Decor & You - Tune In Thursday, Oct. 23 at 10am EST

Vice-President of Franchise Development for Décor & You to appear on Franchise Interviews radio show on BlogTalkRadio Thursday, October 23, at 10AM EST.

Franchise Interviews is meeting Shirley Warrington – VP Franchise Development for Décor & You.

Décor & You is a dynamic interior decorating franchise, a rapidly growing and changing business with national headquarters comfortably situated midway between Boston and New York City , in Southbury , Connecticut (population 28,000.)

Décor & You is part of the global home furnishings industry where sales top $200 billion each year!

Their website mentions that a Décor & You franchisee has access to a refined, proven system, which let’s you focus on the “big picture” of building your business – versus the day-by-day effort to grind out an entirely new business model on your own.

The Décor & You franchise provides instant vendor buying power: a vendor network with product resources, negotiating power and a competitive pricing edge in the interior-decorating marketplace.

The Décor & You franchise has access to proven marketing techniques, superior training and business coaching, which reduce the cost of overhead and investment in your business.

Their franchise opportunity offers a network of peers to share creative ideas and solutions to business problems. Pooled resources enable you to evolve and mature your business at a much faster rate.

The Décor & You franchise is backed by a growing brand that offers instant credibility in your marketplace as part of a national, interior decorating organization. As the franchise system grows, so does the value and rewards of your business.

Tune in on Thursday, October 23 at 10AM EST to find out more.

You can hear the live and recorded shows by going to FranchiseInterviews.com or BlogTalkRadio.com/Franchise-Interviews.

The Entrepreneur's Source - Tune In Thursday, Oct. 16 at 10AM

President of The Entrepreneur’s Source to appear on Franchise Interviews radio show on BlogTalk Radio Thursday, October 16 at 10AM EST.

Franchise Interviews is meeting Brian K. Miller – President of the Entrepreneur’s Source.

Brian Miller joined The Entrepreneur’s Source in October 2003. Brian is involved in all aspects of training and support for TES franchises. He comes to TES as a seasoned Senior Executive having spent over 15 years in the Staffing Industry with Snelling Personnel Services. During his tenure with Snelling he held varying responsibilities including leadership capacity for both Franchise and Company-owned training. Brian helped found Snelling University. Brian has over 20 years experience in the Human Resources, Recruitment and Training and Development fields. In addition, Brian has extensive sales background in Business-to-Business and Major Account Sales. Brian has designed numerous creative Human Capital programs to solve the staffing needs of very diverse companies. He has extensive training experience using state of the art technology such as Virtual Classrooms and e-learning. Brian has been a guest speaker on both television and radio. Brian was promoted from Vice-President of Operations and Training to Executive Vice-President of Operations in May 2004. He assumed the role of President of The Entrepreneur’s Source in September 2005.

Their website mentions they provide all their clients with the most comprehensive, objective, unbiased and meaningful advice available anywhere. They apply their “win-win” principles to our four key service areas:

* Business Ownership Coaching

* Educating individuals in business ownership opportunities

* Coaching them through the evaluation of their goals and the attainment of their dreams

* Guiding them through career transitions

They have helped hundreds of people break the cycle of dependency on employers. Perhaps it’s your turn.

Their consultants’ life work is helping individuals achieve their full potential. Their own consulting business is growing through franchising.

They can help you evaluate the potential for franchising in your established business, then assist you through business planning, financing, marketing and more.

Candidates who have worked with The Entrepreneur’s Source are better informed and better qualified for franchise ownership. They are always interested in adding new franchisor organizations to our broad range of options for clients.

Tune in on Thursday, October 16 at 10AM EST to find out more.

You can hear the live and recorded shows by going to FranchiseInterviews.com or BlogTalkRadio.com/Franchise-Interviews.

The Entrepreneur's Source - Tune In Thursday, Oct. 16 at 10am

President of The Entrepreneur's Source to appear on Franchise Interviews radio show on BlogTalkRadio Thursday, October16, at 10AM EST.

Franchise Interviews is meeting Brian K. Miller – President of The Entrepreneur’s Source.

Brian Miller joined The Entrepreneur's Source in October 2003. Brian is involved in all aspects of training and support for TES franchisees. He comes to TES as a seasoned Sr. Executive having spent over 15 years in the Staffing Industry with Snelling Personnel Services. During his tenure with Snelling he held varying responsibilities including leadership capacity for both Franchise and Company-owned training. Brian helped found Snelling University . Brian has over 20 years experience in the Human Resources, Recruitment and Training and Development Fields. In addition, Brian has extensive sales background in Business-to-Business and Major Account Sales. Brian has designed numerous, creative Human Capital programs to solve the staffing needs of very diverse companies. He has extensive training experience using state of the art technology such as Virtual Classrooms and e-learning. Brian has been a guest speaker on both television and radio. Brian was promoted from Vice President of Operations and Training to Executive Vice President of Operations in May 2004. He assumed the role of President of The Entrepreneur's Source in September 2005.

Their website mentions they provide all their clients with the most comprehensive, objective, unbiased and meaningful advice available anywhere. They apply their “win-win” principles to our four key service areas:

* Business Ownership Coaching

* Educating individuals in business ownership opportunities

* Coaching them through the evaluation of their goals and the attainment of their dreams

* Guiding them through career transitions

They have helped hundreds of people break the cycle of dependency on employers. Perhaps it’s your turn.

