love handles as the number one aesthetic affliction in the world.”

Convenience Store Franchise Recruits Veterans

From The Dallas Business Journal: Convenience store franchise 7-Eleven Inc. is offering discounted franchise fees to retired or separated veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces.

More Executives Buying a Franchise

From The Financial Post: What began as a passionate career in sales for Joel Nelson took him to senior sales positions with major pharmaceutical companies and by most measures a very successful job, but there was something missing.

Sign Franchise Owners Celebrate 10 Years

From Tribune Business Weekly: When Tim and Lynn Nemeth opened their Sign-A-Rama sign franchise 10 years ago, they had been married 24 years, their son Tony was in high school and the digital age was dawning in the industry.

Hair Salon Franchise to Expand

From EVLiving.com: V’s Barbershop, an authentic and upscale barbershop concept that caters to men and boys, aims for national expansion with a new franchise development program.

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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.

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