Senate Passes Bill to Help Veterans Find Jobs
The Daily Times editorial praises senators for finally crossing party lines to approve a bill that will grant tax incentives to businesses that will hire veterans. To recall, Republicans had been...
View ArticleDunkin’ Donuts Opens its 10,000th Store in China
Chief Executive Officer Nigel Travis of Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc. announced in December that the opening of a Dunkin’ Donuts café in Xi’an, China is the company’s 10,000th store globally. He told...
View ArticleYogurt Mountain Opens its 40th Store
Yogurt Mountain opened its first store in 2009 and has since grown in 15 states. Its stores offer self-serve frozen-yogurt experience where customers can control their options and cost through its...
View ArticleFive Business Trends For The Second Half Of 2012
Things are looking up for businesses these days. While the current forecast still has a long way toward improving to match the “glory days” of year’s past, America is showing signs toward further...
View ArticleObama to Extend Bush-era Tax Rates for Businesses
Kate Rogers reports to Fox Business that President Obama is asking Congress early this month to extend the Bush-era tax rates for businesses earning less than $250,000. Corporations and entrepreneurs...
View ArticleObamacare to Have Negative Impact on Small Businesses?
Business leaders and economists say the nation is facing uncertainty as it awaits the Supreme Court’s ruling on the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as...
View ArticleObama and Republicans Fight over Bush Tax Cuts Extension
The New York Times reports that President Barack Obama is calling for a one-year extension of the Bush tax cuts for those making less than $250,000. This is in contrast to what the Republicans led by...
View ArticleMit Romney’s Choice of Paul Ryan Steers Debate on Bigger Issues
Big policy issues are taking center stage as Mitt Romney selects Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate on the Republican ticket. In an article in The Wall Street Journal, Janet Hook and Damian Paletta...
View ArticleHoliday Season Looks Brighter … Tougher
“Make a buck, make a buck. Even in Brooklyn it’s the same – don’t care what Christmas stands for, just make a buck, make a buck.” – Alfred, Macy Janitor, “Miracle on 34th Street,” 20th Century Fox,...
View ArticleSmall Business For Mit Romney
Entrepreneur.com shares the results of a survey conducted around the first week of August by Manta.com. The respondents are about 2,000 small business owners who were asked what political issue...
View ArticleSmall Businesses Are Finding It Easier To Get Bank Loans
Businesses have had enough of the credit crunch, a global economic issue that, to say the least, tormented not only consumers but also entrepreneurs who need loans for start-ups and business growth....
View ArticleDunkin’ Donuts – Innovative Changes Underway to Boost Sales
Dunkin’ Donuts, the iconic brand dominating over 50% of the American doughnuts market, is acknowledging it is high time to step up to the changing consumer needs. While third quarter earnings showed an...
View ArticleAugust Job Stats Not as Promising as Projected
Amidst the data pointing to an improving economy, statistics involving the employment of Americans failed to meet expectations as of August 2014, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Unemployment...
View ArticleMcDonald’s Global Strategy & International Plan
Declining sales and sluggish customer traffic may eventually spell out even bigger problems for McDonald’s, compelling the world’s biggest burger fast-food chain to roll out changes and work toward...
View ArticleMcDonald’s and Chipotle Battle It Out
As McDonald’s struggles with flat-lining, even falling, sales in and outside North America, Chipotle continues with its unprecedented rise. Quarterly reports indicate that the largest food chain in the...
View ArticleRecovering Economy Burdens Business Owners with Higher Taxes
Entrepreneurs, no matter where they go and what they do, can’t escape taxes. Business owners, regardless of their type, size or industry of the venture they are running, are mandated by law to pay up....
View ArticleNLRB Ruling – Future of Hotel Franchising Model in Question
McDonald’s, one of the biggest names in the fast food franchising industry, is taking a beating from the numerous complaints filed against for the alleged violation of the rights of its franchisees’...
View ArticleCarl’s Jr Reveals 10-Year Plan to Open 100 Restaurants in India
One of the biggest conquests a business can have is making its presence felt worldwide. Being able to cater to the global market is a fundamental step to establishing a brand and making it a household...
View ArticleBurger King and Tim Hortons – $11 Billion Buyout Deal
Burger King and Tim Hortons have made the formal announcement of an $11 billion deal for the iconic American brand of fries and Whoppers to acquire the doughnut and coffee shop that has brought with it...
View ArticleChick-fil-A Record Profits: $230 Million
Chick-fil-A, the family owned fast food chain based in Atlanta, Georgia, is still a financially sound business after nearly seven decades of operations, a recent report by a Privco, business and...
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