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This Franchise Business Shows Its Customers How to Show Their Toes

My toes are not included. They just don't show well. (Ask my wife, and my daughter)

Once reserved only for poolside or beachwear, flip flops have grown to become the “global youth uniform,” as well as accepted footwear for anyone ranging from surfers to high-level corporate executives. Flip Flop Shops’ mission is to provide the opportunity for anyone, in any climate, to “live…work …play with their toes exposed®” while wearing the freedom of flip flops on their feet. The shops carry the hottest brands of flip flops and sandals – such as REEF, Sanuk, VANS, havaianas, Flojos and O’Neill, among others – and sell on average for $45 to $56. Higher-priced flip flops by Olukai are made of premium leather.

Do you wear flip flops?

Here's the Flip Flop Shop's website

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Kim Kardashian Is Turning Her Family Green

Kim Kardashian likes to roll her sleeves up and get involved in a lot of activities.

Her mom, Kris Jenner, (Bruce Jenner is Kim Kardashian's stepdad) and the Kardashian sisters, all participated in the planting of a totally organic garden at their California home, with the help of the folks from this Green Franchise;

GroOrganic, (Disclosure; They're an advertiser on my Green Franchise Directory) is a young franchisor out of California...

This New Franchise Concept Won't Be Content Just Sitting On The Fence

They're going to show you how to sell one. A fence, that is.....

Fences can be good things.

Guier Fence out of Kansas City, Missouri is a household name. In fencing. In Missouri. That's why they have decided to expand their thriving business via the franchise model. They want to extend their brand. But fencing? Who needs one?

(This article is part of a paid marketing package. I'm also engaged by this client to help them find great franchise owners for their new franchise concept.)

MSNBC's Your Biz Samples The Chocolate Bar Franchise

Just the mention of chocolate is enough to turn even the crabbiest person you know into a beautiful human being.

My hometown of Cleveland, Ohio has a couple of tourist attractions, including The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. (Although the judges have been rather weird lately, inducting non rock and roll bands like ABBA into the famed venue)

We now have another one;

The Chocolate Bar. And it's a franchise. And my wife and I have been invited to sample it's supposedly scrumptious desserts and libations.

Wife-libations sampler. King-dessert sampler.  

We'll report on this new franchise's Grand Opening soon. MSNBC was in town recently, and featured it. I wrote about it in October. Here

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Ready for some dessert?

Sample this cool virtual business card.

New Food Service Franchise Is On The Fast Track

                        HOODZ

Commercial customers must remain compliant with building and fire protection codes in order to remain in operation, and this franchise helps them do just that. HOODZ franchisees and their employees, clean restaurant exhaust systems.

HOODZ has already opened locations in markets such as Atlanta, Tampa, Raleigh and Houston. With more than 50 HOODZ locations now in development as part of its strategic expansion, the company is anticipating even more explosive growth in 2010, and is poised to reach 150 total franchise locations by 2011.

"The recent downturn of the economy has potential franchisees looking toward sustainable concepts like HOODZ, which continues to adapt and thrive in the growing kitchen exhaust cleaning market," said John Rotche, President of HOODZ International and the BELFOR Franchise Group. "We've created a business model that continues to flourish, regardless of the economic conditions, because commercial kitchens and restaurants need their kitchen hoods cleaned and maintained in accordance with local health inspectors as well adhering to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standard 96."

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