Their consultants’ life work is helping individuals achieve their full potential. Their own consulting business is growing through franchising.

They can help you evaluate the potential for franchising in your established business, then assist you through business planning, financing, marketing and more.

Candidates who have worked with The Entrepreneur’s Source are better informed and better qualified for franchise ownership. They are always interested in adding new franchisor organizations to our broad range of options for clients.

Tune in on Thursday, October 16 at 10AM EST to find out more.

You can hear the live and recorded shows by going to FranchiseInterviews.com or BlogTalkRadio.com/Franchise-Interviews

Franchise Interviews Oct. 9 at 10am EST - Moran Industries

Chief Development Officer of Moran Industries Peter Baldine to appear on Franchise Interviews radio show on BlogTalkRadio Thursday, October 9, at 10AM EST.

Franchise Interviews is meeting Peter Baldine, Chief Development Officer of Moran Industries

Their website mentions in 1956, Dennis Moran founded Moran Industries based on a simple statement: "Americans depend on their cars, and they can depend on us." For over 50 years, Americans have relied on our professionalism and industry expertise to service their cars and maintain them on a regular basis.

Moran Industries offer the following recognized brands.

Mr. Transmission - The Professionals with over 50 years experience

building and repairing transmissions.

Milex Complete Auto Care - For over 40 years consumers have known to

"Bring Your Car to Milex" for complete auto care.

Alta Mere - Offering window tinting, car alarms and other "Toys for your Car",

Alta Mere provides top of the line accessories for your car.

Smart View Window Solutions - Our latest offering is a mobile

window tinting franchise targeting both residential and business customers.

The Industry

The automotive aftermarket industry is well established and continues to grow every year.

There are currently 232,000,000 cars on the road with more being made every day.

The automotive aftermarket industry is one of the largest, generating over $300 billion annually.

Cars are more complicated and computer controlled.

Cars are lasting longer and people are keeping them far beyond the life of the warranty.

Tune in on Thursday, October 9 at 10AM EST to find out more.

You can hear the live and recorded shows by going to FranchiseInterviews.com or BlogTalkRadio.com/Franchise-Interviews

Yum Brands Kicks Off Annual Anti-Hunger Campaign 10/2/08

Franchise giant Yum Brands announced this week its annual campaign for hunger in its on-going World Hunger Relief campaign. Yum Brands made the announcement at the Clinton Global Initiative this week. Singer Mariah Carey will be featured in its posters as the Ambassador, and Muhammad Ali's wife, Lonnie Ali, will do the voice-over for television ads and public service announcements. Customers who donate at YUM establishments, which include KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Long Johns Silvers and A&W Restaurants, will receive a free download of Mariah's song, "Love Story." Yum Brands will create the equivalent of nearly $50 million in hunger awareness. According to the chairman and CEO of Yum Brands, David C. Novak, 850 million people suffer from starvation and hunger every day.

William Fikham of iSold It - Thursday, Oct. 2 at 10am

Franchisee to iSold It William Fikhman to appear on Franchise Interviews radio show on BlogTalkRadio Thursday, October 2, at 10AM EST.

Franchise Interviews is meeting franchisee to the iSold It franchise opportunity William Fikhman.

Their website mentions that the iSold It franchise opportunity is a concept that offers customers an easy and effortless way to sell their items online. This unique approach to online retailing gives customers a “clicks & mortar” store where they can drop off merchandise that they would like to liquidate online. Customers simply stop by a store to drop off items they want to sell, and iSold It takes care of the rest.

Each full-service iSold It store provides the following services:

* Professionally photographs each item

* Posts the item for sale online

* Holds the item in inventory

* Answers buyer questions

* Packs and ships the item

William Fikhman is a 23-year-old student from California State University. William was the first place winner to USA GSEA Virtual Competition on Entrepreneurship

Tune in on Thursday, October 2 at 10AM EST to find out more.

You can hear the live and recorded shows by going to FranchiseInterviews.com or BlogTalkRadio.com/Franchise-Interviews

Next on Franchise Interviews, Sept. 25

Snell & Wilmer Attorney: Holly Shilliday to appear on Franchise Interviews radio show on BlogTalkRadio Thursday, September 25, at 10AM EST.

Franchise Interviews is meeting with Snell & Wilmer Attorney Holly Shilliday.

Given today’s economic conditions, many businesses are heading into financial troubles, such as bankruptcy, and franchise systems are no exception. Holly will speak to our audience on how systems should:

- Prevent Bankruptcy: how to identify warning signs, how can franchisor get troubled franchisee back on track

- Protect Rights: what are the appropriate steps to protect the franchise system if bankruptcy is inevitable; what are the rights and responsibilities of the franchisor, franchisee and lender

- Handle Bankruptcy: what happens to a franchise agreement in
this situation, how is relationship with the lender affected

Holly Shilliday has represented and advised lenders and numerous franchisors in bankruptcy cases filed by franchisees and/or their guarantors.
Tune in on Thursday, September 25 at 10AM EST to find out more.

You can hear the live and recorded shows by going to www.franchiseinterviews.com or www.blogtalkradio.com/franchise-interviews